AC Milan head coach Vincenzo Montella believes Leonardo Bonucci stands alongside Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos as the best central defender in the world.
Italy centre-back Bonucci rubber-stamped his stunning €42million move from Juventus on Thursday, with Milan confirming the 30-year-old has signed a five-year contract running until June 2022.
"He is a player with international experience," Montella told Milan's official website.
"Technically, I think that he and Sergio Ramos are the strongest central defenders in the world. Coaching him is a dream come true."
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Bonucci will lead a revamped defensive line-up alongside Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio and Ricardo Rodriguez.
He arrives at San Siro on the back of six consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus, who also lifted the Coppa Italia to underscore their domestic dominance over each of the past three seasons.
Milan lost 3-1 to Borussia Dortmund in Guangzhou on Tuesday as part of the International Champions Cup and they face Bayern Munich in Shenzhen this weekend.
