Cristian Zaccardo. PHOTO: AFP
1. French Ligue 1 club Rennes have signed teenage French forward Jeremie Boga, 18, on a season-long loan from English champions Chelsea and have agreed a similar deal for Colombian international playmaker Juan Fernando Quintero.
The 22-year-old arrives from FC Porto of Portugal and reports in western France say Rennes have an option to make the move permanent for 20 million euros (£14.6m, $22.4m) next summer.
Rennes are also still hoping to bring France international playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, a free agent after leaving Lyon, back to the club for a second spell.
2. Cristian Zaccardo, who was in the Italy squad that triumphed at the 2006 World Cup, has left AC Milan to join newly-promoted Serie A side Carpi. The 33-year-old, capped 17 times, has agreed a two-year deal.
3. Serie A side Genoa have made two new loan signings, bringing in Argentine international defender Cristian Ansaldi from Zenit St Petersburg and Swiss international midfielder Blerim Dzemaili from Galatasaray.
4. Former Italian international midfielder Emmanuele Giaccherini has returned to Italy on loan to Bologna from English Premier League side Sunderland.
The 30-year-old -- who has been with Sunderland for two seasons -- won two Serie A titles with Juventus and was a member of the Italy side that reached the Euro 2012 final where they lost to Spain. Bologna are pointless in Serie A after two games of the present campaign.
5. Ligue 1 side Montpellier have moved to end their alarming goal drought -- they have not scored a goal in their four league matches so far this season -- by a double signing of experienced Malian international Mustapha Yatabare and young Chadian international Casimir Ninga.
Yatabare, 29 and a member of the Mali side that reached the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, joins on loan from Turkish outfit Trabzonspor with Ninga arriving from Gabonese outfit Mangasport Moanda.
6. Lyon insist they have sold Burkina Faso defender Bakary Kone to English second-tier side Fulham for two million euros. However, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas claimed on Monday that Fulham had pulled out of the deal, stating Kone needed to pass extra medical tests which had not been done before he departed on international duty.
7. Young Brazilian defender Matheus Doria's hopes of one day getting some game time with Ligue 1 outfit Marseille look doomed for another season as he has been loaned out to Spanish side Granada.
The 20-year-old was out in the cold last term because then coach Marcelo Bielsa hadn't been responsible for his purchase and he was sent on loan to Brazilian side Sao Paulo. However, despite Bielsa's resignation after just one league game this campaign, 20-year-old Doria hasn't had much better luck with new coach Michel.
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