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West Ham complete permanent Lanzini signing



Manuel Lanzini has sealed a permanent move to West Ham, signing a 4-year deal.

Co-chairman David Sullivan revealed earlier this week that a deal for the attacking midfielder - understood to be worth in the region of £9,4 million - had been agreed with parent club Al Jazira to make his loan move permanent.

West Ham have now announced that the 23-year-old has signed a 4-year contract with the option of a further 2 years.

Lanzini has made 22 appearances in all competitions for West Ham this season, playing a key part in their surprise chase for a Champions League place and run to the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Juventus complete permanent Lemina capture

Juventus have taken up the option to permanently sign of Mario Lemina from Olympique Marseille in a transfer initially worth €9,5 million.

Lemina joined Juve on loan early las August, but has since made just 11 appearances in all competitions, with his time at the club blighted by injury.

However, the recently crowned Serie A champions have exercised their right to sign the 22-year-old on a permanent deal.

Lemina has signed a contract until June 2020 for a fee that could rise to €10,5 million if performance-related targets are met.

Hummels completes Bayern switch

Bayern Munchen have completed the signing of Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels.

Germany defender Hummels has agreed a 5-year contract with the Bundesliga champions and will re-join them on 1 July for an undisclosed fee, subject to a medical.

Dortmund announced late last month that their skipper had informed them of his desire to follow the path of Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski by swapping Signal Iduna Park for the Allianz ArenA.

And both sides confirmed on Tuesday that the deal has been done, with Hummels to return to his boyhood club, who he left for Dortmund in 2008.

The 27-year-old appears set to captain BVB for one last time when Thomas Tuchel's side meet Bayern in the DFB Pokal Final on 21 May.

Bayern sign Renato Sanches

Bayern Munchen have signed Renato Sanches from Benfica for an initial fee of €35 million.

The 18-year-old has agreed a 5-year contract with the Bundesliga champions after completing a medical in Munchen on Monday.

Benfica later confirmed that the initial fee of €35 million could rise to €80 million, with an additional €45 million depending on success-related bonuses.

Sanches, who only made his senior Benfica debut in October, has emerged as one of the most highly regarded young players in Europe this season.

Sanches, capped twice by Portugal, has made 24 Primeira Liga and 6 Champions League appearances for Benfica this season, scoring twice.

Coates extends Sporting loan

Sunderland defender Sebastian Coates has extended his loan deal with Sporting Lisbon until the end of next season, the Portuguese club have confirmed.

The Uruguay international moved to Sporting in January and has since played a key part in their challenge for the Primeira Liga title, with Jorge Jesus' side 2 points behind leaders Benfica.

Dortmund snap-up Rennes youngster Dembele

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the signing of promising youngster Ousmane Dembele from Rennes for an undisclosed fee.

The 18-year-old forward pens a contract with BVB until June 2021 and had been receiving interest from several of Europe's big hitters, with the likes of Liverpool, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munchen among those reported to have been tracking his progress.

However, Dembele has opted to continue his promising development at Westfalenstadion.

Dembele progressed through the youth ranks at Rennes and made his first-team debut for the club against Angers last November.

The France U21 international subsequently became a prominent figure in their starting XI and has scored 12 goals in 25 Ligue 1 appearances.

Naldo leaves Wolfsburg for Schalke

Schalke have secured the services of experienced defender Naldo from VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer.

The 33-year-old has signed a contract with the Gelsenkirchen side until June 2018 with an option for an additional season.

Naldo enjoyed a 7-year spell with Werder Bremen before joining Wolfsburg in 2012. He has since made over 100 Bundesliga appearances for the club, while also winning the DFB Pokal in 2015, but is looking forward to a new challenge.

"I had a great time at Wolfsburg with plenty of success", the defender stated.

"I will always have a place in my heart for Wolfsburg, but I am really looking forward to the challenge at Schalke."

West Ham seal Nordtveit deal

West Ham have signed Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Havard Nordtveit on a free transfer.

The club have confirmed the 25-year-old has signed a 5-year deal and will join from 1 July when his contract with the Bundesliga side expires.

Nordtveit is a Norway international who had a spell with Arsenal between 2007 and 2010 without making a first-team appearance.

After loan spells with Salamanca, Lillestrom and FC Nurnberg while with the Gunners, Nordtveit joined Gladbach in December 2010 and became a first-team regular, helping them to three top 4 finishes, including this season.

Mitroglou makes permanent Benfica switch

Greece international Kostas Mitroglou has completed a permanent move from Championship outfit Fulham to Portuguese champions Benfica, the club announced on Tuesday.

Mitroglou has joined on a 4-year contract, keeping him at the Estadio da Luz until the end of the 2019-2020 season.

The 28-year-old joined Benfica in 2015 on a season-loan deal, scoring 20 goals as Benfica won a third consecutive Primeira Liga title - finishing 2 points above rivals Sporting Lisbon.

