European leagues deadline day deals
A round-up of some of the transfers to go through on Monday, the last day of the summer window on the European continent:
– French Ligue 1 club Rennes have signed teenage French forward
Jeremie Boga, 18, on a season-long loan from English champions Chelsea
and have agreed a similar deal for Colombian international playmaker
Juan Fernando Quintero. The 22-year-old arrives from FC Porto of
Portugal and reports in western France say Rennes have an option to make
the move permanent for 20 million euros (£14.6m, $22.4m) next summer.
Rennes are also still hoping to bring France international playmaker
Yoann Gourcuff, a free agent after leaving Lyon, back to the club for a
second spell. (AFP)
– Cristian Zaccardo, who was in the Italy squad that triumphed at the
2006 World Cup, has left AC Milan to join newly-promoted Serie A side
Carpi. The 33-year-old, capped 17 times, has agreed a two-year deal.
(AFP)
– Serie A side Genoa have made two new loan signings, bringing in
Argentine international defender Cristian Ansaldi from Zenit St
Petersburg and Swiss international midfielder Blerim Dzemaili from
Galatasaray. (AFP)
– Former Italian international midfielder Emmanuele Giaccherini has
returned to Italy on loan to Bologna from English Premier League side
Sunderland. The 30-year-old — who has been with Sunderland for two
seasons — won two Serie A titles with Juventus and was a member of the
Italy side that reached the Euro 2012 final where they lost to Spain.
Bologna are pointless in Serie A after two games of the present
campaign. (AFP)
– Experienced Polish international Jakub Blaszczykowski has gone on
loan to Serie A side Fiorentina from Bundesliga giants Borussia
Dortmund. The 29-year-old Polish national captain has been at Dortmund
the past six seasons and was a key member of the side that collected two
league titles, a German Cup and reached the Champions League final in
2013. (AFP)
– Bosnian international midfielder Sanjin Prcic has gone on loan to
Serie A side Torino from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes. The 22-year-old, capped
four times, will go on a season-long loan initially with Torino having
the option to buy him at the end of that period. (AFP)
– Highly-regarded Moroccan international forward Hachim Mastour has
gone on loan to Spanish outfit Malaga for two seasons from Serie A side
AC Milan. The 17-year-old was born in Italy and, although he has
represented the country of his birth at youth level, he opted this year
to play for the senior Moroccan side and made his debut for them in
June. (AFP)
– Spanish side Real Betis welcomed back former Spanish international
forward Joaquin, who began his career with the Seville-based club, after
a spell with Serie A outfit Fiorentina. The 34-year-old — capped 51
times — left Betis nine years ago for Valencia, with whom he spent five
years before a two year stretch with Malaga. Betis also announced they
were taking on loan misfiring Dutch striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel on
loan from English Premier League side Norwich City — he spent last term
on loan at French Ligue 1 outfit St Etienne. (AFP)
– Ligue 1 side Montpellier have moved to end their alarming goal
drought — they have not scored a goal in their four league matches so
far this season — by a double signing of experienced Malian
international Mustapha Yatabare and young Chad international Casimir
Ninga. Yatabare, 29 and a member of the Mali side that reached the 2012
Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, joins on loan from Turkish outfit
Trabzonspor with Ninga arriving from Gabonese outfit Mangasport Moanda.
(AFP)
– Lyon insist they have sold Burkina Faso defender Bakary Kone to
English second-tier side Fulham for two million euros. However, Lyon
president Jean-Michel Aulas claimed on Monday that Fulham had pulled out
of the deal, stating Kone needed to pass extra medical tests which had
not been done before he departed on international duty. Lyon have also
allowed forward Yassine Benzia to leave for Lille on a four-year deal.
The runners-up to PSG last season added another name to their roster in
teenage French midfielder Olivier Kemen, paying Newcastle United 750,000
euros for the 18-year-old, the France Under-19 captain never played a
game for the English side since joining from Metz in 2013. (AFP)
– Young Brazilian defender Matheus Doria’s hopes of one day getting
some game time with Ligue 1 outfit Marseille look doomed for another
season as he has been loaned out to Spanish side Granada. The
20-year-old was out in the cold last term because then coach Marcelo
Bielsa hadn’t been responsible for his purchase and he was sent on loan
to Brazilian side Sao Paulo. However, despite Bielsa’s resignation after
just one league game this campaign, 20-year-old Doria hasn’t had much
better luck with new coach Michel. (AFP)
– Nigerian international striker Brown Ideye signed for Greek
champions Olympiakos ending an unhappy spell at English Premier League
outfit West Bromwich Albion, for whom he was their record signing. The
26-year-old — capped 25 times but who failed to make the squad for last
year’s World Cup finals — scored just seven times in 31 appearances
for the English side after joining them for £10 million pounds last
year. Olympiakos have also taken Portuguese forward Hernani on loan from
Porto. The 24-year-old has scored twice in eight matches this season
for Porto — he only joined them from Vitoria Guimaraes in the summer.
(AFP)