Transfer | Serie A Transfers: Winter 2011

BARI

Erik Huseklepp (Brann), Jaime Serrano (Varese), Paul Costantin Codrea (Siena, Loan), Simone Bentivoglio (Chievo Verona, Loan), Gergely Rudolf (Genoa, Loan), Kamil Glik (Palermo, Loan), Stefano Okaka (Roma, Loan).

BOLOGNA

Bruno Montelongo (Milan, Loan), Dimitri Bisoli (Cagliari).

BRESCIA

Cristiano Zanetti (Fiorentina), Jonathas (AZ Alkmaar), Pietro Accardi (Sampdoria,Loan), Davide Lanzafame (Juventus, Loan).

CAGLIARI

Pablo Ceppelini (Penarol), Simone Missiroli (Reggina, Loan).

CATANIA

Ezequiel Schelotto (Atalanta, Loan), Francesco Lodi (Empoli), Gonzalo Bergessio (Saint-Etienne, Loan).

CESENA

Felipe (Fiorentina, Loan), Alessandro Rosina (Zenit St. Petersburg, Loan), Hernan Dellafiore (Parma, Loan), Paolo Sammarco (Sampdoria, Loan).

CHIEVO VERONA

Alessandro Faroni (Lumezzane, Loan), Nico Pulzetti (Bari), Fernando Uribe (Once Caldas).

FIORENTINA

Amidu Salifu (Vicenza), Valon Behrami (West Ham United), Norberto Murara Neto (Atletico Paranaense, €3m).

GENOA

Abdoulay Konko (Sevilla), Antonio Floro Flores (Udinese, Loan), Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (Crotone), Mauro Boselli (Wigan Athletic, Loan), Andrea Molinelli (Piacenza, Loan), Juraj Kucka (Sparta Prague, €3.5m), Alberto Paloschi (Parma), Enej Jelenic (Koper), Linus Hallenius (Hammarby), Luca Antonelli (Parma), Pele (Belenenses).

INTER

Yuto Nagatomo (Cesena, Loan), Christoph Knasmullner (Bayern Munich), Houssine Kharja (Genoa, Loan), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria, €13m), Andrea Ranocchia (Genoa, €12.5m).

JUVENTUS

Alessandro Matri (Cagliari, Loan), Andrea Barzagli (Wolfsburg, €0.3m), Luca Toni (Genoa, Free).

LAZIO

Ojiakor Chukwuemeka (Triestina), Giuseppe Sculli (Genoa, €3.5m).

LECCE

Nenad Tomovic (Genoa, Loan).

MILAN

Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus, Free), Didac Vila (Espanyol, €3m), Mark van Bommel (Bayern Munich, Free), Urby Emanuelson (Ajax Amsterdam, €1.7m), Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria).

NAPOLI

Forward Giuseppe Mascara from Catania Calcio; Spanish defender Victor Ruiz Torre from Espanyol.

PALERMO

Michele Paolucci (Siena, Loan), Pablo Gonzalez (Novara, Loan), Sinisa Andelkovic (Maribor), Jasmin Kurtić (Gorica).

PARMA

Amauri (Juventus, Loan), Nwankwo Obiorah (Inter Milan), Modesto (Genoa), Raffaele Palladino (Genoa), Toni Calvo (Aris).

SAMPDORIA

Gilberto Martinez Vidal (Brescia, Loan), Romano Perticone (Livorno, Loan), Vedran Celjak (Zagreb, €0.5m), Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan), Massimo Maccarone (Palermo), Zsolt Laczko (Debrecen), Federico Macheda (Manchester United, Loan).

UDINESE

Joel Ekstrand (Helsingborg, €1.8m), Odion Jude Ighalo (Cesena).

Transfer | La Liga Transfers: Winter 2011

ALMERÍA

Ins: Juanito (Málaga), Antonio Luna (loan from Sevilla) Sofiane Feghouli (loan from Valencia).
Outs: Miguel Ángel Nieto (loan to Xerez), Diego Valeri (Lanús).

