The latest club-by-club transfer guide of all the happenings in the transfer window.

A club-by-club transfer guide of the happenings on transfer day so far.

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has claimed Manchester City are not prepared to meet their €63 million asking price for striker Edinson Cavani.

Celtic have secured the signing of Holland Under-21 defender Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool have moved a step closer to offloading Andy Carroll with the striker set for a medical at West Ham today.

Aston Villa have confirmed the double capture of Denmark defender Jores Okore and Dutch midfielder Leandro Bacuna.

Sunderland defender Wes Brown was today heading back to Wearside fearing yet another lengthy injury lay-off.

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Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek today trimmed his World Cup squad to 23 by confirming a further three players would not travel to South Africa.

Viktor Elm netted a stoppage-time winner as Heerenveen defeated nine-man FC Groningen 2-1 to move level on points with Ajax and enhance their bid for European football next season.

The pressure on Ajax coach Marco van Basten moved up a notch this afternoon after his side were thrashed 4-1 at Vitesse Arnhem.

BARCELONA sent out a strong signal to potential Champions League opponents ahead of Friday’s second round draw as late goals from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi gave them a win over bitter rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday night.

JOSE MOURINHO tightened his grip on Serie A and claimed bragging rights in his personal duel with Claudio Ranieri after Inter defeated Juventus 1-0 on Saturday.

PSV Eindhoven’s troubles show no sign of abating as a Luis Suarez brace earned Ajax a 4-1 win at the Amsterdam ArenA and sent them top of the Eredivisie table.

Two goals from Marcus Berg helped FC Groningen claim a 3-1 win over 10-man Feyenoord and take their place at the top of the Eredivisie.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has told his chairman Mohamed Al Fayed that professional pride and not the promise of a bonus will drive the final push for survival.

Feyenoord were effectively eliminated from the Eredivisie title race today after a 3-0 defeat at bitter rivals Ajax.

Fulham have had a £1.85m bid for Norwegian striker Erik Nevland accepted by FC Groningen.

PSV Eindhoven capitalised on Feyenoord’s slip-up at Heerenveen to claim top spot heading into the Eredivisie’s winter break.

PSV Eindhoven were knocked off the top of Holland’s Eredivisie after FC Groningen came from behind to condemn them to a 2-1 defeat today.

Ajax’s first defeat of the season, a 3-1 home reverse today at the hands of NAC Breda, meant they were unable to overtake champions PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Dutch Eredivisie.

DAVID Bentley expects Blackburn to overturn their 2-0 deficit against Greece‘s Larissa at Ewood Park. “It was totally unacceptable with the way we performed over there,” he said. “But it is about how you react, how you respond. It is only the first half, it is 2-0 with 90 minutes to go, I don’t see 2-0 as a big deficit for us to overcome.

Vitesse Arnhem joined Feyenoord at the top of the Eredivisie after beating derby rivals NEC Nijmegen 1-0.

AZ Alkmaar moved into pole position in the race to win the Eredivisie today after defending champions PSV Eindhoven slipped up once more.

Ajax sparked fresh life into the Eredivisie title race today by thrashing leaders PSV Eindhoven 5-1 at the Philips Stadion.

DUTCH giants Ajax’s faltering title hopes were dealt another blow on Saturday but Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven got back on track for a third successive crown with three points against ADO Den Haag.

Ajax returned to the Eredivisie summit on Sunday after a convincing 3-0 win at Heracles.

DERRY CITY are mulling over a difficult decision after landing a plum UEFA Cup first-round clash against French cup holders Paris St Germain in yesterday’s draw in Monaco.

Aston Villa midfielder Steven Davis has been ruled out of the opening game of their pre-season tour against Hanover 96 on Saturday.

Ajax could be on the verge of salvaging a lucrative consolation prize from what has been a miserable season after thrashing arch-rivals Feyenoord 4-2 in Rotterdam and 7-2 on aggregate to reach the play-off final for Holland’s second Champions League spot next season.

Egypt striker Mido is unrepentant despite being banned for six months by his own football federation for a touchline row with Pharaohs’ coach Hassan Shehata.

PSV Eindhoven chairman Harry van Raaij has insisted that Chelsea’s new £12m (€18m) signing Arjen Robben can make as big an impact on the Barclaycard Premiership as Ruud van Nistelrooy.

PSV Eindhoven forward Arjen Robben “would have loved” a move to Manchester United in the transfer window, according to his agent and father.