Gregory van der Wiel is heading for Paris SG
PARIS, France ● Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Ajax right-back Gregory van der Wiel is set to join Paris Saint-Germain. Van der Wiel, a Netherlands international, is expected to seal a €6 million move and sign a four-year deal before the close of the transfer window on Tuesday night. He will provide competition for Christophe Jallet. [...]
Feyenoord swoop for Pelle and Verhoek
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands ● Feyenoord signed striker Graziano Pelle and winger Wesley Verhoek on the final day of the transfer window on Friday. The Rotterdam club said Italian Pelle, who played for AZ Alkmaar from 2007-11, was joining on loan from Italians Parma. Verhoek agreed a four-year deal with Feyenoord and moved in a swap deal [...]
Celtic add Fedor to Ambrose capture
GLASGOW, Scotland ● Celtic have made their second signing of transfer deadline day by signing Getafe striker Nicolas Fedor on a season-long loan. The Spanish side confirmed the move on their official website. Celtic earlier signed Nigeria international defender Efe Ambrose from Israeli side FC Ashdod on a three-year contract. Fedor, also known as Miku, [...]
Benteke, Bowery and Westwood cement Villa moves
BIRMINGHAM, England ● Aston Villa have completed a hat-trick of deadline day deals by signing Christian Benteke, Jordan Bowery and Ashley Westwood to boost the club’s push up the table. Villa boss Paul Lambert was desperate to bring in more faces before the close of the transfer window, following a disastrous start to the season. [...]
Mbia joins QPR from Marseille as Barton goes opposite way
LONDON, England ● Queens Park Rangers signed defender Stephane Mbia from Olympique Marseille, just minutes before the transfer window closed, for an undisclosed fee on Friday. Rangers midfielder Joey Barton, the former England international, travelled in the opposition direction to join the French club on a season-long loan deal. Defender Mbia, 26, who can [...]
Real Madrid secure Essien loan
MADRID, Spain ● Chelsea announced that Michael Essien has joined Real Madrid on a season-long loan. The 29-year-old midfielder, who joined the club in 2005 from Lyon, will move to the Bernabeu and link up with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, the man who brought him to Stamford Bridge. Essien has been a [...]
Benayoun returns to Hammers on loan
LONDON, England ● Yossi Benayoun has confirmed his return to West Ham from Chelsea. The Israel international midfielder, who spent two years with the Hammers between 2005 and 2007, announced the move via his Twitter account tonight. “After a long and busy day I can say I had 3 offers from PL clubs..but [...]
CITY SIGN GARCIA FROM BENFICA
MANCHESTER, England ● Manchester City have completed the signing of Spain defensive midfielder Javi Garcia from Benfica for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old underwent a medical this evening and signed a deal to become City’s fifth capture of a busy transfer deadline day. Maicon, Scott Sinclair, Richard Wright and Matija Nastasic had joined the Barclays [...]
Clint Dempsey signs with… Spurs!
LONDON, England ● U.S. international midfielder Clint Dempsey has finally gotten his wish and is headed out of Fulham after agreeing to a deal Tottenham in the final hours of the window transfer window. The move will become official pending a physical. Dempsey, who spent the last five years with Fulham following a [...]
