Everton have reached an “agreement in principle” to to sign Chelsea winger Christian Atsu on a season-long loan, manager Roberto Martinez has revealed.

Striker Romelu Lukaku could be on his way back to Everton as he looks for a way out of Chelsea.

If Sligo can complete the job against Rosenborg after their shock 2-1 win in Norway yesterday they will face Turkey's Kardemir Karabukspor in the Europa League third qualifying round.

The draw for the Europa League first qualifying round has pitted the League of Ireland clubs against teams from Lithuania, Luxembourg and Wales.

Aston Villa are close to completing their second signing in the space of 48 hours with Sheffield United right-back Matt Lowton moving to the midlands club.

West Brom have completed the signing of their former midfielder Zoltan Gera after his contract at Fulham expired earlier this summer.

Zoltan Gera remains tight-lipped over whether he will be returning to West Brom - but admits he still loves the club where he spent four years before moving to Fulham.

West Brom are targeting their former midfielder, Zoltan Gera, who is available on a free transfer from Fulham.

Fulham have finally completed the free signing of midfielder Zoltan Gera from West Brom after the Hungarian passed a medical today.

The Football Association have charged agent Sam Stapleton with improper conduct over the transfer of Hungarian Gabor Gyepes to Coca-Cola Championship side Wolves.

Wolves have signed Hungary midfielder Denes Rosa on an initial deal which will run until the end of the season.

West Brom could face a fight to hold onto inspirational midfielder Zoltan Gera after his agent claimed that Aston Villa and Tottenham were interested in signing the Hungarian skipper.

Jeremy Peace believes West Brom will look start to increasingly abroad for new players and has stressed the need to improve the club’s scouting system if they are to unearth the next Zoltan Gera.

Hearts 0 Ferencvaros 1

Hearts: Gordon, Neilson, Pressley, Webster, Maybury, Stewart, Kisnorbo, Hartley, McAllister, de Vries, Weir. Subs: Moilanen, McKenna, Pereira, Hamill, Berra, Wyness, MacFarlane.

Sporting Lisbon ended Dinamo Tbilisi’s interest in the UEFA Cup with a crushing 4-0 victory at the Boris Paichadze stadium in Georgia.

VfB Stuttgart went clear at the top of UEFA Group G with a convincing 3-0 win over Portuguese giants Benfica.

FERENCVAROS have been fined £25,000 but spared further punishment following a series of unsavoury incidents during last week’s UEFA Cup first-round match against Millwall.

Ferencvaros have been fined £25,000 but spared further punishment following a series of unsavoury incidents during last week’s UEFA Cup first-round match against Millwall.

MIDDLESBROUGH have landed the most glamorous ties of the new-look UEFA Cup - but also face the most difficult opponents of the inaugural group phase of the competition.

Newcastle and Rangers should have high hopes of progressing through the first-ever group stage of the UEFA Cup following today’s draw but Middlesbrough and Hearts face stiffer tests.

The draw for the UEFA Cup Group Stage is as follows:

Newcastle have been drawn to face Sporting Lisbon, Sochaux, Panionios and Dinamo Tbilisi in the UEFA Cup group stage.

European football’s governing body yesterday brought disciplinary charges against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros after crowd trouble and racist abuse during their UEFA Cup tie against Millwall.

Two of nine Britons arrested in trouble at Millwall’s Uefa Cup tie in Hungary have received suspended sentences and are being expelled from the country, a British Embassy spokesman said today.

European football’s governing body today brought disciplinary charges against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros after crowd trouble and racist abuse during their UEFA Cup tie against Millwall.

Ferencvaros 3 Millwall 1 (Ferencvaros win 4-2 on aggregate)

Ferencvaros 3 Millwall 1 (Ferencvaros win 4-2 on aggregate)

GLASGOW RANGERS suffered another huge setback when they were beaten 1-0 by Maritimo in Madeira in the first leg of their UEFA Cup first round clash last night.

Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis believes Dennis Wise’s team will be given a stiff examination of their European credentials by Ferencvaros at the New Den tonight.

Ipswich Town 2 Millwall 0

Ipswich 2 Millwall 0

SHELBOURNE have drawn French side Lille in the first round proper of the UEFA Cup, giving them a fighting chance of progressing to the group stages of the tournament.

Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis was cautiously optimistic about his side’s chances in their first major European adventure after drawing Ferencvaros in the UEFA Cup.

Today’s first round draw in Monaco paired eircom League side Shelbourne, whose quest to reach the Champions League was ended on Tuesday by Deportivo la Coruna, against French League side Lille.

There were no giant-killings tonight as Juventus and Real Madrid joined and Manchester United in securing their places in the hat for the draw of the Champions League proper.

STRIKER Robbie Keane could be set for a surprise comeback at West Brom tonight, alongside Tottenham’s newest signings Michael Carrick and Noe Paramot.

WEST Bromwich have strengthened their squad with two signings yesterday with the arrivals at the Hawthorns of former Arsenal star Kanu and Hungary captain Zoltan Gera.

West Brom have signed Hungary captain Zoltan Gera for £1.5m (€2.2m) on a three-year deal from Ferencvaros.

Manchester United will face either Zilina of Slovakia or Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest in the Champions League third qualifying round.

Shelbourne will have one ear cocked in the direction of Switzerland this morning as they await the draw for the first two qualifying rounds of the Champions League.

The draw for The UEFA Cup First Round is as follows:

Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has slammed the decision to make Georgia play a match behind closed doors following the knife-throwing incident when the two teams met in Tbilisi last month.