January transfers

January 14th, 2012 by EricA

Regular updates with all the transfer news as they happen through this transfer window..

From Tottenham Hotspur: Striker ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO to Lokomotiv Moscow for a fee of £8 million.

From Borussia Dortmund: Midfielder THOMAS EISFELD to Arsenal for a fee in the region of £400,000.

From Notthingham Forest: Forward PATRICK BAMFORD to Chelsea in a five year deal.

From Internazionale: Midfielder THIAGO MOTTA to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €10 million.

From Fulham: Striker BOBBY ZAMORA to Queens Park Rangers in a £9 million deal.

From Lazio: Striker DJIBRIL CISSE to Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. The France international has signed a two-and-a-half year contract.

From Atalanta: Left winger SIMONE PADOIN to Juventus for €5 million.

From Chelsea: Striker PHILIPP PROSENIK to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee. The Austrian U-19 international moved from Rapid Wien to Chelsea in the summer of 2009. His time in England has been marred by injuries which halted his career at Stamford Bridge. He will now start on a fresh under Massimiliano Allegri at Milan.

From Stoke City: Winger BEN MARSHALL to Leicester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

From Peterborough United: Defender RYAN BENNETT to Swansea City but he will be loaned back to Peterborough for the remainder of the season.


From Manchester United: Midfielder RAVEL MORRISON to West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.

From Wolverhampton Wanderers: Striker ANDY KEOGH to Millwall on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

From Barnsley: Striker RICARDO VAZ TE to West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.

From Rangers: Striker NIKICA JELAVIC to Everton for a fee of £6 million.

From Halmstads BK: Winger MARCUS OLSSON to Blackburn Rovers, where his twin brother Martin Olsson already plays.

From Nottingham Forest: Centre back WES MORGAN to Leicester City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

From Racing Genk: Winger KEVIN DE BRUYNE to Chelsea for a fee of £6.7 million. The Belgian international has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal but will be loaned back to Genk for the remainder of the season.

From Stuttgart: Striker PAVEL POGREBNYAK to Fulham

From Chelsea: Centre back ALEX to Paris St Germain on a two-and-a-half-year deal.


From Manchester City: Defender NEDUM ONUOHA to Queens Park Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

From Nancy: Midfielder SAMBA DIAKITE to Queens Park Rangers on an initial loan deal. The plan is to sign the Mali international permanently in the summer for €4 million.

From Werder Bremen: Defender ANDREAS WOLF to AS Monaco for an undisclosed fee. The former Nuremberg captain only spent six months with Werder Bremen. He has signed a three year contract with Monaco.

From Everton: Midfielder DINIYAR BILYALETDINOV to Spartak Moscow for a fee of £5 million. The Russia international moved from Lokomotiv Moscow to Everton in 2009 but has struggled to make an impact in England.

From Birmingham City: Left winger JEAN BEAUSEJOUR to Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.

From Sporting Clube de Portugal: Midfielder JOÃO CARLOS TEIXEIRA to Liverpool for a fee of £850 000. The 19 year old playmaker was impressive playing in the NextGen series and predicted to have a great future.

From AZ Alkmaar: Midfielder PONTUS WERNBLOOM to CSKA Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

From GAIS: Midfielder MERVAN CELIK to Rangers on a free transfer.

From PSV Eindhoven: Midfielder RABIU IBRAHIM to Celtic on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

From Genoa: Striker DANIJEL ALEKSIC to St Etienne on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

From Lecce: Midfielder DJAMEL MESBAH to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.


From Leeds United: Midfielder JONATHAN HOWSON to Norwich City. The 23 year old, who is also Leeds’ captain, was sold now so that he wouldn’t go for free at the end of season when his contract expired.

From Freiburg: Striker PAPISS CISSE to Newcastle United for a fee of £10 million. The Senegal international has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract.

From FC Köln: Striker SEBASTIEN FREIS to Freiburg to replace the departing Papiss Cisse.

From Racing Genk: Winger DANIEL PUDIL to Granada on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The Czech international will spend the rest of the season on loan to Serie A side Cesena before making his move to the Spanish club.

