Paris: A round-up of some of the transfers to go through on Monday, the last day of the summer window on the European continent:
- 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 (Dh82.38 million) 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Experienced Polish international Jakub Blaszczykowski has gone on loan to Serie A side Fiorentina from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. The 29-year-old Polish national captain has been at Dortmund the past six seasons and was a key member of the side that collected two league titles, a German Cup and reached the Champions League final in 2013.
- Bosnian international midfielder Sanjin Prcic has gone on loan to Serie A side Torino from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes. The 22-year-old, capped four times, will go on a season-long loan initially with Torino having the option to buy him at the end of that period.
- Highly-regarded Moroccan international forward Hachim Mastour has gone on loan to Spanish outfit Malaga for two seasons from Serie A side AC Milan. The 17-year-old was born in Italy and, although he has represented the country of his birth at youth level, he opted this year to play for the senior Moroccan side and made his debut for them in June.
- Spanish side Real Betis welcomed back former Spanish international forward Joaquin, who began his career with the Seville-based club, after a spell with Serie A outfit Fiorentina. The 34-year-old — capped 51 times — left Betis nine years ago for Valencia, with whom he spent five years before a two-year stretch with Malaga. Betis also announced they were taking on loan misfiring Dutch striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel on loan from English Premier League side Norwich City — he spent last term on loan at French Ligue 1 outfit St Etienne.
- 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 Chad 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.
- Lyon insist they have sold Burkina Faso defender Bakary Kone to English second-tier side Fulham for €2 million (Dh8.23 million). 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. Lyon have also allowed forward Yassine Benzia to leave for Lille on a four-year deal. The runners-up to PSG last season added another name to their roster in teenage French midfielder Olivier Kemen, paying Newcastle United €750,000 for the 18-year-old, the France Under-19 captain never played a game for the English side since joining from Metz in 2013.
- 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.
- Nigerian international striker Brown Ideye signed for Greek champions Olympiakos ending an unhappy spell at English Premier League outfit West Bromwich Albion, for whom he was their record signing. The 26-year-old — capped 25 times but who failed to make the squad for last year’s World Cup finals — scored just seven times in 31 appearances for the English side after joining them for £10 million (Dh56.54 million) last year. Olympiakos have also taken Portuguese forward Hernani on loan from Porto.