Mitroglou scored one of the most important goals of Benfica's season as they defeated Sporting 1-0 in March to move above their local rivals in the table, before going on to win their remaining 9 games and claim the league title.

Leverkusen sign Volland

Bayer Leverkusen have signed Kevin Volland from TSG Hoffenheim on a 5-year contract.

Volland, capped 6 times by Germany, helped Hoffenheim steer clear of relegation from the Bundesliga in the recently completed season but admitted the opportunity to play in the Champions League made the decision to join Leverkusen an easy one.

"I was extremely comfortable at Hoffenheim and extended my contract there last year despite having other options."

"But I wanted to take the chance to switch to a top club like Bayer Leverkusen and play in the Champions League."

"Bayer is the ideal club for me to further my development and further my international chances. I am very excited to join Leverkusen."

Volland joined Hoffenheim from 1860 Munchen in 2011 but remained in Bavaria until the start of the 2012-2013 season.

He leaves having scored 33 goals in 132 Bundesliga games and establishing himself as one of the more complete forwards in Germany's top flight.

Tonelli becomes Napoli's first signing

Napoli have completed a deal to sign Empoli defender Lorenzo Tonelli, club president Aurelio De Laurentiis has announced.

The 26-year-old centre-back - who worked with Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri at Empoli - becomes the first signing of the close-season for the Serie A runners-up.

Tonelli has spent his entire senior career with Empoli, debuting in September 2010 and helping them rise up to the top flight from Serie B, but now progresses to Champions League football.

Tonelli is yet to receive a senior Italy cap and was not included in Antonio Conte's 30-man provisional squad for EURO 2016 on Monday.

Napoli have reportedly paid Empoli €10 million to seal the deal, with the player paying tribute to the side he is leaving.

Liverpool complete Karius deal

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Loris Karius from FSV Mainz, the goalkeeper agreeing terms on a long-term contract.

The 22-year-old's arrival was confirmed on Tuesday after he completed a medical.

He is expected to provide competition for Simon Mignolet, who has endured an up-and-down 3 seasons as Liverpool's first choice.

Xhaka agrees Arsenal move

Granit Xhaka has agreed to join Arsenal on a long-term deal from Borussia Monchengladbach, the Premier League club have confirmed.

Xhaka captained Gladbach as they secured qualification for next season's Champions League through a 4th place finish in the Bundesliga.

The 23-year-old has been included in Switzerland's preliminary squad for EURO 2016 and following the completion of the competition, he will link-up with his new team-mates in London.

Xhaka made 141 appearances for Gladbach after joining from FC Basel in 2012.

The acquisition of Xhaka marks Arsenal's first activity in the transfer market since the end of the 2015-2016 season and comes following the departures of midfield duo Mikel Arteta and Tomas Rosicky.

Kramaric leaves Leicester for Hoffenheim permanently

Andrej Kramaric has left Premier League champions Leicester City to sign a permanent deal with TSG Hoffenheim.

Croatia striker Kramaric played the second half of last season on loan at the Rhein Neckar ArenA, as his Leicester colleagues stormed to an astonishing title triumph, scoring 5 goals in 15 games to help preserve Hoffe's Bundesliga status.

He has now penned a 4-year contract with the German club, as head coach Julian Nagelsmann plots a course through next season in the wake of star man Kevin Volland's departure to Bayer Leverkusen.

Leicester fought off interest from Chelsea to sign Kramaric from HNK Rijeka for a club-record fee in January 2015, but he departs the King Power Stadium with just 4 goals to his name in 20 games.

Gerhardt agrees Wolfsburg switch

VfL Wolfsburg have completed the signing of FC Koln midfielder Yannick Gerhardt on a 5-year contract.

The 22-year-old established himself in Koln's first-team in 2015-2016, making 29 Bundesliga as Peter Stoger's side finished ninth on 43 points - one place and 2 points below Wolfsburg.

Gerhardt made his U21 debut for Germany last season, and Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs is delighted to have captured his signature.

"Yannick is a young player with great potential", Allofs told the club's official website.

"He has already demonstrated with Koln he has the quality to set the tone in the Bundesliga. We are pleased that we were able to convince a player of his talent our way."

Middlesbrough confirm Fischer deal

Middlesbrough have agreed a deal to sign Denmark winger Viktor Fischer from Ajax, the Teesside club have confirmed.

The 21-year-old will join Aitor Karanka's side, who have secured promotion to the Premier League for next season, for an undisclosed fee when the international transfer window re-opens on 9 June.

Fischer has agreed a 3-year deal at the Riverside and leaves Ajax having made over 100 senior appearances for the Amsterdammers.

He is Karanka's first signing of the close-season.

Zieler agrees Leicester switch

Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler is having talks about joining Premier League champions Leicester City, says his club Hannover.

Zieler, 27-year-old, joined Hannover in 2010 from Manchester United, where he failed to make a senior appearance.

Zieler, who played 2 League One games for Northampton on loan from United in 2009, has played 6 times for Germany.

