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Senderos heads to Everton

Author: Sir David Smith
Date: 24/01/2010
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Everton have agreed a deal to sign Switzerland international defender Philippe Senderos on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season.

The 24-year old will wrap up his switch to Goodison Park in the next couple of days, giving Toffees boss David Moyes a valuable added option in defence.

Moyes almost signed Senderos last summer following Joleon Lescott's big-money transfer to Manchester City, but was put off by the Gunners' £5million valuation of the player.

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Burnley have completed the signing of AS Monaco's France Under-21 international striker Frederic Nimani.

The 21-year-old moves to Turf Moor on a five-month loan agreement with a view to a possible permanent deal in the summer.

Nimani, who came through Monaco's youth team set-up and was wanted by three other top-flight clubs including Birmingham City, scored seven times for his club last term but was restricted to only two starts this season.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is adamant that Joe Cole will still be at Stamford Bridge next season.

The England international is out of contract at the end of this season, fuelling speculation that he will be heading out of the club in the summer.

But after confirming that the former West Ham United midfielder would not be featuring in the FA Cup fourth round clash against Preston North End, ex-AC Milan boss Ancelotti said: "Joe Cole will be in the squad next year."

Manager Martin O'Neill has played down rumours suggesting that he is interested in boosting his strike options at Aston Villa by making a move for Rangers' Kris Boyd.

Meanwhile, Villa's Senegal international right-back Habib Beye is a target for Sunderland boss Steve Bruce.

Portsmouth are making Stoke City wait in their attempts to sign England international goalkeeper David James on loan until the end of the season.

The 39-year-old looked set to head to the Britannia Stadium a week ago, but the two clubs have yet to reach an agreement to push the deal through.

In cricket, Kabir Ali has signed a three-year contract with Hampshire after being released by Worcestershire earlier in the week.

The 29-year-old spent more than a decade at New Road and took 429 first-class wickets for the county. He claimed 50 victims in both 2007 and 2008 but endured an injury-ravaged campaign last year.

England have been knocked out of the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand following an 18-run defeat by West Indies in the quarter-finals.

With the game reduced to 36 overs due to rain, England looked to have done well when they bowled their opponents out for 166, with David Payne taking four wickets and Ben Stokes three.

However, their reply never got going and a superb return of 5-19 by Jason Holder saw England dismissed for 148.

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