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Ranieri eyes Falcao swoop
Claudio Ranieri says AS Monaco are hopeful of securing Radamel Falcao's signature in the off-season.
The striker has been tipped to leave Atletico Madrid in favour of a switch to the newly crowned Ligue 2 champions in the close season, and Ranieri believes the Colombia forward will be the perfect player to spearhead Monaco's redevelopment.
"Who wouldn't want a player who always scores? We hope he can join us. That way we can start building for the future", he told Sky Sports.
AS Monaco beat Le Mans 2-1 to secure the Ligue 2 title on Friday, having already won promotion back to Ligue 1, and Ranieri said they want to challenge for top flight honours next term.
"Our objective now is to play in Champions League. Why would we not be able to make it into Europe again next season?" he told France Football.
Santana set to seal Schalke move
Borussia Dortmund defender Felipe Santana has agreed a 3-year deal ahead of a controversial move to Ruhr rival Schalke.
The Brazilian defender has found it hard to break into the BVB first team during his 5 years at Signal Iduna Park, having found himself firmly behind Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic in the pecking order.
With Christoph Metzelder - another former Dortmund defender - having announced his retirement earlier this week, Jens Keller's side has been in the market for a new center-back.
Meanwhile, another Schalke defender, Kyriakos Papadopoulos has also been heavily linked with a move away from the club, leaving Jens Keller's side short of options at the back.
Santana has long been linked with a move to the Veltins Arena and has now sealed a contract until 2016 worth around €3 million per season for a fee of €1 million, which is his release clause.
Raţ set for West Ham transfer
Răzvan Raţ looks set to complete a free transfer move to West Ham, according to the player's agent.
The Romania international's contract at Shakhtar Donetsk is expiring and the left-back is believed to have been a target for the Hammers since the January transfer window.
Agent Florin Manea claims that a deal could be concluded as soon as Monday with Sam Allardyce a big fan of the 31-year-old defender.
"I am with Răzvan in England, we are negotiating with the West Ham officials."
"We will probably sign the contract on Monday. The trainer has put him on the top of the wishlist and the owner has approved the move."
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Fulham sign Boateng
Fulham have announced the signing of Ghana international midfielder Derek Boateng on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old, who has 47 caps for his country, joins Martin Jol's side after leaving Dnipro, having previously played for Getafe.
After the club received international clearance for Boateng, Fulham's newest recruit revealed his delight at joining the club and said he would give everything while he was there.
"I'm very happy that I have signed and I want to thank the chairman, the manager and the board at Fulham", he told the club's official website.
Fiorentina capture Yakovenko
Fiorentina have announced the signing of striker Oleksandr Yakovenko from Anderlecht for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old joined the Belgian club in 2008 and, after being loaned out on 2 occasions, returned to provide a haul of 7 goals in 20 Jupiler League appearances last season.
That form has caught the eye of Italian outfit Fiorentina, leading to their acquisition of the Ukrainian on a 3-year deal on Wednesday.
Yakovenko has just one international cap for Ukraine, which came during a 1-0 friendly win over Norway in June 2010.
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Higuain convinced he will join Juventus
Gonzalo Higuain is convinced that he will leave Real Madrid to join Juventus this summer, according to goal's sources.
The striker, 25-year-old, is edging closer to a Santiago Bernabeu exit having agreed a yearly wage of around €6 million with the Serie A giant, which stormed the Scudetto for the second consecutive campaign.
Juve sporting director Giueseppe Marotta has already confirmed that the Bianconeri are chasing the Argentine and now the only missing piece in the transfer, after days of negotiation, is a transfer fee with Los Blancos.
Madrid want €25 million, though, Antonio Conte's side has only gone as high of €20 million as of Wednesday, an agreement is expected to be met in the next few days.
Higuain has made 188 appearances for the Madrid side, scoring 120 goals in the process.
Werder Bremen complete Petersen signing
Werder Bremen have announced the permanent signing of Nils Petersen from Bayern Munchen on a 4-year contract.
The striker has spent the last year on loan at Werder, scoring 11 goals in his 35 appearances for the club as they survived relegation with one game of the Bundesliga season remaining.
His move to Werder proved a good one, as he ended the season as the club's joint-top goal-scorer with Aaron Hunt and impressed the hierarchy enough to want to sign him on a permanent basis.
Peterson joined Bayern in May 2011, having been second division top scorer for Energie Cottbus, but he found opportunities limited by the other striking options at the club.
The 4-year contract will see Petersen remain at Werder until 2017, and he is looking forward to continuing his goalscoring feats next season.
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Chelsea leads chase to sign Arda Turan
Chelsea is reportedly interested in signing Atletico Madrid playmaker Arda Turan at the end of the season, according to Galatasaray president Unal Aysal - who is also keen to secure his services.
