FOOTBALL TRANSFER RUMOURS, DONE DEALS AND TITBITS

Asamoah Gyan

The transfer market has been very busy today and so as our man Paul, and here are Friday’s transfer stories and some football titbits.

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Done Deals:

– Official: Didier Drogba returns to Chelsea on a one-year deal

– Hellas Verona have completed the signing of Brazilian Striker Nene on a free transfer.

– Juventus have completed the signing of Udinese midfielder Roberto Pereyra on a season-long loan.

– Millwall have completed the signing of striker Magaye Gueye after he was released by Everton earlier in the summer.

– Hannover 96 have completed the signing of Nurnberg attacking midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake

– Chievo Verona have completed the signing of 32-year old defender Alessandro Gamberini from Napoli on two-year deal.

– Fiorentina have announced they have reached an agreement with Monterrey to sign Argentine international Jose Maria Basanta.

– Former USA progidy Freddy Adu have joined Serbian club FK Jagodina

– Real Sociedad have confirmed the signing of Argentine goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

– Benfica have completed the signing of Manchester United winger Bebe.

– Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of Frazier Campbell from Cardiff City on a three-year deal.

– Ghanian Striker Asamoah Gyan has signed a new four year deal with UAE side Al-Ain worth $250,000 per week.

Didier Drogba

Todays Report and Rumours:

– Sevilla are ready to make an approach for Norwich midfielder Leroy Fer

– Sunderland is interested in a loan deal for Chelsea defender Patrick van Aanholt.

– Atletico Madrid have joined Inter Milan in the race to sign £15million rated Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez

– According to reports,Arsenal have offered Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas a five-year deal worth £1.5million per year

– Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard is on the verge of signing a new deal that will keep him at the club till 2016.

– Burnley are lining up a bid for Nottingham forest midfielder Henri Lansbury

– West Brom are keen on signing £3million rated sassuolo striker Leonardo Pavolletti

– According to reports in France, QPR has joined the race to sign French International Mathieu Valbuena

– Atletico Madrid are hoping to hijack a deal for Lille striker Divock Origi

– Rafa Benitez have rubbished reports that Napoli are interested in signing Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez.

– Everton are stepping up their interest in AIK winger Nabil Bahoui

– Barcelona have turn their attention to signing Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen after been told by Paris Saint-Germain that Marquinhos is not for sale.

– Borussia Dortmund are on the verge of signing 18-year old striker Carlos Standberg from BK Hacken for €1.5million.

– According to reports, Manchester United Manager Louis van Gaal has told Dutch winger Memphis Depay to stay at PSV for another year.

– Rennes midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is set to complete a move to Monaco.

– Benfica are close to signing Argentina world cup goalkeeper Sergio Romero from Monaco

Football tit bits:

– Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as coach of Greece on a two-year deal.

– The Court of Arbitration for Sport could rule on the appeal by Luis Suarez against his four-month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup at around the time the Spanish league season begins.

– FIFA has fined the Argentine FA 30,000 Swiss francs (19,330 pounds) after members of the national team were pictured standing behind a political banner before a World Cup warm-up match against Slovenia on June 7.

– FIFA has rejected calls to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia, saying the tournament “can achieve positive change.” Russia’s alleged involvement in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last week prompted calls from some lawmakers in Germany to review the country’s hosting rights. FIFA issued a statement saying it “deplores any form of violence” and would support only peaceful, democratic debate about the World Cup.

– Cristiano Ronaldo is set to become the first client of Young Money Entertainment mogul Lil Waynes’s sports management company.

– Bayern Munich have today Unveiled their New Away Kit

LATEST FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEWS, RUMOURS AND TITBITS

Here are Paul Ayorinde’s pick of football transfer rumours and done deals making the rounds at this moment.

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Imoh Ezekiel

Done Deals:
– Torino has signed Serbian goalkeeper Vlada Avramov following his relaease from Cagliari.

– Dundee United have announced the signing of striker Mario Bilate on a 2 year contract.

– Juventus have completed the signing of 21 year old striker Alvaro Morata on a 5 year contract.

– Fc Porto have announced the season-long loan signing of Casmerio from Real Madrid.

– Inter Milan have announced the season-long loan signing of Rubin Kazan Midfielder Yann M’Vila

– Imoh Ezekiel has joined Qatari club Al-Arabi on a 3 year deal.

– Roma have secured the services of 20 year old Argentine forward Leandro Paredes on a season long loan.

Today’s Reports and rumours:

– Roberto Martinez has made it clear he would like Romelu Lukaku to return to Goodison Park, Everton are also understood to have also enquired about Chelsea winger Christian Atsu .

– According to reports, Frank Lampard is set to sign for MLS side New York City.

