Giaccherini joins Sunderland

     Juventus and Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini has signed for Premier League side Sunderland for a fee of £8.6 million. 

     Putting pen to paper on a four year contract, the Italian international has been with Juve since 2010 and has only made 40 appearances in 3 seasons with the club.

     The 28 year-old scored the fastest goal ever in Italy's national side, striking after 19 seconds against Haiti in June. 

     The Confederations Cup goal-scorer is the 8th signing made by Paolo Di Canio this summer.  

Cavani completes £55m PSG deal

     Napoli goal-machine Edinson Cavani has signed for French moneybags Paris Saint Germain on a five year contract and a lucrative fee of £55 million. 

     The Uruguayan international attracted attention from many clubs including Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid after netting 78 goals in three seasons at Naples. 

     The 26 year-old should play alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic at PSG but rumours are spreading that the Swede may leave the Qatari-owned club. 

      Eclipsing Monaco's £50 million Radamel Falcao signing, this transfer has become the most expensive in French history. 

Harper signs for Hull

     ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper has signed for Premier League new-boys Hull City on a free transfer.

     The Magpies released the Englishman at the end of last season following 193 appearances at 20 years wit the club. 

     The 38 year-old has put pen to paper on a one year contract at the KC Stadium and will provide competition for new signing Allan McGregor from Besiktas. 

Millwall sign freebie Chaplow

     Former Southampton midfielder Richard Chaplow has signed for Championship club Millwall after completing a medical. 

     The 28 year-old, who has also played for Burnley and West Brom, has put pen to paper on a two year contract after being released by the Saints last week. 

     During a loan spell at the Den last season, the Accrington-born player only clocked up four appearances.

Westwood gets new Villa deal

     Young Aston Villa midfielder Ashley Westwood has signed a new contract to keep him at Villa Park until 2017. 

     Joining Villa from Crewe in 2011, he made 30 appearences last season and produced some exceptional performances in crucial games. 

     Manager Paul Lambert is thrilled that the 23 year-old has agreed to sign a new deal with the club as he thinks the midfielder is one of his key players. 

QPR complete Dunne signing

     Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of former-Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne on a free transfer. 

     After leaving Villa Park earlier this summer, the Irish international has arrived at Loftus Road to pen to paper on a one year contract.

     The 33 year-old joins fellow summer Harry Redknapp signing Danny Simpson. The centre-back says that the chairman and manager are looking to put last season behind them and be a Premier League team once more.

Man United make £25m bid for Fabregas

      Spanish giants Barcelona have received a £25.9 million bid from Manchester United for Cesc Fabregas but the midfielder must talk to former-club Arsenal before accepting or rejecting it. 

     The bid is under consideration but it is allegedly under the Spaniard's value. 

     Signing for Arsenal from Barca as a 16 year-old, Fabregas spent 8 years with the club and in 2008 he became the clubs captain. However, the 26 year-old returned to his native country in August 2011, signing for a fee of £25.4 million.

Gerrard signs new Liverpool contract

     Liverpool and England veteran Steven Gerrard has signed a new two year contract with the club. 

     The 33 year-old has held talks with the Reds director Ian Ayre since the end of last season but they have finally agreed that the midfielder will stay until after his 35th birthday. 

     Gerrard, who has been with the club since 1998, has reacted to this event saying it is great news. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has said that it is a priority to keep Gerrard. 

Thiago signs for Bayern

     Barcelona wonder-kid Thiago Alacantra has officially signed for German giants Bayern Munich for a fee believed to be £21.6 million. 

     The Spanish U-21 international will put pen to paper on a four year contract with the Champions League winners and will also link up with former-Barca boss Pep Guardolia at the Allinaz Arena.

      Captaining his side to U-21 Euro 2013 glory, the 22 year-old midfielder grabbed a breath-taking first half hat-trick in the final where the beat Italy 4-2. 

     Thiago joins Robben, Ribery, Martinez, Shaqiri, Muller, Schweinsteiger, Can, Kroos and Gustavo in the midfield area of Bayern's squad. 

Hughton makes Fer his sixth summer signing

     FC Twente and Dutch youngster Leroy Fer has signed for Norwich City after agreeing a four year deal with Chris Hughton's side. 

