Soccer / football transfers

Paris Saint-Germain have completed the transfer of Brazil-born Italy midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan in a deal reportedly worth €10m. Te 29-year-old had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for a further year. Claudio Ranieri had included Motta in his squad for a league match against Palermo, and the departure of the Italy international will come as a blow to the Inter coach.

Inter, who have also allowed Sulley Muntari to head to rivals Milan, have boosted their midfield line with the signings of Angelo Palombo from Sampdoria and Fredy Guarin from Porto on loan until the end of the season. The club also confirmed that Brazilian defender Juan Jesus has signed a contract until June 2016. The Brazil Under-20 international arrived earlier this week from Internacionl.

German youth international Thomas Eisfeld has joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract. The 19-year-old midfielder never played for Dortmund's first team, but Eisfeld has scored six goals and produced the same number of assists in his 12 appearances for Dortmund's Under-19s this season. Meanwhile, Japanese teenager Ryo Miyaichi has left Arsenal to join Bolton on loan until the end of the season. The 19-year-old winger has only played two matches for Arsenal this campaign, both of them coming as a substitute in League Cup matches.

Premier League leaders Manchester City have signed experienced Chilean international midfielder David Pizarro on loan from Roma for the rest of the campaign. The 32-year-old has struggled to hold down a first-team place at Italian club, making just seven league appearances since the arrival of coach Luis Enrique in the summer. Manager Roberto Mancini thinks Pizarro will prove a good acquisition in the fight to stay ahead of Manchester United after the two men won Serie A together at former club Inter Milan.

Tottenham Hotspur were at the centre of dramatic deadline-day trading, with their sale of Roman Pavlyuchenko to Lokomotiv Moscow for €9m permitting a late flurry of striker moves. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp replaced the Russia international with France forward Louis Saha from Everton, on a deal until the end of the season, with the option of a further year. Everton also took former midfielder Steven Pienaar back on loan from Spurs for the rest of the season and signed Croatia striker Nikica Jelavic from Glasgow Rangers. Jelavic, 26, has joined Everton on a four-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee with media reports estimating the transfer fee to be around €6m. Tottenham also loaned Cameroonian defender Sebastian Bassong to Wolves and Croatia right-back Vedran Corluka to Bayer Leverkusen for the remainder of the campaign, while New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen joins the White Hart Lane club from Blackburn.

Fulham have signed Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak from Stuttgart and sold Bobby Zamora to Premiership rivals Queens Park Rangers in the final hours of the January transfer window on Tuesday. Pogrebnyak, 28, joined Fulham on a six-month contract and his signing paved the way for 31-year-old Zamora, who has agreeda a two-and-a-half year contract with QPR. Zamora is set to form a strike partnership with French forward Djibril Cisse, 30, who arrived at Queens Park Rangers from Lazio on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Midfielder Simone Padoin signed for Serie A leaders Juventus in a €5m move from Atalanta. The 27-year-old has agreed a five-year deal after successfully passing a routine medical. Meanwhile, former Italy forward Vincenzo Iaquinta has left Juventus to join Cesena on loan until the end of the season. Iaquinta moved to Juventus in 2007 from Udinese and has scored 40 goals in 108 appearances for the club, but has struggled with injuries over the past two years and has not played since last March.

Chelsea have completed the signing of highly-rated midfielder Kevin de Bruyne from Genk after a reported fee in the region of €7m was agreed between the two clubs. The 20-year-old has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal and will remain at the Belgian champions on loan until the end of the season. De Bruyne, who is predominantly a left-sided player, has been on Chelsea's radar for some time and has played twice against the London club in this year's UEFA Champions League group stages.

Hannover 96 have signed Senegalese striker Mame Diouf from Manchester United on a contract until the end of June 2014. The 24-year-old will train with his new team-mates for the first time on Monday. The player joined United from Norwegian side Molde in 2009, and spent the 2010/11 season on loan at Blackburn Rovers. However, the three-times capped international has not made a competitive appearance this season, though he scored once in five substitute showings for the Red Devils in 2009/10.

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Brazilian defender Alex from Chelsea for a fee believed to be in the region of €5m. The 29-year-old has penned a two-and-a-half-year deal and becomes Carlo Ancelotti's second signing during the January transfer window after compatriot Maxwell joined from Barcelona. Alex moved to Chelsea from Santos in 2004, before spending three years on loan at PSV Eindhoven, helping the club achieve a domestic double in 2005. Alex returned to the Blues in 2007, making 86 league appearances during a three-and-a-half-year stint at Stamford Bridge, before the arrivals of David Luiz and Gary Cahill persuaded the defender to leave for the French capital and link up with his old mentor.

Juventus have completed the signing of defender Martin Caceres on loan from Sevilla for the remainder of the season. The 24-year-old Uruguay international, who enjoyed a previous spell with the Bianconeri during the 2009-10 season, passed a medical on Friday morning before sealing his return to Turin. Juve have reportedly paid €1.5 million to take Caceres on loan but retain the option to sign the player outright for €8m in the summer.