Albert Riera did not consider joining another club after discovering he was a target of Liverpool.

The former Espanyol winger moved to Anfield on Monday as Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez paid an undisclosed fee ahead of the transfer window deadline.

And having completed his move to Merseyside, Reira, who had a loan spell at Manchester City in 2006, is looking forward to the challenge. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United are delighted to announce the signing of Dimitar Berbatov.

The Bulgarian international striker, 27, has signed a four-year contract after joining from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.

As part of the deal, United striker Fraizer Campbell will spend the rest of the 2008/09 season on loan at White Hart Lane. Click to continue reading...

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For better or worse, there were no deadline-day transfers (in or out) for QPR...The transfer window is now closed for the next four months. The option of signing players on loan remains (although the rumoured Frazier-Campbell from Manchester United went out the window, with his last minute signing for Spurs. Click to continue reading...

Manchester united have finally got their man as Dimitar Berbatov signed for Manchester United for a fee of 30.75 million pounds.

The Bulgarian international striker, 27, has signed a four-year contract after joining from Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.

As part of the deal, United striker Fraizer Campbell will spend the rest of the 2008/09 season on loan at White Hart Lane. Click to continue reading...

Danny Higgnbotham has rejoined Stoke from Sunderland on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old returns to the Britannia Stadium after just one year with the Black Cats following a £3million move in the summer of 2007.



Everton have also made another late signing, bolstering their goalkeeping reserves with the signing of Carlo Nash from Wigan. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have finally completed the signing of Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old was finally allowed to leave Eastlands after the Blues signed South American duo Pablo Zabaleta and Glauber over the weekend. City boss Mark Hughes had originally attempted to hang onto the former Dynamo Zagreb full-back, but he appeared keen [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have signed Spain winger Albert Riera from Espanyol for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract at Anfield after choosing Rafael Benitez's side over a host of other clubs including neighbours Everton.

Riera, who has been given the number 11 shirt at Anfield, has previously played in the Premier League in the 2005-06 season when he was on loan at Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

They play in different leagues, so perhaps the comparison isn't valid, but two different results and contrasting styles of play caught my eye this weekend:

Wolverhampton Wanderers stormed to the top of the Championship table with an utterly convincing 5-1 defeat of Nottingham Forest at Molineux on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

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Gary Waddock, Niki Bull and Scott Donnelly's Aldershot picked up their first League home win in seventeen years. Bull saved a penalty. Match Report

Dennis Oli got the only goal of the game in Gillingham's win over Accrington. Simon Royce in goal for Gillingham - Report

Tony Roberts Dagenham won 2-1 at MorecambeReport

Kevin Gallen came on as sub for MK Dons (and was booked) as they lost 1-2 at home to Swindon - Report

Tommy Doherty's Wycombe won 1-0 at Chesterfield. Click to continue reading...

Football Transfer News - Saha to Everton, and the fight for Milner begins
First up in football transfer news is that Louis Saha is on his way to Everton. The striker will join Everton for an undisclosed fee, subject to passing a medical. The 30-year-old France international will become Everton's third signing of the summer after Lars Jacobsen and Segundo Castillo. Click to continue reading...

Shaun-Wright Phillips has finally listened to what everyone has been telling him for the last three years and got the hell out of Chelsea. In what feels like an admission that maybe he shouldn't have gone there in the first place, SWP has rejoined Man City for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £9 [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have completed the expected re-signing of their former winger Shaun Wright-Phillips from Chelsea. Twenty-six year old Wright-Phillips' career has stalled since his £21 million move from City to Chelsea back in 2005. He had just established himself as an England international and was looking like one of the brightest prospects England had seen for some time. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City have re-signed Shaun Wright Phillips from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee on a 4 year contract. Wright Phillips left City in July 2005 to join Chelsea for £21 million. No doubt Chelsea will have made a massive loss from signing Shaun in the first place, hence the undisclosed fee. Wright Phillips' career had been [. Click to continue reading...

Shaun Wright-Phillips left Manchester City three years ago for a transfer fee of 23 million. Now he's headed back for an undisclosed fee. Wright-Phillips signed a 4 year deal with City and said, "Obviously I'm delighted to come back to City and I just can't wait to get started again." Wright-Phillips is just like Andriy Shevchenko, as he was a big money Chelsea man who couldn't break into the Click to continue reading...

Most football fans get annoyed when their club signs or sells a player with an undisclosed fee. But by looking at some of the transfers of the summer, the majority of them involve undisclosed fees. So why do so many clubs insist on not disclosing the true figure of the transfer, especially as they must [. Click to continue reading...

The sale of Anton Ferdinandto Sunderland was confirmed today by the club for an undisclosed fee (rumours estimate his sale cost the Black Cats between £6-8 million). The club website reports that Anton's move was "in the best interest of the club", something that I find hard to believe unless they are speaking in purely [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United defender Wes Brown was left "very surprised" at the news that Mikael Silvestre had joined Arsenal, writes Craig Rodhouse. The French defender signed a two year deal with the Gunners last night for an undisclosed fee and Brown was left shocked at the news, but could understand the 31-year-old's reasoning . Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has bolstered his defensive options after the Gunners completed the signing of Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old, who missed a large part of last season with knee ligament damage, has agreed a two-year deal at the Emirates Stadium after nine years at Old Trafford. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal announce signing of Mikael Silvestre

Arsenal has today signed French defender Mikael Silvestre on a two year deal having joined the Gunners from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee.

