16.40 BST: Blackburn striker David Goodwillie will rejoin his former club Dundee United on loan until mid-January. He moved to Ewood Park in August 2011, scoring five goals in 34 matches.
17.51 BST - DONE DEAL: Swansea City have completed the signing of Real Betis midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo on a three-year deal.
17.40 BST: Bolton are close to signing Jermaine Beckford from Leicester, with
Dougie Freedman claiming a deal has been agreed. Meanwhile,
the club have signed 18-year-old Conor Wilkinson from Millwall, while defender
Sam Ricketts looks to be going to Wolves.
17.24 BST: Manchester United sources have stated to ESPN that a deal for Thiago Alcantara is now "very close", as the club feel the situation has taken a positive turn over the past few days.
FULL STORY.
17.12 BST: We have an update on United's pursuit of Thiago coming up on site shortly. Watch this space...
16.48 BST - DONE DEAL: Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of Stephen Dobbie from Brighton on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
16.30 BST: Vitesse Arnhem midfielder Marco van Ginkel has held talks with Chelsea about a potential move, according to reports, with more negotiations thought to be scheduled.
15.50 BST: A small medley of deals that have gone through today: Jason Kennedy has joined Bradford from Rochdale on a free; Dervan Green has gone from Burton to Blackburn (undisclosed); Elliot Benyon has Southend from Torquay (free); Matt Sparrow, also on a free, moves from Crawley to Scunthorpe, while Dale Tonge goes from Rotherham to Torquay (free).
15.30 BST: Is winger Matt Taylor becoming disillusioned with life at West Ham United? talkSPORT think so, and suggest the 31-year-old could be a target for Newcastle United.
14.55 BST: Goalkeeping gossip from the misty, mysterious banks of the Trent: Nottingham Forest are interested in bringing in Dorus De Vries from Wolves, and are, says the
Nottingham Post, holding talks with him about a free transfer.
14.35 BST: Midfielder John Eustace could move to Derby after Rams boss Nigel Clough said the 33-year-old former Watford man was training with them.
14.20 BST - DONE DEAL: Kolo Toure has completed his move to Liverpool, with the 32-year-old putting pen to paper on a two-year deal and becoming the club’s fourth signing of the summer. He told the Reds' official website: "This means a lot to me. I'm joining one of the best clubs in England."
13.49 BST: Kaka has said that he
wants to stay at Real Madrid and play under his former AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti next season.
The Brazil international, 31, who has seen his influence at the Bernabeu wane in recent times, has been linked with a summer exit, with his old side Sao Paulo reportedly interested. However, he has suggested he will still be at Madrid next term, and plans to discuss his future with Ancelotti, who brought him to Milan in 2003.
13.45 BST: Sometimes, a mere handful of vastly-expensive signings can feel like a bagatelle. Billionaire Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev dig into his vast resources to acquire James Rodriguez, Joao Moutinho and the prolific Radamel Falcao for an estimated &eyro;130 million, but coach
Claudio Ranieri wants more.
Ranieri, who steered the principality club back to Ligue 1 after two years away, said: “I hope other players are going to come. I hope we'll have a great season."
13.08 BST - DONE DEAL: Hull have
completed the signing of 31-year-old goalkeeper Allan McGregor from Turkish club Besiktas for an undisclosed fee, with the move subject to international clearance. He has signed a three-year deal and told the club’s official website: "I'm really excited to be here."
13.05 BST: News from the Championship, of both comings and goings: Bolton are close to bringing in striker Jermaine Beckford from Leicester, according to BBC Radio Manchester; Udinese defender Gabriele Angella is heading towards Watford, and out-of-contract Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz is reportedly on his way to link up with Roberto Martinez again at Everton.
12.34 BST: It must feel strange to be a Wolves fan at the moment, with back-to-back relegations having been suffered and a new era of austerity dawning in League One.
