Soccer / Football : Turkey : Super League 2009/2010

Lille striker Robert Vittek has joined Turkish side Ankaragucu on loan until the end of the season. The 27-year-old Slovakia striker scored five goals in 22 games in all competitions for Lille this season. Ankaragucu's former France coach Roger Lemerre have also signed Cameroon midfielder Geremi from Newcastle, winger Jerome Rothen after an unhappy spell at Scottish side Rangers and Czech defender Jan Rajnoch on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Mlada Boleslav.

After an unhappy spell in Scotland with Rangers, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Jerome Rothen joins Turkish side Ankaragucu on a three-month loan. "I chose Ankara because it will be a breath of fresh air for three months," he said. "I just want to play." Rothen will team up with Roger Lemerre, who coached France from 1998 to 2002.

Galatasaray have taken Mexico striker Giovani Dos Santos on loan from Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season with the option of making the deal permanent. The 20-year-old joined Tottenham from Barcelona in June 2008 but has played just 15 matches for the London club and only a brief substitute appearance in the league this season. Giovani is the third Premier League player to join Galatasaray in the January transfer window after Lucas Neill and Jo were both recruited by the Turkish side.

Ankaragucu have announced the signing of Slovakia midfielder Marek Sapara from Rosenborg. The 27-year old has been a regular in the Norwegian champions since his transfer from Ruzomberok in August 2006. However, Rosenborg decided to sell Sapara because he was likely to leave as a free agent after the 2010 season, when his contract was set to expire.

Brazil striker Jo has joined Turkish side Galatasaray on loan until the end of this season. Jo was on a loan from Manchester City to their league rivals Everton, where he scored 7 goals in 36 appearances during two spells at Goodison Park. However, Jo has endured a difficult period this term, scoring just two goals and finding first-team opportunities limited. He was also suspended by Everton after flying home to Rio de Janeiro without permission last month.

Striker Gokhan Unal has joined Fenerbahce from league rivals Trabzonspor for a fee of €3.5m, with winger Burak Yilmaz set to move the other way as part of the deal. Gokhan, 27, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Fenerbahce, while Trabzonspor have secured the services of the 24-year-old Yilmaz, currently on loan at Eskisehirspor, for next season. Gokhan has scored two goals in 13 league appearances this campaign

Australian defender Lucas Neill has cut short his Everton career after less than four months at Goodison Park, joining Turkish side Galatasaray on a one-and-a-half year deal. The 31-year-old signed for Everton on a free transfer in September after rejecting a new deal at West Ham where he was captain and has made 15 appearances for the Merseyside club.

Neill joins Galatasaray for an undisclosed fee reported to be to about €0.9m. Meanwhile, Milan Baros faces another month on the sidelines after the Czech striker underwent a second operation on the broken foot he suffered in October. Baros, last season's 20-goal Turkish league top scorer, had scored five goals in ten league appearances prior to being sidelined.