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Hertha Berlin Signs Polish Star Striker Piatek From AC Milan

BERLIN (AP) – Hertha Berlin’s rebuilding under a new investor continued Thursday with the signing of Polish striker Krzysztof Piatek from Milan.

The Bundesliga side said the 24-year-old Piatek was joining on a long-term deal and was being given the No. 7 jersey.

Piatek is the side’s third signing of the winter transfer window after Santiago Ascacibar from Stuttgart and Lucas Tousart from Lyon. Tousart won’t arrive until the summer, however, after being loaned back to the French side to the end of the season.

Piatek’s arrival for a reported 23 million euros ($25.