Transfer Round Up For January 8th 2016

Done deals:

– Palermo have signed midfielder Bryan Cristante on loan from Benfica.

– Granada have completed the signing of Sergei Guardiola.

– Norwich have signed Portuguese right-back Ivo Pinto from Dinamo Zagreb.

– Boca Juniors have completed the signing of Dani Osvaldo from Porto.

– Dundee Utd sign forward Riku Riski in loan deal from Rosenborg.

– Sunderland have completed the signing of Jan Kirchhoff from Bayern Munich.

– Angers have completed the loan signing of Saïd Benrahma from OGC Nice.

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Today’s reports and rumours:

– Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes Mohamed Elneny’s transfer from Basel will be completed in the “next two or three days.

– According to Le Progrès, St Étienne are closing in on a fee agreement with Heracles for Oussama Tannane.

– Bournemouth are still in for Napoli midfielder Jonathan De Guzman, according to reports in Italy.

– Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel is keen for the club to bring in a replacement for the recently departed Adnan Januzaj.

– According to reports in England, Stuttgart are interested in signing Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji.

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– Eden Hazard’s father has denied that the Belgium international is seeking a move away from Chelsea and said his current injury problems are down to playing too many games.

– Arsenal are looking to bid for Schalke defender Benedikt Howedes, according to reports.

– Borussia Monchengladbach are set to sign RB Salzburg defender Martin Hinteregger, according to reports in Germany.

– Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is keen on a move to Galatasaray, according to reports in Turkey.

– Caen defender Damien Da Silva has rejected an approach from Premier League side Sunderland this month, according to L’Équipe.

– Aston Villa defender Joleon Lescott is a target for Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy, according to ESPN Soccernet sources.

– Wolfsburg left back Ricardo Rodriquez says he has “not heard” anything about Real Madrid’s interest.

– Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has ruled out leaving Borussia Dortmund as the club announced that there were no plans for any January sales.

– Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez has confirmed his interest in signing Ghanaian midfielder Thomas from Atletico Madrid.

– According to reports in Germany, Liverpool are interested in Bayern Munich attacking midfielder Mario Gotze.

– Bournemouth will complete a £10million deal to sign Benik Afobe from Wolves, this weekend, according to reports.

Emmanuel Adebayor
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– Alan Pardew has denied Crystal Palace are interested in Emmanuel Adebayor.

– Slavisa Jokanovic has sworn to fight to keep Moussa Dembele at Fulham, according to reports.

– Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has turned his attentions to bringing in a new striker and a right-back, according to reports.

– According to Le Parisien, AS Monaco are in active negotiations for the signing of Ajax’s 19 year old defender Jairo Riedewald.

– Sporting director Cristiano Giaretta warns Udinese have “no intention” of selling Silvan Widmer in January.

– Lorient defender Lamine Koné is the subject of two offers from Premier League sides, Norwich and Aston Villa, according to various reports in France.

– Felipe Melo’s agent rubbishes rumours of a January transfer – “he wants to win the Scudetto with Inter”.

– Reports in the United States claim Roma’s Ashley Cole is close to joining MLS side LA Galaxy.

– Napoli and Torino have reportedly agreed on the terms for the loan of defender Nikola Maksimovic.

– Mauricio Pochettino says Harry Kane will not leave Tottenham, despite reports linking the striker with a move to Real Madrid.

– Sevilla midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak has admitted he has heard of transfer speculation regarding Arsenal but insisted he will leave such matters in the hands of his agent.

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– New Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says there is no chance Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the club while he is in charge.

Football tit bits:

– Barcelona have confirmed that they will appeal Luis Suarez’s two-game Copa del Rey suspension after the Uruguayan’s alleged involvement in a tunnel bust-up with Espanyol’s players.

Luis Suarez

– UEFA Team of the Year: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich); David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Dani Alves (Barcelona); James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona).

– Argentina and Uruguay will form a joint bid to co-host the 2030 World Cup, the presidents of the two South American countries said on Thursday.

– Spanish prosecutors have reportedly requested that Neymar be charged on two counts of fraud and corruption relating to his move to Barcelona during the summer of 2013.

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– Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has reacted angrily to losing out on the CAF African Footballer of the Year award, saying the decision is “pathetic”, “indecent” and “brings shame to Africa”.

Transfer Round Up For January 7th 2016

Here are The top football transfer rumours, speculations, Done deals and Titbits making the round at the moment as compiled by Paul Ayorinde, Please follow @NewFanzone and @El_Pauleta for more football transfer updates and much more.

Done deals:

– Morgan Amalfitano has officially signed for Lille on a two and a half year deal.

