Done deals: – Southampton have completed the signing of Alex McCarthy from Crystal Palace on a three-year deal. VfL have secured the services of Jakub Blaszczykowski from @BVB. Kuba has signed a deal with VfL until 2019. pic.twitter.com/BYorCT7Tjn — VfL Wolfsburg EN (@VfLWolfsburg_EN) August 1, 2016 – Wolfsburg have signed winger Jakub Blaszczykowski from Borussia […]
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Done deals: – Besiktas have completed the signing of Adriano from Barcelona. OFFICIAL: @BafGomis signs for OM. Welcome! pic.twitter.com/JlHxSkz5rG — Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) July 29, 2016 – Marseille have completed the signing of striker Bafetimbi Gomis from Swansea on a season-long loan deal. – Middlesbrough have signed goalkeeper Brad Guzan from Aston Villa on a […]
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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.
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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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”.
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.
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.
– 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.
– 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.
– 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.
Formation: 4-2-1-3
Goalkeeper- Joe Hart (Manchester City):
The England No 1 shot stopper was at his best at the weekend making top saves against a rejuvenated Swansea attack. He made six saves at the Etihad on Saturday.
Right back- Allan Nyom (Watford):
The Cameroonian international defender had an outstanding game against Sunderland at the weekend. He had a good defensive performance, minimising the threat of Jermain Defoe from the flank and he set up Odion Ighalo’s 10th goal of the season.
Centre back- Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion):
Jonas Ollson was a “rock” at the heart of West Brom’s defence at Anfield on Sunday. He co-ordinated the Baggies defence, making 10 clearances in the process. He capped off his fine performance by scoring a lovely header against the Reds.
Centre back- Simon Francis (Bournemouth):
Simon Francis had an outstanding game against Manchester United at the weekend. He was “solid” in defence and made runs forward to support the attack.
Left back- Nathan Ake (Watford):
The young Dutch defender continued his fine form against Sunderland at the stadium of light on Saturday. His darting runs help his team pile a lot of pressure on Sunderland’s defence.
Centre midfield- Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace):
The French midfielder dictated the pace of game in the midfield and capped off his fine performance with a well-taken goal.
Centre midfield- Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal):
The Welshman is enjoying life in the centre of the Arsenal’s midfield. His creativity and build-up play is a joy to watch. He capped off his stand-out performance with a fine goal.
Attacking midfield- Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City):
The Algerian playmaker continued his “magical” form against Chelsea on Monday night, setting up Jamie Vardy’s 15th goal of the season and also scoring a stunning goal to send Claudio Ranieri’s men back to the summit of the Premier League table.
Forward- Joshua King (Bournemouth):
The former Manchester United striker tormented the “red devils” young defence through out the match and scored the winning goal.
Forward- Odion Ighalo (Watford):
The Nigerian international striker continued his blistering form against Sunderland, he simply can’t stop scoring as he got his 10th goal of the season at the weekend.
Forward- Romelu Lukaku (Everton):
The Belgian striker is “on fire” scoring in his sixth successive Premier League match in Everton’s 1-1 away draw with Norwich.
Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper- David de Gea (Manchester United)
The Spanish shot stopper was at his best at Vicarage road on Saturday making point blank saves to help his side get an away win.
Right back – Sheamus Coleman (Everton)
The Irish defender had an outstanding performance against Aston Villa at the weekend. He was “solid” in defence and his darting runs caused Aston Villa problems throughout out the match.
Centre back – Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham)
Alderweireld continued his impressive run in the Tottenham defence against West Ham on Sunday. He capped off his solid defensive performance with a lovely goal.
Centre back – Martin Skrtel (Liverpool)
The Liverpool defender had an awesome performance against Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday. He showed defensive solidity throughout the match and scored a breathtaking volley.
Left back – Danny Rose (Tottenham)
The English defender is having a fine season and showed that with another standout performance in Tottenham’s victory against West Ham.
Centre midfield – Ross Barkley (Everton)
The young English midfielder had an outstanding performance at the weekend. He scored two beautiful goals and created one as Everton thrashed Aston Villa 4-0.
