Premier League News Links: Pavel Pogrebnyak Completes Move to Reading

Fulham losing Pavel Pogrebnyak is definitely a blow, whether Fulham supporters will admit it or not. The Russian striker scored 6 goals for Fulham last season in just 12 league appearances. The Cottagers will miss that strike-rate this next season. For Reading, meanwhile, it’s a big coup for manager Brian McDermott.

Here are the rest of the news headlines:

• Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak completes move to Reading — The Guardian
• Aston Villa sign Sheffield United defender Matthew Lowton as Paul Lambert shores up defense — The Telegraph
• Arsenal striker Joel Campbell has joined Real Betis on a season-long loan deal — Sky Sports
  
• Asamoah Gyan leaves Sunderland to sign for UAE-based side Al-Ain on a permanent deal — BBC Sport
• Coventry City starlet Gael Bigirimana is undergoing a medical at Newcastle — Sky Sports
  
• Alan Curtis is promoted to first team coach at Swansea — BBC Sport
• Tottenham’s Steven Caulker signs new four-year deal — The Guardian
  
• Manchester United are set to reward youngster Larnell Cole with a new deal at Old Trafford — Sky Sports
  
• Sky subscribers pay price for Premier League rights deal — The Telegraph
  
• Brazil ace Oscar has confirmed Tottenham have expressed an interest in signing him — Sky Sports
  
• Steven Naismith says conscience clear over move to Everton from Rangers — The Guardian
  
• Aston Villa have confirmed that Stiliyan Petrov will remain as their captain — Sky Sports
  
• QPR’s chairman Tony Fernandes sizes up three possible stadium sites — The Guardian
  
• Newcastle United defender James Tavernier has agreed a new three-year deal — Sky Sports
• Arsenal’s self-financing model comes under scrutiny from within — The Guardian
  
• UEFA have told Newcastle they could yet avoid having to play twice in 48 hours at the start of season — Sky Sports
  
• Goalline technology finally gets the green light; Set to be implemented in EPL as early as 2013-14 season — The Guardian