Navas: Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has revealed he will not have to go under the knife to repair his Achilles tendon injury. The Costa Rica international aggravated a recurring problem that has been troubling him in the recent friendly against Spain, with subsequent tests revealing a partial rupture of the Achilles tendon in his left foot and swelling round the heel. His national team coach, Paulo Wanchope, said Navas might have to have an operation to fix the issue, but he has now been told that will not need to be the case.

Cologne: Cologne have signed Austria international Philipp Hosiner on a season-long loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes. Striker Hosiner had been due to move to the Bundesliga side in January but they pulled out of the deal after a medical revealed the 26-year-old had a tumour in his left kidney. The former 1860 Munich player subsequently underwent surgery to have the organ removed and Cologne confirmed a year-long deal had been agreed on Monday night.

Swansea: Sweden goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt marked his 26th birthday on Tuesday by joining Swansea City. After starting his career with Brommapojkarna in Sweden, he joined Dutch club Heerenveen in 2012. Swansea have released goalkeepers Gerhard Tremmel and David Cornell so Nordfeldt, who has five international caps, will rival Poland‘s Lukasz Fabianski as first choice.

Schalke: Schalke 04 yesterday succeeded in luring German youth international Johannes Geis from Mainz 05 on a four-year contract. The 21-year-old holding midfielder was reportedly a transfer target for both Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Moen-chengladbach while also having been linked with a possible move to Real Madrid.