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LAURIE WHITWELL: Peter Odemwingie has signed a new deal at Stoke City.
The Nigerian forward, who turns 34, in a fortnight, pens a 12-month contract with an option of a further year.
Stoke City's Peter Odemwingie (front) celebrates with Stephen Ireland
Following his move from Tottenham this week, Paulinho was
greeted by ex-Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari upon his arrival
at Guangzhou Evergrande's training base on Thursday.
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Paulinho greeted by boss Luiz Felipe Scolari
18:00
CHRIS WHEELER: Manchester City will listen
to offers for Edin Dzeko amid reports in Italy that Roma have already
agreed personal terms over a four-year deal for the Bosnia striker.
Dzeko, 29, only signed a new contract at the Etihad last summer but his future has been in doubt since City brought in Wilfried Bony from Swansea for £28million in the January transfer window.
City are unlikely to accept anything less than £20m for Dzeko who has scored 72 goals in 189 games for the club since arriving from Wolfsburg for £27m in January 2011.
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Dzeko, 29, only signed a new contract at the Etihad last summer but his future has been in doubt since City brought in Wilfried Bony from Swansea for £28million in the January transfer window.
City are unlikely to accept anything less than £20m for Dzeko who has scored 72 goals in 189 games for the club since arriving from Wolfsburg for £27m in January 2011.
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Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko
JACK BEZANTS: Johan Cruyff is sceptical
about whether Barcelona need to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, and
has criticised the club for not doing enough to bring youngsters
through in recent seasons.
The Barcelona and Ajax legend took to his own website to voice his queries regarding France international Pogba, who Barcelona have reportedly tabled an offer of £56.7million.
'In my opinion he is a great player,' Cruyff said. 'But if you are a coach, you sign a player to make the other players and the team better.'
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The Barcelona and Ajax legend took to his own website to voice his queries regarding France international Pogba, who Barcelona have reportedly tabled an offer of £56.7million.
'In my opinion he is a great player,' Cruyff said. 'But if you are a coach, you sign a player to make the other players and the team better.'
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17:35
BEN NAGLE: Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana
has hailed his new Reds team-mate Nathaniel Clyne and believes the full
back can improve even more at Anfield.
The pair were at Southampton together, before Lallana moved north last summer, and they have now been reunited following Clyne's £12.5million deal.
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The pair were at Southampton together, before Lallana moved north last summer, and they have now been reunited following Clyne's £12.5million deal.
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Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana (right) during their Southampton days
17:25
SAM CUNNINGHAM: Aston Villa have launched a £1.1million bid for Ajax wing back Nicolai Boilesen.
The 23-year-old is highly-rated and has already won 15 Denmark caps, but has moved into the final year of his contract and Villa manager Tim Sherwood is hoping to purchase him for a bargain fee.
Boilsen, who operates down the left flank, is the sort of attacking full back Sherwood wants in his Villa team.
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The 23-year-old is highly-rated and has already won 15 Denmark caps, but has moved into the final year of his contract and Villa manager Tim Sherwood is hoping to purchase him for a bargain fee.
Boilsen, who operates down the left flank, is the sort of attacking full back Sherwood wants in his Villa team.
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Nicolai Boilesen of Ajax
17:12
Juan Cuadrado is 'happy' at
Chelsea and has no plans to leave this summer despite a difficult start
to life at Stamford Bridge since his £27million January move.
Chelsea splashed out to bring the
Colombian winger to London from Fiorentina but he has faltered with
appearances limited to mistake-ridden cameos towards the end of the
season.
Inter Milan and Juventus have been
linked with an escape offer for Cuadrado to bring him back to Serie A
but the player's agent says he has no intention of quitting the Barclays
Premier League champions.
Chelsea's Colombian midfielder Juan
Cuadrado (left) vies with Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe during the
English Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford
Bridge
16:52
Liverpool look set to lose
out on the signing of Carlos Bacca with the Sevilla forward due to have a
medical in the next few days to complete his transfer to AC Milan.
According to Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan representatives have travelled to Barranquilla, Colombia, where Bacca is currently on holiday, to oversee a medical.
Sevilla confirmed on Wednesday that
AC Milan were prepared to pay Bacca's £21million buy-out clause to
acquire the South American this summer.
