Football News: Review Of The Day 14th July 2018

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Review of the Day

Transfers

Oldham Athletic have picked up free agent midfielder Christopher Missilou on a one-year deal. The 25 year old Democratic Republic of Congo international was playing for Le Puy Foot last season.

Sheffield United midfielder Harvey Gilmour has joined Tranmere Rovers on a 6 month loan deal.

After being released by Blackpool at the end of the season, 22 year old Benin international Sessi D'Almeida has joined Yeovil Town.

Scotland striker Jason Cummings has joined Peterborough United on a season-long loan from Nottingham Forest. The 22 year old only joined Forest last summer from Hibs but spent the second half of the season on an unsuccessful loan with Rangers. Leaving Posh is another striker, 23 year old Junior Morias, who has signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee.

Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Ben Amos has joined Millwall on loan for the season. The 28 year old Manchester United academy graduate spent last season on loan with Charlton Athletic.

An undisclosed fee has been paid to buy striker Aaron Amadi-Holloway from Oldham Athletic. The 25 year is Shrewsbury Town's fifth signing of the summer.

Huddersfield Town have re-entered the German market as they sign Borussia Dortmund full-back Erik Durm for an undisclosed fee. The 26 year old Germany international was on the sidelines for the entirety of last season, rupturing ankle ligaments in January that saw his season end early.

Swiss striker Gold Omotayo's trial has been turned into a one-year contract with Bury. The 24 year old was playing non-league football with Whitehawk of the Isthmian League Premier Division.

Crusaders, the reigning NIFL Premier League champions, have sold 22 year old winger Gavin Whyte to Oxford United for an undisclosed fee, just a few days after he signed a new contract.

Southampton have signed 6ft 6inch tall Danish centreback Jannik Vestergaard from Borussia Monchengladbach for £22.5m. The 25 year old was in Denmark's World Cup squad but did not feature for his country. The Germans have spent £20.7m to bring in French forward Alassane Plea from OGC Nice.

Liverpool have completed the £13m signing of Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City.

Former Derby County youngster Giles Barnes has swapped the Mexican Liga MX to move to MLS, swapping Leon for Colorado Rapids.

Young Ghana defender Nicholas Opoku has moved to Udinese from Tunisian side Club Africain.

Getafe have paid Sevilla £2.7m to sign their Spanish goalkeeper David Soria.

Loic Remy has returned to France to sign for LOSC Lille for £1.26m from Las Palmas.

Leganes have paid a £270,000 loan fee to take Spanish international right back Juanfran on loan for the season from Deportivo La Coruna.

Former Chelsea youngster Gael Kakuta has left Chinese Super League side Heibei China Fortune to join Spanish side Rayo Vallecano for £2.7m.

Real Betis have confirmed the signing of Portugese international midfielder William Carvalho on a five year deal from Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Italian international striker Eder has left Inter Milan to make a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League with Jiangsu Suning.

Thompson Sells Dundee Utd Shares

The former chairman of Scottish club Dundee United, Stephen Thompson, has sold his shares in the club to a number of parties, including the current chairman Mike Martin. Thompson had followed in the footsteps of his father Eddie in the role of chairman, which he held for a decade.

Tunisia Coach Quits For Lucrative Qatari Job

Despite Tunisia's extremely disappointing showing in the World Cup, head coach Nabil Maaloul has found himself a new role with Qatari league champions Al Duhail. An Al Duhail statement read: "Tunisian coach Nabil Maaloul (will be) the new technical manager of the football team."

Sporting Want £50m For Patricio

Following Rui Patricio's hotly contests 'free transfer' from Sporting to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sporting have disputed the deal, making an official complaint to FIFA. The Portugese crisis club claim that Patricio broke his contract with them to leave. "Patricio left the club without previous agreement," said Sporting.

Chelsea Sack Conte

The rumours over Antonio Conte's future with Chelsea have finally been put to bed after the 48 year old has been sacked after two years in charge of the London club. The Italian had won the Premier League in his first season and the FA Cup in his second, but that was not enough to see him keep his job. Conte had returned to take pre-season training just a couple of days ago.

Madrid Deny Neymar Rumours Again

Real Madrid have come out and denied the rumours linking them with a bid for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar Jr. They had already described the rumours as "outright false" early this month. Their new statement read: "Real Madrid wish to clarify that the club has no intention of making any offer for the player."

Juve See Ronaldo Benefits

Juventus's signing of Cristiano Ronaldo has increased their share price with good reason, as the Italian giants are reported to have sold well in excess of half a million shirts with his name and number on the back in the first 24 hours following the announcement. At 105 euros a pop, that will certainly help cover his wages, as the vast majority were sold through their official stores. Added to that, their social media platforms have seen a massive growth already. Their official Instagram has gained 1.4m followers, Twitter 1.1m and Facebook in excess of 500,000.

Written by Tris Burke July 14 2018 06:41:17