From Waitakere United: Striker TIM PAYNE to Blackburn Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The young New Zealander has impressed at a trial with the Premiership club and was offered a contract when he turned eighteen last week.

From Manchester City: Defender BEN MEE to Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 22 year old already joined Burnley on loan at the start of the season.

From Luton Town: The three brothers RIO, COLE and JAY DASILVA have been signed by Chelsea’s youth academy. Rio and Cole are 12 year old twins while Jay is 13 years old.

From Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Striker TADANARI LEE to Southampton after finally having secured a work permit. The Japan international was the match winner when Japan beat Australia 1-0 in the 2011 Asian Cup final.

From Juventus: Midfielder IAGO FALQUE has signed a permanent deal with Tottenham Hotspur. The 21 year old Spaniard joined Spurs in August on a loan deal. He spent his early years in both the Real Madrid and Barcelona academies. He has featured several times in the Europa League for Spurs this season. Falque will now join Championship leaders Southampton on loan for the remainder of the season.

From Portsmouth: Left back HERMANN HREIDARSSON to Coventry City on a free transfer. The 37 year old’s contract was due to expire in the summer. Because of a recent lack of playtime he has now agreed to join a struggling Coventry on a short-term contract until the end of the season. The Iceland international, who has experienced relegation from the Premier League a record five times, is expected to retire after this season.

From Derby County: Centre back DEAN LEACOCK to Leyton Orient on a six month contract.

From Esperance Sportive de Tunis: Defender SYAM BEN YOUSSEF to Leyton Orient on a six month contract.

From Gillingham: Midfielder LUKE ROONEY to Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.

From Real Madrid: Striker JOSE ANGEL POZO to Manchester City for €200.000. He will sign a five year deal on his 16th birthday, on March 15th. The deal could be worth as much as £5 million. There will also be clauses in the deal which allows him to move back to Real for set amounts.

From Scunthorpe United: Centre back MICHAEL NELSON to Kilmarnock on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 31 year old has previously been an influental defender for Bury, Hartlepool and Norwich. Kilmarnock currently sits in 6th place in the Scottish Premier League.

From Viking FK: Midfielder BIRKIR BJARNASON to Standard Liège on a five year deal. The Iceland international making his move from the Norwegian Tippeligaen to the Belgian Pro League.

From Columbus Crew: Winger ROBBIE ROGERS to Leeds United. The 24 year old USA international is expected to have his work permit coming through after a succesful trial period with the English Championship club.

From Bolton Wanderers: Centre-half GARY CAHILL to Chelsea for a fee of £7 million. The 26 year old’s medical will go through today as he is signing a five year deal.

From Manchester United: Midfielder DARRON GIBSON to Everton for an undisclosed fee. The Ireland international has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal.

From Barcelona: Left back MAXWELL to Paris St Germain for a fee of €3.5 million. The 30 year old Brazilian has signed a three year deal.

From Bury: Winger MICHAEL JONES to Sheffield Wednesday. The 24 year old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.

From Coventry City: Striker LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ to Middlesbrough on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

From Chelsea: Striker NICOLAS ANELKA to Shanghai Shenhua on a two year contract. The 32 year old former France international has joined in the club’s bid to win the Chinese league.

Latest Transfer News

August 29th, 2011 by EricA

The last of transfers from this transfer window…
Latest updates: Thursday 1 September

From Tottenham Hotspur: Striker PETER CROUCH to Stoke City for a fee of £10 million. The England international has signed a four year contract. He is the third Spurs player to have joined Stoke in this transfer window (the other two being Jonathan Woodgate and Wilson Palacios).

From Tottenham Hotspur: Right back ALAN HUTTON to Aston Villa on a four year contract.

From Birmingham City: Striker CAMERON JEROME to Stoke City on a four year deal.

From Liverpool: Midfielder RAUL MEIRELES to Chelsea for a fee of £12 million. The Portuguese international has signed a four year contract.

From Everton: Midfielder MIKEL ARTETA to Arsenal for a fee of £10 million.

From Manchester City: Midfielder CRAIG BELLAMY to Liverpool on a free transfer. The Wales international has signed a two year contract with the club he previously spent the 2006/07 season.