Centre midfield – James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion)
Morrison had a top performance in midfield against Arsenal on Saturday. He worked tirelessly throughout the match and scored a brilliant goal which turned around the game for Tony Pulis’ men
Right midfield – Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
The Brazilian’s performance against Manchester City was outstanding. His combination with fellow Brazilian Firmino was a joy to watch. He capped off his performance with a lovely goal.
Left midfield – Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
The Brazilian had a stand out performance against Manchester City at the weekend. His trickery on the ball and his link up with Coutinho was devastating for Manchester City. He capped off his performance with a sublime finish.
Striker – Harry Kane (Tottenham)
The young English striker continued his fine form at the weekend scoring two beautiful goals against West Ham.
Striker – Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
Another top performance from the Belgian striker who scored two beautiful goals against Aston Villa and he reached an impressive landmark becoming the fifth player in Premier League history to score 50 goals before turning 23 (along with Fowler, Owen, Rooney & Ronaldo)
Formation : 4-4-2
And here is the Game week 7 Newfanzone Barclays English Premier League team of the week, its a 4-4-2 attacking formation and its based on performance of the players last weekend, the Newfanzone would however like to hear from you, so if you’ve got your own team of the week, of have a comment about our’s please feel free to tweet @NewFanzone of Like our Facebook page Newfanzone or simply drop us a line at fanzone.fans@gmail.com, lets keep the conversation going
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
The French goalkeeper was at his best against Manchester City on Saturday. He made a top-class save from Raheem Sterling when his team were trailing 1-0 and that was the turning point in the game. Hugo Lloris made seven saves in the match to thwart the Sky Blues and that is world class goalkeeping.
Right back: Kyle Walker (Tottenham)
The England defender had a great game at the weekend, making clean tackles and cancelling out the threat of Raheem Sterling in the second half of the match.
Centre back: Kevin Mbabu (Newcastle)
The 20-year-old defender made his premier league debut on Saturday against Chelsea and his performance was outstanding. Kevin Mbabu made more tackles than any other defender in Game week 7.
Centre back: Virgil van Dijk (Southampton)
The Dutch defender had a poor game a week ago when he was run ragged by Manchester United’s Anthony Martial but he bounced back on Saturday against Swansea. He dictated the play in the defence and made sure Swansea striker Bafetimbi Gomis was ineffective. He capped off his outstanding performance with a well-taken goal.
Left back: Nacho Monreal (Arsenal)
The Spanish defender had an outstanding game against Leicester City on Saturday and he capped it off by setting up Olivier Giroud’s goal.
Midfielder: Ramires (Chelsea)
The Brazilian midfielder came in as a substitute and within six minutes of him been on the pitch, he scored a wonderful goal which brought his team back into the match. His second half cameo was exceptional and he was unlucky not to get Chelsea the winning goal in the closing stages of the match.
Midfielder: Eric Dier (Tottenham)
Eric Dier has been a revelation this season in the defensive midfielder role and he had another solid performance against Manchester City’s star-studded midfield. He capped off his excellent performance with a lovely goal.
Winger: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
The Chilean winger is back to his best after his match winning performance at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. He was involved in most of Arsenal attacking furore and scored his first premier league hat-trick.
Winger: Erik Lamela (Tottenham)
Erik Lamela was a thorn in the flesh of Manchester City defenders at White Hart lane on Saturday. He showed wonderful skill and composure to round back-up
Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero to slot home the fourth goal for his team.
Striker: Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
The Belgian striker had a wonderful second half performance against West Bromwich Albion on Monday night scoring two good goals.
Striker: Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool)
Daniel Sturridge showed Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool fans what they have been missing by scoring two lovely goals against Aston Villa at the weekend.
Romelu Lukaku’s Record signing by Everton Fc is definitely the biggest deal of the moment, But Our Reporter Paul Ayorinde has also Compiled other done deals and rumours mixed with some interesting football stories.
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Done Deals:
– Everton fc have announced the signing of 21-year-old striker, Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea for a Club record transfer fee of £28million on a five-year contract.
– Rennes have completed the signing of Christian Bruls from Gent.
– FC Porto has completed the signing of goalkeeper Andres Fernandez from Osasuna.
– Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo has signed a one-year loan deal with Watford.
– Evian have signed Belgian striker Gianni Bruno from Lille.
