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Greek striker Choutos signs loan deal with Mallorca
MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Greek striker Lampros Choutos has joined Real Mallorca on a season-long loan deal from Inter Milan, the Primera Liga club said on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old, who has been capped for Greece, played on loan at Atalanta during the second half of last season.
Mallorca are coached by former Inter Milan boss Hector Cuper. They lost their opening match of the season 1-0 at home to Deportivo Coruna on Sunday.
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Tottenham sign Newcastle's Jenas
(confirms signing, adds quotes, changes slug)
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of England midfielder Jermain Jenas from Newcastle United, the London club said on Wednesday.
Jenas, 22, completed the move after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
Jenas moved to Newcastle under former manager Bobby Robson for five million pounds ($9.04 million) in February 2004 having made his name as a teenager with Nottingham Forest.
Usually a central midfielder, he can also operate on the right. He has forced his way into the England reckoning and has 12 caps but decided he wanted to move.
"We didn't want him to leave but he's a big boy and it was his choice," Newcastle manager Graeme Souness told the club's website.
"I'm sorry he didn't see his long term future here but everyone here wishes him all the best in his career."
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Edman leaves Spurs for Rennes
PARIS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Sweden defender Erik Edman has joined Stade Rennes from Tottenham Hotspur, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old Edman, who made 31 appearances for Tottenham after joining from Dutch side Heerenveen last year, signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.
Rennes finished a surprise fourth in Ligue 1 last season to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
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Real Madrid signs defender Ramos
August 31, 2005
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Real Madrid signed Sevilla defender Sergio Ramos to an eight-year contract only minutes before the transfer deadline Wednesday.
Madrid finalized the deal by satisfying the $33 million buyout clause in Ramos' contract. That made the 19-year-old Spaniard the third-most expensive transfer of the summer, behind the Chelsea signings Shaun Wright-Phillips and Michael Essien.
Madrid raised some of the funds for Ramos' transfer by selling striker Michael Owen to Newcastle on Tuesday for a reported $33 million.
Ramos' signing brings Madrid's offseason spending to about $98.7 million. Its other signings were Brazil's Robinho and Julio Baptista, and Uruguay's Pablo Garcia and Carlos Diogo.
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(adds Diao loan signing)
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Uruguay international Dario Silva has joined Portsmouth from Sevilla for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on their website on Wednesday.
Silva, who helped Sevilla finish sixth in Spain last season, signed a two-year contract with Portsmouth.
The 32-year-old striker scored 14 goals in 34 appearances after joining the Primera Liga club in 2003.
Silva has also had spells with Cagliari, Espanyol and Malaga.
Portsmouth also signed Senegal midfielder Salif Diao from Liverpool on a year's loan just before the transfer deadline.
The 28-year-old Diao joined Liverpool for 5 million pounds ($8.92 million) three years ago following the 2002 World Cup but never established himself as a first-team regular.
"Salif is a competitive midfield man and with his addition we now have a very competitive midfield in itself," Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie told the website.
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Brazilian midfielder Rochemback joins Middlesbrough
MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian midfielder Fabio Rochemback, who has been on loan at Sporting from Barcelona for the last two years, has joined Middlesbrough, the Primera Liga club said on Wednesday.
Rochemback joined Barcelona on a five-year deal from Internacional for $12.2 million in July 2001 but left for Sporting on a three-year loan deal two years later.
Barcelona said they had been paid a compensation fee of 1.5 million euros by Premier League club Middlesbrough.
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Reiziger joins Dutch champions PSV
AMSTERDAM, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Former Dutch international defender Michael Reiziger signed a two-year contract with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.
Reiziger will be reunited with former Netherlands team mate Philip Cocu and coach Guus Hiddink after joining the Dutch champions from English Premier League Middlesbrough.
"I played with Philip for six years and contacted him when PSV showed an interest," Reiziger told the Dutch club's website. "He explained to me what I could expect and helped me make my choice.
"I worked under Hiddink with the Dutch team, so he knows what to expect from me."
Reiziger joins PSV in the same week that defenders Lee Young-pyo and Wilfred Bouma left the club to sign for Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa respectively.
The 32-year-old Reiziger previously had spells with AC Milan, Barcelona, Ajax Amsterdam, Volendam and Groningen.
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Belgian leaders sign Nicolae, Dragutinovic stays
By Darren Ennis
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Unbeaten Belgian first division leaders Standard Liege signed Romanian international striker Marius Nicolae from Portugal's Sporting on a one-year deal on Wednesday.
In a double boost, Standard's Serbian defender Ivica Dragutinovic opted to stay in Liege after turning down a move to Olympique Marseille.
Dragutinovic appeared set for a move to France after both clubs agreed a fee but the 29-year-old defender, who is in Belgrade preparing for Serbia and Montenegro's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania on Saturday, was unhappy with the switch.
"Marseille are a large club, but I have one year left on my contract which I intend to see out," Dragutinovic, who has been with Standard since 2000, told the club's website on Wednesday.
