  Roma have clinched the signing of defender Mehdi Benatia from
Udinese for €13.5 million.  The 26-year-old trained with his new
team-mates in Trigoria on Saturday prior to the deal's
completion after being granted permission to do so by Udinese
and joins on a five-year deal.   Roma's official website gushed
praise on the new signing: "An imposing centre-back... Mehdi
Benatia is a lot more than just muscle.    In a financial
statement, the club also confirmed that Valerio Verre (€2.5m)
and Nicolas Lopez (€1m) will go in the opposite direction and
join Udinese.   From the web