He was part of Germany's World Cup-winning squad in 2014 but did not make an appearance in Brazil.

Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is looking to strengthen his squad ahead of a first Champions League campaign next season.

Roma complete permanent Rudiger deal

AS Roma have completed the permanent signing of Antonio Rudiger from VfB Stuttgart after exercising their option to buy the Germany international.

Rudiger joined Roma on a one-year loan deal ahead of the 2015-2016 campaign for an initial fee of €4 million and the Serie A side have now paid an additional €9 million to land the defender on a permanent deal.

Rudiger was a key figure for AS Roma in 2015-2016, scoring twice in 30 Serie A appearances to help the Stadio Olimpico side to third place in the table behind champions Juventus and runners-up Napoli.

Inter complete Caner signing

Inter Milano have completed the free transfer of Caner Erkin from Fenerbahce on a 3-year contract.

The defender's contract with the Turkish giants expires at the end of June, and he has subsequently agreed a deal to move to Meazza with the Serie A side confirming the signing on their official website.

Caner, who has been included in the 23-man Turkey squad for EURO 2016 by Fatih Terim, will be able to link up with his new team-mates from 1 July.

The 27-year-old won 2 Super Lig and 2 Turkiye Kupasi titles, as well as a Super Kupa, during his 6 seasons at Fenerbahce.

The news of the signing comes amid reports Inter are set to be taken over by Chinese investors the Suning Group.

City sign Gundogan

Manchester City have completed the signing of Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund, the Premier League club have confirmed.

The Germany international had long been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium and has now inked a 4-year contract with City to finalise the deal.

Gundogan is recovering from a knee injury that will likely see him miss the opening stages of the 2016-2017 campaign, having also been ruled out of EURO 2016, but incoming manager Pep Guardiola has nonetheless opted to make the influential midfielder his first City signing.

The 25-year-old started his professional career with VfL Bochum and also wore the jersey of Nurnberg before joining Dortmund in 2011.

He made over 150 appearances in all competitions for BVB, winning the double in 2011-2012.

Gundogan's contract with Dortmund was due to expire in June 2017, prompting the Bundesliga side to cash in on the midfielder now in order to prevent him from leaving on a free next year.

Dortmund sign Bartra

FC Barcelona defender Marc Bartra will join Borussia Dortmund on a 4-year deal after the Bundesliga club met an €8 million release clause in his contract.

The centre-back has enjoyed a career-long association with the La Liga champions, having joined their youth ranks as a 12-year-old.

A Dortmund statement claimed that finer points in the deal were "still to be clarified", but confirmed Bartra's arrival at Signal Iduna Park on a contract that runs to 2020.

Bartra, 25-year-old, has 10 international caps for Spain and won a place in Vicente del Bosque's EURO 2016 squad despite making only 4 starts in La Liga this season, scoring twice.

Dortmund complete Rode signing

Sebastian Rode has swapped Bayern Munchen for Borussia Dortmund, the midfielder signing a 4-year deal at Signal Iduna Park.

Rode arrived in Dortmund to put the finishing touches to his move earlier on Monday, and BVB have now confirmed the 25-year-old put pen-to-paper for an undisclosed fee after completing his medical.

Rode had been heavily linked with a transfer away from Bayern, where he started just 11 Bundesliga games over 2 seasons.

Bruno Alves completes Cagliari move

Cagliari have announced the signing of Portugal defender Bruno Alves on a 2-year deal.

The 34-year-old has agreed to move to Serie A on a free transfer after the expiry of his contract with Fenerbahce.

Alves has won league titles with FC Porto, Zenit and Fenerbahce during an impressive European career.

Sevilla announce Kiyotake signing

FC Sevilla have announced the signing of Japan international Hiroshi Kiyotake from Hannover.

The 26-year-old has agreed to join the Europa League winners on a 4-year deal, subject to international clearance.

Kiyotake, who has impressed during his two seasons with Hannover since joining from FC Nurnberg, represents a possible replacement for Ever Banega, who is set to join Inter Milano.

Sevilla earlier confirmed that they have completed the signing of Pablo Sarabia from Getafe on a 4-year deal.

The 24-year-old, who emerged through the Real Madrid youth system, completed a medical and signed a contract after Sevilla reached an agreement with Getafe late on Thursday.

Pjanic completes Juventus move

Miralem Pjanic has signed a 5-year deal with Juventus after the Serie A champions agreed a €32 million deal with AS Roma.

The midfielder enjoyed a stunning 2015-2016 campaign for AS Roma - who finished third - as he scored 10 goals in 33 league appearances.

That form attracted interest from across Europe, but the 26-year-old has committed his future to Juve.

Bosnia international Pjanic was on target when Roma beat Massimiliano Allegri's side in August.

He spent just under 5 years with the capital club after joining from Olympique Lyon.

Pjanic's technical qualities marked him as a stand-out player under a succession of managers and, although silverware eluded him at the Stadio Olimpico, he was a 2-time Serie A runner-up under the guidance of Rudi Garcia.