Transfer rumours

The transfer market is now in full swing, with ten days to go still until the window closes. So far their have been around 26 signings in the first division, with about €40 million spent to date, almost three times as much as the same time last season. Mallorca were in action this week, snapping up Nunes and Basinas to add to the signing of Pisculichi earlier this month, and Villarreal completed two deals which see Figueroa moving on an 18 month contract to River Plate and Guille Franco coming in from Mexico to replace him. Sevilla tied up the signing of French defender Escudé from Ajax, and Espanyol's Jonathan agreed a loan move to Almería. There was already talk of possible moves in the summer, with Real Madrid targeting Arsenal's Cesc Fábregas and Valencia eyeing up Getafe's Pernía. That is all six months away though, and right now most clubs are deciding whether to add further to their squads before the 31st January deadline. (20.01.06)