Aston Villa have taken their summer spending to £40m after today finally confirming the signing of Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne.

Player transfer spending by Premier League clubs was around £450m in the summer transfer window, down 10% on 2008, according to Deloitte.

Aston Villa hope to confirm the signing of Manchester City defender Richard Dunne later today when the paperwork on the deal is verified by the Premier League.

Skipper Stiliyan Petrov believes Aston Villa will be signing “a true leader” when they formally complete the signing of Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne today on a four-year contract in a £6m deal.

Preston have signed Wolves defender Neill Collins on loan with a view to a permanent transfer.

Fulham have signed striker David Elm from Swedish side Kalmar on a one-year deal.

Burnley have confirmed the signing of striker David Nugent on a six-month loan from Portsmouth, subject to Premier League clearance.

Birmingham have confirmed the signing of Sunderland midfielder Teemu Tainio on loan until the end of the season.

Aston Villa insist Richard Dunne can still complete a move from Manchester City even though the entire deal appears not to have been finalised by the transfer dead-line.

Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth.

Kilmarnock today completed the loan signing of Celtic goalkeeper Mark Brown.

Portsmouth have confirmed the signing of defender Mike Williamson from Watford on a four-year deal.

Everton have completed the £6m signing of defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid.

Hull have confirmed the signing of defender Ibrahima Sonko on a season-long loan from Stoke.

Bolton have completed the signing of Croatia international striker Ivan Klasnic.

Aston Villa have completed the signing of West Ham defender James Collins, on a four-year contract.

Rangers have completed the signing of Jerome Rothen from Paris St Germain on a one-year loan deal.

Sunderland have confirmed Grant Leadbitter and Carlos Edwards have joined Ipswich.

Aston Villa have confirmed they have agreed a fee with West Ham for defender James Collins.

Portsmouth have swooped for Manchester City defender Tal Ben-Haim on a four-year deal, subject to a work permit.

Stoke have signed defender Danny Collins from Sunderland for £2.75m.

Tottenham's interest in Portsmouth pair Niko Kranjcar and David James was at the centre of a hectic day of negotiations ahead of the transfer window closing this evening.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce got his man tonight when he completed a big-money move for Hull defender Michael Turner.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce hopes to push through a move for Hull defender Michael Turner today.

Wolves have signed Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan from Red Star Belgrade.

Sunderland have confirmed defender Paul McShane has joined Hull for an undisclosed fee.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has identified his club’s pursuit of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas as a “special case”.

Kevin-Prince Boateng has today completed his move from Tottenham to Portsmouth on a three-year deal.

Everton manager David Moyes secured the signature of Sylvain Distin from Portsmouth today then revealed he was closing in on a second defender.

Blackburn have completed the signing of Tottenham defender Pascal Chimbonda on a two-year contract.

Bayern Munich are set to sign winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid tomorrow.

Stoke have completed the signing of Robert Huth from Middlesbrough this evening.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has confirmed that both defender Robert Huth and striker Tuncay Sanli are in talks with Stoke.

Fulham have signed South African international midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi, for an undisclosed fee.

Aston Villa have today agreed a fee with Manchester City for defender Richard Dunne.

Portsmouth have signed Watford striker Tommy Smith on a four-year contract, for an undisclosed fee.

Aston Villa are hoping to complete the signing of Blackburn left-back Stephen Warnock left-back in the next 24 hours.

Bolton manager Gary Megson has confirmed the club have made an enquiry about bringing Kevin Nolan back to the Reebok Stadium.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish admits takeover regulations could block his chances of spending the £5m offered by prospective owner Carson Yeung on new signings.

Middlesbrough defender Robert Huth is undergoing a medical with Stoke, it is understood.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has confirmed that Ipswich have been given permission to talk to midfielders Carlos Edwards and Grant Leadbitter.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes believes he has snapped up the best central defender in the Premier League with his £22m purchase of Joleon Lescott.

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart is expected to make Watford forward Tommy Smith his first signing after Sulaiman Al Fahim announced his takeover of the club was completed.

Joleon Lescott will finally get a chance to train with his new team-mates this morning after completing his move to Manchester City.