Bacca was rumoured to be heading to Liverpool, but the striker is set for a medical at AC Milan
16:38
Manchester United keeper David de Gea is in Madrid...
16:35
PETE JENSON:
Real Madrid’s 16-year-old Norwegian international Martin Odegaard could
be set to join the club he made his debut against last season.
La Liga minnows Getafe have added
their name to the list of sides that want to take him on loan this
summer and their president Angel Torres met with Real officials this
week to discuss how the move might work.
Odegaard made his debut against
Getafe in a 7-3 win at the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of last season
now they have moved to the top of queue of potential loan clubs.
Martin Odegaard comes on for his debut against Getafe last season
16:25
There can be fewer teams
since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 that have concluded
more transfer activity than Manchester City.
While they are now rightly
considered among England's elite, over the past two decades there have
been some hilarious failures along with a group of current stars who
will go down as some of the finest to play for the club.
Here, Sportsmail's Mike Keegan looks at the 10 best and worst City signings of the Premier League era.
Who makes it on to Manchester City's best and worst transfer list? Click above to find out
16:15
Ipswich wrap up Arsenal loan signing
16:02
OLIVER TODD:
Sporting Lisbon have signed tsunami survivor Martunis to their academy,
11 years after the disaster that forced him to survive on puddle water
for 21 days and killed his mother and two brothers.
Martunis, now 17, was unveiled in the
Portuguese capital having pursued his dream in spite of the desolation
brought on by the disaster that hit his home in Indonesia on Boxing Day
2004.
The giant waves, caused by an earthquake
in the Indian Ocean, killed 230,000 people across 14 countries and
separated the young boy from his family, leaving him to live off some
noodles he had found and water from puddles.
Sporting Lisbon have signed Martunis, 11 years on from the tsunami that tore his life apart
15:42
Everton do a deal, too!
15:32
Cattermole ties down new Sunderland deal
Lee Cattermole has committed his long-term future to Sunderland by signing a five-year contract extension.
The 27-year-old midfielder, who had 12 months remaining on his existing deal, has now been tied up until the summer of 2021.
Head coach Dick Advocaat said: 'Lee is the controller of the side. He is a motivator, a leader and central to the success of our team. To know that he will be with us for many years to come is very important to the club.'
The 27-year-old midfielder, who had 12 months remaining on his existing deal, has now been tied up until the summer of 2021.
Head coach Dick Advocaat said: 'Lee is the controller of the side. He is a motivator, a leader and central to the success of our team. To know that he will be with us for many years to come is very important to the club.'
15:30
ADAM SMITH:
With Manchester United circling, Bastian Schweinsteiger needs to make a
decision on where he will be playing his football, says his manager Pep
Guardiola.
The Germany international could be tempted by new surroundings, having spent a successful 13 years at Bayern Munich.
Guardiola is desperate to keep the midfielder at the club but knows that the final decision is down to the 30-year-old.
15:09
This just in...
Free agent goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi is training with Reading.
The Oman goalkeeper is out of contract after leaving Wigan. Reading have
been keen to find a goalkeeper and have been talking to West Brom about
Boaz Myhill.
Free agent Ali Al-Habsi is in training with Reading
14:59
QPR tie up deal for Mainz striker Polter
14:48
West Ham co-chairman David Gold has confirmed the club are looking to secure Carl Jenkinson's return to Upton Park.
The Arsenal full back spent last
season on loan with the Hammers and manager Slaven Bilic is hopeful of
retaining his services for the new campaign.
Gold told talkSPORT: 'We are very working hard to try and get Carl back here.'
West Ham are attempting to secure the permanent signing of Carl Jenkinson from Arsenal
14:21
JONNY SINGER:
Jackson Martinez's move to Atletico Madrid not only bolsters the Spanish
side's forward line, it also increases Porto's remarkable record for
selling players.
Since winning the Champions League in 2004 the Portuguese club have received almost £500million in transfer fees.
The majority of these fees have come from
selling stars to Europe's elite for sky-high prices, with Martinez the
ninth player to leave the club for more than £20m.
Jackson Martinez (pictured playing for Porto last season) has just moved to Atletico Madrid
13:52
SAMI MOKBEL: Tottenham supremo Daniel Levy is expected in Spain this week in an attempt to strike a deal for Toby Alderweireld.