The Turkey international is a highly-rated attacking player and has enjoyed a successful season with the Rojiblancos, having secured the Copa del Rey against rival Real Madrid and a third place finish in La Liga.
Galatasaray has been closely monitoring the 26-year-old's progress but their president admits they would be unable to offer the kind of money the Blues have.
The west London club is looking to add depth to its squad in time for next season, having struggled to compete with the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City in Premier League, and some of Europe's top clubs in Champions League.
Arda would offer competition in wide areas to the likes of Eden Hazard and Oscar, with Andre Schurrle another potential option out wide.
Arda, who has a contract until 2015, has scored 4 league goals and 6 assists this season for Atletico.
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Barca confirm Neymar deal
Spanish champions FC Barcelona have agreed the signing of Brazil striker Neymar from Santos.
The 21-year-old will sign a 5-year contract, the club said, with the player confirming he will sign his contract on Monday.
Neymar had been considering his future after his club Santos revealed on Saturday that they had accepted 2 offers for their star player, with Barca confirmed as one of the bidders and Real Madrid widely assumed to be the other.
The 21-year-old's contract at Santos was due to expire at the end of next season and some reports had suggested an agreement with FC Barcelona was reached as much as a year ago.
Neymar is a superstar in Brazil, and his departure will be a big blow to fans of Santos, who had hoped he might stay until after next year's World Cup in the country.
With Neymar, who made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2009, Santos have enjoyed their greatest period of success since Pele was playing for the club, winning 3 straight Campeonato Paulista titles and the Copa do Brasil.
The crowning glory came in 2011 when the club won the Copa Libertadores for the first time since 1963 and Neymar was named the South American Footballer of the Year as well as winning the Puskas Award for the world's best goal.
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Liverpool agree Aspas fee
Liverpool have reportedly agreed a £7.7 million fee with Celta Vigo to sign highly-rated Spanish striker Iago Aspas.
The 25-year-old has scored 60 goals in 130 appearances for Celta and was strongly linked with a move to the Premier League in January.
Reading showed an interest, but were put off by Aspas' price, while Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea had also been mooted as admirers.
However, it is now understood that Liverpool are poised to win the chase for Aspas, who has a €10 million release clause in his contract.
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Falcao joins AS Monaco
Radamel Falcao has joined AS Monaco, it has been confirmed.
The Colombian striker, who had been linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid for some time, has agreed a 5-year contract with the newly-promoted Ligue 1 side.
The former FC Porto man is one of a string of signings made by big-spending Monaco since gaining promotion as they look to establish themselves in Ligue 1.
He joins Ricardo Carvalho, James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho in also moving to the club as part of their close-season squad overhaul.
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Bruno Alves joins Fenerbahce
Bruno Alves has signed for Fenerbahce on a 3-year deal after sealing a €5.5 million move from Zenit Sankt Petersburg.
The Portugal international centre-back spent nearly 3 years with the Russian outfit, helping them to 2 Russian Premier League titles.
However, the 31-year-old, who won 4 Portuguese league crowns during his time with FC Porto, has decided to take on a fresh challenge, joining the Turkish club after they secured qualification for next season's Champions League.
Alves, who has been capped 63 times by Portugal during his career, becomes Fenerbache's second signing of the off-season after promising midfielder Alper Potuk joined from Eskisehirspor.
The veteran defender made 100 appearances in all competitions for Zenit during his spell with the club, scoring 3 goals.
He will now join a Fenerbahce side that posted the second best defensive record in the Turkish Super Lig and enable them to compete in the Champions League after they reached the Europa League semi-finals last term.
Abdellaoue set for Stuttgart
Hannover president Martin Kind is resigned to losing striker Mohammed Abdellaoue to Bundesliga rivals VfB Stuttgart.
The 27-year-old Norway international has already discussed terms with the Swabians, and Kind accepts the player has his heart set on a move.
"Stuttgart may as well start counting on having Abdellaoue", he said.
"We know that he wants to go to Stuttgart and we want to fulfil his wish too."
"He can rely on Fredi Bobic for that."
All the two clubs need to do is agree a fee for the forward, who has scored 29 goals in 80 Bundesliga appearances since joining from Valerenga in 2010.
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Ivanschitz set for Levante move
Levante have announced that Andreas Ivanschitz will move to the club from Mainz on a free transfer.
The Austrian midfielder has spent the last 4 seasons at Mainz but, after a 13th place finish in Bundesliga last term, he has chosen to leave the club and move to Levante.
Ivanschitz notched 7 goals in 31 Bundesliga appearances last season and with his contract due to expire, Levante have moved quickly to secure his services, with the player arriving in Valencia for a medical on Monday.
Levante finished 11th in the Spanish top flight last season and were the second-lowest scorers in the league with just 40 goals, but Ivanschitz is hoping his attacking talents can boost that tally next term.
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