Romanian club CFR Cluj Napoca have signed Argentine midfielder Paolo Frangipane from Colombian side Deportivo Cali.
Frangipane, 29, is the 7th Argentine player at Cluj. Sebastián Dubarbier, Sixto Peralta, Cristian Sánchez Prette, Emmanuel Culio, Gustavo Oberman and Diego Ruiz are the other six with the Romanian giants.
Cluj , who gave Chelsea and Roma a real run for their money in this season’s Champions League, recently sacked their Italian coach Maurizio Trombetta.
German club Werder Bremen have announced the signing of Alexandros Tziolis from Greek side Panathinaikos. Tziolis, 23, will be on loan at the Weserstadion till the end of the season. Bremen have an option to buy the defensive midfielder at the end of the loan.
Tziolis has been capped 10 times for the Greek national team. He moved from Panionios to Panathinaikos in 2005. Prior to Panionios, he was with Apollonas Litoxorou till 2003.
Tziolis will wear the No.16 jersey at Bremen.
Manchester City and Chelsea have come to an agreement for left back Wayne Bridge, who has now been given permission by the Blues to speak to Mark Hughes’ side.
City have reportedly offered Chelsea £12m for Bridge, who is currently the second choice left back at Stamford Bridge after Ashley Cole. Bridge joined Chelsea from Southampton for £7m in 2003.