Mandragora: Juventus midfielder Rolando Mandragora has been ruled out for the up to four months after having foot surgery. The 19-year-old, who made his Serie A debut with Genoa aged 17, had an operation to mend a fractured bone in his right foot after the healing was delayed. Mandragora joined Juve from Genoa in January for six million euros but has yet to play for the Turin-based club as he was allowed to stay on loan at last season Pescara.

Soldado: Striker Roberto Soldado has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will undergo surgery in the coming days, Villarreal said. The 31-year-old was injured during his team’s 2-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna in a pre-season game. The estimated recovery time for this type of injury is at least six months.

Saints Deal: Tickets for away fans at Southampton’s Premier League games this season are to be capped at just £20 under a new partnership between Virgin Media and the Football Supporters’ Federation. Starting from the opening match against Watford at St Mary’s on August 13, all travelling fans will receive a £10 refund. The initiative follows on from the successful FSF’s ‘Twenty’s Plenty’ campaign, which was introduced to help fix the amount charged to away fans at all 20 top-flight clubs.

Van Der Vaart: FC Midtjylland have pulled off a coup by luring former Holland midfielder Rafael van der Vaart to Denmark. The Danish side announced the signing of the 33-year-old, who won 109 caps for his country, from La Liga outfit Real Betis yesterday. Van der Vaart joined Betis in June 2015 following his departure from Hamburg, but was given permission to leave this summer.

Williams: Wales captain Ashley Williams, who guided his country to the Euro 2016 semi-finals, has joined Everton from Swansea City on a three-year contract. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but British media reported that Everton had paid £12 million for the 31-year-old central defender. Williams arrives as a replacement for defender John Stones, who moved to Manchester City on Tuesday.

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