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HIGHLIGHTS-Soccer-Transfer deadline day moves

Aug 31 (Reuters) - Latest news and highlights from Europe's top football leagues on transfer deadline day (all times GMT): 2217 WALES STRIKER ROBSON KANU JOINS WEST BROM Hal Robson-Kanu has joined West Bromwich Albion on a two-year contract. The 27-year-old striker, a free agent after leaving Reading at the end of last season, was a standout performers in Wales's run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals. 2212 CHELSEA CONFIRM RE-SIGNING OF DAVID LUIZ Chelsea have re-signed Brazilian defender David Luiz from Paris St Germain on a three-year contract after two years in France. "I'm delighted to return to Chelsea. We had a fantastic story during my first time at the club and I want to help the team and Antonio Conte achieve a lot of success," the 29-year-old told the club's website. 2200 STOKE'S JOSELU JOINS DEPORTIVO ON LOAN Stoke City forward Joselu has joined Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna on loan until the end of the season. 2200 SISSOKO CONFIRMS SPURS MOVE ON TWITTER Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko said on his Twitter account that he had joined Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract. 2159 LAMBERT LEAVES WEST BROM FOR CARDIFF Former Southampton and Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert has joined Cardiff City from West Bromwich Albion for an undisclosed fee. 2155 EVERTON SIGN VALENCIA ON LOAN FROM WEST HAM Everton have signed Ecuador forward Enner Valencia on a season-long loan from West Ham United, with an option to make the deal permanent. 2151 EMNES MOVES FROM SWANSEA TO BLACKBURN ON LOAN Blackburn Rovers have signed forward Marvin Emnes from Swansea City on loan until January. 2148 WATFORD SELL ANYA TO DERBY COUNTY Watford wing back Ikechi Anya has completed a permanent transfer to Derby County. 2144 HULL SIGN MBOKANI ON LOAN FROM DYNAMO KIEV Hull City have announced the loan signing of forward Dieumerci Mbokani from Dynamo Kiev. The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Norwich City. 2134 WEST HAM PART WAYS WITH POYET West Ham United have terminated the contract of midfielder Diego Poyet. The 21-year-old was signed from Charlton Athletic in 2013. 2031 LIVERPOOL ANNOUNCE ANOTHER LOAN FOR MARKOVIC Liverpool have confirmed that Lazar Markovic will spend the rest of the season on loan at Sporting Lisbon. The 22-year-old Serbia international spent last season on loan at Turkish side Fenerbahce. 2029 NEWCASTLE SIGN ATSU ON LOAN FROM CHELSEA Newcastle United have confirmed the signing of Ghana winger Christian Atsu on a season-long loan from Chelsea. 2105 CHELSEA'S PIAZON JOINS FULHAM Brazilian midfielder Lucas Piazon, 22, has joined English Championship side Fulham from Chelsea on loan until Jan. 15. 2100 SUNDERLAND SIGN MAN CITY CENTRE BACK DENAYER ON LOAN Manchester City have sent 21-year-old central defender Jason Denayer on a season-long loan to Sunderland. 2045 BURNLEY LOAN ULVESTAD TO CHARLTON Burnley have loaned midfielder Fredrik Ulvestad to third-tier side Charlton Athletic for the rest of the season. 2035 MCGEADY SWAPS EVERTON FOR PRESTON NORTH END Everton midfielder Aiden McGeady has joined Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the season. 2030 BOURNEMOUTH SIGN WILSHERE ON LOAN FROM ARSENAL Midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Bournemouth from Arsenal on a season-long loan, the Premier League clubs said. 2014 LEICESTER CONFIRM STRIKER SLIMANI SIGNING Premier League champions Leicester City have completed the signing of Algeria striker Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon. A statement on Sporting's website said Leicester had paid 30 million euros for the 27-year-old, with an additional five million in add-ons. READ MORE Wilshere joins Bournemouth on loan Champions Leicester break club record for striker Slimani Nice sign Mario Balotelli from Liverpool Records tumble on final day of transfer window No signings needed before transfer deadline says Real's Perez Hart joins Torino on season-long loan Arsenal splash out on Mustafi and Perez Arsenal defender Chambers joins Middlesbrough on loan Hart joins Torino on season-long loan deal - agent Chelsea sign defender Alonso from Fiorentina Arsenal's Gnabry joins Werder Bremen Hull in double swoop for Mason and Keane Kodjia joins Villa in deal that may set second tier record Chelsea striker Remy joins Palace on season-long loan Barcelona swoop for Alcacer Rosicky set for Sparta return - reports Burnley sign Chelsea striker Bamford on season-long loan 2010 REACH LEAVES MIDDLESBROUGH FOR SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY Middlesbrough have sold 23-year-old midfielder Adam Reach to Sheffield Wednesday. 