Transfer Talk

Joey Barton will not be joining West Ham after the club pulled out of talks over a potential deal following protests from fans. Barton, released by QPR, had been expected to join on a free transfer. Some fans had criticised the move on social media, citing the 32-year-old’s chequered history …

Stoke City are hopeful of completing the club-record signing of Xherdan Shaqiri from Inter Milan on Tuesday. The Switzerland winger, 23, was at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday and watched as Stoke lost 1-0 to Liverpool. The fee for Shaqiri, who has 46 international caps, will be higher than the …

West Bromwich Albion have signed Salomon Rondon from Zenit St Petersburg for a club-record fee in the region of £12m. The Venezuela striker, 25, has agreed a four-year contract with the Baggies and is their fifth signing of the summer. With the signing of Rondon and Lambert in the space …

It seems as if Tottenham could be busy in the transfer market over the next couple of days – well that is if you were to believe every thing you read on the BBC Sport Gossip Column today, let’s take a look at what they are saying shall we. (I’ll …

Yes I know I’ve already used that headline before but it’s too good not to use it again so apologies if I’m rehashing old material. Ghana striker Jordan Ayew has completed his move to English Premier League side Aston Villa after agreeing a five-year deal on Monday.  After moving from …

Manchester United have signed Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero as a result of the uncertainty over David De Gea. Romero was a free agent after leaving Sampdoria and will replace back-up keeper Victor Valdes, who has been told he can leave by boss Louis Van Gaal. Romero, who has penned a …

  Newcastle have announced their third signing of the summer subject to a work permit being approved in the form of Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba, but reports suggest that the Congolese international could be anywhere between 20 to 27 years old. Having completed the £12.5m signing of Mbemba’s former Anderlecht …

  Here’s some transfer news that may have slipped under the radar from a few weeks ago. Tottenham lay about and Darnell look a like from “My Name Is Earl” Benoit Assou Ekotto has moved to Saint Etienne on a free transfer. Can’t say I’m all that bothered but it …

Argentine midfielder Manuel Lanzini has joined West Ham on a season-long loan deal from United Arab Emirates club Al Jazira. The club also have the option to sign the 22-year-old permanently at the end of the season. Former River Plate and Fluminense player Lanzini is nicknamed ‘The Jewel’. “This is …