The Atletico Madrid star is on Mauricio Pochettino's hitlist but a move for the defender is far from certain.
And Levy is due to jet into the Spanish capital this week to clinch an agreement with Atletico officials.
Toby Alderweireld, who spent last season on loan at Southampton, is a transfer target for Spurs
13:32
SEAN GALLAGHER:
Alex Song has fuelled speculation that he is closing in on a return to
West Ham after uploading a video on Instagram of him training in the
club's new training shorts in the gym on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old, who impressed for
the Hammers during a loan spell last season, is believed to have been at
the club's training base when doing the exercise drills.
As Sportsmail revealed
on Monday, the Cameroon international has agreed personal terms with
the east London side and is now awaiting a medical ahead of a permanent
move.
A fee is yet to be
agreed with Barcelona for the former Arsenal midfielder though, with the
Hammers keen to land Song on a free transfer ideally.
13:19
CHRIS WHEELER: One-time England striker Kevin Davies has accused Preston North End of reneging on the offer of a new deal at Deepdale.
Davies helped the club to win
promotion from League One last season and is upset that chairman Peter
Ridsdale and manager Simon Grayson have gone back on assurances that he
would be rewarded with a player-coach role to continue his career at the
age of 38.
The former Southampton, Blackburn
and Bolton striker is also angry that Preston’ s decision to place him
on their retained list five weeks ago deterred other clubs from offering
him a contract.
13:05
Around the grounds...
Sportsmail's SIMON JONES has a few lines of Championship information for you...
- Middlesbrough will offer James Husband in a £2million bid to sign striker Darryl Murphy from Ipswich Town.
- Wolves look to have won the race to sign Sammy Ameobi on loan from Newcastle. The 23-year-old is poised to sign a new contract at Newcastle before joining on loan. Cardiff, who face losing Peter Whittingham to Hull, also spoke to Ameobi.
- Wigan are signing Tranmere midfielder Max Power.
- Middlesbrough will offer James Husband in a £2million bid to sign striker Darryl Murphy from Ipswich Town.
- Wolves look to have won the race to sign Sammy Ameobi on loan from Newcastle. The 23-year-old is poised to sign a new contract at Newcastle before joining on loan. Cardiff, who face losing Peter Whittingham to Hull, also spoke to Ameobi.
- Wigan are signing Tranmere midfielder Max Power.
12:56
PETE JENSON:
Barcelona are confident of beating Chelsea to the signing of Arda Turan
with the player expected to complete the £25million move as soon as
personal terms are finalised.
Barca coach Luis Enrique requested the 28-year-old Atletico Madrid midfielder be signed before he went on holiday.
It now seems that when he returns to
begin pre-season training the captain of the Turkey national side will
be under his orders although he will not be able to play for Barca in an
official match until 2016 because of their FIFA-imposed ban on
registering players.
Barcelona wouldn't be able to play Arda Turan until 2016, but they look set to secure the signing
12:53
MARK WILSON:
Ronny Deila secured Saidy Janko as a second summer signing and
immediately challenged him to force his way into Celtic’s Champions
League plans.
The former Manchester United
youngster has signed a four-year contract, subject to the results of a
medical, after finalising the deal in Glasgow on Wednesday.
Janko was at St Mirren Park to watch
from the stand as his new side opened their build-up to the crucial
European qualifiers with a 2-0 friendly win over Den Bosch.
Saidy Janko became Celtic's second signing of the summer on Wednesday
12:37
MIKE KEEGAN:
Manchester United are yet to receive a bid from Real Madrid for David
de Gea and will be sticking to their £35million valuation of the
goalkeeper.
De Gea, 24, has not signed a
£200,000-a-week contract extension to remain at Old Trafford amid strong
interest from the La Liga giants.
He only has a year remaining on his current deal and could leave for free next summer.
12:31
Another done deal!
Nottingham Forest have secured the signing of former Derby County winger Jamie Ward.
The Northern Ireland international was released this summer after four years at Derby, and has now opted to join their East Midlands rivals.
The Northern Ireland international was released this summer after four years at Derby, and has now opted to join their East Midlands rivals.
12:21
Sportsmail's Mike Keegan says...
Inter Milan are closing in on a deal for Manchester City's surplus-to-requirements striker Stevan Jovetic.