– Southampton has signed Chelsea left-back Ryan Bertrand on a season-long loan deal
– Stefan de Vrij 0f Feyenoord as joined Lazio for an Undisclosed fee.
– Former Monaco and Juventus striker David Trezeguet has signed for Indian Super League side FC Pune City.
Today’s Report and Rumours:
– Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he would have liked Divock Origi available for the new season, but accepts that the transfer depended the striker being loaned back to Lille
– Stuttgart defender Antonio Rudiger insists he is not thinking about the interest being shown in him from from England
– Marco Reus’s agent has admitted that a number of top European clubs are looking at the Borussia Dortmund star.
– Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed he’s actively trying a sign a defender.
– Former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is on the verge of joining Serie A side Cagliari.
– Brazilian striker Brandao is set to sign for Bastia on loan from Saint-Etienne
– Hellas Verona are closing in on a deal for Fiorentina defender Mavin Compper.
– Newcastle United are willing to offload Hatem Ben Arfa for £12million with AC Milan very interested in securing the Frenchman’s signature.
– Algeria’s heroic World Cup goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi looks set for a move to the MLS with Philadelphia Union.
– Valencia are set to announce the arrival of Colombian defender Eder Alvarez Balanta from River plate for a reported fee of €15million.
– Napoli are set to make a move for Borussia Monchengladbach star Granit Xhaka.
– Lazio have reportedly join the race to sign Dutch World cup star Ron Vlaar in an attempt to reunite him with Netherlands team mate Stefan De Vrij.
– Crystal palace hopes of signing Serge Gnabry on loan have been dashed afater the youngster decided to fight for his place at Arsenal.
– Galatasaray are set to make a move for Herta Berlin star Anis Ben-Hatira.
– According to reports in Italy, Juventus target Romulo has received an ‘interesting’ offer from La Liga and that is why Hellas Verona are stalling on rubber-stamping the deal to Juventus.
– According to reports, Chelsea winger Christian Atsu has been given permission to discuss a loan move to Sunderland.
– According to reports, Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has handed in a transfer request.
– Rumours of a Thomas Vermaelen to Manchester United deal have intensified with new Arsenal signing Calum Chambers pictured wearing his No 5 in training.
– Sheffield United are keen on Manchester United striker Davide Petrucci and are seeking a long-term loan for the 22-year-old.
– Sunderland are in talks with Lazio over a deal to sign their Belgian defender Luis Pedro Cavanda.
– Arsenal have reportedly started talks with striker Olivier Giroud over a new contract.
– Morgan Schneiderlin says his six happy years at Southampton have been destroyed by the club’s decision not to let him leave the club this summer.
Football Tit bits:
– Julio Grondona, head of the Argentine FA (AFA) since 1979, member Fifa’s executive committee since 1988 who until his death was also Fifa’s senior vice-president as died at age of 82.
Grondona, was hospitalised in his native Buenos Aires on Wednesday with a heart failure.
– The premier league has announced that vanishing spray will be introduced in all premier league games this season. UEFA has already decided to adopt it for Champions league and Europa league games this season and the premier league has now followed suit.
– Brazilian and Barcelona player Neymar has gone to see foremost back specialists Enric Cáceres in a bid to accelerate his return to the game.
– Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admits it was a tough experience playing against his old side in pre-season, but is relishing a new challenge at Inter Milan.
– Steven Gerrard says the last three months have ‘probably been the worst of my life’ after suffering pain with Liverpool and England. “I’ve been through the pain in the dressing room afterwards and in the weeks and months after it.”It’s probably been the worst three months of my life. But you have to accept it happened, you can’t change it. “It (the slip) was cruel. I haven’t lost my man at a set-piece, I haven’t missed a penalty or made a bad pass or a mistake. “Every person on the planet slips at some point in their life, whether it is on the stairs or the floor. For me it happened at a bad moment.” He said
– Argentina Football Association President and FIFA vice President Julio Grondona is dead. Grondona, 82, died at the Sanitarium Mitre, Buenos Aires, as he was to undergo surgery after being hospitalised having suffered a heart attack earlier on Wednesday.
– Manchester United’s owners the Glazer family are set to sell eight million shares, which is about 5% of the business valued at about £88.7m on the New York Stock Exchange.
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