He remained in Udine for the 2006–07 Serie A season, as well, and he made 16 additional league appearances (all as starting XI) with his club. In June 2007, Udinese bought the remainder of his contract from Atalanta for an additional €800,000, but the player did not remain in Friuli for the 2007-08 campaign. Atalanta also signed Zlatan Muslimović from Udine as part-exchange deal.