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Tuesday, July 9, 2013 9:00:00 AM Africa/Lagos

6:01 PM WAT

7/9/13

And there is where we shall call it a day for now! I've been Tim Poole but don't worry, I'm straight back with you all tomorrow morning. Au revoir!

5:59 PM WAT

7/9/13

Here's our full story: Joel joins Everton.

The stopper was on loan at Wigan last season, of course.

5:56 PM WAT

7/9/13

BREAKING NEWS

It looks like Everton manager Roberto Martinez would sign his whole Wigan team if he could - he's only gone and bought yet another one of his former players!

Atletico Madrid and the Toffees have reached an agreement for the transfer of goalkeeper Joel Robles.

5:53 PM WAT

7/9/13

Meanwhile, here are the current standings for our second Poll of the Day:

We asked whether Luis Suarez has gone too far with the latest comments about his Liverpool future?

66.8% said Yes

And only 33.2% have said No

5:51 PM WAT

7/9/13

Luis Suarez publicly stated that he was 'flattered' by interest in him from Arsenal. The Uruguay forward also told Liverpool that 'they know what he wants.'

Fulham re-signed Greek midfielder Giorgos Karagounis on a one-year deal.

Everton confirmed the signing of former Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz.

And the world reacted to last night's official transfer request from Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke.

5:45 PM WAT

7/9/13

AND LOOK AT THE TIME...

Unfortunately, this here Blog will be coming to an end in less than 20 minutes! It's been an absolute pleasure bringing you all the latest transfer news today and - fear not - we'll be with you once again from 9am tomorrow!

There is one final order for the day, though, and that is a round-up of today's biggest stories...

5:43 PM WAT

7/9/13

BRAZIL UPDATE

Santos vice-president Odilio Rodrigues says Robinho must lower his wage demands if he is serious about returning to his former club.

"I hope Robinho will lower his wages again," Rodrigues told Gazeta Esportiva.

"AC Milan have set a very high valuation on the player and we hope this can be cut to make the operation more do-able."

Santos must lower his wage demands for a move.

5:34 PM WAT

7/9/13

NORWICH NEWS

Meanwhile, Norwich have confirmed that Scotland international Russell Martin has signed a new 3-year deal with the club.

5:28 PM WAT

7/9/13

But it seems the Antolin Alcaraz to Everton move is generating further negative feedback.

Here's our very own Ryan Benson's view on Twitter: 'The only good thing about Everton signing Alcaraz is that they aren't paying a transfer fee.'

Ouch.

5:24 PM WAT

7/9/13

CRYSTAL PALACE NEWS

Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has confirmed that the club have signed winger Jerome Thomas on a two-year deal.

Parish told the Croydon Advertiser: "The paper work has gone through, he's training with us in Portugal so it's all done.

"I'm not sure why it hasn't been announced yet though. It's a two-year deal for Jerome."

Full story here: Palace chief confirms Thomas deal.

5:19 PM WAT

7/9/13

Meanwhile, Kazeem Oluwatosin ‏- also on Twitter - wants to know the following:

'Why are Bayern Munich behaving like gold diggers who must always steal from their rivals?'

Well, I think what we have here is a strong case of 'because we can'...

5:11 PM WAT

7/9/13

Here's a strong view from Mason on Twitter, meanwhile: 'Why is Roberto Martinez buying ex-Wigan players? They got him relegated last season; will they help him do the same for Everton?'

5:04 PM WAT

7/9/13

More #AskPellegrinis!

Antonio Yarde ‏asks: 'Will we see a brand of football like the yellow Submarines (Villareal) played in the Champions League?'

And Mason wants to talk trophies: 'I would ask Pelligrini how long he thinks he will last and which trophies he thinks he can realistically win?'

Keep those hashtags coming! The best of the reaction will go into a special slideshow tomorrow.

5:00 PM WAT

7/9/13

DONE DEAL

Everton have confirmed the signing of Antolin Alcaraz on a two-year deal.

The former Wigan defender will join Arouna Koune in linking up with ex-boss Roberto Martinez at Goodison Park.

Full story here: Everton sign Alcaraz on a two-year deal.

4:55 PM WAT

7/9/13

GERMANY UPDATE

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has more or less confirmed that the club will sign Robert Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund after the current campaign.

This is big: Bayern will sign Lewandowski in 2014.

4:51 PM WAT

7/9/13

Daddydonmoh ‏asks: '#AskPellegrini Is Alvaro Negredo a target for Manchester City?'

Callum Ward ‏asks: 'What strikers he will buy and use!'

George ‏is similarly interested in matters up front: 'Are Negredo and Stefan Jovetic on there way to City? If not, what is he waiting for?'

And PierreFils ‏has a good one: 'Do you think u can do better than #Mancini who had brought 3 titles in 3 years. Can #City win the Champions League under you? #AskPellegrini"

4:46 PM WAT

7/9/13

With Manuel Pellegrini set to undergo his first official Manchester City press conference tomorrow, we asked Twitter (like we did with David Moyes) what questions YOU would want to ask him.

Coming up are some of your early responses...

4:36 PM WAT

7/9/13

AROUND EUROPE WE GO

The news is coming in thick and fast from the continent now; here are some important quotes from the Netherlands:

Martin Schoots, agent of Ajax's Christian Eriksen, told Danish medium Sporten.dk: "We still have contact with other clubs, but we never know if a transfer is really happening.

"We don't want to speculate, and we always said that Christian has no urge to leave Ajax. This is the first summer that he's open for a transfer."

Eriksen has a contract untill 2014 in Amsterdam. "He will only leave if he can develop at a new club. Otherwise he will stay at Ajax."

4:31 PM WAT

7/9/13

ITALY UPDATE

Fiorentina have set a whopping £26m valuation for striker Stefan Jovetic.

See all the details here: Fiorentina want huge sum for Jovetic.

4:22 PM WAT

7/9/13

GERMANY UPDATE

Meanwhile, Frankfurt have confirmed that they are nearing a deal for Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner.

Frankfurt close in on Bendtner deal.