Empoli: Serie A newcomers Empoli have signed midfielder Tiberio Guarente from Sevilla on a one-year contract. The 28-year-old from Pisa enjoyed separate loan spells from Catania and Chievo during the 2013-14 season and returns to Italy permanently to swell the ranks of the recent Serie B runners-up.

Henen: Everton manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed a deal is close for Anderlecht teenager David Henen as the Spaniard looks to bolster the club’s youth ranks. The 18-year-old Belgian will go into the under-21 squad once his reported £1.5m move has been done.

Marveaux: Newcastle midfielder Sylvain Marveaux has joined French club Guingamp on a season-long loan deal. The 28-year-old joined the Premier League club on a free transfer from Rennes during the summer of 2011 and has made 57 appearances.

PSG appeal: Paris St Germain are set to appeal UEFA’s ruling that the club must close two sections of their Parc des Princes stadium for their next European match. The Ligue 1 champions labelled UEFA’s ruling as “unfair” after its control, ethics and disciplinary body imposed the sanction for the discriminatory conduct of PSG supporters towards disabled Chelsea fans during the Champions League quarter-final first leg tie in Paris on April 2.

Ze Eduardo: Cesena have stepped up preparations for their return to Serie A by signing Brazilian defensive midfielder Ze Eduardo from Parma. The 22-year-old spent most of his four-year career with Parma out on loan – most recently with OFI Crete – but now has an opportunity to play regular Serie A football after joining promoted Cesena on undisclosed terms.

Brahimi: Algerian international Yacine Brahimi, who helped his country reach the second round at the World Cup, has joined Porto from Granada in a 6.5 million-euro deal. The 24-year-old midfielder has signed a five-year contract.

Summer Cup: Qormi vs Pieta 1-4; Balzan vs Naxxar Lions 2-1.