TRANSFER ROUND UP FOR JANUARY 29th 2016

Done deals:

– Wolfsburg have signed Brazilian forward Bruno Henrique from Goias Esporte Club.

– West Brom sign midfielder Sandro on six-month loan deal from QPR.

– Wolves have completed the signing of defender Mike Williamson from Newcastle United.

– Roma have signed Ervin Zukanovic on loan with option to buy from Sampdoria

– Inter Milan have confirmed the signing of striker Eder from Sampdoria on a two-year loan with a conditional right to buy.

– Gazelec Ajaccio have completed signing of Tunisian forward Amine Chermiti on a free transfer.

– Philippe Senderos has signed a six-month contract with Grasshoppers Zurich

– Alberto Paloschi completes a move to Swansea City from Chievo on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Newcastle have made an enquiry about the possibility of taking Roma striker Seydou Doumbia on loan until the summer, according to reports.

– Juventus have agreed a deal to sign Riccardo Saponara from Empoli this summer, according to reports.

Neymar photo credit: Marc Puig i Perez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode
Neymar
photo credit: Marc Puig i Perez
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/legalcode

– Neymar has declared himself “very happy” at Barcelona and says he would find it very difficult to leave the club.

– According to Sky Sports Italia, Leicester have offered £12.2million for AC Milan forward M’Baye Niang.

– Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are open to doing some transfer business before Monday’s deadline.

– Inter Milan have reportedly agreed personal terms with Sevilla’s Ever Banega, whose contract expires in the summer.

– Chelsea manager Guss Hiddink has confirmed the club are closing in on a deal to bring New York Red Bulls defender Matt Miazga to Stamford Bridge.

– Bayern Munich are not going to respond to the loss of Jerome Boateng to injury by drafting in a last-minute replacement this transfer window, according to their chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

– According to L’Équipe, Championship side QPR have had an approach for Bordeaux striker Enzo Crivelli turned down.

– Aston Villa manager Remi Garde wants Gabby Agbonlahor to stay at the club beyond Monday’s transfer deadline.

– According to Sky Sports sources, Newcastle are on the verge of agreeing to take Atletico Madrid left-back Guilherme Siqueira on loan until the summer.

Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini

– Manuel Pellegrini says Manchester City will not be dipping into the transfer market to find a replacement for the injured Kevin De Bruyne.

– Sunderland have agreed a fee with Bordeaux for forward Wahbi Khazri.

– Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has said the club would like to keep hold of striker Fernando Torres.

– Salvatore Sirigu will stay at Paris Saint-Germain this January, even if it jeopardises his Euro 2016 hopes, his agent reveals.

– Everton have had a £13m bid for Sporting Lisbon striker Islam Slimani rejected, according to reports.

– According to reports, Angers have reached an agreement with Juventus for the loan signing of Younes Bnou Marzouk until the end of the season.

– According to reports, Manchester United are ready to join the race for CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa, with Leicester reported to have had an opening £15.1 million bid rejected.

– Antonio Nocerino’s agent admits the midfielder is “90 per cent certain” to leave AC Milan.

Alexandre Pato photo credit: .lemeilleurdupsg.com
Alexandre Pato
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– Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink does not think the expected signing of former AC Milan forward Alexandre Pato is a risk.

– According to reports, Sampdoria are interested in signing Fabio Quagliarella from Torino.

– Bordeaux have submitted an offer worth €2.5million for ESTAC Troyes’s goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni.

– Emil Hallfredsson is reportedly on the verge of leaving Hellas Verona to join Udinese.

– Leicester City have agreed an £11.5 million fee with Chelsea to sign forward Loic Remy, according to reports.

-Shakhtar Donetsk have warned Liverpool and Chelsea they will not sell Alex Teixeira for less than his £53million release clause.

Football tit bits:

– The former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has officially announced his retirement from football.

– FIFA has temporarily lifted the transfer bans imposed last week on La Liga sides Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid while world football’s governing body investigates the club appeals regarding the signing of youth players.

– Barcelona will meet Valencia in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, with Sevilla taking on Celta Vigo in the other last-four tie.

– Crystal Palace’s Connor Wickham will serve a three-match suspension after the Football Association charged him with
violent conduct following an incident with Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen.

– Adidas have reportedly agreed to a £106million-per-year renewal of Real Madrid contract that eclipses Manchester
United’s current record agreement by some 40%.

– FA CUP 4th round Results: Derby 1-3 Manchester United.

Paul Ayorinde

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