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Latest Football Transfer Deals, Speculations And Titbits

Di Maria to Man Utd, Eto’o to Everton are just some of the Done Deals today, but trust our man Paul to bring you all the other Deals and Speculations.

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Roberto Martinez and Samuel Eto'o. photo credit Evertonfc
Roberto Martinez and Samuel Etoo. photo credit Evertonfc

Done Deals:

– Manchester United have announced the signing of Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record fee of £59.7million

– AS Roma have completed the signing of defender Kostas Manolas from Olympiakos for €13million

– Everton have announced the signing of free agent Samuel Eto’o on a two-year contract

– Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has signed a new four-year contract at the club

– Bayern Munich have completed the signing of defender Mehdi Benatia from AS Roma on a five-year contract

– Parma have completed the signing of midfielder Francesco Lodi from Catania on a season-long loan deal

– Eibar have announced the loan signing of AC Milan defender Didac Vila

– Palermo have completed the signing of Ivory Coast international defender Souleymane Bamba

– Inter Milan have loaned out Ruben Botta and Ezequiel Schelotto to Chievo Verona

– Palermo have completed the signing of Costa Rican international defender Giancarlo Gonzalez from Columbus Crew.

– Hull City have completed the signing of defender Michael Dawson from Tottenham on a three-year contract for £3million

Angel Di Maria, photo credit Mufc
Angel Di Maria, photo credit Mufc

Today’s Reports And Rumours:

– Leicester city and Burnley are locked in battle to sign Wigan midfielder James McArthur

– According to reports in France, Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev will only sell Radamel Falcao if he receives an offer in excess of £47.8million

– Lazio are reportedly interested in signing Stoke City’s Geoff Cameron

– Daley Blind’s agent says Manchester United are yet to launch a bid to sign his client

– Napoli are reportedly close to signing Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva

– QPR have stepped-up their interest in Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy

– Swansea City are close to signing Ostersunds FK striker Modou Barrow

– Arsenal fear Olivier Giroud could be out for over three months and may try to bring in a striker before the transfer window closes

– Tim Sherwood have been lined up to replace Harry Redknapp as QPR manager if the West London side continues to struggle.

– According to reports, AC Milan are closing in on Chelsea striker Fernando Torres

– Bournemouth are looking to sign Carlton Cole from West ham for £1million

– Blackburn Rovers forward Jordan Rhodes is set to put in a transfer request in a bid to force through a move to Hull City

– Sunderland are close to signing defender Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on a season-long loan

– According to reports, Sporting Lisbon are willing to accept a reduced fee from Arsenal for midfielder William Carvalho if they can get a player like Serge Gnabry or Francis Coquelin on loan

– Juventus are interested in signing Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– Napoli are reportedly in talks with Espanyol for midfielder David Lopez

– Arsenal boss Arsene has dismissed speculation over Poldoski departure by announcing”Lukas Poldoski will stay with us”

– According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain are in talks with PSV to sign midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum

– According to reports, Roma have contacted Lorient over the possibility of signing defender Bruno Ecuele Manga

– Inter Milan boss Walter Mazzari has approved the club’s move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi

– Andros Townsend is facing the prospect of becoming a fringe player at Tottenham

– Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Torino forward Alessio Cerci

-West ham have enquired about Bayer Leverkusen defender Phillip Wollscheid

– Juventus have warned Spanish side Sevilla that defender Angelo Ogbonna will not be sold for less than €15million

Frank Lampard. photo credit thefa.com
Frank Lampard. photo credit thefa.com

Football Tit Bits:

– Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from international football after making 106 appearances for England

– UEFA President Michel Platini is set to announce on Thursday in Monaco if he will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA Presidency

– Atletico Madrid are to plead their case at the Lige de Futbol Profesional appeals committee in an attempt to reduce the ban handed to Diego Simeone.