From West Ham United: Midfielder SCOTT PARKER to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £5.5 million. In the deal David Bentley will also go on a season long loan from Tottenham to West Ham.

From Birmingham City: Centre back SCOTT DANN to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £6 million.

From Manchester United: Midfielder OWEN HARGREAVES to Manchester City on a free transfer. The injury plagued, former England international, has signed a one year deal.

From Palermo: Midfielder ANTONIO NOCERINO to AC Milan on a five year deal.

From Borussia Mönchengladbach: Midfielder MICHAEL BRADLEY to Chievo Verona on a two year deal.

From Sunderland: Centre back ANTON FERDINAND to Queens Park Rangers for a fee of £4 million.

From River Plate: Right back MAXIMILIANO PEREYRA to Udinese on a five year deal.

From Celtic: Winger SHAUN MALONEY to Wigan Athletic for a fee of £1 million.

From Liverpool: Striker DAVID NGOG to Bolton Wanderers after having spent three years at Anfield.

From SV Ried: Midfielder DANIEL ROYER to Hannover 96 on a four year deal.

From Manchester City: Winger SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS to Queens Park Rangers for a fee of £3 million.

From Fenerbache: Centre back DIEGO LUGANO to Paris Saint-Germain on a three year contract.

From Hamburger SV: Winger ELJERO ELIA to Juventus on a four year deal.


From FC Twente: Striker BRYAN RUIZ to Fulham for a fee of £10.6 million.

From Nacional: Centre back SEBASTIAN COATES to Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.

From Atletico Madrid: Midfielder ELIAS to Sporting Clube de Portugal for a fee of €8.8 million. The Brazilian has signed a five year contract.

From Auxerre: Striker IRENEUSZ JELEN to Lille on a free transfer.

From Internazionale: Full back DAVIDE SANTON to Newcastle United on a five year deal.

From Sevilla: Right back MOUHAMADOU DABO to Olympique Lyonnais on a four year contract.

From Napoli: Centre back VICTOR RUIZ to Valencia on a five year deal.

From Almeria: Winger ALBERT CRUSAT to Wigan Athletic for a fee of around £2 million.

From AS Monaco: Striker PARK CHU-YOUNG to Arsenal for a fee of around £3 million.

From Red Bull Salzburg: Goalkeeper GERHARD TREMMEL to Swansea City on a free transfer.

From AEK Athens: Midfielder PAPA BOUBA DIOP to West Ham United on a free transfer.

From Werder Bremen: Centre back PER MERTESACKER to Arsenal for a fee of €9 million.

From Fenerbache: Left back ANDRE SANTOS to Arsenal in a £6.2 million deal.

From Atlético Madrid: Striker DIEGO FORLAN to Internazionale on a two year deal. The Uruguayan veteran has been brought in to fill the gap after Eto’o left the club.

From Tottenham Hotspur: Midfielder WILSON PALACIOS to Stoke City for a fee of £6 million.

From AS Monaco: Defender CEDRIC MONGONGU to Evian on a four year deal.

From Newcastle United: Midfielder JOEY BARTON to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer. The 29 year old has signed a four year contract.

From Aston Villa: Right back LUKE YOUNG to Queens Park Rangers on a three year deal.

From Liverpool: Left back EMILIANO INSUA to Sporting Clube de Portugal on a five year deal.

From Cesena: Forward EMANUELE GIACCHERINI to Juventus for a fee of €3 million.

From Espanyol: Striker PABLO OSVALDO to AS Roma for a fee of €17.5 million.

More transfer news

July 27th, 2011 by EricA

Regular updates with all the transfer news as they happen through this transfer window..
Latest updates: Thursday 25 August

From Arsenal: Midfielder SAMIR NASRI to Manchester City for a fee of £25 million. The France international has signed a four year deal and claims he likes the City fans better than Arsenal’s.

From Chelsea: Centre back SLOBODAN RAJKOVIC to Hamburger SV on a four year contract.

From Sporting Clube de Portugal: Midfielder SIMON VUKCEVIC to Blackburn Rovers for £2 million. The Montenegro international has signed a three year contract.

