Manchester City’s Samir Nasri has joined Sevilla FC on a season-long loan.

Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry has joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on a permanent deal.

Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong, 31, has left LA Galaxy and joined Turkish side Galatasaray on a two year contract.

Stoke City sign Dutch defender Bruno Martins Indi from Porto on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal.

Manchester City goalkeeper and England number one, Joe Hart, has joined Torino (Italian Serie A club) on loan until the end of the season. Hart said: “Suddenly my career has undergone a change, I interpreted it as a sign of destiny,”. “The move to Torino has come at the right time, in the right way. “[Italian] goalkeeping is recognised throughout the world, so I am convinced I can learn a lot here at Torino.”

A key figure in a golden age in the Club’s history, Joe has collected as many individual prizes as he has team honours in his decade at the Etihad Stadium. No goalkeeper has won more Premier League Golden Gloves titles than Joe’s four, he’s also been named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year twice and is well clear of more than a century of clean sheets for the Blues. Initially joining the club from Shrewsbury as a teenager in 2006, to say he’s proved to be something of a bargain for the reported £600,000 fee is a gross understatement. Following his debut in a goalless draw against Sheffield United, Joe spent loan spells at Blackpool and Tranmere Rovers which equipped him with valuable first-team league experience before he returned to his parent club to compete for a first-team slot.

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria players are currently training in Uyo for the AFCON qualifier against Tanzania on Saturday. The match is a “dead rubber” as Egypt has taken the only ticket meant for the group. However, the match will afford the new technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, the opportunity to assess the players before the world cup qualifiers begin in October. The players already in camp are the likes of Skipper Mikel Obi, Elderson Echiejile, Victor Moses, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Jamiu Alimi, Emmanuel Daniel, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Musa Muhammed, Chidozie Awaziem, Abdullahi Shehu, Ogenyi Onazi, Wilfred Ndidi, Nosa Igiebor, Brown Ideye, Imoh Ezekiel, Odion Ighalo and Victor Osimen.

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Stoke City has announce the season-long loan signing of Wilfried Bony from Manchester City.