Football News: Review Of The Day 31st January 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Brighton & Hove Albion youngster Odel Offiah has extended his deal until 2024.

Alex Moreno has signed with Real Betis until 2025.

Bayern Munich teenager Bright Arrey-Mbi has signed a contract until 2023.

Transfers

Quevilly Rouen have signed Alpha Sissoko on a free transfer from Saint-Etienne.

Troyes have signed Luke Ilic from Manchester City.

A loan fee of £450,000 has been spent by VfB Stuttgart for the loan of teenage Portugese forward Tiago Tomas from Sporting Club de Portugal.

Veteran Uruguayan centre-back Martin Caceres has joined Levante on a free transfer from Cagliari.

Sampdoria have paid a £450,000 loan fee for Dynamo Kiev forward Vladyslav Supryaga.

Vfl Wolfsburg have sent Josuha Guilavogui on loan to Girondins Bordeaux. Wolfsburg paid out £4.5m on Max Kruse from Union Berlin.

Teenage midfielder Mohamed Ihatteren has been loaned to Ajax by Juventus.

Lazio have loaned experienced winger Jony to Sporting Gijon.

Newcastle United have spent nearly £38m to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Olympique Lyonnais, despite the French club's denials a deal was in the offing. The Brazilian midfielder's former club Athletico Paranaense is to receive 20% of the fee.

Blackburn Rovers paid £162,000 to sign Ryan Hedges from Aberdeen.

Cedric Gondo has moved to Cremonese from Salernitana.

Christian Eriksen has signed for Brentford until the end of the season.

Wayne Rooney's little brother John has signed for Barrow from Stockport for an undisclosed fee.

Jose Macias has returned to Chivas at the end of his loan to Getafe.

Sheffield United have sent Lys Mousset to Salernitana on loan. Leaving the Italians is Simy on loan to Parma.

Burnley have signed a replacement for Chris Wood in the shape of Wout Weghorst. The Clarets have paid £12.6m to VfL Wolfsburg for the Dutch striker.

Hertha Berlin have paid £450,000 to SM Caen for Kelian Nsona.

Teenage Romanian defender Radu Dragusin has moved to Salernitana on loan from Juventus. Also joining Salernitana on loan is Emil Bohinen after they paid a loan fee of £225,000 to CSKA Moscow.

VfL Wolsburg paid £10.8m to FC Copenhagen for young striker Jonas Wind.

Brondby have paid £900,000 for West Ham United centre-back Frederik Alves.

Leganes have taken Jimmy Giraudon on loan from Troyes.

Juventus have signed Federico Gatti from Frosinone.

Ivan Sanchez has moved to Real Valladolid on loan from Birmingham City.

Huddersfield Town have signed Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin on loan.

Manchester City have signed Julian Alvarez from River Plate and loaned him back.

Bournemouth have signed Newcastle United goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on loan.

Olympique Lyonnais have sent teenage midfielder Florent Da Silva on loan to Villefranche.

Greuther Furth have signed Tobias Raschl from Borussia Dortmund.

Teenage Chilean midfielder Luis Rojas has joined Bologna on loan from Crotone.

Bayern Munich have moved Bright Arrey-Mbi to 1.FC Koln on loan.

Jordan Tell has signed for Grenoble on a free transfer from Clermont Foot.

Doncaster Rovers have signed Reo Griffiths from Olympique Lyonnais.

Salernitana have paid a loan fee of £720,000 to sign Mikael from Sport Recife.

Huddersfield Town have signed free agent former Chelsea goalkeeper Jamal Blackman after his release from Los Angeles FC.

KV Mechelen have signed Rick van Drongelen on loan from Union Berlin.

Sassuolo have sent Luca Moro to Catania on loan, after they paid £3.6m to sign him from Padova.

Oxford United have signed Marcus Browne from Middlesbrough.

Juventus have paid £4.5m to sign Dennis Zakaria from Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Sint-Truiden have signed Joao Klauss on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Jean-Pierre Nsame has moved to Venezia on loan from BSC Young Boys.

Olympique Lyonnais have taken Tanguy Ndombele on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and paid £13.5m for Romain Faivre from Stade Brestois.

Napoli have loaned Michael Folorunsho to Reggina.

Grasshoppers have taken Bruno Jordao on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

A fee of £2.25m has been enough to take Sven Michel to Union Berlin from SC Paderborn.

Atalanta have taken Valentin Mihaila on loan from Parma.

Wigan Athletic's former Rangers winger Jordan Jones has returned to the SPFL on a loan move to St Mirren.

A swap deal between Dundee and Partick Thistle has seen Zak Rudden join Dundee on loan and Alex Jakubiak go the other way, also on loan.

Brentford defender Charlie Goode has signed for Sheffield United on loan.

Free agent Bambo Diaby, who was out of football due to a 2-year doping ban, has signed for Preston North End until the end of the season.

Cambridge United have signed Lorent Tolak on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Dylan Connolly has moved to Morecambe from Northampton Town on a permanent deal.