From Internazionale: Striker SAMUEL ETO’O to Anzhi Makhachkala on a three year deal. The Cameroon international will be the world’s highest paid footballer during his time at the Russian club.

From Paniani: Striker MOHAMED CHALALI has made the move from Greece to Scottish club Aberdeen.

From Liverpool: Centre back SOTIRIOS KYRGIAKOS to Wolfsburg on a two year deal.

From AZ Alkmaar: Goalkeeper SERGIO ROMERO to Sampdoria for a fee of €3.5 million.

From Southampton: Left back JOSEPH MILLS to Reading on a one year contract.

From Manchester City: Winger VLADIMIR WEISS to Dynamo Kiev for a fee of £4 million. The Slovakia international has spent most of his time in Britain out on loan, first with Bolton Wanderers and later with Rangers.

From Valencia: Winger JUAN MATA to Chelsea for a fee of £23.5 million.

From Liverpool: Striker NABIL EL ZHAR to Levante on a free transfer. The Moroccan international has signed a two year deal with the Spanish club. He spent last season on loan with Greek club PAOK F.C.

From Porto: Striker RADAMEL FALCAO to Atlético Madrid for a fee of €40 million.

From Saint-Étienne: Defender CARLOS BOCANEGRA to Rangers. The USA international has signed a three year deal.

From Örebro: Midfielder ALEJANDRO BEDOYA to Rangers. The USA international has signed a three year deal.

From West Ham United: Midfielder THOMAS HITZLSPERGER to Wolfsburg on a free transfer. The 29 year old Germany international has signed a three year deal.

From Tottenham Hotspur: Striker ROBBIE KEANE to LA Galaxy for a fee of £3.5 million. The all time top scorer for his national side Ireland is also 9th on the all time top scorer list for Spurs.

From West Bromwich Albion: Striker ISHMAEL MILLER to Notthingham Forest for a fee of £1.2 million. The 24 year old has signed a three year contract.

From Standard Liège: Defender ELIAQUIM MANGALA to FC Porto on a five year deal.

From Standard Liège: Midfielder STEVEN DEFOUR to FC Porto for a fee of €6 million. The Belgium international has signed a five year contract.

From Hércules CF: Striker HAEDO VALDEZ to Rubin Kazan on a four year deal.

From Liverpool: Centre back DANIEL AYALA to Norwich City for a fee of £800,000.

From Arsenal: Midfielder CESC FABREGAS to Barcelona in a deal believed to be worth around £35 million. The 25 year-old has finally returned to the club he first joined as a ten year old. Fabregas has signed a five year contract.

From Gremio Prudente: Right back BRUNO RIBEIRO to Blackburn Rovers on a three year contract. The Brazilian 28 year old has spent pre-season with Premier League club and has been issued with a UK work permit.

From Tombense: Defender BRUNO PERONE to Queens Park Rangers. The Brazilian 24 year old has signed a one year deal.

From Newcastle United: Left back JOSE ENRIQUE to Liverpool for a fee of £6 million.

From Reading: Striker SHANE LONG to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £4.5 million. The Ireland international has signed a three year deal.

From West Ham United: Defender MATTHEW UPSON to Stoke City on a free transfer.

From FK Partizan: Midfielder RADOSAV PETROVIC to Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £3 million.

From Manchester United: Winger GABRIEL OBERTAN to Newcastle United on a five year deal.

From Southampton: Winger ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN to Arsenal in what could be a potential £10 million deal.

From Anderlecht: Striker ROMELU LUKAKU to Chelsea. The 18-year-old Belgium international has been linked with the Blues throughout this transfer window. The move is now subject to the player passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.

From Chelsea: Midfielder YURI ZHIRKOV to Anzhi Makhachkala on a four year deal.

From FC Utrecht: Goalkeeper MICHEL VORM to Swansea City for a fee of £1.5 million.

From Ipswich Town: Goalkeeper MARTIN FULOP to West Bromwich Albion on a one year deal.

From Aston Villa: Striker JOHN CAREW on a free transfer to West Ham United.