2000 SWANSEA SEND DEFENDER TABANOU TO GRANADA ON LOAN Swansea City have loaned defender Franck Tabanou to Spanish club Granada for the rest of the season. The 27-year joined the Swans from St-Etienne in July 2015, but was loaned back to the French club after making three cup appearances. 1955 HULL SIGN MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER WEIR Hull City have signed Manchester United midfielder James Weir on a three-year deal. The 21-year-old has featured once for United, coming on in their 3-2 win over Arsenal in February. 1950 WORLD CUP WINNER ARBELOA SIGNS FOR WEST HAM Former Liverpool defender and World Cup winner Alvaro Arbeloa has joined West Ham United on a one-year contract. The 33-year-old Spaniard was a free agent after his contract with Spanish giants Real Madrid ended in June 2016. 1936 LIVERPOOL CUT BALOTELLI LOOSE AS STRIKER JOINS NICE Misfiring Italian striker Mario Balotelli has joined French side Nice on a free transfer, bringing an end to his unhappy stint at Liverpool, who signed him in August 2014 for 16 million pounds. 1930 BURNLEY LOAN DEFENDER LAFFERTY TO SHEFFIELD UNITED Burnley's Daniel Lafferty will spend the rest of the season in the third tier of English football after moving to Sheffield United on a season-long loan. 1915 NYOM LEAVES WATFORD FOR WEST BROM West Bromwich Albion have signed full-back Allan Nyom from Watford on a four-year deal. 1858 BAPTISTE SWAPS MIDDLESBROUGH FOR PRESTON NORTH END Middlesbrough defender Alex Baptiste has joined Preston North End on a season-long loan. The 30-year-old joined Boro in July 2015, but suffered a double leg break 20 minutes after making his debut in a friendly. He made his competitive debut for Boro in the League Cup against Fulham last week. 1830 ESPANYOL KEEPER LOPEZ JOINS SPURS ON LOAN Tottenham Hotspur have signed goalkeeper Pau Lopez on a season-long loan from La Liga side Espanyol. The 21-year-old will offer Spurs additional cover for Hugo Lloris, who is currently injured, and Michel Vorm. 1820 LEEDS SIGN MIDFIELDER O'KANE FROM BOURNEMOUTH Ireland midfielder Eunan O'Kane has signed a two-year deal with Leeds United. The 26-year-old, who made 16 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth last season, represented Northern Ireland at youth level before switching to Ireland at senior level. 1801 SPURS SIGN NKOUDOU FROM MARSEILLE ON FIVE-YEAR DEAL Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique de Marseille traded players, with midfielder Georges-Kevin Nkoudou moving to London on a five-year deal and Clinton N'Jie joining the Ligue 1 side on a season-long loan. 1724 CHELSEA AGREE FEE TO SIGN LUIZ FROM PSG Chelsea have agreed a fee with Paris Saint-Germain for the return of Brazilian international defender David Luiz, the Premier League club announced. British media put the fee for his return to Stamford Bridge at about 30 million pounds ($39.40 million) as new manager Antonio Conte moves closer to securing the extra cover in central defence he has craved since taking over. 1701 RED BULL SALZBURG SIGN WISDOM FROM LIVERPOOL Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg have signed defender Andre Wisdom from Liverpool on a season-long loan. The 23-year-old made 22 appearances for the Premier League club since making his debut in 2012. He spent last season on loan with Norwich City. 1641 SUNDERLAND JOIN PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD-BREAKERS Sunderland became the 13th Premier League club to set a new spending high for a single player during the transfer window, by splashing 16 million euros on the Gabon international midfielder Didier Ndong from French side Lorient. 1638 JUVENTUS SIGN CUADRADO ON THREE-YEAR LOAN Winger Juan Cuadrado has completed his return to Juventus on a three-year loan deal from Chelsea. The 28-year-old, who joined Juve on a season-long loan from the Premier League side in August last year, scored four goals in 28 league matches last season to help the Italian club to a Serie A and Coppa Italia double. 1615 RANGERS SIGN SENDEROS ON ONE-YEAR DEAL Glasgow Rangers have signed Switzerland defender Philippe Senderos on a one-year contract. The former Arsenal and Valencia defender last played for Swiss side Grasshoppers before leaving at the end of last season. 