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Tottenh. 2.9 : Croatian defender Vedran Corluka will link up with international team-mate Luka Modric at Tottenham Hotspur after joining the London club from Manchester City. No details have been revealed of Corluka's contract though unofficial sources suggest that a fee of around €10.5m has been paid for the 22-year-old right-back. Corluka scored once in 38 Premier League games for City since arriving from Dinamo Zagreb at the start of last term. Tottenham also announced that Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has signed a five-year deal after completing his €17m transfer from Spartak Moscow at the weekend.

Portsm. 2.9 : Nadir Belhadj has joined Portsmouth on a season-long loan from French side Lens, with the 26-year-old looking to earn a permanent move across the Channel at the end of the campaign. The Algerian international will probably compete for a place in the team with Armand Traore, who is on a yearlong loan from Arsenal. Belhadj has played for Gueugnon, Sedan and Lyon, from whom he joined Lens last season.

Everton 2.9 : Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini has left Standard to sign for Everton in a transfer worth an initial €18.5m. Fellaini has agreed a five-year deal, becoming the English side's record signing. His capture also brings relief to manager David Moyes after a day in which Nigeria winger Victor Obinna was denied a work permit to join Everton on loan from Inter Milan. Everton also took goalkeeper Carlo Nash, 34, from Wigan Athletic for a minimal fee on deadline day. Meanwhile, Standard have allowed midfielder Gregory Dufer, 26, to join fellow top-flight club Tubize on loan for the season.

Liverpool 2.9 : Liverpool have completed the signing of Spain winger Albert Riera from Espanyol while allowing defender Steve Finnan to make the opposite move and loaning forward Andrej Voronin to Hertha Berlin. Riera, 26, has signed a four-year deal after arriving at Anfield for an undisclosed fee. He is one of three players recruited by Liverpool on the final day of the summer transfer window. Brazilian striker Vitor Flora, 18, arives from Botafogo on a free transfer subject to international clearance, while 18-year-old Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Gulecsi's loan from MTK Budapest has been made permanent.

Man. Utd. 2.9 : Manchester United have completed the signing of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of English football's summer transfer window. The Bulgaria striker has signed a four-year contract with the English champions, with United paying an undisclosed fee, thought to be around €38m. Berbatov will wear the No. 9 shirt that was freed after United sold Louis Saha to Everton.

As part of the deal, 20-year-old United striker Fraizer Campbell will spend the rest of the campaign with Tottenham. Berbatov, who joined the Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2006, scored 23 goals in 52 appearances last season. With the transfer window now closed, 27-year-old Berbatov was the only major addition to a squad that won last season's UEFA Champions League and Premier League.

Man. City 2.9 : Manchester City beat Chelsea to the signing of Brazil striker Robinho by agreeing to pay Real Madrid a British-record €40m transfer fee. On a remarkable day at Eastlands, City also confirmed that owner Thaksin Shinawatra had agreed to sell the club to the Abu Dhabi United Group. The takeover fee is believed to be worth up to €247m. Robinho has signed a four-year contract with Manchester City after the Spanish champions rejected Chelsea's initial €32m bid.

Robinho had repeatedly spoken of his desire to leave Real Madrid for Chelsea, but City, boosted by a windfall from an imminent takeover by a United Arab Emirates business group, made a huge offer for the 24-year-old. Spanish media reported that that City will pay Robinho €6m per season, about three times what he reportedly earned in Madrid. Robinho had spent the last three years with Real, making 101 Primera Division appearances and scoring 25 times.

Newcast. 2.9 : Valencia have signed Uruguayan international midfielder Ignacio "Nacho" Gonzalez from Danubio and immediately loaned the player to Newcastle United. So, Gonzalez, who has put pen to paper on a four-year deal with the Spanish club, will spend the 2008/09 campaign in England's Premier League. Newcastle have also landed striker Xisco in a reported €7m transfer from Deportivo La Coruna. The 22-year-old has accepted a five-year contract with the Premiership club.

Tottenh. 31.8 : Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow for a fee reported to be in the region of €17m. Further contract details for the 26-year-old have not been released. Pavlyuchenko should provide a significant boost to Tottenham, who have struggled in the opening weeks of the season following the sale of Robbie Keane to Liverpool and a lengthy impasse over Dimitar Berbatov's likely transfer to Manchester United. Pavlyuchenko scored 69 goals in 141 league games for Spartak.

Man. City 31.8 : Manchester City added two South American defenders to their squad, signing Pablo Zabaleta and Glauber Berti for undisclosed fees. Argentinian international Zabaleta, 23, who can also play in midfield, has agreed a five-year deal after spending three seasons at Spanish side Espanyol. Brazilian centre-back Glauber, 25, arrives from Greman club Nurnberg and has signed a one-year contract at City.

Ast. Villa 30.8 : Midfielder James Milner, 22, from Newcastle has returned to Aston Villa. He has signed a four-year deal for a reported €12.4 million. Milner made his Premier League debut for Leeds when he was 16. Leeds was relegated in 2004 and Milner joined Newcastle, but was sent to Aston Villa on loan for the 2005/06 season. "James has got a great spirit about him and I definitely think his best years are in front of him," Villa manager Martin O'Neill said. "It was disappointing two years ago not to sign him when we thought the deal was done and dusted but it is nice to have got it all sorted this time."

Everton 30.8 : Everton have signed French international striker Louis Saha from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee. the 30-year-old has agreed a two-year contract with the option of a further season, subject to a medical. Saha scored 42 goals in 124 appearances for United since joining from Fulham in 2003, but has struggled with injuries in the past two season. He has scored 106 goals in 278 appearances in English football.

Man. City 29.8 : Shaun Wright-Phillips has left Chelsea to rejoin Manchester City on a four-year contrcat. The 26-year-old England winger is looking for a fresh start after three faltering years at Stamford Bridge. After switching to the London club in 2005, Wright-Phillips struggled to command a place in the team, starting just 43 matches. Chelsea, who signed him for €30.5m, is thought to have recouped less than half that amount, although financial terms were not disclosed.

Everton 28.8 : Everton have secured the services of Ecuador defensive midfielder Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan from Red Star Belgrade. Everton hope they will receive international clearance for the 26-year-old to play on Saturday against Portsmouth. Castillo and Danish defender Lars Christian Jacobsen were the English Premier League club's only offseason signings.

Blackburn 28.8 : Blackburn Rovers have signed Australia midfielder Vince Grella from Torino on a five-year contract. The 28-year-old arrives at Ewood Park in a deal worth in the region of €5.5m. Grella made 28 Serie A appearances last season as the side staved off the threat of relegation. He joins Australia teammate Brett Emerton at Blackburn.

Portsm. 28.8 : Midfielder Niko Kranjcar will be out of action for at least two months after undergoing ankle surgery. The 24-year-old sustained a knock in Croatia's friendly with Slovenia last week and had an operation to repair a ruptured ankle ligament. Kranjcar will be unable to put any weight on the injured leg for three weeks before beginning rehabilitation work, ruling him out of a crucial period for club and country.