LISBON. Feb 1: Portuguese-player-of-the-year Luts Figo of Sporting signed a three-year contract Wednesday with Italian club Parma, club presf dent Giambattosta Pastorello announced, reports AP.

Figo, a burly 23-year-old midfielder, signed with Parma two days after Portuguese coaches and sports writers voted him the top player for 1994.

"As of next season. I am a Parma player," Figo said after signing the contract In the presence of his agent and officials of Parmalat, the team’s corporate sponsor

After his spectacular 94 season, which saw Sporting come close to capturing the league tittle, Figo became the object of an Intense bidding war between Italian rivals Parma and Juventus, said Figo’s agent Jose Veiga.