guest writer Juan Arango Peruvian side Universitario de Deportes announced that 17-year-old Andy Polo has packed his bags and will take a huge step in his career. Polo was recommended by Fiorentina man Juan Vargas and Genoa president Enrico Preziosi said he was willing to pay the money for the Peruvian phenom.

All week we will be unveiling the winners of our Team of the Year voting with a mixture of regular and guest writers. Here's your winner for the trequartista position, as Francesco Pizzolla explains Kevin-Prince Boateng arrived at Milan under curious circumstances. The German-born Ghana international had impressed at the 2010 World Cup and caught the eye of Genoa owner Enrico Preziosi.

Genoa owner Enrico Preziosi is a sometimes abrasive character who has frequently fallen foul of football's authorities and his own fans. You wouldn't trust him to be gracious to losers, but he was - and it was not just any loser. It was Sampdoria, Genoa's local rivals and the subject of much scorn, grief and disbelief across the nation after their unexpected plunge to Serie B just 12 months after qualifying for the Champions League preliminary round.

Following Roma's humiliation at the hands of Shakhtar, AC Milan have been knocked out of the Champions' League by Tottenham.

In all fairness to Milan, they probably did not deserve to go out. They dominated away at the Spurs and just could not get a goal. More worryingly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic did almost nothing to shake off his reputation as a big game choker, and there are worrying signs that Alexandre Pato may be following suit.

After the sad news that Fabio Quagliarella will be out for the rest of the season, Juventus got a replacement in record time. It's Luca Toni who will be replacing Quagliarella (out for 4-6 months with a torn cruciate knee ligament), the World Cup winner leaving Genoa to sign a one and a half year contract with the bianconeri.