World Football Transfer Thread

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Stuttgart have signed midfielder William Kvist from FC Copenhagen for an undisclosed fee.

West Ham United have signed midfielder Kevin Nolan from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee.

Manchester United have confirmed that forward Bebe will spend next season on loan at Besiktas.

Midfielder Christian Grindheim has departed Heerenveen for Danish giants FC Copenhagen on a three-year deal.

Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Poland international Mateusz Klich from Cracovia on a three-year contract.

Mali international striker Garra Dembele has joined Freiburg from Bulgarian outfit Levski Sofia.

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Newcastle United have signed striker Demba Ba from West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.

Norwich City have signed defender Ritchie De Laet from Manchester United on loan.

Ambitious Primera Liga outfit Malaga have completed the signing of Lyon midfielder Jeremy Toulalan.

Bordeaux midfielder Fernando has agreed to join Saudi Arabian outfit Al Shabab on a three-year contract.

Sporting Lisbon have continued their raid on the Eredivisie with the capture of AZ Alkmaar captain Stijn Schaars.

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Malaga's squad looking sweet.

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Newcastle United have signed midfielder Sylvain Marveaux from Rennes on a free transfer.

Red Bull Salzburg have signed defender Petri Pasanen from Werder Bremen on a free transfer.

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Hannover have signed defender Christian Pander from Schalke on a free transfer.

Brazilian striker Grafite has left Wolfsburg to join Al Ahli on a two-year contract.

Marseille have completed the signing of Jeremy Morel from Lorient.

Bayer Leverkusen have sold defender Domagoj Vida to Dinamo Zagreb.

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Lyon have sacked Claude Puel as their manager.

Turkish giants Galatasaray have snapped up Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi from Atletico Madrid.

Medhi Lacen has left Racing Santander and completed a move to Primera Liga rivals Getafe.

Promising goalkeeper Jan Sebek has opted against extending his contract at Chelsea and has left the club.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed midfielder Jamie O'Hara from Tottenham Hotspur for around £5million.

Porto have appointed Vitor Pereira as their new manager.

Defensive midfielder Rasmus Lindgren has departed Ajax to join Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on a free transfer.

Midfielder Sebastien Roudet has joined Sochaux on a three-year deal from relegated Lens.

Defender Manuel da Costa has left West Ham and joined Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.

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Wolves have announced the signing of Dorus De Vries on a free transfer from Swansea.

Derek Boateng has completed his move to Ukrainian side FC Dnipro, as a proposed move to the Premiershit fell through.

AZ Alkmaar have confirmed that Hector Moreno has moved to Espanyol on a five-year deal.

Sunderland have confirmed they have agreed terms with Sebastian Larsson and Keiren Westwood.

Argentine striker Oscar Trejo has joined Sporting Gijon on a four-year contract from Real Mallorca.

USA international DaMarcus Beasley has linked up with Puebla in Mexico after deciding to leave Bundesliga side Hannover.

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Manchester United have signed midfielder Ashley Young from Aston Villa for around £17million.

Lille have signed defender Marko Basa from Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee.

Malaga have signed midfielder Joaquin from Valencia for around £4million.

Werder Bremen have signed two players from fellow Bundesliga outfit Schalke after agreeing deals for Aleksandar Stevanovic and Lukas Schmitz.

Queens Park Rangers have confirmed that Radek Cerny has signed a one-year contract extension at the club.

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Hertha Berlin have signed defender Maik Franz from Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee.

Kaiserslautern have signed midfielder Kostas Fortuonis from Asteras Tripolis for an undisclosed fee.

Getafe have snapped up midfielder Juan Rodriguez on a four-year contract following his departure from Deportivo La Coruna.

West Ham have confirmed that Radoslav Kovac has left the club and linked up with Basel in Switzerland.

Bordeaux have snapped up former France youth international Nicolas Maurice-Belay.

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Real Betis have signed goalkeeper Fabricio Agosto Ramirez from Real Valladolid for an undisclosed fee.

Boca Juniors have signed defender Rolando Schiavi from Newell's Old Boys on a free transfer.

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St Etienne have taken Florent Sinama-Pongolle on a year-long loan from Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon.

FC Groningen have announced the signing of Swedish left-back Emil Johansson.

Marvin Pourie has left Schalke to join Danish outfit Silkeborg IF.

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Al Ain have signed midfielder Mirel Radoi from Al Hilal for an undisclosed fee.