The
Birmingham Mail reports that Wolves, whose Premier League survivals under Mick McCarthy must seem light years away, could lose Bakary Sako to Fulham, with talks over a move ongoing. New Wolves boss Kenny Jackett told the paper: "Fulham are genuinely interested in Sako, and now it is about negotiations between the two clubs. He's not one I thought would necessarily be with us in League One at the start."
12.28 BST: Talks between Crystal Palace and Peterborough over a move for striker Dwight Gayle are continuing, the
London Evening Standard has reported.
The paper says Premier League newcomers palace could eventually land their man in a deal worth around £8.5 million, which would mean a windfall of almost £1 million for his former club Dagenham and Redbridge.
Gayle, who joined Peterborough from the Daggers for £500,000 in January, scored 13 goals in 29 but was unable to prevent Darren Ferguson’s side from being relegated after a last-day draw... at Palace.
12.23 BST - DONE DEAL: Walsall are suffering something of an exodus of attackers, with the latest to leave being winger Jamie Paterson, who has moved to Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.
12.15 BST: Sunderland are in advanced talks with AZ Alkmaar’s US international striker Jozy Altidore,
ESPN has been told. Altidore scored 23 goals last season, generating interest from a number of clubs in England, Germany and Italy, including Lazio.
12.00 BST: It seems as though the mooted £1 million Wigan move for Newcastle midfielder James Perch could be finalised later this week. The Newcastle Chronicle says he is heading for talks with the Championship club.
11.45 BST: You know how people often talk about signings being “the final piece of the jigsaw”? Well, here’s
Miguel Delaney to
explain why that theory doesn’t always work.
11.40 BST - UNDONE DEAL?: Younes Belhanda
has had second thoughts about a move to Dynamo Kiev and no longer wants to join the Ukrainian giants,
L'Equipe has reported.
A picture was published of Belhanda, 23, standing alongside fellow new arrivals Dieumerci Mbokani and Jeremain Lens on the pitch, while Dynamo's official website featured a quote from him. However, France's main sports daily claimS he has had a change of heart and that some sources insisted he had signed only a pre-contract agreement. Others, though, have said a legally-binding deal has been struck.
11.30 BST - DONE DEAL: Spanish side Celta Vigo have boosted their attacking options by
signing forward Nolito from Benfica. New Celta coach Luis Enrique signed the 26-year-old on a four-year contract after first working with the striker during their time together at Barcelona.
11.20 BST: Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins has told the
South Wales Evening Post that his club are
in negotiations with Liverpool over the potential signing of England Under-21 international midfielder Jonjo Shelvey. "There is an interest there, and we are talking to Liverpool," he said.
11.15 BST - DONE DEAL: Burnley have signed 18-year-old goalkeeper Daniel Nizicon, formerly of Sydney FC, on a two-year deal subject to international clearance.
11.00 BST: Another busy manager so far has been Paul Lambert, with the Villa boss not a man to rest on his laurels after last season eventually brought both survival and improvement. Lambert has already made a clutch of signings, and the
Birmingham Mail suggests that another one – Belgian winger Nacer Chadli, of FC Twente, could soon follow.
10.55 BST: And so the summer of ins and outs at Loftus Road continues following QPR’s expensive disaster of a season last time out. In January, in came Christopher Samba from Anzhi Makhachkala for about £12 million. In July, out goes Christopher Samba to Anzhi Makhachkala for about £12 million, according to Sky Sports.
10.45 BST: Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale, a target for Real Madrid, has
spoken of his admiration for Spanish football in an interview with
Esquire magazine.
Bale, 23, was named as both the PFA and Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year in May after a season in which he scored 21 Premier League goals. However, the Wales international’s match-winning feats were not enough to seal a top-four place for Spurs, leading to speculation that he could leave the North London club - with Real president Florentino Perez an admirer.
US beat the shit out of Guatemala last night in a Gold Cup tune up, 6-0.
Sonofanump;1469078 wrote:Ghana gonna to the semis in the U20!
I would say this is big for Ghana but I'm pretty sure they won the 21U World Cup before and it didnt really translate to the senior level.
Diego Forlan to TFC...rumors abound.
Check this goal from Messi's charity game in Chicago over the weekend.