     The 23 year-old was expected to be signed by Everton in the winter transfer window after agreeing a £8.6m move to Goodison Park but the midfielder failed his medical. 

     Since joining FC Twente from Feynoord in 2011, he has scored 21 goals in 71 appearances for his club and scored in the U-21 European Championships last month.  

     He once bought a £22,000 horse for his girlfriend but realized that she could not keep it as she lived in a apartment. 

Shaw signs new Southampton contract

     Young left-back Luke Shaw has signed a new contract with Southampton, putting pen to paper on a five year deal.

     The Englishman, who made 28 appearances, attracted interest in many clubs after superb displays for his club, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were believed to be looking at the player.

    The 18 year-old was called up by Stuart Pearce to the U-21 European Championships but pulled out through a hamstring injury.

Suso gets Almeria loan

     Liverpool youngster Suso has been loaned out to La Liga outfit Almeria on a season-long deal.

     The 19 year-old was part of a recent U-20 World Cup, in the squad for Spain.

     The playmaker broke into Brendan Rodgers' first team and made 20 appearances last season. The former-Cadiz player has appeared for Spanish U-17s, U-18s, U-19s, U-20s and a few caps for the U-21s.

Chelsea loan Romelu to Valencia

     Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu has been sent out on loan to Spain to play for Valencia on a season-long loan deal. 

     The Spanish U-21 international moved to Chelsea from Barcelona in 2011 and last season the enforcer made 33 appearances last season. However, Romeu missed all of the second half of last season with a knee injury.

     Marko Marin, Thibaut Courtois and Patrick van Aanholt have also been sent out on loan by manager Jose Mourinho. 

R. Madrid sign Illarramendi for £34m

     Real Madrid have signed Real Sociedad and Spanish youngster Asier Illarramendi on a six year contract for £34 million.

     The 23 year-old, who was the backbone of Spain's winning U-21 Euro 2013 squad, passed a medical at the Bernanbau today. 

     The new-Xabi Alonso is Carlo Ancelloti's fourth signing this summer with Malaga's Isco, Bayer Leverksuen's Dani Carvajal and Sao Paulo's Casemiro being added to the Spanish giants' squad. 

Illarramendi says that moving to Real wasn't easy as Sociedad has given him so much.

Wanyama signs for Saints

     Celtic defender Victor Wanyama has completed his move to Premier League side Southampton for a fee of £12.5 million. 

     The Kenyan international has agreed a four year deal with the Saints. 

     Joining Celtic from Beerschot in 2011, Wanyama has took his place at the heart of the defence and was crowned Scottish Young Player of the Year last season. He scored in Celtic's shock 2-1 victory over Spanish giants Barcelona. 

Santa Cruz signs for Malaga

     Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz has signed a three year contract with Spanish side Malaga CF on a free transfer. 

     The 31 year-old was sent out on loan to the Spanish Club last season, scoring 8 goals under management of Manuel Pellegrini.

     Signing for Blackburn from Bayern Munich in 2007, Santa Cruz then made an £18 million move to Manchester City but became a bench-warmer at the four seasons he was at the club.

Swansea complete record Bony signing

     Swansea City have completed the signing for highly-rated Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfred Bony for a club record £12 million.

     The 24 year-old, who put pen to paper on a three year contract, attracted lots of attention after scoring 31 goals in 30 appearances in the Eredivise last season. 

    Bony is Michael Landrup's 8th signing this season, alongside Jonjo Shelvey, Alejandro Pozuelo, Jose Canas, Jordi Amat, Gregor Zabret, Alex Zogic and Jonathon De Guzman. 

Preston sign veteran Davies

     Preston North End have completed the signing for former-England striker Kevin Davies on a free transfer.

     The veteran was released by Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season after a 10 year spell at the Reebok Stadium. 

     The 36 year-old scored 84 goals in 407 appearances for Bolton, 67 of them being in the Premier League. 

El Hadji Ba signs for Sunderland

     After leaving Le Havre, France U-20 international El Hadji Ba has completed his move to Sunderland for a three year contract.

    The midfielder is the seventh signing made this season by Paulo Di Canio. The 20 year-old scored one goal in 13 appearances for Le Havre last season and was released last month. 

     Also, Velez Sarsfield say that left back Gino Peruzzi is set to join the Black Cats.  