Henan Construction have signed midfielder Marcos Flores from Adelaide United for around £370,000.

Atletico Madrid have signed defender Silvio from Sporting Braga for an undisclosed fee.

Real Madrid have signed defender Raphael Varane from Lens for around £10million.

Japanese rising star Takashi Usami has warned Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery that he wants to take their place in the Bayern Munich team after agreeing a loan move to Germany.

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Groningen have signed striker Suk Hyun-Jun from Ajax on a free transfer.

Toulouse have signed striker Umut Bulut from Trabzonspor for around £3.7million.

Deportivo have signed midfielder Diogo Salomao from Sporting Lisbon on loan.

Lille have signed midfielder Dimitri Payet from St Etienne for around £10million.

Wolves defender Jody Craddock has signed a new one-year contract and is now looking ahead to the new season.

Kaiserslautern have completed the signing of Israel international Gil Vermouth for an undisclosed fee from former UEFA Champions League competitors Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Hoffenheim have completed the signing of teenager Michael Gregoritsch from Austrian top-flight outfit Kapfenberger SV for an undisclosed fee.

Real Betis have stepped up their preparations for their return to the Primera Liga with the double signing of Jefferson Montero and Javier Matilla from Villarreal.

Toulouse have announced that Franck Tabanou has signed a two-year contract extension.

Manchester City teenager Mohammed Abu is set to stay on loan at Stromsgodset until at least January.

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Ajman have signed striker Ibrahima Toure from Sepahan on a free transfer.

Mainz have signed striker Anthony Ujah from Lillestrom for around £3million.

Manchester United have signed goalkeeper David De Gea from Atletico Madrid for around £18million.

Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has signed a new four year contract.

Racing Santander have appointed Hector Cuper as their new manager.

Sochaux have signed defender Steven Mouyokolo from Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan.

Sunderland have completed the signing of Connor Wickham from Ipswich for an initial fee of £8million.

Cologne have confirmed the departures of Fabrice Ehret and Konstantinos Giannoulis, while full-back Andrezinho has signed a new contract.

Mainz have announced the double signing of Nigeria striker Anthony Ujah and Austria midfielder Julian Baumgartlinger.

Lille have signed Czech Republic defender David Rozehnal and Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.

Marseille have completed the signing of Nicolas N'Koulou from relegated Monaco, whilst they have also lined up a deal for French captain Alou Diarra.

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Sunderland have signed striker Ji Dong-Won from Chunnam Dragons for an undisclosed fee.

Hamburg have signed defender Jeffrey Bruma from Chelsea on loan.

Birmingham have missed out on signing Danny Koevermans after the striker departed PSV Eindhoven for Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.

Northern Ireland striker David Healy has expressed his delight after securing a new one-year contract with SPL champions Rangers.

Celtic have confirmed they have secured a deal to bring Kenyan Victor Wanyama to Parkhead.

Sunderland have completed their third signing in 24 hours after sealing Craig Gardner's switch from Birmingham.

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Newcastle United have signed midfielder Mehdi Abeid from Lens for an undisclosed fee.

Bolton Wanderers have signed midfielder Darren Pratley from Swansea City on a free transfer.

Swansea City have signed defender Steven Caulker from Tottenham Hotspur on loan.

Bursaspor have signed goalkeeper Scott Carson from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee.

Villarreal have signed midfielder Borja Valero from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee.

Sunderland have completed the signings of Sebastian Larsson and Keiren Westwood on three-year deals.

Norwich City have announced the capture of Leeds midfielder Bradley Johnson on a three-year deal, subject to the relevant paperwork being finalised.

Teenage forward Nassim Ben Khalifa has joined Young Boys on a season-long loan from Wolfsburg.

Hannover have signed Norway international Henning Hauger on a four-year contract, while Polish striker Artur Sobiech has also joined the Bundesliga club.

Young midfielder Marvin Knoll will spend next season on loan at Dynamo Dresden from promoted Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin.

Northern Ireland international Andrew Little has been awarded a new one-year contract with Rangers.

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Puebla have signed midfielder Luis Garcia from Panathinaikos on a free transfer.

Sao Paulo have signed midfielder Cicero from Tombense for an undisclosed fee.

Liverrpool have tied down highly-rated youngsters Adam Morgan, Tyrell Belford and Stephen Sama on new deals.

Sunderland have signed former Arsenal attacker Roarie Deacon on a one-year deal.