"We are top of the league with maximum points. I hope to play this season and move as a free agent next summer."
Standard head the standings with 12 points after four games, two points ahead of Anderlecht.
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Slovakia defender Cech joins Porto
LISBON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Slovakia defender Marek Cech has joined Porto from Sparta Prague on a four-year contract, the Portuguese Premier League club said on their website on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old is expected to take over the left side vacated by Nuno Valente who has moved to Everton.
No details of the transfer were given.
Cech, who has played nine internationals, becomes the eighth signing since Dutch coach Co Adriaanse took charge of Porto in June.
Porto have started the season with two successive wins.
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Peru's Solano returns to Newcastle
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Peruvian midfielder Nolberto Solano has rejoined Newcastle United after 18 months at Aston Villa, Newcastle said on their website on Wednesday.
Solano, 30, left St James' Park for Villa in January 2004 after making over 200 appearances in nearly six years at Newcastle.
The Peruvian, who has signed a two-year contract, cost Newcastle a reported 1.5 million pounds ($2.68 million) with forward James Milner joining Villa on loan as part of the deal.
"It's great to be back at Newcastle and I hope we can have a really successful season here," Solano told the Newcastle website.
Solano will replace Jermaine Jenas, who joined Spurs on Wednesday, in the Newcastle squad and will link up with England striker Michael Owen, the club's major signing of the week as they try to improve on a dismal start to the season.
Newcastle are one place off the bottom of the Premier League table with just one point from four matches.
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Miccoli signs for Benfica on loan deal
LISBON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Italy striker Fabrizio Miccoli has joined Benfica after the Portuguese champions agreed a one-year loan deal with Juventus, the club said on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old international, who scored 12 goals last season for Fiorentina, completes Benfica coach Ronald Koeman's transfer dealings after Greek midfielder Giorgos Karagounis signed a three-contract on Tuesday.
Benfica have made their worst start to a season since 1977, with one draw and one defeat and no goals in two games. The Lisbon side are 14th in the 18-team Portuguese standings.
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Scottish league leaders Hearts sign Camazzola
GLASGOW, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Scottish Premier League leaders Hearts signed Brazilian midfielder Samuel Almeida Camazzola on a season-long deal on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old, who moves from Brazilian side Juventude, becomes the eighth signing since George Burley took charge in June.
"We have said all along that to qualify for Europe we need to add depth in certain areaas of the squad and this is a signing which does that," Burley told the club's website.
The Edinburgh side have made a perfect start to the season with five consecutive league wins.
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Real snap up Ramos, Tottenham sign Jenas and Lee
By Tony Jimenez
LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Real Madrid signed Spanish defender Sergio Ramos for 27 million euros just before the end of a hectic transfer deadline day on Wednesday.
Real used the funds from the sale of Michael Owen to buy Ramos, stealing the thunder of England's Tottenham Hotspur who had been the busiest club with the signings of Jermaine Jenas and Lee Young-pyo and sale of Erik Edman.
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Real bought Ramos out of his contract with Sevilla after the player's brother deposited the money with the Spanish Professional Football League (LFP) just 10 minutes before the deadline expired.
"Real Madrid and the player Sergio Ramos deposited the buy-out clause after an assurance from Sevilla that this would not be seen as a hostile move," Real Madrid said in a statement.
The highly rated 19-year-old, who will sign an eight-year contract with Real, is the sixth most expensive signing in the club's history and the first Spaniard to arrive since president Florentino Perez took power in 2000.
Tottenham swooped for England midfielder Jenas, 22, who left Premier League rivals Newcastle United after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
Jenas cost Spurs a reported fee of seven million pounds ($12.49 million), and Newcastle had spent around 1.5 million of that by the end of the day to lure Peruvian midfielder Nolberto Solano back to the club after 18 months at Aston Villa.
Spurs also paid Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven around two million euros ($2.44 million) for international defender Lee, South Korea's KBS TV news reported.
Lee became the second South Korean to move to the Premier League, after former PSV team mate Park Ji-sung signed for Manchester United in June.
Sweden defender Edman left Spurs for French Ligue 1 club Stade Rennes for an undisclosed fee.
Edman, who made 31 appearances for Spurs after signing from Dutch side Heerenveen last year, put pen to paper on a three-year contract with Rennes.
PSV acted swiftly to sign a replacement for Lee when Middlesbrough's former Dutch international defender Michael Reiziger agreed a two-year deal with the Eindhoven club.
Inter Milan were involved in two deals before the CET midnight deadline.
The Italian Cup winners let Dutch international midfielder Andy van der Meyde move to Everton for an undisclosed fee and allowed Greek striker Lampros Choutos to join Real Mallorca on a season-long loan.
Among the other deals to go through were Italy and Juventus striker Fabrizio Miccoli's one-year loan to Portuguese champions Benfica and Slovakia defender Marek Cech's transfer from Sparta Prague to 2004 European champions Porto.