Palace sign freebie J. Thomas

     Premier League newcomers have added former-West Brom winger Jerome Thomas to their squad on a free transfer.

     The ex-Arsenal and Charlton player has put pen to paper a two year deal with Ian Holloway's side after being released form the Hawthorns. 

     The 30 year-old is very experienced, playing over 100 appearances at Charlton from the six seasons he was with the club. Thomas has also played for QPR and Portsmouth on a short loan spell. 

Olsson and Nash join Norwich

     Norwich City have signed Blackburn starlet Martin Olsson, subject to paper work, and veteran goalkeeper Carlo Nash.

     Olsson, 25, has put pen to paper on a four year contract for an undisclosed fee. The Swedish international has been with Blackburn for over 6 years appearing over 140 times.

     Nash, 39, was released by Stoke this season and will join Ewood Park on a free transfer for a year.

     They will join three other new signings made by Chris Hughton.

Leonardo resigns as PSG director

     Leonardo, the director of French money-bags Paris Saint Germain, has left his position and will leave the club in August. 

     The Brazilian was given a 9 month ban after pushing a referee when center back Thiago Silva was sent off in PSG's 1-1 draw at home to Valenciennes but that was extended to 13 months.

      The 43 year-old's actions affected the whole club after the French Ligue 1 deducted the Champions 3 points in the 2013-14 season. 

Schwarzer signs for Chelsea

     Australian veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has signed for Premier League big boys Chelsea after being released by Fulham.

     The 40 year-old has put pen to paper on a one year deal. 

     After releasing substitute goalkeepers Ross Turnbull and Hilario, Chelsea needed a back-up and apparently had a bid turned down from Norwich for John Ruddy. 

     He is the first overseas player to make 500 appearances in the Premier League. 

Russell Martin signs new contract

     Norwich defender Russell Martin has agreed a new contract extension, keeping him at Carrow Road until 2016. 

     The Scottish international put pen to paper a three year deal with the Caniaries. 

      Joining Norwich from Peterborough in 2009, the 27 year-old has since made 146 appearances, 36 of  them were last season as he played a crucial role in Chris Hughton's sides defence. 

 

Popov re-joins West Brom

     Dynamo Kiev and Macedonian defender Goran Popov has signed a second season long loan deal with West Brom.

     The 28 year-old made 12 appearances last season on loan at the Premier League club, in one game against Tottenham he was sent off for spitting at left back Kyle Walker.

      The Macedonian international does have a view of signing a permanent deal to the Hawthorns. Manager Steve Clarke belives that he will look for even more good displays this seasons. 

Austin fails Hull medical

     Burnley striker Charlie Austin's move to Hull City is off after failing a medical at the KC Stadium according to manager Steve Bruce. 

     The 24 year-old agreed terms with both clubs and was set to sign for the Premier new boys but the transfer has collapsed for 'unforeseen complications'.

     The reason of this rare event is unknown but Austin is regarded as injury prone.

  

Everton announce double signing

     Everton have signed Wigan's solid center back Antolin Alcaraz and Atletico Madrid keeper Joel Robles to add to their experienced squad. 

     Alcaraz, 30, signed a two year deal with the club and he joins former-Wigan team-mate Arouna Kone and ex-Latics manager Roberto Martinez at the Toffees. The Paraguayan signed from Club Brugge in 2010. 

     Robles, 23, spent half of last season on loan Wigan and won the FA Cup with the club, keeping a clean sheet against Manchester City in the final. The Spaniard was in the squad for his country's U21 European Championships win. 

Cardiff's Hudson signs new deal

     Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson has signed a new contract with the Premier League new-boys keeping him at the club until June 2015. 

     The 31 year-old captained his side to Championship glory and promotion to the BPL. 

     Since joining Cardiff from Charlton in 2009, the center back played 150 games for the bluebirds. This season, Hudson has been crowned Supporters Player of the Year 2012-13. 

Karagounis signs new Fulham contract

     Greek veteran Giorgios Karagounis has extended a new one year deal onto his contract at Fulham. 

     The 125 time capped Greece international was very popular with fans at Craven Cottage and was runner up in fans Player of the Season for the 2012-13 campaign.

     The 36 year-old has played for many great European clubs including: Panathinaikos, SL Benfica and Inter Milan. He also helped his country to Euro 2004 success.