From Liverpool: Winger MILAN JOVANOVIC to Anderlecht. The Serbia international has signed a two year deal with the Belgian side, only one year after he arrived at Liverpool from Standard Liège.

From Politehnica Timisoara: Goalkeeper COSTEL PANTILIMON to Manchester City. The 24 year old Romania international is to provide back-up to Joe Hart following Shay Given’s move to Aston Villa.

From Barcelona: Midfielder ORIOL ROMEU to Chelsea on a four year contract.

From Blackpool: Striker DJ CAMPBELL to Queens Park Rangers on a two year deal.

From Hibernian: Striker RICARDO VAZ TE to Barnsley on a one year contract.

From Dundee United: Striker DAVID GOODWILLIE to Blackburn Rovers on a four year deal.

From Burnley: Right back GRAHAM ALEXANDER to Preston North End on a one year deal.

From Sunderland: Midfielder STEED MALBRANQUE to St Etienne on a two year deal.

From Benfica: Goalkeeper ROBERTO GAGO to Real Zaragoza on a five year deal.

From Ajax: Goalkeeper MAARTEN STEKELENBURG to AS Roma for a €6.3 million fee.

From Palermo: Midfielder JAVIER PASTORE to Paris Saint Germain for a fee of €43 million. The highly sought after Argentina international has signed a five year deal.

From VfB Stuttgart: Winger CIPRIAN MARICA to Schalke 04 on a free transfer. The Romania international has signed a two year contract.

From Newcastle United: Winger WAYNE ROUTLEDGE to Swansea City for a fee of £1.8 million.

From Fiorentina: Goalkeeper SEBASTIEN FREY to Genoa on a five year deal.

From Middlesbrough: Striker LEROY LITA to Swansea City for a fee of £1.75 million.

From Burnley: Winger CHRIS EAGLES to Bolton Wanderers on a three year contract.

From Burnley: Right back TYRONE MEARS to Bolton Wanderers on a three year contract.

From Juventus: Midfielder MOHAMED SISSOKO to Paris Saint Germain for a fee of €7 million.

From Palermo: Goalkeeper SALVATORE SIRIGU to Paris Saint Germain on a four year contract.

From Atlético Madrid: Striker SERGIO AGÜERO to Manchester City on a £38 million deal. The Argentina international has signed a five year contract.

From Villarreal: Midfielder SANTIAGO CAZORLA to Málaga for €19 million.

From Aston Villa: Midfielder NIGEL REO-COKER to Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer.

The Latest Transfer News

July 11th, 2011 by EricA

Regular updates with all the transfer news as they happen through this transfer window..
Latest updates: Tuesday 26 July

From Wigan Athletic: Left winger CHARLES N’ZOGBIA to Aston Villa on a £9.5 million deal.

From Palermo: Centre back DORIN GOIAN to Rangers. The Romanian international has signed a three year deal.

From Palermo: Midfielder PAJTIM KASAMI to Fulham on a four year deal.

From Bursaspor: Striker KENNY MILLER to Cardiff City. The Scotland international did not settle in Turkey and asked to be allowed to return to Britain.

From Bayer Leverkusen: Midfielder ARTURO VIDAL to Juventus on a five year deal.

From Olympique Marseille: Left back GABRIEL HEINZE to AS Roma on a free transfer. The 33 year old Argentina international has signed a one year contract.

From Fulham: Right back JOHN PAINTSIL to Leicester City on a free transfer. The Ghanaian international was released from Fulham after Martin Jol’s arrival as new manager.

From De Graafschap: Winger STEVE DE RIDDER to Southampton on a three year deal.

From Le Mans: Striker FREDDY DROGBA to Dijon on a free transfer.

From Udinese: Striker ALEXIS SANCHEZ to Barcelona for an initial fee of €26 million with an additional €11.5 million in add-ons.

From Kashiwa Reysol: Midfielder YUKI OTSU to Borussia Mönchengladbach on a three year deal.

From Helsingborgs IF: Striker ALEXANDER GERNDT to FC Utrecht on a four year deal.


