Transfer report: Chelsea signs Rob Green for a one-year contract | Soccer



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Chelsea signed the former English goalkeeper Rob Green for a one year contract. The 38-year-old was a free agent after leaving Huddersfield at the end of last season.

"It was a whirlwind of 24 hours," he said. "You think about your career and where you want to go, then you receive a phone call like this, and it's a short conversation. It was a pretty dramatic time for me and I can not wait to get started. I am absolutely delighted and it is a pleasure and an honor to be here. "

Green will be the third-choice goaltender at Chelsea, replacing Eduardo, who is on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, behind Thibaut Courtois, who can leave the club, and Willy Caballero.

Green has won 12 English selections between 2005 and 2012 and played at the 2010 World Cup. His season at Chelsea will be his 20th as a professional after periods in Norwich, West Ham, QPR, Leeds and Huddersfield

Fulham signs Schürrle for a two-year loan





  André Schürrle is unveiled at the Fulham training ground



] André Schürrle is unveiled at the Fulham training ground Photography: Javier Garcia / BPI / Rex / Shutterstock

Fulham signed André Schürrle on a two-year loan agreement with Borussia Dortmund. The German striker is a former Chelsea player and was winner of the World Cup in 2014, but did not make the team for Russia.

"I am so happy to be here, I can not wait to get started," – said Fulhamfctv. "Fulham was the first club that showed an interest in me – it's something that I enjoyed very much and one of the reasons I wanted to come here"

"J & Love to attack and I like to run, so I think it could be perfect I have to fight for my place and I have to show my quality so that I can be a member who really helps the team .

Schürrle, who can play as center forward and winger, impressed by Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen Before joining Chelsea for £ 18m in 2013. He scored a hat-trick against Fulham in his first season in London, but managed only five other Premier League goals that term, and left for Wolfsburg in 2015. Schürrle, who will wear shirt No. 14 in Fulham, moved to Dortmund two years ago for an undisclosed amount. PA

West Brom takes control of Ojo

West Bromwich Albion is the last club to be interested in Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo who was trying to immediately return to the Premier League. 19659003] The English international under-21, rated at £ 15m by Liverpool, also has options to join Middlesbrough, Reading and Wolfsburg having been impressed at Fulham last season.

The price of Ojo may prove prohibitive to Darren's Moore team, but the 21-year-old is among several players that Jürgen Klopp is ready to sell before the deadline for transfer . Andy Hunter

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