Italy's AS Roma buys Gervinho for 8 million euros

MILAN (Reuters) - AS Roma have bought Ivory Coast striker Gervinho from Arsenal for 8 million euros ($10.68 million), the Italian Serie A team said on Monday.

Arsenal's Gervinho celebrates after scoring against Reading during their English Premier League soccer match in London

AS Roma said in a statement the contract signed with the English Premier League team also included a variable payment of up to 1.75 million euros linked to Gervinho's performance.

The player's contract with AS Roma will run until June 30, 2017, it said. ($1 = 0.7490 euros)

(Reporting by Valentina Za; Editing by David Cowell)