Newly-promoted Serie A club Livorno have completed the homecoming addition of former Amaranto favourite Cristiano Lucarelli from Parma on-loan for the entire season. The 33-year-old veteran striker returns to the Tuscan vicinity where he netted an impressive 92 goals between 2003 and 2007. Read On -- Lucarelli Leaves Parma To Rejoin Liverno via Goal.

The 25-year-old Moroccan international announced his desire to stay at the club after helping Bordeaux to the 2008-09 Ligue 1 title.
Chamakh had been linked to several Premiership sides including Tottenham Hotspur. The forward spoke to Skysports.com.

"I will stay here next season, I want to be part of the club," Chamakh said.

Swiss holding midfielder Gelson Fernandes has left Manchester City for Saint Etienne for an undisclosed fee after slipping down the Eastlands' pecking order due to the arrivals of Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong.
With the World Cup approaching, Fernandes will have been eager to drive for a regular starting position for Switzerland by impressing at club level and the prospects of achieving this at the City of Manchester Stadium were diminishing ever since Mark Hughes replaced Sven Goran Eriksson as manager.

Lyon? No. Marseille? Bordeaux? Yes!
Bordeaux is nine points clear of second-place Lille in France's Ligue 1 table.
25-year-old Marouane Chamakh and 23-year-old Yoann Gourcuff lead les Girondins attack.
Chamakh has made over 50 appearances for his native Morocco and he was a key contributor on last year's Bordeaux club that captured the 2008-09 league title.