Football News: Review Of The Day 3rd August 2019

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Review of the Day

Contracts

French full-back Maxime Colin has signed a 4 year deal with Birmingham City.

Leyton Orient captain Josh Coulson has signed a 1 year contract extension.

James McKeown has signed a contract extension which keeps him at Grimsby Town until 2022.

Transfers

Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a double signing of young Portugese talent from Lazio. 19 year old Pedro Neto and 20 year old Bruno Jordao have joined for undisclosed fees.

Aston Villa have sent young forward Rushian Hepburn-Murphy on loan to Tranmere Rovers.

Everton have paid around £22.5m for Jean-Philippe Gbamin, the replacement for Gueye, from 1.FSV Mainz 05.

Newcastle United have paid just over £16m for jet-heeled French winger Allan Saint-Maximin from OGC Nice. Newcastle have also paid just under £1m in loan fees for Dutch full-back Jetro Willems.

Sunderland midfielder George Honeyman has moved to Hull City for a fee of just under £400,000.

Burnley have paid around £2.5m for Leeds United keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

Augsburg have paid an undisclosed fee for West Ham United defender Reece Oxford.

Deportivo La Coruna have released Spanish midfielder Pedro Mosquera.

Zenit St-Petersburg have paid around £36m for Brazilian winger Malcom from Barcelona.

Polish defender Krystian Bielik has moved to Derby County for a fee of over £7m from Arsenal. Also leaving the Gunners is Japanese forward Takuma Asano to Partizan Belgrade for a fee of under £1m.

Reading have signed Argentine forward Lucas Boye from Torino on loan. Leaving Reading on loan is Sam Smith who is spending the season with Cambridge United.

Sheffield United have completed the £17m move of Oliver McBurnie from Swansea City.

Truro City have signed Plymouth Argyle striker Luke Jephcott on a 28 day loan and Exeter City midfielder Will Dean on a 6 month loan.

Leicester City forward Ryan Loft has joined Carlisle United on a season-long loan.

Defender Ashley Smith-Brown has joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan from Plymouth Argyle.

Former Arsenal full-back Cohen Bramall has joined Colchester United.

Diallang Jaiyesimi has joined Swindon Town from Norwich City on loan for the season.

Veteran midfielder Tom Soares has signed for Stevenage following his release by AFC Wimbledon.

Ipswich Town have signed defender James Wilson on a short-term deal following a trial. The 30 year old left Lincoln City by mutual consent in the summer.

Peterborough United have re-signed Josh Knight from Leicester City on loan for the season.

Lincoln City have signed Nottingham Forest striker Tyler Walker on a season long loan.

Everton forward Nathan Broadhead has joined Burton Albion on loan for the season.

Andre Blackman has signed for Southend United on a "monthly multiplicity contract". Whatever that is.

AFC Wimbledon have re-signed Joe McDonnell on a short-term deal.

Accrington Stanley have signed two more players in the shape of Stoke City goalkeeper Josef Bursik on loan for the season and Lewis Doyle on a free transfer from Southport.

Doncaster Rovers have signed three. Free agent defender Alex Baptiste, who was released by QPR in the summer and Wolverhampton Wanderers duo Niall Ennis and Cameron John have joined on loan.

St Mirren have made the double signing of Jonathan Obika and Sean McLoughlin. Obika was a free from Oxford United while McLoughlin is on loan from Hull City.

Preston North End have paid an undisclosed fee for Tom Bayliss from Coventry City.

Dani Alves has signed for Sao Paulo, the club he grew up supporting in Brazil.

The Beast Retires

37 year old former Preston North End striker Jon Parkin has announced his retirement from the game. A throwback player, with all the subtlety of a brick through the window and fitness regime of a normal fan, Parkin was a brutal 17 stone battering ram of a forward whose biggest achievement was being part of the Stoke City squad that won promotion to the Premier League in 2008, though he never got to play in the top flight.

Trotters Take Just Three Players

Bolton Wanderers have taken just three senior outfield players to their League One opening match with Wycombe Wanderers. The Trotters have been in administration since May and are still awaiting the completion of their takeover by Football Ventures.

Crusty The Pie

Wigan Athletic have revealed their new mascot as Crusty The Pie, the winning entry from a competition. The giant pie joins West Bromwich Albion's Boiler Man as ridiculous mascots unvelied recently.

Leeds Youngster Charged By FA

Teenage midfielder Jordan Stevens has been charged by the FA with breaching betting regulations. The Leeds United youngster joined from Forest Green Rovers last years and is alleged to have placed 59 bets last season. An FA statement read: "Leeds United FC's Jordan Stevens has been charged with misconduct in relation to The FA's betting rules. It is alleged that he placed 59 bets on football during the 2018/19 season, contrary to FA Rule E8. The midfielder has until Thursday, 8 August to provide a response."

Morocco Appoint Welshman

Morocco have appointed Welshman Osian Roberts as their new technical director. Roberts, who has been assistant manager to the Welsh national team since Gary Speed's days, has agreed a five year deal with Morocco after being sidelined under Ryan Giggs.

Berahino Move Collapses

Saido Berahino is still searching for a new club after a move to Nimes failed to work out. The 25 year old is still contracted to Stoke City until 2022, though he is seeking to have his contract terminated.

Baxter Quits SA

Stuart Baxter has resigned from his second spell as South Africa head coach just after the AFCON ended. Baxter led the Bafana Bafana to the quarter-finals in Egypt. Baxter said: "I feel it's time for someone else to take over and I have decided to resign from my position. It is my personal decision. Going to Afcon, this squad had not lost in a year, something that was not easy considering we were introducing new players. I've chosen not to point fingers and I will refrain from that. Choosing not to answer some misleading media coverage is something that's also hard to do." He is the ninth head coach to leave his job after the tournament.

Makalele Returns To Chelsea

Former French international Claude Makelele has rejoined the club in a coaching role. Makelele has been appointed as a technical mentor for young players and players out on loan. Carlo Cudicini has also returned to the Blues as a loan player technical coach.

Bury Second Game Postponed

Bury's second league game of the season has been suspended by the EFL as they say the club can still not demonstrate financial viability. Steve Dale, who accused the EFL of working against the Shakers, said it was a "grave injustice". An EFL statement read: "Following a lengthy discussion, the board agreed that progress had been made with regard to the outstanding evidence requested by the league. The EFL acknowledges this remains a difficult and challenging period for the club, their players and supporters; and will continue to work with the ownership at Bury FC as it looks to resolve all outstanding matters."

United Agree Slabhead Fee

Leicester City defender Harry Maguire is closing in on a world record move to Manchester United. The centre back will cost a world record fee for a defender, if he does complete a move. Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers said: "The clubs have agreed [a fee] and there's still some work for it to go through. There's still a bit to go in terms of Harry's medical and whatever personal things to sort out, but it is what it is. He's a special player, he's not a player that of course we would want to lose. He's a top-class player, he's a good man as well, and everything about Harry over the course of this pre-season, he knows there has been interest over the summer and he's been super professional."

Messi Gets International Ban

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been hit with a 3 month international ban for calling the Copa America "corrupt". The 32 year old also said that the "cup was fixed for Brazil". Messi has also been fined $50,000, or about ten minutes wages to him.

Written by Tris Burke August 03 2019 07:00:12