– Arsene Wenger is planning to bring in more new players to Arsenal but admit Captain Thomas Vermaleen may leave.

– Borussia Monchengladbach are considering an offer for Marseille’s forward Jordan Ayew.

– According to reports, Manchester United and Barcelona are fighting out to sign Ajax left-back Daley Blind.

– Chelsea are set to loan out new signing Mario pasalic to Elche

– Bayern Munich are in Pole Position to sign Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado for a fee around €40million

– Tottenham are looking to seal a deal for Roma striker Mattia Destro. The Italian Striker is valued at £13.5million

– Tottenham are preparing to open talks with Jan Vertonghen over a new contract.

– Former Chelsea legend Didier Drogba will decide next week whether he will rejoin his old club as a player/coach, with the Ivorian claiming he’s weighing up three offers.

– Inter Milan are willing to meet the wage demands of Dani Osvaldo and hope that Southampton will loan him out for a second season.

– Brighton have submitted a bid of £1million for Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale.

– Crystal Palace will submit a second bid for Cardiff captain Mark Hudson.

– QPR are looking at the possibility of signing Tim Cahill from New York Red Bulls.

– Report: Arturo Vidal has put up his house in Turin for Sale.

Football Tit Bits:

– CBF has announced that the new coach of the Brazil national team will be presented on Tuesday.

– Alejandro Sabella has yet to make a decision on whether he will extend his stay as coach of Argentina.

– Former Lorient Manager Christian Gourcuff has been appointed as the new coach of Algeria.

Alvaro Morata

Football Transfer News, Rumours And Titbits

Christian Tello, photo credit MIGUEL RUIZ-FCB.

Paul Ayorinde has come up with his pick of todays football transfer rumours and done deals making the rounds at this moment.

you can follow Paul on twitter: @El_Pauleta on twitter and also follow @NewFanzone and we will follow you right back, lets keep the discussion going

Done Deals:

– Official: FC Porto have completed the signing of Cristian Tello from Barcelona on a 2 year loan deal

– Juventus have appointed former AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri as Manager to replace Antonio Conte. Allegri signed a 2 year contract worth £1.6million per year

-Bobby Zamora signs one –year contract with Queens Park Rangers.

– Striker Emmanuel Riviere has passed a medical at Newcastle ahead of his move from Monaco.

– Mainz have completed the signing of former Nottingham forest defender Gonzalo Jara

– Roma have complete the signing of former AC Milan midfielder Urby Emmanuelson on a 2 year deal

– Chelsea agrees a deal with Atletico Madrid for left back Filipe Luis worth £20million

– Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Jan Oblak on a six year deal.

– Real Madrid has reached an agreement with Levante to pay the Costa rica goal kepper Keylor Navas’s buyout clause, amounting to €10million.

– Demba Ba has completed his move from Chelsea to Turkish giants Bekistas.

Keylor Navas, photo credit

Today’s Reports and Rumours:
– Sevilla has completed the signing of Argentine goalkeeper Mariano Barbosa from Las Palmas.

– Arturo Vidal will not be joining Manchester United according to Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta, who has stated that the Chilean is “not for sale” and he is content at the club.

– Costa Rican Goalkeeper Keylor Navas is likely to join Real Madrid any moment from now if reports coming out of Spain are anything to be believed.

– Everton has made Colombian striker Carlos Bacca their top summer target,if they fail to re-sign Romelu Lukaku.

– Stoke City Manager Mark Hughes Fancies paying £1.8million for Nigerian midfielder Michael Babatunde.

– According to reports in Spain, Arsenal have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for Sami Khedira.

– Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says no decision has been taken on the future of Xavi

– Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp is keen on Norwich’s Holland World Cup midfielder Leroy Fer.

– Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis claims negotiations to sign Swansea forward Michu are “well underway”.

– Cardiff are set to launch a second £4m bid for Southampton defender Jose Fonte

– AC Milan are considering signing Adel Taarabt on a permanent basis from Queens Park Rangers.

– Andoni Zubizarreta, Barcelona’s sporting director, has confirmed that an offer has been made to Valencia for Jeremy Mathieu. He said: “Valencia already know our offer and we want to maintain privacy in the negotiations. Of course we have other alternatives if this falls through.”

Football Tit bits:

– Louis van Gaal begins work as Manchester United Manager today as he plans for 2014-2015 season at Old Trafford.

– Emmanuel Adebayor has been released from hospital after he was admitted with Malaria symptoms, which made him miss Tottenham’s pre-season trip to the USA.

– Barcelona have unveiled their away jersey for the 2014-15 season. Their away kit has the Catalan flag on the back of the neck. The shorts are also crimson with a blue stripe.