EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal have completed the signing of striker Gervinho from Lille for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of GBP10.6 million.

Aston Villa
Aston Villa have announced the signing of Shay Given from Manchester City after the goalkeeper agreed a five-year contract until 2016.

Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers insiders have distanced themselves from reports linking them with a move to get Manchester United striker Mame Biram Diouf.

Bolton
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is lining up a GBP1.2 million deal for Bolton midfielder Matty Taylor, who is looking to move back south.

Chelsea
Portsmouth are interested in signing Chelsea's young left back Patrick Van Aanholt, who has been made available on loan for next season.

Everton
Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell has admitted the new season is the one for him to establish himself as a first team regular at Goodison Park.

Fulham
Versatile midfielder Jonathan Greening has left Fulham to join Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal - and could take the captain's armband.

Liverpool
Liverpool are reportedly closing in on the signature of young AIK Solna defender Alex Milosevic, who is valued at GBP1.5 million.

Manchester City
Sweden Under-21 international striker John Guidetti has ended speculation over his future by penning a new three-year deal at Manchester City.

Manchester United
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has bluntly put down talk of a potential move for Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder.

Newcastle United
Swansea City have not given up in their chase for Wayne Routledge and have made an improved offer for the Newcastle United winger.

Norwich City
Paul Lambert cannot be bothered with the pundits who already have Norwich relegated before they have even kicked off the season.

Queens Park Rangers
Winger Hogan Ephraim was the central figure as QPR began their Premier League preparations with a 13-0 rout of Tavistock on Monday night.

Stoke City
Stoke are reportedly closing in on signing Olympiakos utility man Vasolis Torosidis, who has also attracted the interest of Liverpool.

Sunderland
Steve Bruce admits he is mystified by reports linking Lee Cattermole with Liverpool, and says Sunderland won't be signing Charles N'Zogbia.

Swansea City
Brendan Rodgers has refused to be drawn on whether Swansea have made a GBP1 million move for Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Lee Camp.

Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur have signed Ivory Coast youth international Souleymane Coulibaly, having previously played for the Siena's youth team.

West Brom
Roy Hodgson admits he has told chairman Jeremy Peace the identity of two "major" players who would make West Brom "undoubtedly stronger".

Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic defender Antonio Amaya has joined Spanish side Real Betis for an undisclosed fee after signing a three-year contract.

Wolverhampton
Winger Michael Kightly has penned a new 12-month contract extension at Wolves after recovering from two seasons of injury problems.