Southampton: Southampton have announced the signing of Portugal defender Cedric Soares from Sporting Lisbon. The right-back, 23, becomes the Saints’ second summer transfer following the arrival of Spanish forward Juanmi from Malaga. The Saints did not reveal the fee paid, but Soares has reportedly cost the club £3.6 million.

Magath: Felix Magath is not going to make his return to management with 1860 Munich, the German second division club have stated. The former Fulham manager has been linked with a return to Munich, where he won back-to-back Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal doubles with Bayern. But 1860, who only narrowly missed out on relegation to the third division last season, say the speculation is “false”. “Magath’s not coming,” said director Noor Basha.

Anzhi: Ex-Russia coach Yuri Semin has signed a one-year deal to take charge of Anzhi Makhachkala. The 68-year-old replaces Sergei Tashuev whose contract ran out after he led the team to promotion last season. Semin has also previously coached Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Kiev and Mordoviya Saransk.

Navas: Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas will miss the CONCACAF Gold Cup with an inflamed left Achilles tendon, coach Paulo Cesar Wanchope said. The Real Madrid keeper, who shone at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, aggravated the sore tendon during Costa Rica’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in a friendly last week.

Aguero: Sergio Aguero trained normally yesterday, dispelling fears he damaged his shoulder when diving to head the only goal in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Uruguay at the Copa America. The striker held his shoulder in pain after scoring his second goal of the tournament in the 55th minute of Tuesday’s match at La Serena, and again when he was substituted, but it turned out to be no more than a knock.

Weiser: Hertha Berlin have snapped up talented winger Mitchell Weiser from Bayern Munich on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga club said yesterday. The 21-year-old Weiser, who joined Bayern from Cologne in 2012 and had a brief loan spell at Kaiserslautern, made 16 Bundesliga appearances and scored one goal.

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