Briefs

Suazo: Cagliari have officially signed David Suazo after a disappointing spell at Inter. The Honduras hitman was a hero for the Stadio Sant’Elia fans and left to test himself at Inter in 2007. He barely featured for the Nerazzurri and had several loan spells at Benfica and Genoa.

Drogba: Chelsea striker Didier Drogba expects to sign a new one-year contract extension that will tie him to Stamford Bridge until 2013. “We’ve started talking and it’s very interesting. Everybody knows what I feel about Chelsea and what I want,” he said.

Heinze: Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze agreed to join Roma after leaving Marseille where he had spent two seasons. The 33-year-old Argentine had been under contract at Marseille until 2012 but had insisted in May that he wanted to leave after falling out with officials at the French side.

Bolton: Bolton are poised to sign Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears from Burnley after the Premier League club’s joint bid for the pair was accepted by their local rivals. It is believed Bolton will pay £3 million to land the two players.

Gervinho: Gervinho marked his Arsenal debut with both goals in a 2-1 win over Bundesliga side Cologne in a pre-season friendly yesterday. Gervinho played just 29 minutes before he was substituted following a collision with Cologne goalkeeper Michael Rensing.

Friendlies: Hull vs Liverpool 3-0; Orlando Pirates vs Tottenham 0-3; Aldershot vs Stoke 1-0.

In Germany: Super Cup - Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund 0-0 (Schalke win 4-3 on pens).