1611 BLACKBURN SIGN MULGREW FROM CELTIC Blackburn Rovers have signed defender Charlie Mulgrew from Celtic on a three-year deal. 1608 MAN CITY'S MANGALA MOVES TO VALENCIA ON LOAN Manchester City's 25-year-old France defender Eliaquim Mangala has moved to Valencia on a season-long loan deal. He joined City from Porto in August 2014 but has struggled to establish himself after making 48 Premier League appearances under the club's former manager Manuel Pellegrini. 1559 CHELSEA SIGN DEFENDER ALONSO FROM FIORENTINA Chelsea have signed left back Marcos Alonso from Italian top-flight club Fiorentina on a five-year contract. The 25-year-old Spaniard is no stranger to English football, having played for Bolton Wanderers from July 2010 to July 2013. He also spent five months on loan at Sunderland in 2014. 1540 GALATASARAY COMPLETE DE JONG SIGNING Galatasaray have signed midfielder Nigel de Jong from Los Angeles Galaxy on a two-year contract. The 31-year-old featured 18 times in Major League Soccer this season, having moved to the club from AC Milan in January following previous stints with Manchester City, HSV Hamburg and Ajax. 1537 STOKE SIGN DUTCH DEFENDER MARTINS INDI Stoke City have signed Dutch defender Bruno Martins Indi from Porto on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. The 24-year-old made 23 appearances in the Portuguese league last season to help Porto finish third in the standings. 1532 LAZIO SIGN ALBERTO FROM LIVERPOOL Lazio have signed midfielder Luis Alberto from Premier League side Liverpool. Alberto, who joined Liverpool from Sevilla in June 2013, spent the last season on loan with La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna. 1504 BURNLEY SIGN HENDRICK FOR CLUB-RECORD FEE Burnley have broken their transfer record for the second time in the transfer window to sign Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick from second-tier Derby County on a three-year contract. The 24-year-old, who scored twice in 32 Championship appearances for Derby last season, played in all four of Ireland's games at Euro 2016, helping them reach the last 16. 1459 MIDDLESBROUGH SIGN TRAORE FROM VILLA Middlesbrough have signed winger Adama Traore for an undisclosed fee from second-tier Aston Villa on a four-year contract. Villa confirmed that Boro's 28-year-old Ghanaian midfielder, Albert Adomah, had moved in the opposite direction. 1433 SUNDERLAND SIGN NDONG FROM LORIENT Sunderland have signed midfielder Didier Ndong from Lorient on a five-year deal. The 22-year-old made 46 appearances for the French Ligue 1 side since joining them in January. 1410 WERDER BREMEN SIGN GNABRY FROM ARSENAL Werder Bremen have signed Arsenal midfielder Serge Gnabry, the German club said. Gnabry joined Arsenal in 2011 but played only 10 league games in five seasons. 1325 NASRI JOINS SEVILLA ON LOAN Samir Nasri has left Manchester City for Sevilla on a season-long loan. Like goalkeeper Joe Hart, who joined Torino on loan earlier, the former French international midfielder does not feature in new manager Pep Guardiola's plans. 1222 HULL SIGN KEEPER MARSHALL FROM CARDIFF Hull City have signed goalkeeper David Marshall from Cardiff City on a three-year contract. 1205 BONY COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO STOKE Stoke City have signed striker Wilfried Bony from Manchester City on a season-long loan. Bony, 27, has been a bit-part player at City since signing from Swansea City in January 2015, with Argentina's Sergio Aguero leading the line at the club. 1150 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SPENDING CROSSES BILLION POUNDS - DELOITTE Spending by Premier League teams has already broken last season's record and has also exceed 1 billion pounds ($1.31 billion) before the close of the transfer window, according to financial analysts Deloitte. The clubs overtook last season's total summer outlay of 870 million pounds, the report added. 1138 STOKE SIGN KEEPER GRANT FROM DERBY Stoke City have signed goalkeeper Lee Grant from Derby County in a loan deal that will run until January. Grant has made 186 appearances in all competitions for Derby over the course of two spells. 1106 HART JOINS TORINO ON SEASON-LONG LOAN Torino have completed the signing of goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City on a season-long loan. The 29-year-old will hope for a fresh start after falling down the pecking order behind Claudio Bravo and Willy Caballero under new manager Pep Guardiola. 0900 BESIKTAS SIGN SWISS MIDFIELDER INLER Besiktas have signed Swiss midfielder Gokhan Inler from Leicester City, the Turkish side have said. The clubs did not reveal the terms of the contract or financial details. ($1 = 0.8960 euros) ($1 = 0.7614 pounds) (Compiled by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru,; Editing by Neville Dalton)