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SCOTT SINCLAIR JOINS CELTIC
Celtic have completed the signing of Scott Sinclair.The winger arrives from Aston Villa after playing under Brendan Rodgers at Swansea.Sinclair will wear the No.11 shirt at Parkhead.
📠Celtic delighted to sign @Scotty_Sinclair: https://t.co/hsxzjsQQDu #WelcomeSinclair (LA) pic.twitter.com/WCjiWXaB90
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) August 7, 2016
SANSONE HEADS TO THE MADRIGAL
La Liga side Villarreal continue to add quality to their squad this summer.The Yellow Submarines have now splashed out a reported £10m on Sassuolo forward Nico Sansone.The 24-year-old has signed a five-year deal.
#CVFEnglish | Villarreal CF sign Nicola Sansone! Welcome Nicola! https://t.co/sgHOq6rmCi pic.twitter.com/96QazVolaa
— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) August 7, 2016
PSG LAND JESE
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the £21million signing of Jese on a five-year contract from Real Madrid.The 23-year-old made 38 appearances in all competitions last term for the Champions League holders, finding the net six times, but appeared to have slipped behind Lucas Vazquez as Zinedine Zidane’s first alternate to Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo towards to tail end of the campaign.Madrid were unsuccessful, however, in inserting a buy-back clause into the deal.
Comunicado Oficial: Jesé RodrÃguez.https://t.co/BGaq35R2eB#RealMadrid pic.twitter.com/9vfg6PQTtW
— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) August 8, 2016
PORTO MOVE FOR DEPOITRE
Belgian striker Laurent Depoitre has joined Porto from Gent on a four-year deal.Depoitre, 27, had turned down a contract extension with the Belgian club who he joined in 2014 and has a 40m euro release clause in his new deal at Porto.
Bem-vindo/ Welcome/ Bienvenido
— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 8, 2016
Laurent Depoitre#FCPorto @laudepoitre pic.twitter.com/3vK41lCmGF
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WEST HAM SIGN MASUAKU
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This series is from the team at 99.7FM, tracking the latest moves in the summer transfer window. We call it the #JoySports Transfer Daily. Here, we summarize all the moves in a quick, easy to read format. The series started on July 4 and ends on August 31.
With the domestic football season long behind us, here's all you need to know about the summer transfer window...
When does the transfer window open?
The 2016 summer transfer window opened on Thursday, June 9 for Premier League clubs.
When does the transfer window close?
The 2016 summer transfer window will close on Wednesday, August 31 - two and a half weeks after the start of the 2016/17 Premier League season.
Do European leagues have different dates?
While France's Ligue 1 has the same transfer window dates as the Premier League, there are slight differences in Spain, Germany and Italy.
The summer transfer windows in La Liga, the Bundesliga and Serie A do not open until Friday, July 1.
However, like England and France, the transfer windows in the top flights in Spain, Germany and Italy all close on Wednesday, August 31.
So far, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has signed with Manchester United, Ilkay Gundogan has signed for Manchester City, Sadio Mane has joined Liverpool while Arsenal grabbed Swiss international Granit Xhaka....
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