From Barcelona: Striker BOJAN KRKIC to AS Roma for €12 million. He had been excused from attending training and pre-season preparations with Barcelona. The transfer was delayed while Barcelona and the player waited to see if they’ve been successful in signing Chile striker Alexis Sánchez from Udinese.

From Villarreal: Striker JOZY ALTIDORE to AZ Alkmaar on a four year contract. The USA international has had loan spells at Hull City and Bursaspor during his time at Villarreal.

From Lazio: Goalkeeper FERNANDO MUSLERA to Galatasaray on a five year deal. The transfer involved Lorik Cana moving the opposite direction, to Lazio, while Galatasaray also paid €6.75 million to Muslera’s former club Montevideo Wanderers who still owned 50% of his playing rights. The total value of the transfer is €12 million, making the Uruguay international the most expensive goalkeeper transfer in Turkey.

From Blackburn: Goalkeeper JASON BROWN to Aberdeen on a free transfer.

From Juventus: Midfielder TIAGO MENDES to Atlético Madrid on a two year contract. The Portuguese international has been on loan to Atlético since January 2010.

From Slovan Liberec: Midfielder MARCEL GECOV to Fulham on a two year contract.

From Sevilla: Left winger DIEGO CAPEL to Sporting Clube de Portugal for €6 million fee, on a five-year contract.

From Deportivo de La Coruña: Forward ADRIAN LOPEZ to Atlético Madrid on a free transfer. The 23 year old has signed a four year contract.

From Liverpool: Left back CHRIS MAVINGA to Stade Rennais on a four year contract. With the move to Rennes, the 20 year old is returning to French football, having arrived at Liverpool from Paris Saint Germain two years ago. The U-20 French international did not break into the Liverpool 1st team under Roy Hodgson and spent the latter part of last season on loan at Belgian side Racing Genk.

From AC Siena: Striker SOULEYMANE COULIBALY to Tottenham for a £1.5 million fee. The 16 year old from Côte d’Ivoire won the Golden Boot in the recent U-17 World Championship.

From Fulham: Midfielder JONATHAN GREENING to Nottingham Forest for a £600.000 fee. The 32 year old has signed a three year contract.

From Manchester City: Striker CARLOS TEVEZ to Corinthians. Only formalities remains between the Brazilian club and a signature from the 27 year old Argentine international. UPDATE July 21st: Corinthians wasted their opportunity and didn’t manage to get through the deal before the Brazilian transfer window closed yesterday. This despite Manchester City having done what they could to help them, after accepting the £40 million bid. This has been revealed on Corinthian’s official website.

From Rosenborg: Midfielder PER CILJAN SKJELBRED to Hamburger SV. The Norwegian international has signed a four year deal.

From Aalesund: Left back JONATHAN PARR to Crystal Palace. The 22 year old will link up with fellow Norwegian Steffen Iversen at Selhurst Park.

From Real Madrid: Centre back EZEQUIEL GARAY to Benfica. The Argentine international has signed for an undisclosed fee.

From Santos: Right back JONATHAN to Internazionale on a four year contract.

From AS Roma: Goalkeeper ALEXANDER DONI to Liverpool on a free transfer.

From Manchester City: Goalkeeper SHAY GIVEN to Aston Villa on a five year deal.

From Plymouth Argyle: Midfielder KARI ARNASON to Aberdeen.

From Bordeaux: Striker FERNANDO CAVENAGHI to River Plate, who just have been shock relegated to the Argentinian second division. The 27 year old won three championships with River Plate before he left for Spartak Moscow in 2004. He moved to Bordeaux in 2007 and won Ligue 1 with the club in 2008/09. Last season he was on loan, first with Mallorca, then with Brazilian club Internacional.


From Stoke City: Forward EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN to AEK Athens on a free transfer. This after a deal with West Ham United was almost completed but fell through. The Icelandic international had a miserable season at Stoke and spent the later part of it on loan to Fulham. The prior season he was on loan at Tottenham from French side Monaco. In two months he will turn 33 years old and still seeks to emulate some the previous success enjoyed at Barcelona, Chelsea and Bolton.