The Serie A giants met the Montenegro international's representatives in Italy on Tuesday with a view of triggering a move away from the Etihad Stadium.
City will look for around £15m for the 25-year-old, who cost them an initial £22m when he joined the club from Fiorentina in 2013.
However, Inter are thought to prefer a loan deal with an agreement to make the deal permanent at its conlcusion.
Juventus are also interested in Jovetic but the striker is understood to prefer a switch to the San Siro where he would work under Roberto Mancini, who left City two months before he signed for the club.
The Serie A giants met the Montenegro international's representatives in Italy on Tuesday with a view of triggering a move away from the Etihad Stadium.
City will look for around £15m for the 25-year-old, who cost them an initial £22m when he joined the club from Fiorentina in 2013.
However, Inter are thought to prefer a loan deal with an agreement to make the deal permanent at its conlcusion.
Juventus are also interested in Jovetic but the striker is understood to prefer a switch to the San Siro where he would work under Roberto Mancini, who left City two months before he signed for the club.
Yes, you Stevan! Inter Milan are closing in on a deal for Manchester City striker Jovetic
12:15
OLIVER TODD:
Robin van Persie, David de Gea and Nani could all be heading for the
Manchester United exit door in the coming days, according to reports in
the press around Europe on Thursday.
Louis van Gaal is said to have named his
price - £25million - for Real Madrid to complete a move for De Gea,
while Van Persie is being lined up as Besiktas' new striker. Nani has
welcomed visitors from Fenerbahce as he looks to leave, too.
Turkish paper Fanatik have Van Persie
splashed across their front page as cash-rich Besiktas look to make him
their first-choice centre forward for next season.
The front page of Turkish newspaper Fanatik focuses on Robin van Persie, among others
12:02
SIMON JONES: Everton are showing an interest in West Brom right back Cristian Gamboa as they look for cover for Seamus Coleman.
Manager Roberto Martinez has drawn up a list including Leeds United's Sam Byram and Brentford's Moses Odubajo.
21-year-old right back Byram is
valued at £8million by Leeds owner Massimo Cellino after coming through
the club's academy to become a key first-team player.
11:42
LAURIE WHITWELL AND SIMON JONES: Aston Villa
are closing in on a £9million deal for Lille midfielder Idrissa Gueye
after having a bid accepted by the Ligue 1 club.
The Senegal midfielder is expected in England on Thursday to conduct negotiations with the Midlands club.
Manager Tim Sherwood is keen to add strength to his midfield and the 25-year-old fits the bill.
Aston Villa are close to signing Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye (right)
11:26
Done deals left, right and centre...
Reading have announced their third signing of the week...
Paul McShane has joined following the expiration of his contract at Hull
City.
The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland defender has signed a contract through until the summer of 2018.
The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland defender has signed a contract through until the summer of 2018.
11:15
BREAKING: Fulham sign Jazz Richards from Swansea
Fulham have confirmed the arrival of Jazz Richards from Swansea for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £500,000.
The Wales international underwent a medical on Wednesday before signing for the Craven Cottage club.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at the club, starting 14 matches, and said of his permanent move:
'When I was on loan here last season I settled in straight away with the lads and the staff, and I enjoyed the style of football that Kit Symons was trying to get the team playing. That made me want to come back.'
The Wales international underwent a medical on Wednesday before signing for the Craven Cottage club.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at the club, starting 14 matches, and said of his permanent move:
'When I was on loan here last season I settled in straight away with the lads and the staff, and I enjoyed the style of football that Kit Symons was trying to get the team playing. That made me want to come back.'
11:09
Roma tie up deal for Iago Falque
Serie A club Roma have secured the signing of Iago Falque from Genoa.
The Spanish midfielder will initially join on loan for a fee of €1 million, with a commitment to buy the player 12 months later for €7m providing he has made at least one competitive appearance.
The Spanish midfielder will initially join on loan for a fee of €1 million, with a commitment to buy the player 12 months later for €7m providing he has made at least one competitive appearance.
11:05
From Sportsmail's Mike Keegan...
Blackpool have had two bids for Morecambe striker Jack Redshaw rejected.
The Shrimpers value the former Manchester City striker, 24, at £225,000 and are reluctant to let him go for less.