Nigerian clubs suspended after thrashings

     Nigerian clubs Plateau United Feeders and Police Machine FC have been suspended after the two teams scored a combined 146 goals in two games.

     Plateau demolished Akurba FC 79-0 while Police made a laughing stock out of Bubayaro FC, thrashing them 67-0. 

     The pair of clubs went into the matches level on points, with a promotion to the lowest Nationwide League division at stake. 

Higdon joins Dutch side Nijmegen

     ex-Motherwell goal machine Michael Higdon has signed for Dutch Eredivisie side NEC Nijmegen on a two year deal. 

     The 29 year-old scored 26 goals last season for the Well and also won SPL Player of the Year but was released by the club two weeks ago.

      NEC technical director Carlos Aalbers says that his side wanted a target man type striker. 

Villa receive Benteke transfer request

     Belgian striker Christian Benteke has handed in a transfer request to his club, Aston Villa and did not go to their pre-season in Germany. 

     The 22 year-old, who signed from Belgian side Genk in 2012, has been told by the club's boss Paul Lambert that they would act on a suitable offer made. 

     After being the Premier Leagues top scorer, the 6ft 3in striker has attracted lots of attention from clubs everywhere, some apparently from the Premeir League.

Ronaldo to retire at R. Madrid

     Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo will play for Real Madrid for the rest of his playing career, says club president Florentino Perez.

     The 28 year-old has been subject of much speculation of him transferring to another club and Manchester United, Monaco and Chelsea have been linked with the attacker. 

     Perez has also said that they have not made an offer for Tottenham's Gareth Bale or received a bid from Arsenal for striker Gonzalo Higuain. 

Everton sign up A. Kone

     Wigan Athletic striker Arouna Kone has signed for Everton after meeting the Ivorian's release clause of £6 million. 

     The 29 year-old scored 11 goals last season but that couldn't stop his side being relegated. Newcastle also activated his release clause but Everton was Kone's preference.

     The ex-Sevilla, PSV and Levante striker was picked in three of the Ivory Coast squads in the African Cup of Nations.

Barca's David Villa agrees Atletico move

     FC Barcelona striker David Villa has joined fellow Spanish giants Atletico Madrid for a fee of £4.5 million. 

     With just one year left on his contract at the La Liga Champions, the 31 year-old attracted attention from many clubs including Tottenham and Arsenal.

     Barca will be paid £2.6 million if the Spanish international stays at the Vicente Calderon for two seasons. Also, they will recive 50% of any future transfers involving the ex-Valencia man.

Arsenal's £30m Suarez bid rejected

     Liverpool have announced that they have turned down a £30 million offer from Arsenal for Uruguayan striker  Luis Suarez.

     Since getting a 10 match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, Suarez has been the center of much transfer speculation, saying it would be hard to say no to Real Madrid after the Spanish club declared their interest in the 26 year-old. 

     Chelsea have also been linked with the striker. 

ex Barca defender Abidal joins Monaco

     Former Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has signed for French millionaires AS Monaco on a three year contract. 

     The 33 year-old played his first professional game for Monaco. 

     He has also played for Lille before moving to Lyon where he played for 3 years before making a £10 million move to Spanish giants Barcelona in 2007. 

     He made a comeback in April playing 90 minutes against Levante after a liver transplant.

Blackburn sign Sunderland's Kilgallon

     Championship side Blackburn Rovers have signed defender Matt Kilgallon on a free transfer after being released by Sunderland. 

     The 29 year-old was a free agent after the Black Cats let him go at the end of last season. 

     Since moving to the Premier League side from Sheffield United in 2010, the former Crystal Palace and Leeds man only made 21 league appearances. 

     He signs on a two year contract. 

Hull set to sign Austin from Burnley

     Burnley goal-machine Charlie Austin is very close to completing a deal to sign forPremier League new-boys Hull City.

     The 24 year-old striker scored an above average 28 goals in 40 matches for the Clarets last season, attracting a lot of attention from lots of clubs. Just three years ago, Austin was brick laying and now he is a Premier League player.

     He will  become the club's fifth signing, alongside Maynor Figueroa, Curtis Davies, Allan McGregor and Ahmed Elmohamady.

Mario Gomez joins Fiorentina

     Bayern Munich and German international striker Mario Gomez has signed for Italian side Fiorentina for a fee believed to be £17.2 million.

