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Aston Villa finally land Lescott, welcome Ilori on loan

Aston Villa have completed the signing of Joleon Lescott from West Brom. The defender has signed a two-year deal at Villa Park after spending just over 12 months with the Baggies. Lescott passed a medical on Tuesday and the move ends a long transfer chase for Villa, who wanted to sign him before his move […]

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Aaron Lennon completes move to Everton with three-year deal

Completing their second major signing of transfer deadline day, Everton have announced the permanent capture of Aaron Lennon, with the former Leeds United and Tottenham winger returning to Goodison Park on a three-year deal. Lennon spent the second half of the 2014-15 Premier League season on loan with the Toffees before returning to Spurs this summer. Manager […]

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Man United details its own timeline of David de Gea’s saga

Manchester United has fired back in its escalating war of words with Real Madrid, responding to a statement the Spanish club posted to its website on Tuesday which attempted to explain United's failures in transferring goalkeeper David de Gea to the Bernabeu. United's statement, issued as the club "[felt] compelled to provide some clarification," detailed a timeline which […]

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Glenn Murray completes switch from Crystal Palace to Bournemouth

Striker Glenn Murray has signed for Bournemouth from Crystal Palace. The Premier League sides confirmed the move for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. The 31-year-old scored 47 goals in 125 appearances for Palace and was a key figure in their promotion to the top flight. The fee was reportedly around £5 million. BREAKING: […]
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Real Madrid blames Manchester United for collapse of de Gea deal

Real Madrid have defended their conduct over the failed bid to sign David de Gea and accused Manchester United of holding up the deal. United and Madrid had agreed a deal worth £29 million for the sale of De Gea to the Bernabeu, with Keylor Navas heading in the other direction. But that deal fell […]

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West Brom reject third Tottenham bid for Saido Berahino

West Brom have rejected a third bid from Tottenham for Saido Berahino, Press Association Sport understands. The offer, which arrived late on Tuesday, was only marginally better than Spurs' previous bid, which would have risen to £21 million with clauses and add-ons. The Baggies have instantly dismissed Tottenham's third approach and remain determined to keep […]

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Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Anthony Martial

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Monaco's Anthony Martial in a deal poised to make the 19-year-old French forward the most expensive teenager in history. Although a final fee has not been confirmed, previous reports placing Monaco's price at £36 million would be a new world record for player under 20 years old. United confirmed the […]

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Chelsea land Senegal international Papy Djilobodji from Nantes

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of defender Papy Djilobodji from Nantes. The Ligue 1 club announced his departure for Stamford Bridge earlier on Tuesday's transfer deadline day, and the Premier League champions later confirmed the 26-year-old Senegal international defender's arrival on a four-year contract. Djilobodji said on chelseafc.com: "I'm very happy to sign for a […]

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DeAndre Yedlin joins Sunderland on a season-long loan deal

Tottenham Hotspur and US international DeAndre Yedlin has signed a loan deal with Sunderland to help his chances of playing first-team football in the Premier League. Sunderland manager Dick Advocaat has made eight signings this summer, and has added Yedlin to the pile of new players that can try to help the club stay in […]

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Louis Van Gaal’s failure to buy British is a problem for Manchester United

If one takes a closer look at the list of players bought by Louis van Gaal during his time as manager at Old Trafford (see below), one thing must start to worry a lot of Manchester United supporters, especially the British ones, but perhaps also those of us who were born before soccer became a […]

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Everton announce £9.5 million signing of Ramiro Funes Mori

Everton have announced the signing of defender Ramiro Funes Mori from River Plate. The 24-year-old Argentinian has joined the Barclays Premier League club for a fee of £9.5 million, committing until 2020. The Toffees tweeted: "£EFC complete signing of defender Ramiro Funes Mori for a fee of £9.5 million on a five-year deal." A deal […]

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West Ham announce signings of Nikica Jelavic, Victor Moses and Alex Song

West Ham have announced the signing of striker Nikica Jelavic from Hull as the Premier League club take their number of deadline day signings to three, following the signings earlier today of Victor Moses from Chelsea and Alex Song from Barcelona. Jelavic has signed an initial two-year deal at Upton Park, where he will link […]

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Manchester United blame Real Madrid for De Gea deal collapse

Manchester United insist Real Madrid were the ones to blame for the shock 11th-hour collapse of David de Gea's proposed move to the Bernabeu. United and Madrid had agreed a deal worth £29million for the sale of the Spanish goalkeeper on Monday, with Keylor Navas coming to Old Trafford as part of the agreement. But […]

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Di Maria claims Louis van Gaal clash is reason behind transfer

When Manchester United secured the signing of Angel Di Maria last summer for £60 million, it appeared that the Red Devils were back on their way to the Champions League following an extremely disappointing (to put it mildly) 2013/14 campaign. After all, Di Maria is a world-class midfielder and was the exact type of player […]

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Inter Milan secures Adem Ljajic on loan from Roma through end of the season

Inter Milan have further bolstered their attacking options with the loan signing of Adem Ljajic from Roma. The 23-year-old Serbian has beaten the Italian transfer deadline to move to San Siro for the 2015-16 season, to which Inter have made a bright start thanks to three goals from Stevan Jovetic, a summer arrival from Manchester […]