From Aston Villa: Left winger STEWART DOWNING to Liverpool for a fee of £20 million.

From West Ham United: Midfielder KIERON DYER to Queens Park Rangers on a one year contract.

From AS Roma: Left back JOHN ARNE RIISE to Fulham on a three year deal.


From Liverpool: Left back PAUL KONCHESKY to Leicester City on a three year contract. The 30 year old only signed for Liverpool, from Fulham in August last year. When Kenny Dalglish took over as Liverpool manager Konchesky went on loan to Nottingham Forest for the second half of the season.

From Birmingham City: Defender ROGER JOHNSON to Wolverhampton Wanderers on a four year deal.

From Cardiff City: Striker JAY BOTHROYD to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.

From Standard Liège: Midfielder AXEL WITSEL to Benfica for a fee of €8 million. The Belgian international has signed a five year deal.

From Tottenham: Centre back JONATHAN WOODGATE to Stoke City on a free transfer. The injury plagued player was released from Tottenham and has now signed a one year contract with Tony Pulis’ side.

From Lille: Forward GERVINHO to Arsenal. The signature of 24 year old Ivory Coast international has finally been confirmed by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

From Stade Rennais: Midfielder SYLVAIN MARVEAUX to Newcastle United on a free transfer. The Frenchman failed to agree terms with Liverpool and has instead signed a five year contract with Newcastle.

From Birmingham City: Midfielder LEE BOWYER to Ipswich Town on a free transfer.

From West Bromwich Albion: Right back GIANNI ZUIVERLOON to Real Mallorca on a three year contract. The Dutchman came to WBA from Heerenveen in 2008.

Latest confirmed transfers

June 28th, 2011 by EricA

Regular updates with all the transfer news as they happen through this transfer window..
Latest updates: Sunday 10 July

From River Plate: Midfielder ERIK LAMELA to AS Roma €12 million. The 19 year old left the relegated Argentinian club and signed a five year deal with Roma.

From Benfica: Goalkeeper JOSE MOREIRA to Swansea. The 29 year old Portuguese has spent the past twelve years with Benfica.

From Rákospalotai: Goalkeeper CSABA SOMOGYI to Fulham on a one year deal. The 26 year old impressed new Fulham manager Martin Jol when he was on trial at Ajax.

From Blackpool: Midfielder CHARLIE ADAM to Liverpool. The Scotland international went for a fee of 7.5 million.

From Manchester United: Defender JOHN O’SHEA to Sunderland. The Ireland international has signed a four year contract.

From Manchester United: Defender WES BROWN to Sunderland on a four year contract.

From Reading: Defender MATT MILLS to Leicester City on a four year deal.

From Benfica: Left back FABIO COENTRAO to Real Madrid for €30 million. The Portuguese international has signed a six year contract.

From Portsmouth: Striker DAVID NUGENT to Leicester City on a three year contract.

From AZ Alkmaar: Striker KOLBEINN SIGTHORSSON to Ajax. The Iceland international has signed a four year deal.

From Arsenal: Left back GAEL CLICHY to Manchester City for a fee of £7 million. The French international has signed a four year contract.

From Bordeaux: Midfielder ALOU DIARRA to Olympique Marseille. This deal has been long in the making and the French international has signed a three year contract.

From Preston North End: Centre back SEAN ST LEDGER to Leicester City. The Ireland international has signed a three year contract.

From Bolton Wanderers: Goalkeeper ALI AL-HABSI to Wigan Athletic for £4 million. After having spent last season on loan at Wigan, the Oman international has now signed a four year contract with the club.

From Feyenoord: Winger GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM to PSV Eindhoven on a four year deal.

From Hamburger SV: Winger JONATHAN PITROIPA going to Rennes for €3.5million. The Burkina Faso international has just been given the go ahead to finalise a transfer to the French Ligue 1 club.

From Young Boys: Midfielder THIERRY DOUBAI to Udinese.

From Blackpool: Midfielder ANDY REID to Nottingham Forest on a two year deal. The 28 year old former Ireland international only arrived at Blackpool from Sunderland in January. Reid started his career with Nottingham Forest but was sold with Michael Dawson to Tottenham in 2005.

