Shirokov: Russia team captain Roman Shirokov has joined Spartak Moscow as a free agent, club owner Leonid Fedun said. The 33-year-old midfielder, who missed the World Cup finals in Brazil due to injury, has moved to the capital from St Petersburg where he had spent six years playing for Zenit.

Aspas: Liverpool forward Iago Aspas has completed a loan move to Primera Division side Sevilla after passing a medical. The 26-year-old will be officially presented at the club’s Sanchez Piz-juan stadium tomorrow, with the two clubs agreeing terms of a season-long loan deal last week. The agreement gives the Spanish side the option of offering Aspas a three-year permanent contract once the loan deal expires.

Duncan: Joseph Alfred Duncan will be playing for Sampdoria next season after signing a two-year loan contract from Inter. The 21-year-old Ghana midfielder spent last season on loan at Livorno. Samp did not include an option to buy so Duncan will return to Inter in June 2016.

City tour: Manchester City ended their tour of Scotland with a 2-1 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. Manuel Pellegrini’s side were beaten by Dundee United on Monday but took a first-half lead through Scott Sinclair on Friday night. Osman Sow equalised for the hosts after 57 minutes but Aleksandar Kolarov netted the winner 10 minutes from time from the penalty spot following a foul on Emyr Huws.

Tachtsidis: Panagiotis Tachtsidis has completed a transfer move from Genoa to Verona, reports said yesterday. The Greece midfielder was on loan at Torino last season before Catania sold the remaining 50 per cent to Genoa as part of the Francesco Lodi deal. Genoa have now decided to part with Tachtsidis who opted for Verona despite strong interest from Cagliari.

Diakite: QPR midfielder Samba Diakite has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad on a season-long loan. The 25-year-old Mali international joined QPR on a permanent deal in the summer of 2012 after impressing during a six-month loan spell from Nancy. However, he has since struggled to tie down a first-team spot at Loftus Road and spent part of last season on loan at Watford. In total, Diakite has made 23 appearances for the R’s, scoring one goal.

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