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Ins: Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (recalled from Córdoba), Urko Vera (Lemona).
Outs: Ion Vélez (loan to Numancia), Adrien Goñi (Girona).

ATLÉTICO MADRID

Ins: Elias (Corinthians), Juanfran (Osasuna).
Outs: Simão (Besiktas), Juanito (Valladolid), Ignacio Camacho (Málaga), Sergio Asenjo (loan to Málaga).

BARCELONA

Ins: Ibrahim Afellay (PSV).
Outs: Rubén Rochina (Blackburn).

DEPORTIVO

Ins: José Sand (loan from Al-Ain), Xisco (loan from Newcastle), Javito (Aris).
Outs: Piscu (Wigan).

ESPANYOL

Ins: -
Outs: Coro (loan to Osasuna), Víctor Ruiz (Napoli), Dídac Vilà (AC Milan).

GETAFE

Ins: -
Outs: -

HÉRCULES

Ins: -
Outs: -

LEVANTE

Ins: Jefferson Montero (loan from Villarreal), Wellington da Silva (loan from Arsenal).
Outs: -

MÁLAGA

Ins: Júlio Baptista (Roma), Ignacio Camacho (Atlético), Sergio Asenjo (loan from Atlético), Martín Demichelis (loan from Bayern Munich), Diego Buonanotte (River Plate, joins in July), Enzo Maresca (Unattached)
Outs: Albert Luque (released), Juanito (Almería), Edu Ramos (loan to Leganés).

MALLORCA

Ins: Akihiro Ienaga (Cerezo Osaka).
Outs: Fernando Cavenaghi (loan to Internacional).

OSASUNA

Ins: Coro (loan from Espanyol), Álvaro Cejudo (Las Palmas).
Outs: Juanfran (Atlético).

RACING

Ins: Giovani dos Santos (loan from Tottenham).
Outs: Edu Bedia (loan to Salamanca), Waldo Ponce (Cruz Azul).

REAL MADRID

Ins: Emmanuel Adebayor (loan from Manchester City).
Outs: Mahamadou Diarra (Monaco).

REAL SOCIEDAD

Ins: Vadim Demidov (Rosenborg).
Outs: Borja Viguera (loan to Gimnástic).

SEVILLA

Ins: Gary Medel (Boca Juniors), Ivan Rakitic (Schalke).
Outs: Abdoulay Konko (Genoa), Antonio Luna (loan to Almería).

SPORTING

Ins: André Castro (loan from Porto).
Outs: Sergio Matabuena (Valladolid), Cristian Portilla (Aris).

VALENCIA

Ins: Jonas (Grêmio), Adil Rami (Lille, joins in July).
Outs: Manuel Fernandes (loan to Besiktas), Sofiane Feghouli (loan to Almería), Sunny (Numancia).

VILLARREAL

Ins: Cicinho (loan from Roma).
Outs: Jefferson Montero (loan to Levante), Jozy Altidore (loan to Bursaspor).

ZARAGOZA

Ins: Guirane N’Daw (loan from Saint-Etienne), Paulo da Silva (Sunderland).
Outs: -

Transfer | EPL Transfers: Winter 2011

Arsenal

In: Ryo Miyaichi (Chukyodai Chuyko High School, Undisclosed).
Out: Havard Nordtveit (B Moenchengladbach, Undisclosed), Vito Mannone (Hull City, Loan), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Cardiff, Loan), Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff, Loan), Henri Lansbury (Norwich, Loan), Craig Eastmond (Millwall, Loan), Benik Afobe (Huddersfield, Loan), Carlos Vela (WBA, Loan), Cedric Evina (Oldham, Free), Wellington (Levante, Loan), Gavin Hoyte (Lincoln C, Loan), Giles Sunu (Lorient, Loan), Kyle Bartley (Rangers, Loan).

