Lopez set to decide

AC Milan had put Lopez on stand-by to be their choice of striker reinforcements for January, in case their move for Carlos Tevez fails to materialise.

But Milan have now decided they will not move for Lopez, meaning he is now looking elsewhere.

A host of Serie A clubs are thought to be looking at the 27-year-old former Barcelona man.

Catania want around €10million for the Argentine, who is also being linked with clubs in Germany and England.

Wolfsburg are reportedly keen, whilst Tottenham, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers are being credited with an interest in the Italian media.

"Maxi Lopez will leave and we'll see what happens in the next few days. He has offers from Italy and abroad," general manager Pietro Lo Monaco told Radio Marte.

Another Argentine on his way out of the club is goalkeeper Mariano Andujar after he had a row with Lo Monaco.

"Andujar has played his final game for Catania," Lo Monaco told the Gazzetta dello Sport.

But Lo Monaco insisted that their captain Marco Biagianti would not be heading to Napoli, with Giuseppe Mascara linked in exchange.