Football : Greek National League transfers in 2009/2010 season

Kavala have secured the services of Brazil midfielder Denilson on an 18-month free transfer deal. The 32-year-old was part of the winning Brazil team at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Denilson had played 61 matches for the Brazilian national side scoring nine goals. He won his last cap in 2003.

Olympiacos have parted company with Brazilian coach Zico after a string poor results that has left the team seven points adrift of arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the title race. The 56-year-old Brazil legend had only been in charge at the Greek champions for fourth months, having replaced Temuri Ketsbaia on September 16. Serbian Bozidar Badovic will take over in a caretaker capacity.

Badovic, 40, enjoyed some success in his brief spell in charge in September, leading Olympiacos to victories against AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Champions League and PAOK in the Greek League. Meanwhile, Olympiacos have signed Argentinian midfielder Jesus Datolo on a six-month loan from Napoli. Datolo is Olympiacos's second arrival of the January transfer window following the return of Lomana LuaLua as a free agent.

American forward Freddy Adu is joining Greek club Aris on an 18-month loan deal from Benfica. The 20-year-old will partner with fellow American striker Eddie Johnson who joined Aris on loan from Fulham over the Christmas holidays after making little impact at the Premier League club. This will now be Adu's fourth separate side that he has joined since leaving Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake in 2007 for Benfica, as Adu has been put on loan to Monaco, Belenenses, and now Aris.

Congolese forward Lomana LuaLua has returned to Olympiacos on a six month contract after a year and a half at Al Arabi of Qatar. The 29-year-old played one season with Olympiacos, winning the Greek league title of 2008. While his initial deal is only six months in duration, there is a two-year extension option available.

American forward Eddie Johnson has been loaned from Fulham to the Greek club Aris through June. The 25-year-old has just four appearances for the English club this season. Johnson left Major League Soccer's Kansas City Wizards to sign with Fulham in January 2008, then was loaned to Cardiff City for the 2008/09 season.

Panathinaikos have signed defender Georgios Seitaridis on a free transfer. The right-back has been a free agent ever since being released by Atletico Madrid earlier this summer. Seitaridis has signed a four-year deal at his new club.The 28-year-old previously enjoyed a spell at Panathinaikos from 2001-2004, but eventually left the club to joun Porto. He also played for Dynamo Moscow before joining Atletico in the summer of 2006.

Panathinaikos have announced the signing of Swedish defender Mattias Bjarsmyr from Goteborg. Media reports in Greece claim that the 23-year-old centre-back costs €450,000. Bjarsmyr moves to Athens on a four-year contract after four seasons with Goteborg. Bjarsmyr, one of the stars of Sweden Under-21 side that reached the semi-finals of the European Championship, is Panathinaikos' fifth summer signing so far, following in the footsteps of Kostas Katsouranis, Djibril Cisse, Sebastian Leto and Cedric Kante.

Enzo Maresca is set to become Olympiakos' fifth new signing of the summer after the Greek champions finally reached a deal with Sevilla following lengthy negotiations between the clubs. Olympiakos are understood to have agreed a €1.2m fee for the Italian midfielder, who has been with Sevilla for the past four seasons. Maresca, 29, has agreed a three-year contract. He will follow the arrivals of Jaouad Zairi, Urko Pardo, Olof Mellberg and Matt Derbyshire.

Panathinaikos have boosted their midfield options after signing Sebastian Leto and Kostas Katsouranis. Liverpool have sold Argentine winger Leto after the two clubs agreed a fee which Greek media put at €4m. The 22-year-old midfielder, who had to spend last season on loan at Olympiakos, has now signed a five-year contract with Panathinaikos. Greek defensive midfielder Katsouranis, 30, has committed until 2013 after sealing a switch from Portuguese side Benfica for €3m.

Djibril Cisse has completed his move from Marseille to Panathinaikos for a fee in the region of €8m. The 27-year-old forward spent last season on loan at Sunderland but the English club didn't make the move permanent.

Olympiakos have signed Swedish international defender Olof Mellberg from Juventus. The 31-year-old has reportedly agreed a three-year deal worth of €2.7million, and is set to officially be presented as a player of the Greek outfit on Monday. Mellberg managed to make 27 appearances for the Bianconeri and scored twice.

Central defender Bruno Cirillo signed a two-year contract with PAOK. The Thessaloniki club did not reveal financial terms but Athens newspaper Ta Nea reported that the 32-year old Cirillo's deal is worth €700,000. Cirillo spent two years in Greece with AEK Athens before moving to Spain's Levante in 2007 and then Reggina in Italy.