Football News: Review Of The Day 3rd January 2020

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Review of the Day

Contracts

Former Middlesbrough forward Carlos de Pena has extended his deal with Dynamo Kiev by a year to run until 2021.

Veteran former Portsmouth loanee Andres D'Alessandro has signed a 1 year deal with Brazilian side Internacional.

Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC have given veteran left-back Jordan Harvey and centre back Dejan Jakovic a 1 year contract.

Scottish midfielder Kevin McDonald has signed a 1 year extension to his Fulham contract, taking it to 2021.

Livingston full-back Aaron Taylor-Sinclair has signed on until the end of the season.

Partick Thistle have given their 22 year old goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon an 18 month deal.

Nantes' Brazilian defender Andrei Girotto has signed a deal which expires in 2024.

Ipswich Town manager Paul Lambert has signed a new contract that runs until 2025.

Transfers

Veteran Swiss international midfielder Valon Behrami has joined Serie A side Genoa on a free transfer.

Juventus have loaned their Italian goalkeeper Mattia Perin to Genoa.

Former Arsenal youngster Gilles Sunu has been released by Turkish SuperLig side BB Erzurumspor.

Watford full-back Dimitri Foulquier has joined Granada on loan.

Osasuna have taken Spanish left-back Toni Lato on loan from Valencia.

Young Serbian centre-back Strahinja Pavlovic has returned to Partizan Belgrade on loan from AS Monaco immediately after making a £9m move to the French club from Partizan.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has completed his free transfer to AC Milan.

Manchester City's Serbian forward Slobodan Tedic has signed for Cukaricki on loan.

Las Palmas have taken Argentine midfielder Fede Varela on loan from Leganes.

Colombian centre-forward Adrian Ramos has made a free transfer move from Granada to return to his home country with CD America.

Hertha Berlin have spent around £9m to sign Argentine midfielder Santiago Ascacibar from VfB Stuttgart. Leaving Hertha on a free is German midfielder Sidney Friede, who has joined Wehen Wiesbaden.

Metz have taken French midfielder Vincent Pajot on loan from SCO Angers.

Charlton Athletic have signed Aston Villa forward Andre Green on loan.

Toumani Diagouraga has signed for Morecambe on a free transfer from League Two leaders Swindon Town.

Benfica have signed German midfielder Julian Weigl from Borussia Dortmund for around £18m.

Brazilian full-back Gilberto has signed for Fluminese for £72,000 from Fiorentina.

Deportivo La Coruna have signed free agent Turkish midfielder Emre Colak.

Brazilian defender Antonio Carlos has joined MLS club Orlando City on loan from Palmeiras. Orlando have paid £729,000 for fellow Brazilian Junior Urso from Corinthians.

FC Dallas have loaned Pablo Aranguiz to Universidad de Chile.

Erling Haaland has completed his £18m move to Borussia Dortmund from RB Salzburg.

Catalan giants Barcelona have sent Carles Alena on loan to Real Betis.

Former Rangers and Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss has been released by Qatari side Al Gharafa.

Veteran Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic has moved on a free transfer to Al Duhail of the Qatari Stars League from Juventus.

New England Revolution have signed Samba Camara from Le Havre. Revs have also paid £3.6m to sign Polish striker Adam Buksa from Pogon Szczecin.

Seattle Sounders have sent Jordy Delem on loan to Tacoma Defiance.

Union Berlin defender Nicolai Rapp has joined SV Darmstadt 98 on loan.

Toulouse have signed Norwegian centre-back Ruben Gabrielsen on a free transfer from Molde FK.

FC Schalke 04 have paid a £450,000 loan fee to take Austrian forward Michael Gregoritsch on loan from Augsburg.

Keisuke Honda has been released by Vitesse Arnhem.

French winger Corentin Jean has signed on loan for Lens from Toulouse.

Mexican side Tigres UANL have sold Argentine midfielder Lucas Zelarayan north of the border to Columbus Crew for £6.5m. Crew have also signed Vito Wormgoor from SK Brann.

Japanese forward Takumi Minamino has completed his £9m move to Liverpool from RB Salzburg.

Salford City have signed Ashley Hunter on loan from Fleetwood Town for the rest of the season.

Christian N'Guessan has joined Oldham Athletic on loan from Burnley.

Cardiff City Football Club has been deeply shocked and saddened at the passing of our former defender, Chris Barker.

We offer our deepest condolences to Chris' family, friends, former team-mates and colleagues. He will be greatly missed by us all.

Veteran defender Peter Clarke has signed for Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer from Fleetwood Town.

Eddie Nketiah's loan to Leeds United has been cut short by parent club Arsenal as the 20 year old forward has struggled to break into the Championship table-toppers' team.

Sean McLoughlin has returned to parent club Hull City at the end of his loan spell with St Mirren.

Livingston have loaned Italian midfielder Raffaele De Vita to Falkirk for the rest of the season.

Sheffield Wednesday defender Jordan Thorniley has signed for Blackpool for an undisclosed fee.

Elliot Watt has joined Carlisle United on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Injury Round-Up

Blackpool goalkeeper Jak Alnwick has been ruled out for around 3 months as the shot stopper needs an operation on an arm injury.

Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie has had surgery to repair a burst blood vessel in his groin.

Brighton & Hove Albion's towering left-back Dan Burn has been ruled out for 2 months with a fractured collarbone.

Aston Villa are awaiting scans on record signing Wesley's knee after the 23 year old striker hurt it in a tackle with Burnley's Ben Mee on Wednesday. There are fears his season could well be over.

Want-away Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out for three to four weeks with an "ankle injury" by manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.

Barker Passes Away

Former Cardiff City, Stoke City, Barnsley and Queens Park Rangers defender Chris Barker has died at the age of just 39. Cardiff tweeted: "Cardiff City Football Club has been deeply shocked and saddened at the passing of our former defender, Chris Barker. We offer our deepest condolences to Chris' family, friends, former team-mates and colleagues. He will be greatly missed by us all." Barker retired from playing in 2017 and had been working as Forest Green Rovers under 18s manager. His death is not being treated as suspicious.

Ollie Back In The Game

Former Blackpool manager Ian Holloway is back in management after he agreed to take over at Grimsby Town over a fish supper. The 56 year old has been out of the game for 18 months and has now become a manager and shareholder at Grimsby.

McMahon Quits

Macclesfield Town manager Daryl McMahon has quit the League Two club. Macclesfield are currently 22nd in the table after a 6 point deduction for non-payment of wages and failing to fulfil a fixture against Crewe Alexandra last month. The club are in serious financial difficulties with the owner, Amar Alkahdi, hoping to sell the club.

Wednesday Hospitality Criticised

Hull City manager Grant McCann has criticised Sheffield Wednesday's hospitality to his Hull side after they beat the Owls 1-0. McCann claims: "I'm really pleased with the group because Sheffield Wednesday tried to knock us, even when we got to the stadium. They made me park 10 minutes away in my car - which was strange - and turned all the plugs off in the dressing room so we didn't have any music. But these things are here to test you. We got our heads down and worked hard. There were a lot of things before the game that tried to put us off. The hospitality here wasn't very good, I have to say. Stewards were arguing with my staff over plugs. It was ridiculous, to be honest with you. I think it's really sad that people can do this to opposition teams. We focused on the football and got the job done."

Terriers To Investigate Sectarian Chanting

Huddersfield Town are to investigate after it was alleged that Stoke City mdifelder James McClean was subjected to sectarian chants. An announcement was read over the PA system in the stadium warning Huddersfield fans about "offensive behaviour".

Addicks Takeover Complete

Roland Duchatelet's unpopular reign as owner of Charlton Athletic has finally been brought to an end as East Street Investments have completed their takeover. The Addicks are currently sitting in 19th in the Championship table.

Kahn Joins Bayern Board

Bayern Munich have appointed legendary former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn to their executive board. The 50 year old spent 14 years as a player for the Bavarians, making 632 appearances and winning 8 Bundesliga titles and the Champions League before retiring in 2008.

Miami Pick First Manager

Inter Miami have chosen Uruguayan Diego Alonso as their first ever manager as the club prepares for its first MLS season. The 44 year old was sacked by Mexican Liga MX side Monterrey in September, though he had led them to victory in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.

Brighton's Game With Chelsea Marred By Abuse

Two Brighton & Hove Albion fans and a Chelsea fan were arrested during Wednesday's 1-1 draw for "unacceptable abuse". One Brighton fan is accused of racial abuse of the Chelsea fans, the other is believed to have aimed homophobic abuse at Chelsea fans. The Chelsea fan was also arrested for homophobic abuse, but of the Brighton fans. Brighton CEO Paul Barber said: "Yet again our safety and stewarding team, along with Sussex Police, have had to deal with three separate and unwanted instances of disgusting racist and homophobic abuse. If the prospect of a life ban from watching their clubs play football isn't a strong enough deterrent, we have to ask the question as to whether the courts should be given the power to hand out more severe punishments? Football can only do so much, and we are sick and tired of the game's reputation being tarnished by these people. I find it impossible to comprehend how and why some individuals think it's acceptable to behave in this way, and yet again I will make it very clear that neither Brighton nor the wider football community, will tolerate racism, homophobia, or any other form of discrimination at any time. We would urge any fans confronted with similar discriminatory behaviour at our stadium to report it immediately, either directly to a steward or via our anonymous hotline, and we will continue to take the strongest possible action against such bigoted individuals. These people are not welcome at the Amex or at any football matches."

China Replace Lippi

Former Everton player Li Tie has been appointed head coach of the Chinese national team. The 42 year old has replaced Marcello Lippi, who quit in November. Li Tie made 92 appearances for his country and was also on the books of Sheffield United as well as Everton.

Jose As Diplomatic As Ever

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has accepted he "clearly deserved" a yellow card during the 1-0 loss to Southampton due to being "rude with an idiot". Mourinho said: "I was rude. But I was rude with an idiot. I clearly deserved the yellow card. I had bad words with the guy. There was of course a reason for it. I will not tell you but for some reason I had that reaction."

Written by Tris Burke January 02 2020 23:11:13