Aston Villa

In: Darren Bent (Sunderland, £18m rising to £24m), Jean Makoun (Lyon, £6m), Kyle Walker (Tottenham, Loan), Michael Bradley (B Moenchengladbach, Loan).
Out: Curtis Davies (Birmingham, £3.5m), Steve Sidwell (Fulham, £500,000), James Collins (Shrewsbury T, Loan), Shane Lowry (Sheffield U, Loan), Brad Guzan (Hull, Loan), Andreas Weimann (Watford, Loan), John Carew (Stoke, Loan), Jonathan Hogg (Portsmouth, Loan), Isaiah Osbourne (Sheffield Wed, Loan), Stephen Ireland (Newcastle, Loan).

Birmingham City

In: In: Obafemi Martins (Rubin Kazan, Loan), Curtis Davies (Aston Villa, £3.5m), David Bentley (Tottenham, Loan).
Out: Garry O'Connor (Barnsley, Free), Marcus Bent (Sheffield United, Loan), James O’Shea (Port Vale, Loan), Michel (AEK Athens, Loan), Jake Jervis (Hereford, Loan), Nathan Redmond (Burton, Loan), Daniel Preston (Hereford, Loan).

Blackburn Rovers

In: Roque Santa Cruz (Manchester C, Loan), Jermaine Jones (Schalke, Loan), Ruben Rochina (Barcelona), Mauro Formica (Newell's OB, £3.5m).
Out: Alan Judge (Notts Co, Undisclosed), Alex Marrow (Crystal Palace, Undisclosed), Nick Blackman (Aberdeen, Loan), Amine Linganzi (Preston, Loan), Pascal Chimbonda (QPR, Loan), Aaron Doran (Inverness, Loan), El-Hadji Diouf (Rangers, Loan).

Blackpool

In: James Beattie (Rangers, Loan), Salaheddine Sbai (Nimes, Loan), Andy Reid (Sunderland, £1m), Sergei Kornilenko (Zenit St Petersburg, Undisclosed).
Out: Louis Almond (Barrow, Loan), Ishmel Demontagnac (Stockport, Loan), Stephen Husband (Stockport, Loan), Ashley Eastham (Cheltenham, Loan), Mark Halstead (Kettering, Loan), Ashley Eastham (Cheltenham, Loan), Dekel Keinan (Cardiff, Loan).

Bolton Wanderers

In: Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea, Loan), David Wheater (Middlesbrough, £2.3m).
Out: Andy O'Brien (Leeds, Undisclosed), Riga Mustapha (Released).

Chelsea

In: David Luiz (Benfica, £18m rising to £23m), Fernando Torres (Liverpool, £50m).
Out: Danny Philliskirk (Sheffield U, Loan), Gael Kakuta (Fulham, Loan), Patrick van Aanholt (Leicester, Loan), Jacob Mellis (Barnsley, Loan), Daniel Sturridge (Bolton, Loan).

Everton

In: Apostolos Vallios (Iraklis Thessalonoki, £215,000), Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon, Loan).
Out: Steven Pienaar (Tottenham, £3m), Kieran Agard (Peterborough, Loan), Zac Thompson (Leeds, Free), Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Leiester, Loan), James Vaughan (C Palace, Loan), Keanu Marsh-Brown (MK Dons, Loan).

Fulham

In: Steve Sidwell (Aston Villa, £500,000), Gael Kakuta (Chelsea, Loan), Eidur Gudjohnson (Stoke, Loan).
Out: Robert Milsom (Abderdeen, Free), Fredrik Stoor (Valarenga, Free).

Liverpool

In: Andy Carroll (Newcastle, £35m), Conor Thomas (Coventry, Loan), Yusuf Mersin (Millwall, Undisclosed), Luis Suarez (Ajax, £22.8m).
Out: Fernando Torres (Chelsea, £50m), Ryan Babel (Hoffenheim, £6m), David Amoo (MK Dons, Loan), Nathan Eccleston (Charlton, Loan), Stephen Darby (Notts Co, Loan), Paul Konchesky (Nottm Fst, Loan), Daniel Ayala (Derby, Loan).

Manchester City

In: Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg, £27m), Gai Assulin (Unattached).
Out: Ben Mee (Leicester, Loan), Wayne Bridge (West Ham, Loan), Abdisalam Ibrahim (Scunthorpe, Undisclosed), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn, Loan), Javan Vidal (Chesterfield, Loan), Emmanuel Adebayor (Real Madrid, Loan), David Gonzalez Giraldo (Leeds, Loan), Andrew Tuffe (Yeovil, Loan).

