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United swoop for Valencia

Author: Craig Williams
Date: 02/07/2009

Manchester United have made their first signing of the summer by snapping up Wigan Athletic winger Luis Antonio Valencia.

The 23-year-old joins the Old Trafford club and sports betting favourites to retain their Premier League crown, on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee that is reported to be in the region of £16million.

Meanwhile, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has wished Cristiano Ronaldo well after confirming that the Portugal international has completed his £80million transfer to Real Madrid.

The 24-year-old scored 118 goals in 292 first-team appearances for United during his six-year stay at Old Trafford.

Serbia international Nemanja Vidic insists he will stay at United even though his wife is not enjoying life in England.

AC Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona have all been linked with the 27-year-old defender who insists he will see out his United contract, which still has three years to run.

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Sean Davis has completed his switch from Portsmouth to Bolton Wanderers, the 29-year-old midfielder's fourth club.

The former Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur star has penned a three-year contract at the Reebok Stadium after leaving Pompey on a free transfer.

Davis played in 116 matches for Portsmouth following his transfer from Spurs in January 2006.

Pompey have released five other players but offered a new contract to veteran Nigeria international Kanu and could still tempt Sol Campbell to remain at Fratton Park.

Noe Pamarot, Lauren, Glen Little, Djimi Traore and Jerome Thomas have all been told their futures lie away from the club after their contracts expired on June 30.

Highly-rated England Under-21 international Andrew Surman has left crisis club Southampton and signed a three-year contract with Wolves.

The 22-year-old, who moves to Molineux for an undisclosed transfer fee, is boss Mick McCarthy's fourth capture of the summer following the arrivals of Kevin Doyle, Marcus Hahnemann and Nenad Milijas.

Roberto di Matteo has left MK Dons after spending just one season with the League One side to succeed Tony Mowbray as West Brom's new head coach.

The 39-year-old Italian has signed a 12-month rolling contract with the Baggies after making his name during a successful season with the Dons who he guided into the League One play-offs.

In rugby union, Brian O'Driscoll has slammed South Africa coach Peter de Villiers for his controversial comments in the wake of Schalk Burger's eye-gouging antics in Saturday's second Test victory against the British & Irish Lions.

Burger received an eight-week ban for the offence, after which de Villiers said he didn't think the flanker deserved to be sent to the sin-bin.

Worcester Warriors prop Chris Horsman has been forced to retire from the game after enduring an injury-ravaged two seasons.

The former Wales international has been told to quit on medical grounds after suffering a serious neck injury.

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