     The 27 year olds place up front for Munich was threatened by new signing Mario Mandzukic and on-form Peruvian Claudio Pizzaro.

     The striker came off the bench in the last minute of Bayern's 2-1 Champions League Final win against Borussia Dortmund last season. Since signing for the Bundesliga giants in 2009 from Stuttgart, Gomez has scored an excellent 112 goals in 172 games.

     Fiorentina came 4th in the Serie A last season.

Dortmund set to sign Mkhitaryan

     Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk, snatching the attacking midfielder of Liverpool.

     Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has said that it is his top priority to sign the Armenian. The 24 year-old was apparently not interested in signing for Liverpool as his club accepted their bid but did not hold talks with them. 

     Dortmund are set to add Mkhitaryan to their squad for £21.5 million. 

Sunderland sign USA striker Altidore

     Sunderland have announced the signing of AZ Alkmaar and USA international striker Jozy Altidore after the two clubs agreed terms.

     Playing in the Premier League before for Hull City, Altidore had a medical at the Stadium of Light on Monday.

 

     The 23 year-old scored 38 goals in 67 appearences during his two year spell in the Netherlands. He will become the Black Cats seventh signing this summer. 

West Brom complete Anelka signing

     Former-French international Nicolas Anelka has signed for Premier League side West Brom, on a free transfer. 

The veteran, who has signed on a one year deal, has played for many teams across the world including: Bolton, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid, Fernebache, Liverpool and many more.

     Anelka, 34, left Chelsea in 2012 and joined Chinese giants Shanghai Shenhua but did not make an impression so he moved to Juventus on loan. He only made 3 appearances, with no goals.

Taiwo leaves Milan for Bursaspor

     AC Milan and Nigeria international defender Taye Taiwo has signed for Turkish club Bursaspor on a three year deal.

     Last season the left back played in Ukraine, for giants Dynamo Kiev. Signing for Milan in the summer of 2011, The 28 year-old hardly played in the first half of the season so QPR snapped him up on loan for the second half of the season.

     Michael Eneramo may join his Nigerian team-mate as rumours spread that he will join Bursaspor from Sivasspor on a free transfer.

Grant Holt completes Wigan deal

     Norwich City striker Grant Holt has signed for Championship side Wigan Athletic to become Owen Coyle's 7th summer signing.

     The 32 year-old joins Marc-Antoine Fortune, Scott Carson, James Perch, Chris McCann, Stephen Crainey and Thomas Rogne as Wigan's many additions to the squad.

     Since signing from Shewsbury in 2009, Holt has made 154 appearances for Norwich, scoring on 68 occasions.

Giggs and Neville join United staff

     David Moyes has brought Welsh wizard Ryan Giggs and former-Everton legend Phil Neville in his backroom staff as Manchester United manager. 

     Giggs, 39, has revealed that he has been taking qualification into management and has taken the job as player-coach.

     Neville, 36, has got the job of first team coach replacing Rene Meulensteen who has joined Guss Hiddink  at Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala. 

Man City target Negredo for Tevez replacement

     Premier League giants Manchester City have targeted Sevilla goal-machine Alvaro Negredo as a replacement of Carlos Tevez.

     The 27 year-old Spaniard is valued £24 million by his club but City are looking for a cheaper deal.

     The Spanish international has been considered by many clubs including Atletico Madrid, Tottenham, Everton, Arsenal and and City after racking up 25 goals in 36 games in the La Liga last season.

     Tevez left the Blues to join Italian club Juventus.

Bolton's Ricketts signs for Wolves

     Bolton Wanderers defender Sam Ricketts has signed for League 1 side Wolves on a free transfer and has been named the clubs new captain.

     The 31 year-old is very experienced, adding up to 48 caps for Wales and has put pen to paper to a two year contract.

     Following the signing of Alex Baptiste from Blackpool, Ricketts' place has been threatened in defence. He is Kenny Jackett's first signing as Wolves boss.

Vaughan signs for Huddersfield

     Norwich City striker James Vaughan has signed for Huddersfield Town on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.

     The 24 year-old spent last season on loan to the Terriers, scoring 14 goals in 37 appearances.

     Mark Robins (Huddersfield manager) said that Vaughan's arrival is a significant signing for the club and that he had a desire to sign for his team.