The Shrimpers value the former Manchester City striker, 24, at £225,000 and are reluctant to let him go for less.
Jack Redshaw (left) is a transfer target for Blackpool and is valued by Morecambe at £225,000
11:00
Hammond signs Leicester extension
Leicester midfielder Dean Hammond has signed a new contract with the club after his previous deal expired.
The 32-year-old made just 12
appearances in the club's Premier League survival battle last season and
was out of contract at the end of June but will stay on for another 12
months.
'Dean, whose previous deal expired
on Tuesday, has agreed terms on a one-year extension and will report for
pre-season training with the squad next week,' said a statement on
Leicester's official website.
10:49
LAURIE WHITWELL:
Leicester City face a race against time to appoint a new manager with a
shortlist still being assembled following the sacking of Nigel Pearson.
The club are understood to have had
no candidate in mind when they dismissed Pearson on Tuesday even though
the Premier League starts in five weeks and some players reported back
to training yesterday, with the majority returning next week.
Bolton boss Neil Lennon, who is the
bookies’ favourite to take charge, still holds Leicester close to his
heart but has, as yet, had no contact about the vacancy.
Neil Lennon, manager of Bolton Wanderers, could take charge of Leicester ahead of next season
10:27
Nathaniel Clyne completed his £12million move to Liverpool and admitted the Reds have to do better this season.
The Southampton right back became
Brendan Rodgers’ sixth signing of the close season after completing the
paperwork on a five-year contract.
Clyne thinks the additions to the squad will help the club seek to regain Champions League status.
‘There is room for improvement and
you can see with the signings that have been made, we’re pushing for
it,’ he told liverpoolfc.com.
‘If we get a good pre-season and
start the season brightly, it’ll be looking good. I’m fully confident I
am good enough to play for a team like Liverpool. What I need to do now
is show that.’
Nathaniel Clyne poses with a Liverpool shirt following his £12.5million move to Anfield
10:12
Brentford secure Bjelland signing
Another one through the door at Griffin Park - Brentford have signed Danish defender Andreas Bjelland from FC Twente.
Speaking to the club's website, Brentford head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen said: 'I am very happy that we have brought Andreas to Brentford.
'He brings a lot of experience to the squad and that is good for us as we have a lot of young players. He is good defender but also likes to play football from the back.
'Andreas is also a Danish international and it is good for the image of Brentford FC that we can attract such players.'
Speaking to the club's website, Brentford head coach Marinus Dijkhuizen said: 'I am very happy that we have brought Andreas to Brentford.
'He brings a lot of experience to the squad and that is good for us as we have a lot of young players. He is good defender but also likes to play football from the back.
'Andreas is also a Danish international and it is good for the image of Brentford FC that we can attract such players.'
10:10
One from last night...
La Liga side Sevilla have signed AC Milan's French centre back Adil Rami.
Speaking to SFC Radio about the signing, Sevilla's director of football Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo said: 'Rami was our first choice, the one we wanted most.'
Speaking to SFC Radio about the signing, Sevilla's director of football Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo said: 'Rami was our first choice, the one we wanted most.'
09:58
SAMI MOKBEL: With Prague’s skyline as a backdrop, Petr Cech recalls the moment he knew his Chelsea career was over.
He remembers it well. March 1, at around 6pm under Wembley’s arch, having just notched his 12th major honour as a Blue.
‘The moment I knew I had to leave? After the Capital One Cup final,’ reveals Arsenal’s new goalkeeper.
Petr Cech has just signed for Arsenal from Premier League champions Chelsea
09:41
CHRIS WHEELER AND PETE JENSON:
Manchester City face an increasingly desperate battle to sign Paul
Pogba from Juventus, but hope to take a step closer to landing Kevin De
Bruyne when his agent meets with Wolfsburg next week.
City’s fears that Pogba could end up
at Barcelona next year were confirmed on Wednesday when two senior
representatives of the Spanish club, Ariedo Braida and Albert Soler, met
with Juve’s managing director Giuseppe Marotta and sporting director
Fabio Paratici at a Milan restaurant.
Marotta later confirmed that a bid
of £56.7million had been received for Pogba, but insisted the
22-year-old France midfielder would not be sold.
Manchester City are closing in on Kevin de Bruyne (left) but struggling to get Paul Pogba (right)
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