Alex Song join Rubin Kazan after Barcelona cancelled his contract

Alex Song has finalised a move to Rubin Kazan after Barcelona cancelled his contract a 12 months early.

Cameroon midfielder song spent the final two seasons on mortgage at West Ham, but made just 15 appearances final season after being hampered with the aid of an ankle injury.

Track signed a five-12 months deal when becoming a member of Barca from Arsenal in 2012, however he struggled to make an affect at Camp Nou, establishing handiest 29 LaLiga games for the club.

Rubin confirmed the arrival of track on Monday, as well as the seize of Brazilian striker Jonathas from actual Sociedad.

Chelsea defender Baba Rahman completed Schalke loan move

Chelsea defender Baba Rahman has formally completed his loan move to Schalke, becoming a member of the Bundesliga aspect for the whole lot of the 2016/17 campaign after they revealed on their Twitter account on Monday that Rahman can be accompanying their squad to a pre-season training camp.

The move means that the left-again returns to the Bundesliga after just a single season in England, having joined the Blues from Augsburg final summer season as Jose Mourinho splashed around in the switch market like a terminally sick salmon in a wooded area.
Schalke head instruct Markus Weinzierl said in a brief declaration on the membership's internet site: "Abdul is a powerful offensive left-back, whose characteristics i'm without doubt convinced. For our staff together with his perspective, he's also a fairly excellent man."

The 22-year-old performed a generally peripheral role for the Blues last season, with Cesar Azpilicueta nailing down the left-back slot for the majority of the campaign and decreasing Rahman's role to that of a backup, approaching when Azpilicueta featured at right-back.
Antonio Conte has been tipped to re-enter the transfer market to convey in further depth within the function earlier than the end of the switch window, even though teenage academy product Ola Aina has been impressing on both the proper and left side of the Chelsea defence in their pre-season games.

Aina could even begin the Blues' season opener at correct-back, with Branislav Ivanovic injured, with his versatility meaning that Conte's defensive problem shouldn't be as dire because it would otherwise be.

Manchester City complete the signing of Leroy Sane from Schalke

Manchester City have introduced the signing of Leroy Sane from Schalke in a deal idea to be worth £37m, bringing the 19-year-old to the Etihad on a five-12 months deal.

The interesting young attacking midfielder used to be described in a club declaration as 'one of the crucial continent brightest young knowledge' as Pep Guardiola looks to add much more early life, percent and aptitude to his attacking ranks to slot in alongside with Raheem Sterling and Kevin de Bruyne.

Speaking on Man city website  after signing, Sane stated: "I consider particularly excellent, blissful to be right here and happy that it has all labored out. Now i can settle right here in Manchester and play for city.

"some of the factors I determined to join metropolis used to be Pep Guardiola; he satisfied me to return right here and that i will proceed to growth. I know i will study lots below him and now i will be able to take the next move in my career.

I followed Pep at Barcelona and at Bayern where he carried out quite a bit and worked rather good with younger avid gamers. I consider he can make me a more entire player. I suppose i will need slightly of time to  with considering the fact that further league and there's an extra type of play but I think i can adapt very speedily

Guardiola brought:he's a precise talent, and an pleasing player that I consider our supporters will enjoy looking at. He has first-rate technical capacity, is at ease on the ball and there is so much to admire about the best way he plays football.

"he is rapid, enjoys developing probabilities for others, works difficult for the workforce and rankings ambitions, too. He additionally has an awfully confident perspective and can fit in well with our squad. At 20, he is nonetheless establishing as a participant but he's already a member of the German national facet and that i consider he will be a first rate asset to our club. We're very completely happy he determined to join us