Southampton have completed the signing of Ryan Bertrand on a season-long loan from Chelsea, .
The 24 year old had been linked with an £8m move to Liverpool, but has opted for a move to St Mary’s as he looks for regular first team football.
The South Coast club have lost five of their star performers from last season, with defenders Luke Shaw, Calum Chambers and Dejan Lovren, midfielder Adam Lallana and forward Rickie Lambert all moving on to pastures new.
Bertrand spent the second half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, and this is his seventh temporary move away from Stamford Bridge since turning professional.
The 24 year old has also had spells with Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic, Norwich City, Reading and Nottingham Forest.
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Utrecht have claimed that Swansea City owe them a cut of Michel Vorm s transfer fee after the goalkeeper moved to Tottenham last month.
The Netherlands international agreed a four-year contract at White Hart Lane in July to bring to an end his three-year spell at Swansea.
Vorm started his professional career at Utrecht, making 157 appearances before switching to the Liberty Stadium in 2011.
The Eredivisie side say that as part of that deal, a 30 per cent sell-on clause was agreed, but they are yet to receive any information from Swansea relating to this following the move.
In quotes reported by BBC Wales, Utrecht general manager Wilco van Schaik slammed Huw Jenkins after the Swansea chairman had reportedly told him Vorm was released on a free transfer.
According to a report from Sky Sports, Newcastle United have agreed on a loan deal that will see them sign Jordan Lukaku – the younger brother of Manchester United’s Romelu.
Jordan just about missed out on Belgium’s World Cup squad last summer, but ever since then he has been fighting tooth and nail to build himself back up. Lukaku has been with Lazio since 2016, when he made the jump over from Oostende.
For Newcastle fans, this will mark the long awaited return to transfer dealings for the club. It’s no secret that Rafa Benitez has been desperate to bring in more reinforcements over the course of the last month or so, with some fans wondering whether it not it wound end up being the catalyst behind him leaving the club.
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Barcelona star Neymar would love to see Brazil team-mate Paulinho join him at the LaLiga giants.
Paulinho, 28, is linked with a switch to the Camp Nou, but his club Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao recently rejected a bid from Barca.
A 41-time Brazil international, Paulinho headed to China in 2015 after two seasons at Tottenham.
Neymar wants to see his international team-mate alongside him at Barca, saying he had showcased his quality consistently for Brazil.
I hope Paulinho signs for Barca, he told SPORT on Saturday.
He is a friend and a great player, everyone would receive him with open arms.
He s got great quality, everyone has seen what he can do when he plays for the national team.
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Diogo Jota can step straight into the Liverpool team after his stunning move to Anfield, says a delighted Jurgen Klopp.
The Portuguese forward joined from Wolves in a reported £45million deal and Klopp believes the newcomer will add valuable and credible competition for places in the Premier League champions attack.
Jota scored 16 goals in 67 Premier League games for Wolves and joins a group of forwards that includes Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Takumi Minamino at Anfield.
Manager Klopp said Jota gives him so many options , with his ability to play anywhere across Liverpool s familiar front three or in a deeper role.
He knows it s a step for him and he can give us things we don t have that s why it s cool, Klopp said.�…
The destiny of the 2018-19 Premier League title could become a lot clearer on Thursday if Liverpool are able to beat champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Jurgen Klopp s men were impeccable over the Christmas period as Pep Guardiola s team wobbled and the Reds would extend their lead to 10 points with victory.
But a restorative 3-1 win at Southampton on Sunday means City can potentially haul in their rivals and reignite a quest to become the first back-to-back winners of England s top flight for a decade.
Predicting how this heavyweight showdown might be resolved with be fiercely debated because, as our combined XI shows, the reserves of talent available to both managers are truly enviable.
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