Manchester United

In: Anders Lindegaard (Aalesunds, £3.5m).
Out: James Chester (Hull, £300,000), Ben Amos (Oldham, Loan), Ritchie De Laet (Portsmouth, Loan), Corry Evans (Hull, Loan), Federico Macheda (Sampdoria, Loan), Joe Dudgeon (Carlisle, Loan), Danny Drinkwater (Watford, Loan), Cameron Stewart (Hull, Undisclosed).

Newcastle United

In: Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille, £5.75m), Stephen Ireland (Aston Villa, Loan).
Out: Matthew Grieve (Stockport, Loan), Joan Simun Edmundsson (Gateshead, Loan), James Tavernier (Gateshead, Loan), Tamas Kadar (Huddersfield, Loan), Wayne Routledge (QPR, Loan), Ryan Donaldson (Hartlepool, Loan), Andy Carroll (Liverpool, £35m).

Stoke City

In: Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza, £1.725m rising to £2.8m), John Carew (Aston Villa, Loan).
Out: Tuncay Sanli (Wolfsburg, £4.5m), Lewis Moult (Mansfield, Loan), Liam Lawrence (Portsmouth, Undisclosed), Eidur Gudjohnsen (Fulham, Loan).

Sunderland

In: Stephane Sessegnon (Paris St Germain, £6m), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, Loan).
Out: Darren Bent (Aston Villa, £18m rising to £24m), Liam Noble (Carlisle, Loan), Matt Kilgallon (Doncaster, Loan), George McCartney (Leeds, Loan), Michael Kay (Tranmere, Loan), Michael Liddle (Gateshead, Loan), Trevor Carson (Lincoln City, Loan), David Healy (Rangers, Free), Paulo Da Silva (Real Zaragosa, Undisclosed), Andy Reid (Blackpool, undisclosed).

Tottenham Hotspur

In: Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United, £1.5m), Steven Pienaar (Everton, £3m).
Out: Jonathan Obika (Peterborough, Loan), Harry Kane (L Orient, Loan), David Bentley (Birmingham, Loan), Kyle Walker (Aston Villa, Loan), Andros Townsend (Watford, Loan), Ryan Mason (Doncaster, Loan), Tommy Carroll (Leyton Orient, Loan), Jamie O’Hara (Wolves, Loan), Robbie Keane (West Ham, Loan), Giovani dos Santos (Racing Santander, Loan).

West Bromwich Albion

In: Carlos Vela (Arsenal, Loan).
Out: Luke Moore (Swansea, Undisclosed), Leon Barnett (Norwich, Undisclosed), Luke Daniels (Bristol Rovers, Loan), Joe Mattock (Sheffield U, Loan), Romaine Sawyers (Port Vale, Loan), Kayleden Brown (Port Vale, Loan), Ishmael Miller (QPR, Loan), Reuben Reid (Oldham, Free), Paul Downing (Shrewsbury, loan).

West Ham United

In: Gary O’Neil (Middlesbrough, £1.5m), Wayne Bridge (Manchester C, Loan), Demba Ba (Hoffenheim, £500,000), Robbie Keane (Tottenham, Loan), Paul McCallum (D Hamley, Undisclosed).
Out: Frank Nouble (Barnsley, Loan), Valon Behrami (Fiorentina, £3m).

Wigan Athletic

In: Adrian Lopez (Deportivo La Coruna, Free), Connor Sammon (Kilmarnock, £600,000).
Out: Mauro Boselli (Genoa, Free), Lee Nicholls (Shrewsbury, Loan).

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In: Adam Hammill (Barnsley, £500,000), Jamie O’Hara (Tottenham, Loan), Adriano Basso (Unattached).
Out: Andy Keogh (Bristol City, Loan), David Davis (Shrewsbury, Loan), Jelle van Damme (Standard Liege, £2.5m), John Dunleavy (Barnet, Loan), Greg Halford (Portsmouth, Loan), Matt Hill (Barnsley, Free).