Silvestre (31), an experienced and versatile player, has been with Manchester United since 1999 winning a host of domestic honours including four Premier League titles, one FA Cup winner's medal and a League Cup winner's medal. Click to continue reading...

Silvestre became the first player to move from United to Arsenal in more than 30 years when he agreed a two-year contract with the London club for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old, whose contract at Old Trafford was due to expire next year, had attracted strong interest from Manchester City, but could not resist the twin [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal today signed French full-back Mikel Silvestre from title rivals Manchester United. The injury-plagued 31 year old will sign for the Gunners on a two-year deal, for an undisclosed fee, although national reports suggest the move was a free transfer.

Silvestre promises to bring a wealth of experience and maturity to what is a tender Emirates dressing room, which is though to be the thinking behind the transfer. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan has talked about our new signing Fabricio Coloccini as a player of the highest caliber after he became the most expensive defender in Newcastle United's history. Coloccini - player of the highest caliber The Argentina international has joined the Magpies from Deportivo La Coruna for an undisclosed fee although the club have revealed it is [. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United have signed Argentina defender Fabricio Coloccini from Deportivo La Coruna for an undisclosed fee. The Argentine international has signed a five-year contract at St James' Park as manager Kevin Keegan continues to strengthen his defence.

Keegan has been expected to capture the 26-year-old, who played every minute for Depor in La Liga in 2007/08, for a number of weeks and has now finally got his man.

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Plymouth Official Site - BARKER SIGNS

ARGYLE have signed defender Chris Barker from QPR.

The Yorkshire-born defender has followed former Loftus Road team-mate Simon Walton to Home Park on a three-year deal after the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee. Click to continue reading...

Andrew Johnson has completed his transfer from Everton to Fulham for an undisclosed fee, believed to be an initial £10.5million. Click to continue reading...

Fulham complete £10.5 million signing of Andy Johnson from Everton

Andy Johnson's protracted move from Everton to Fulham has been concluded, with the England forward signing a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in excess of £10 million.

The former Crystal Palace striker, 27, returns to the capital after a disappointing second season on Merseyside that was hampered by injury, after his £8. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan and Newcastle have agreed a 3 year contract to bring French youngster Sebastien Bassong from Metz, for an undisclosed fee, but thought to be about £1.5M. Seb Bassong - 3 year deal  for the youngster - now it's up to him Click to continue reading...

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Somewhat of a shock move!
QPR Official Site EXCLUSIVE: LATVIAN ACE PENS DEAL
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Latvian international defender Kaspars Gorkss.
The 26 year-old has put pen to paper on a three year deal, after the R's agreed an undisclosed fee with Blackpool for his services. Click to continue reading...

Fulham have completed the signing of defender Fredrik Stoor from Rosenborg. The twenty-four year old defender has joined for an undisclosed fee. He has eight Swedish international caps. Stoor is Fulham manager Roy Hodgson's eighth signing of the summer following John Pantsil and Bobby Zamora from West Ham, Mark Schwarzer, Andranik Teymourian, Zoltan Gera, David Stockdale and Toni Kallio. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool. Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off.

"During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement.

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Arsenal have today completed the signing of Weder Bremen midfielder Amaury Bischoff. The French-born Bischoff has signed for the Gunners for an undisclosed fee after weeks of speculation about the 21-year old's future at Bremen.

The Portuguese under-21 international admitted earlier this month that a chance to join the Premier League giants would be too good to turn down and so that has proved. Click to continue reading...

As we suspected yesterday, the Bentley deal has taken a step forward now we have seen Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt (yes, made me feel sick too!)

The BBC earlier reported that 'Blackburn Rovers have confirmed they are in negotiations with Tottenham over the possible sale of David Bentley'. Click to continue reading...

As we suspected yesterday, the Bentley deal has taken a step forward now we have seen Robbie Keane in a Liverpool shirt (yes, made me feel sick too!)

The BBC earlier reported that 'Blackburn Rovers have confirmed they are in negotiations with Tottenham over the possible sale of David Bentley'. Click to continue reading...

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But NOT yet officially announced by either club yet: One of the most long-drawn out transfers in QPR History!.

Mirror/James Nursey - QPR sign Blackpool's Kaspars Gorkss in players plus cash deal
QPR have signed Kaspars Gorkss from Blackpool after offering to send two players to their angry Championship rivals as a sweetener. Click to continue reading...

With the Premier League transfer season inching toward the final month of player movement, clubs have begun to make final adjustments heading into the 2008-2009 campaign.  Saturday saw former Tottenham Hotspur defender Pascal Chimbonda move to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.  Chimbonda, who can play any of the back four positions, will more than likely [. Click to continue reading...