Charlton Athletic have paid an undisclosed fee for Scott Fraser from Ipswich Town.

George Ray has joined Leyton Orient on loan from Exeter City.

Birmingham City defender Mitchell Roberts has joined Carlisle United on loan.

Colchester United have signed Camron Gbadebo from Manchester City on a permanent deal and Sam Hornby on loan from Bradford City.

Ipswich Town's Bailey Clements has moved to Stevenage on loan.

Blackpool forward Beryly Lubala has joined Northampton Town on loan.

Brighton & Hove Albion have loaned Deniz Undav to Union Saint-Gilloise.

Elche have signed Ezequiel Ponce on loan from Spartak Moscow.

Arsenal have sent Jordi Osei-Tutu to Rotherham United on loan.

Middlesbrough have loaned young left-back Hayden Coulson to Peterborough United.

Tottenham Hotspur have sent Giovani Lo Celso on loan to Villareal. Spurs have also sent Bryan Gil to Valencia on loan.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer has joined Luton Town on loan.

Axel Werner has moved to Arsenal Sarandi on loan from Elche.

Genoa have paid £1.08m for Icelandic winger Albert Gudmundsson from AZ Alkmaar.

Barcelona have sent Inaki Pena on loan to Galatasaray.

Padova have signed Jacopo Dezi from Venezia.

Juventus midfielder Hamza Rafia has moved to Cremonese on loan.

Newcastle United have taken Matt Targett on loan from Aston Villa.

Lazio full-back Riza Durmisi has moved to Sparta Rotterdam on loan.

Atalanta have loaned Federico Mattiello to Alessandria.

Ipswich Town have released Jon Nolan.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have loaned Mijat Gacinovic to Panathinaikos.

Arminia Bielefeld have paid £540,000 to Atlanta United of Major League Soccer for George Bello.

Rangers have signed young Polish right-back Mateusz Zukowski from Lechia Gdansk.

Luton Town goalkeeper Simon Sluga has moved to Ludogorets Razgrad.

Tottenham Hotspur have paid a fee of £17.1m to sign Rodrigo Betancur from Juventus and a loan fee of £9m for Dejan Kulusevski, also from Juve.

Hull City have taken Allahyar Sayyadmanesh on loan from Fenerbahce.

Bayern Munich midfielder Adrian Fein has joined Dynamo Dresden on loan.

Liverpool have loaned centre-back Nathaniel Phillips to Bournemouth.

Veteran midfielder Ivan Radovanovic has joined Salernitana on loan from Genoa.

Torino have paid £3.15m to sign Demba Seck from SPAL.

RCD Mallorca have paid a loan fee of £990,000 to take Vedat Muriqi on loan from Lazio.

Veteran forward Goran Pandev has signed for Parma from Genoa.

Everton have completed the loan signing of Donny van de Beek from Manchester United.

Managerial Changes

Frank Lampard has agreed to replace Rafael Benitez and become Everton's new manager. He has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea a year ago. The 43-year-old has been given a 2-and-a-half-year deal.

Lee Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland following their 6-0 thrashing at the hands of Bolton Wanderers at the weekend. They are just 2 points off top spot following the loss.

Bromley manager Andy Woodman has rejected an approach from League One's Gillingham. The Gills had been given permission to speak to Woodman by the National League side to replace Steve Evans, who left on 9th January. Gillingham have instead appointed Neil Harris, the former Millwall and Cardiff City manager.

Tunisia have sacked their head coach Mondher Kebaier after they were put out of the AFCON at the quarter-final stage. Burkina Faso beat them 1-0, a team 30 places below them in the FIFA world rankings. Assistant coach Jalel Kadri is stepping up to replace him.

Disciplinary Charges

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault of his girlfriend after a series of pictures, videos and audio files were released on social media. He has been suspended by the club until further notice and chief sponsors Nike have also suspended their relationship with the player. Police have been granted more time to hold him for questioning.

Olembe To Host Final

Despite the crush outside that killed 8 people and injured 38 more, the Olembe Stadium will be holding both a semi-final and the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. A Confederation of African Football statement read: "Having noted the recommendations and undertakings from government in regard to additional security provisions, the Caf organising committee unanimously agreed to lift the suspension imposed on the Olembe Stadium. In conclusion, Caf, the local organising committee and the government of Cameroon, having significantly increased security and resources at the Olembe Stadium, are confident that the safety and security of spectators and visitors will be assured." The semi-final between host nation Cameroon and Egypt will be played there on Thursday before the final on Sunday.

Legend To Play In Pub League

A pub team in Shropshire have won a raffle to earn the services of legendary Brazilian left-back Roberto Carlos for a game. The 48-year-old will be a substitute for a match in February in the Shrewsbury & District league after the Bull in the Barne team paid £5 for a ticket in the online raffle. All a long way from Real Madrid where he won three Champions Leagues and four La Liga titles, on top of his 2002 World Cup win with Brazil.

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Written by Tris Burke January 31 2022 19:20:11