Sunderland have allowed Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini to join newly-promoted Serie A side Bologna on a season-long loan.
The 30-year-old joined the Black Cats from Juventus in July 2013 and made 24 Premier League appearances during his first season with the club.
An ankle injury restricted him to only eight league appearances during the 2014-15 campaign.
Giaccherini has now returned to full fitness but will feel his way back into the game with Delio Rossi’s Bologna, who have started the new Italian season with two defeats.
Luxemburgo fired
Struggling Cruzeiro have sacked former national team coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
Luxemburgo goes with just under half the season left to play, following a run of five defeats and one draw in the last six games.
Former Real Madrid boss Luxemburgo took over in June from Marcelo Oliveira who led the side to two successive league titles but was dismissed after four games this term.
Cruzeiro lost 1-0 at home to Santos on Sunday and are 16th in the 20-team table, one place above the relegation zone.
Almost 20 coaches have been fired in the Brazilian league which started in May.
Jelavic – third signing for West Ham United
West Ham United have signed forward Nikica Jelavic from Championship side Hull City on a two-year contract.
The Hammers did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, which has an option of an additional two years, but reports said it would be worth around three million pounds.
The 30-year-old Croatia international scored eight goals in 30 appearances last season for Hull who were relegated from the Premier League in May.
Jelavic becomes West Ham’s third signing on transfer deadline day, having previously an-nounced the loan deals of Victor Moses from Chelsea and Alex Song from Barcelona.
Van Wolfswinkel opts for Real Betis
Norwich striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel has joined La Liga side Real Betis on a season-long loan.
The 26-year-old signed for Norwich from Sporting Lisbon in 2013 and made 28 appearances for the Premier League club.
The Dutch international spent last season on loan at French side St Etienne. His only appearance for Norwich this season came in their 2-1 League Cup win over Rotherham where he scored the winner to send the Canaries through to the third round.
Wolfswinkel’s exit follows Monday’s arrival of DR Congo international striker Dieumerci Mbokani on a season-long loan from Ukrainian club Dynamo Kiev.
Serbian Ljajic leaves Roma for Inter
Inter have further bolstered their attacking options with the loan signing of Adem Ljajic from Roma.
The 23-year-old Serbian has beaten the Italian transfer deadline to move to San Siro for the 2015-16 season.
Inter announced the arrival of Ljajic, who has scored 14 goals from midfield during his two seasons with Roma, on their official website late Monday.
They swiftly followed that press release with a second which revealed former Juventus midfielder Felipe Melo had joined the San Siro club on a permanent basis.
Melo, 32, left Turin for Gala-tasaray in 2011 and won the Tur-kish Super Lig three times.
Lemina thrilled with Juventus move
Mario Lemina has called his loan move to Juventus a perfect birthday present.
The French midfielder turned 22 yesterday, just hours after completing his loan switch to the Italian champions from France’s Marseille.
“I’m thrilled to be celebrating my birthday as a Juventus player,” said Lemina.
“I want to prove that I can have an important role in this team and I hope I can soon wear the Bianconeri colours on the pitch.”
Late Monday, Juve completed the transfer of midfielder Anderson Hernanes from Inter on a three-year contract, for an initial fee of €11 million with another €2 million in add-ons.
Man. City’s Denayer joins Galatasaray
Manchester City centre-back Jason Denayer has joined Gala-tasaray on a season-long loan.
The 20-year-old Belgian international spent last season on loan at Celtic, where he made 29 league starts and won the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Year award.
His exit follows the arrival of Argentina international centre-back Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia for a fee reported to be in the region of €45 million.
Manchester City have also sold 19-year-old forward Jose Pozo to Spanish second division side Union Deportiva Almeria.
The youngster joined the Sky Blues from Real Madrid in 2012 and has played four senior games for the club.