Transfer | Manchester City Complete Swoop for Džeko

Edin Dzeko has officially joined Manchester City after signing a four-and-a-half year deal from Wolfsburg.

The widely sought after 24-year-old striker, is likely to make his home debut against Wolves next Saturday after making the €32.5 (£27) million switch from the Bundesliga.

It was Goal.com UK who revealed the Wolfsburg striker was on the verge of completing his move on Thursday.

“It has been a long time that I have been linked with the club going back to last summer but Wolfsburg did not want to sell me until today,” he said on Friday to the official Manchester City website.

“There was too much speculation in the papers but my head is always clear. It is important that is the case because if you think too much about what might be it is a distraction and it can affect your game. I was always attracted most to joining City.

“They have been playing well this season. I have watched them a lot on television. Now the speculation is over and I just want to do my best.”

The Bosnian born striker had been linked with a move to Juventus, but revealed that he only had eyes for a move to Eastlands.

“Everybody speaks about City having lots of money but it is not about that," he said. "It is about ambition and I have spoken to coach Mancini and he told me ‘this is the best club for you’,” he explained in his excellent English.

“City are playing for first place in the Premier League and that is what I want. I am excited to play alongside players such as Tevez and Toure who I have only seen on the television and to be in the same team as players I have played against such as Boateng and Kompany.

“They will help me achieve my goal to be better in the future. I want to show the fans why the club paid the money for me. Everyone expects goals and I want to score them but most of all I want to contribute to a successful team.

“I don’t want to talk about my skill - that is for other people to judge. However, I know my quality and when I am fit I am not afraid of a challenge.

“I don’t know a lot about Manchester because I have only been once but I am looking forward to seeing the city and meeting the fans and getting to know everyone at the club.”

Dzeko made an immediate impact for Wolfsburg after moving there in the summer of 2007, scoring five goals in 11 games, helping the club to fifth place aswell securing a Europa League spot for his side.

He became Wolfsburg's highest scorer in history 66 games in 111 games, and netting 84 times in all competitions.

New team-mate Jerome Boateng was extremely happy upon finding out the news.

“Dzeko has everything,” he said. “He can shoot right left and can head the ball too. He is a very strong striker. He is a quality player. Against Hamburg he always played well and seemed to score, it was always a big challenge.

“He can hold the ball well and he knows how to move with his body. He has a good eye for the goal."

City, who currently lie second in the Premier League table have now bought nine players under Mancini, and the most recent will be seen as a statement of intent to go on and win the title.

Goal.com

Transfer | Ibrahim Afellay Joins Barcelona

Barcelona have signed Dutch international winger Ibrahim Afellay from PSV for €3 million on a four-and-a-half year contract.

The Spanish champions made the announced on Friday on their official website and further stated that a release clause of €100 million has been inserted in the 24-year-old's contract.

"Ibrahim Afellay signed the deal at 11 o’clock this morning," ran a statement on Barca's official website. "The 24-year old’s contract is for four and a half years and includes a €100 million buyout clause."

PSV and Barca had already agreed upon a €3 million transfer fee in November and it's been further added that "the Dutch club will receive a percentage of any sell on fee."

"The deal also includes an agreement for Barça to play PSV in their centenary match in 2013," the statement continued.

Speaking at the press conference afterward, Afellay enthused, "I’ll wear the Barça colours with pride and respect. Barça is more than a club, Happy Christmas and Visca Barça!”

He continued, “When I was a kid, I wanted to play for Barça – it was a dream. We all know that it is the best place to play football and when I heard about their interest I didn’t think twice, I just felt – sign now and close the deal quickly."

However, the Dutch international is aware that finding a regular place in the starting line-up will be tough but opined, “That’s normal at a club like this where there are so many quality players, but I’ll fight for my place. I don’t mind where I play –wherever the boss wants me, I’ll do my very best."

He further added, “(The team is) fast and has a really high level. Every new player who comes in has to find his position in the team and that’s what I will do."

Afellay has been given the number 20 shirt at his new club.

Goal.com