( CNN ) -- Italy international midfielder Alberto Aquilani has left English Premier League side Liverpool to join AC Milan on loan for the rest of the season . Aquilani , 27 , joined Liverpool from Roma in 2009 , but the playmaker has struggled with form and fitness during his two years on Merseyside , spending last term on loan at Juventus . `` Alberto Aquilani has completed his loan transfer from Liverpool to AC Milan , '' read a statement on five-time European champions Liverpool 's web site . `` The deal , which includes the option of a permanent move , will end on June 30 , 2012 . '' Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish revealed the reasons behind the transfer and said he could not find room for Aquilani in his team . `` It 's a great move for Alberto , '' said the Scot . `` He 's got his wife and kid over there . It was difficult for him here . `` When he came back his pre-season training was excellent . We gave him a few games , he did well in those games . But the problem for us was trying to get him in the team . `` Obviously everybody wants to play and Alberto is moving over to a fantastic football club . He goes there with the best wishes of everyone and we hope it works out for him , because he was never a problem in any way , shape or form . '' Aquilani has won 17 caps for Italy and was part of the Azzurri squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa . Elsewhere , English midfielder Joey Barton has left Newcastle to join newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers on a four-year deal . Barton , 28 , fell out with the Newcastle hierarchy after criticizing the way the club was run on the social-networking site Twitter . The former Manchester City player signed for Newcastle in 2007 and was part of their squad which was relegated from the Premier League in 2009 , and then gained promotion back to England 's top division in 2010 . QPR were recently taken over by AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes and Barton said the ambition of the London outfit is what convinced him to make the move . `` The ambition of the club really impressed me , '' Barton told their official web site . `` There 's a great set of lads here already and that 's why they had such a great season in the Championship . `` The manager is talking about adding two or three more bodies and that , combined with the potential of the club and the new owners ' ambitions , bodes really well for the future . '' Another player on the move on Friday was Dedryck Boyata , with the central defender joining Bolton Wanderers from Manchester City on a season-long loan deal . The 20-year-old Belgium international will spend the rest of the campaign with Owen Coyle 's side . Meanwhile , in Italy , Macedonian international striker Goran Pandev has left Inter Milan to join Champions League rivals Napoli on loan . Pandev joined Inter in January 2010 after five seasons at Lazio but scored only two goals in 27 matches last season .
Alberto Aquilani has joined Inter Milan from Liverpool on a season - long loan . Midfielder Lee Barton has completed a move from Newcastle United to QPR . Man City defender Dedryck Boyata will spend the rest of the season with Chelsea .