Xisco is understood to be on the verge of a deal at Newcastle. Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Deportivo de La Coruña claim they have agreed to sell striker Xisco to Newcastle and that he will now hold talks with the Premier League club, while Valencia also say that the Magpies have signed their midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez [...]

Nasri will join up with Arsenal on their pre-season tour of Austria. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Arsenal have finally completed the signing of midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille after securing the French international on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old will join up with the Arsenal squad on their pre-season tour of Austria [...]