From West Bromwich Albion: Goalkeeper SCOTT CARSON to Bursaspor.

From Real Zaragoza: Midfielder GABI to Atlético Madrid for a €3 million fee.

From Werder Bremen: Midfielder TORSTEN FRINGS to Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

From Benfica: Striker NUNO GOMES to Sporting Braga. The 35 year old former Portugal international was released on a free transfer.

From RC Lens: Midfielder MEHDI ABEID to Newcastle on a five year contract.

From Birmingham City: Midfielder CRAIG GARDNER to Sunderland on a three year deal.

From Chunnam Dragons: Striker JI DONG-WON to Sunderland. The South Korean international has signed a three year deal.

From Maccabi Petah Tikva: Winger OMER DAMARI to Celtic on a three year contract. The 22 year old Israeli international went for a fee of £2million.

From Coventry City: Midfielder ISAAC OSBOURNE to Aberdeen on a free transfer.

From Club Brugge: Midfielder RONALD VARGAS to Anderlecht. The Venezuelan international has made a rare move from one rival Belgian club to another. Last time a transfer between the clubs happened was in 2000.

From Hamburger SV: Centre back DAVID ROZEHNAL to Lille. The 31 one year old Czech international came to Lille on loan last season and has now made the move permanent.

From Hapoel Tel Aviv: Goalkeeper VINCENT ENYEAMA to Lille. The 28 year old Nigerian is moving on a free transfer.

From Lillestrøm: Striker ANTHONY UJAH to Mainz 05. The 20 year old Nigerian caught the attention of several European clubs while playing last season for Norwegian side Lillestrøm, scoring an impressive 27 goals in 36 matches.

From Austria Wien: Midfielder JULIAN BAUMGARTLING to Mainz 05. The 23 year old Austrian international has agreed on a four year deal with the German Bundesliga club.

From Inverness: Striker ADAM ROONEY to Birmingham City on a free transfer. The 23 year old Irish international has signed a two year deal.

From Ipswich Town: Striker CONNOR WICKHAM to Sunderland on a four year deal. The 18 year old talent cost Sunderland £8 million but the fee could increase to £12 million depending on appearances and performances during the four year period.

From Sunderland: Striker DAVID HEALY to sign a permanent deal with Rangers. The Northern Ireland international has been on loan to Rangers since January.

From Videoton: Winger BOJAN DJORDJIC to Blackpool on a two year contract.

From Sheffield United: Striker DARIUS HENDERSON to Millwall, following United’s relegation to League One.

From Saint-Étienne: Striker DIMITRI PAYET to Lille. The 24 year old has signed a four year contract with the French champions.

From Aberdeen: Striker CHRIS MAGUIRE to Derby County. The 22 year old Scottish international has signed a three year deal.

From Villarreal: Midfielder JAVIER MATILLA to Real Betis on a three year contract. In a double deal Real Betis will also get Ecuadorian left winger JEFFERSON MONTERO on a one year loan from Villarreal.

From Hapoel Tel Aviv: Midfielder GIL VERMOUTH to Kaiserslautern for a fee of €750,000. The 25 year old Israeli international has signed a four year deal.

From Atlético Madrid: Goalkeeper DAVID DE GEA to Manchester United for £17.8 million. The twenty year old Spaniard has passed his medical and is signing as the replacement for Edwin Van Der Sar.
De Gea has just returned after winning the U-21 European Championship with Spain. He was also on the winning Spanish team in the 2007 U-17 European Championship.

From Sporting Clube de Braga: Full back SILVIO to Atlético Madrid on a five year contract. The 23-year-old, who has three caps for his country, came up through the youth ranks at Benfica and played for Atletico Cacem, Odivelas and Rio Ave before joining Braga last year.

From Crystal Palace: Midfielder NEIL DANNS to Leicester City on a free transfer. The 28 year old has signed a three year contract.

From Peterborough United: Striker CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH to Leicester City. Helping Peterborough to gain promotion, he was League One Player of The Year for the 2010/11 season. In March the 27 year old also had his debut playing for Scotland.

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