– Hertha Berlin have completed the signing of Sinan Kurt from Bayern Munich.

– Coventry have completed the signing of former England midfielder Jole Cole on a free transfer.

– Brighton have completed the signing of Anthony Knockaert from Standard Liege for an undisclosed fee.

– Gent have completed the signing of Lucas Deaux from Nantes for an undisclosed fee.

– Turkish international striker Mevlut Erding has joined Guingamp on loan until the end of the season from Hannover.

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Chelsea’s Willian (left) and Radamel Falcao,
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Today’s reports and rumours:

– Radamel Falcao’s loan deal at Chelsea is to be cancelled, according to reports.

– Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda has announced he will not be leaving the Ligue 1 club during the transfer window.

– Mark Hughes is confident the club’s ongoing contract talks with Marko Arnautovic will result in an agreement being reached despite Paris Saint-Germain showing interest in signing the player.

– Liverpool look set to make a bid for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, according to reports.

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– Manchester United are weighing up a bid for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, according to reports.

– Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce says the deal to sign Lorient defender Lamine Kone is off.

– AS Monaco have made a offer for Corinthians striker Vagner Love, according to reports.

– Mark Hughes refused to rule out a move for Porto midfielder Gianelli Imbula.

– According to reports, Louis van Gaal has rejected four bids for defender Paddy McNair.

– Talks between Leicester City midfielder Gokhan Inler and FC Schalke have stalled, the Bundesliga club’s coach Andre Breitenreiter has said.

– Watford striker Odion Ighalo says he would find difficult to turn down a “dream move” to Manchester United if they bid for him during the January transfer window.

– Real Madrid are reportedly tracking Hatem Ben Arfa’s progress and the Frenchman is keen to work under Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane.

– Jonathan Calleri’s father warned the move to Inter “will be decided by Sunday or he’s staying at Boca Juniors.”

– According to reports in France, Stoke are interested in Lorient’s defensive midfielder Didier Ndong.

– Liverpool have recalled Sheyi Ojo from his loan spell at Wolves.

– Lazio coach Stefano Pioli has criticised forward Felipe Anderson amid claims the Brazilian is awaiting a bonus payment before quitting the club for Manchester United this month.

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– Eden Hazard will not commit his future to Chelsea until the next manager is chosen, according to reports in England.

– Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia has agreed to join Liverpool, according to reports in Italy.

– Norwich agreed deal to sign right-back Ivo Pinto from Dinamo Zagreb on a three-year deal, according to ESPN Soccernet sources.

– Marouane Fellaini won’t be joining AC Milan anytime soon, according to the Serie A club’s CEO Adriano Galliani.

– Simone Zaza’s agent says his client is “happy at Juventus” despite reported interest from England.

– Napoli defender Henrique will reportedly have a medical with Brazilian side Fluminense tomorrow.

– According to reports in England, Napoli have rejected a £14.1 million Swansea City offer for Manolo Gabbiadini.

– Daniele Rugani’s agent slammed Juventus for snubbing the defender. “The whole football world expected him to play.”

– Sampdoria are reportedly looking to bring veteran midfielder David Pizarro back to Serie A.

– The agent of Napoli midfielder Jonathan De Guzman says talk of a Carpi move is “just rumours”.

– Reports in Italy suggest Valencia are preparing a €5m bid for Milan’s Keisuke Honda.

– Inter could offer Assane Gnoukouri on loan as part of their bid for Udinese full-back Silvan Widmer, according to reports.

– Norwich have put a £15m price on winger Nathan Redmond in an effort to put off Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, who are interested in the 21-year-old, according to reports.

– Striker Jermain Defoe will only leave Sunderland in this transfer window if the club receive an offer they simply cannot refuse, according to manager Sam Allardyce.

– Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has said he wants to remain in the Premier League even if his contract is not extended at Anfield, while joking he could join Real Madrid.

Football tit bits:

– Swansea have appointed Alan Curtis as their manager until the end of the season.

– FIFA’s ethics committee said on Thursday it has opened formal proceedings against Jérôme Valcke, after its investigators recommended a nine-year ban against the former secretary general.

– Philippe Coutinho will be sidelined at least until the end of January and Dejan Lovren for the next 10 days with hamstring injuries sustained against Stoke City, Liverpool’s manager, Jürgen Klopp, has confirmed.

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– Suspended UEFA president Michel Platini says he will not stand in the FIFA presidential election next month.

– Luis Enrique has dismissed reports that striker Luis Suárez threatened Espanyol players in the tunnel after Barcelona’s
4-1 Copa del Rey victory at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

– Chelsea midfielder Oscar has denied he was involved in a training-ground bust up with team-mate Diego Costa.

– Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney does not make the top 100 in a list of football’s most valuable players put together by football think-tank the CIES Football Observatory.

Transfer round up for January 6th 2016

Done deals:

– Liverpool have completed the signing of midfielder Marko Grujic from Red Star Belgrade.

– Lazio have announced the signing of Serbian defender Milan Bisevac.

– Stuttgart have confirmed the signing of Kevin Grosskreutz from Galatasaray.

– Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem has extended his loan with Rangers until the end of the season.

– Schalke have confirmed the signing of Younes Belhanda from Dynamo Kiev on a loan until the end of the season.

Today’s reports and rumours:

– Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy has entered into negotiations with Roma over a January transfer to Serie A, according to reports.

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– Jurgen Klopp is talking to former club Dortmund about centre defender Neven Subotic, according to reports.

– Nicklas Bendtner has told Bild he is “unhappy” at Wolfsburg amid suggestions he is looking for a return to England.

– Juventus are ready to rival Leicester City for young Sampdoria defender Pedro Pereira, according to reports.

Cristiano Ronaldo
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– Cristiano Ronaldo is still expected to leave Real Madrid in the summer despite Zinedine Zidane coming in to replace Rafa Benitez, according to reports in England.

– Liverpool have reportedly asked after Inter centre-back Andrea Ranocchia after he rejected Norwich City.

– Hannover are interested in former Borussia Dortmund striker Lucas Barrios, according to reports in Germany.

– Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa says he has no intention of leaving when “genius” coach Pep Guardiola leaves at the end of the season.

– According to reports in Germany, Dutch striker Bas Dost is considering leaving Wolfsburg as he is frustrated by his lack of playing time.

– Schalke sporting executive Horst Heldt has said there has been “no offer” for reported Manchester City target Leroy Sane.

– Arsenal officials have flown to Switzerland to tie up the move for Basel midfielder Mohamed Elneny, according to ESPN Soccernet sources.

– Former West Ham midfielder Morgan Amalfitano is close to sealing a move to Lille, according to reports in France.

– Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta says that he doubts Borussia Dortmund would consider selling llkay Gundogan

– According to L’Equipe, Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette is not interested in a move to Newcastle, who are willing to offer more than €25 million for the French striker.

– According to reports in England, Felipe Anderson’s agent was in England yesterday to meet officials from Manchester United. No official bid made yet.

– Roma sporting director Walter Sabbatini wants to hold talks with Arsenal in the next few days to try to extend Wojciech Szczesny’s loan deal for another season, according to Sky Sports Italia.

– Liverpool are tracking Lorient left-back Raphael Guerriero, according to reports in France.

– Everton are planning to send Darron Gibson and Aiden McGeady out on loan this month, according to reports

– Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero insists anyone who wants Roberto Soriano must pay his release clause.

– Slaven Bilic says he is “99 per cent” certain West Ham will not be making any signings during the January transfer window because he is happy with his squad.

– Bournemouth have made a loan bid for AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy, according to Sky Sports Italia.

– Everton are close to finalising the signing of Shani Tarashaj from Grasshoppers for a fee of around £3million, according to Sky Sports sources.

– Manchester United have asked Borussia Dortmund to cancel Adnan Januzaj loan owing to lack of playing time, according to reports.

– Malaga midfielder Fernando Tissone is a target for Lazio and Bologna, according to the player’s agent.

– Napoli are reportedly lining up a deal for Bologna midfielder Amadou Diawara, according to reports.

– Juventus representatives have been in England to watch Manchester United’s Ander Herrera, according to reports.

– Aston Villa have made an offer for transfer-listed Lyon attacker Claudio Beauvue, according to reports.

– According to reports, Crystal Palace are the latest club to have shown an interest in Southampton defender Steven Caulker, with Bournemouth also monitoring his situation.

Football tit bits:

Didier Drogba

– According to L’Équipe, who cite Canadian sources, Ivorian footballer Didier Drogba has informed MLS side Impact Montreal’s president of his decision to retire from professional football. Drogba will join Guus Hiddink’s coaching staff at Chelsea imminently after reaching an agreement with Roman Abramovich.

– Real Madrid’s decision to appoint Zinedine Zidane as they new manager has been labelled “demented” by
former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld.

Eva Carneiro

– The former Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro will continue her legal battle against the club after failing to reach a
settlement at the first hearing in her constructive dismissal case.

– Samuel Eto’o has ended his short-term stint as interim player-manager at Antalyaspor and has been replaced by ex-Chelsea assistant boss Jose Morais. The 34-year-old Cameroonian striker will stay at Antalyaspor and continue as a player.