El-Hadji Diouf Moves To Blackburn

El-Hadji Diouf has agreed a move to Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. Diouf had signed for Sunderland in the summer 2008 has failed to get a goal in his 14 appearances for Sunderland.

He has a chequered disciplinary history, including a penchant for spitting at players and fans. However, he did enjoy 3 good years under Sam Allardyce at Bolton and both will be hoping that he can recapture and build upon that form at Blackburn.

Diouf will not be available for Blackburn on Saturday having missed the 12pm registration deadline today.

Friday Transfer News

Hull have concluded the signing of Jimmy Bullard for £5m on a four and a half year contract.

Villa have signed Emile Heskey for £3.5m from Wigan. Heskey was out of contract in the summer and looked doubtful to stay at Wigan.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has said that he is no where near close to signing Chelsea's Carlo Cudicini; but did not deny his interest.

Big Sam has re-stated his determination to keep hold of Roque Santa Cruz. He also said that a loan deal for Eidur Gudjohnsen is looking unlikely.

Rafa Benitez has said he is not looking to sign any one before the end of the January window.

Man City Update....

The deal for Bellamy is done. He has signed a four and a half year deal which would see him through until he is 34. Mark Hughes is delighted to have signed Bellamy, and West Ham fans are seemingly united in their delight at seeing him leave.

Talks in Milan have ended. Silvio Berlusconi has been on the TV to say that no deal is done, and approx 1,000 fans are gathered outside AC Milan's HQ protesting the clubs decision to accept the bid. City are saying that they do not think the deal can be done at this time.

With all of this going on, Sam Allardyce has slapped a £40m price tag on Roque Santa Cruz, by equating his place in the team and the value of staying in the Premier League. City will likely turn their attentions to Santa Cruz now that Kaka will not be joining them.