– The Italian Football Association(FIGC) is no longer planning to investigate its President Carlo Tavecchio’s racist remark during his election campaign

– Samuel Eto’o has been dropped as Cameroon’s national team captain and permanently replaced by midfielder Stephane Mbia

Latest Football Transfer Deals, Rumours And Titbits

Now that Liverpool have got their man Mario Ballotelli, we must let you know that other Deals have been struck as Speculations continue to mount about Angel Di Maria’s pending move to Man Utd check out Paul Ayorinde’s pick of the day’s Latest Transfer news and rumours here.

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Done Deals:

– Liverpool have completed the signing of Italian international Mario Balotelli from AC Milan

– Derby County have completed the signing of defender Ryan Shotton from Stoke City on a season-long loan

– Leeds United have announced the signing of Danish international defender Casper Sloth from AGF Aarhus on a three-year deal

– Sevilla have confirmed the signing of French international Benoit Tremoulinas from Dynamo Kiev for a fee around €3million

– West Bromwich Albion have completed the signing of winger Silvestre Varela from Porto on a season-long loan deal

– FC Porto have completed the signing of striker Vincent Aboubaker from Lorient for €3.5million

Mario Balotelli, photo credit liverpoolfc.com

Today’s reports and rumours:

– According to reports, AC Milan are ready to include Giampaolo Pazzini in another push for Torino’s Alessio Cerci

– Inter Milan are interested in a move for Napoli striker Lorenzo Insigne

– According to reports in Italy, Everton have won the race to sign Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o despite late interest from AC Milan

– Lukas Poldoski’s agent insists neither Juventus or Napoli has made a bid for his client

– AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao told reporters after their 1-0 victory last night ” I am very happy here. It is a pleasure to play with this team and I hope to stay here”

– Kostas Manolas’ agent has denied reports that the central defender will be joining Roma this week

– Leicester city boss Nigel Pearson has claimed that his side are in serious talks to sign Esteban Cambiasso

– Zenit St Petersburg coach Andre Villas Boas has rejected speculations that his club will make a move for Fredy Guarin

– According to reports, Tottenham have no intention of selling Andros Townsend

– Sunderland’s Modibo Diakite is in talks about joining Fiorentina on a permanent deal

– Swansea captain Ashley Williams wants an “hand off” notice put on striker Wilfried Bony

– Roma and Ac Milan are both keen on signing Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado

– Carlo Ancelloti says Arsenal target Sami Khedira won’t be leaving the club this summer

– According to reports, Manchester United will follow-up the signing of Angel Di Maria with the £8million acquisition of Cruzeiro midfielder Lucas Silva

– Southampton are set to make a move for Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld and will battle Monaco and Arsenal for his signature

– Arsenal are reportedly set to sign a striker due to Olivier Giroud’s injury

– Sevilla are interested in signing Zenit St Petersburg defender Luis Neto as a replacement for Tottenham bound Federico Fazio

– Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Iturraspe insists that talks of a possible move to Bayern Munich is simply rumours at this stage

– Sunderland and Westbrom are keen on signing Leicester city midfielder Andy King

– Celtic have had an offer for Serbian striker Stefan Scepovic accepted by Sporting Gijon

– Arsenal have enquired about Wolfsburg defensive midfielder Luis Gustavo

– Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has revived interest in Norwich City winger Nathan Redmond

Diego Simeone photo credit uefa.org
Diego Simeone photo credit uefa.org

Football Tit Bits:

– Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has been handed an eight-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation after been sent off in Friday’s Spanish Super Cup Second-leg win against Real Madrid

– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has said Shinji Kagawa does not want to play his brand of football as he explained the Japanese international’s absence from his team this season

– According to the ex-Football Association Chairman Lord Triesman, Malky Mackay should face a season-long ban from football for the offensive text he sent to a former colleague at Cardiff.

– Former West Brom coach Steve Clarke has expressed his interest in the vacant manager’s job at Crystal Palace

– The Algerian Football Federation have halted league football indefinitely following the death of Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse,who was hit by a stone thrown by a fan.

– Crystal Palace have only interviewed two candidates for their vacant manager’s job but hopes to make an appointment “early this week”