Manchester City have also made their first move in the market by securing the services of former Bordeaux winger Albert Riera on loan until the end of the season from Espanyol with a view to a permanent move. The 23-year-old has struggled to establish himself at Espanyol since arriving from Bordeaux last summer. "We saw the opportunity when things hadn't worked out there to bring him in," said City boss Stuart Pearce. "He's on loan until the summer and if things work out well for him here we might well keep him on beyond that." Riera, who has been given the number 19 shirt, could go straight into City's squad for Saturday's FA Cup game against Scunthorpe if the club receive international clearance.
Manchester United have splashed the cash today by completing the signing of Serbia & Montenegro international defender Nemanja Vidic from Spartak Moscow for a fee of £7 million. Vidic, 24, has been granted the work permit he had been waiting for and is now expected to join up with his new team-mates on Friday. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV: "Good defenders win you things. "This lad is really natural and athletic. You need good defenders and that is exactly what this lad is."
Man United are also closing in on a deal for Monaco defender Patrice Evra. United's chief executive flew to the Principality on Thursday and met with both Monaco and the player's representative Frederico Pastorello. Evra's move is now being described as some '75 percent' complete and Pastorello predicts Monday should see the move finalised. "We had a meeting in my office with David Gill and Monaco as the two clubs and us talked," Pastorello told skysports.com. "It went very well and we expect something to be done by the weekend, you could say it is 75 percent done. "There are a few details to sort out about the deal but by Monday we would hope to be in a position to finalise things. "We also need time to think about a few things with the contract and the details of the deal."
All these moves sound good and all the players are very very decent. The two Man United deals are great and I also believe the Man City move is a good one because it dosen't cost a penny. Chris Sutton is a good player and I think that he will do well at St. Andrews.
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