Arsenal's Miyaichi joins Wigan on loan as Moses edges towards the exit

Wigan have signed Arsenal's Ryo Miyaichi on a loan deal. The Japan international is still learning his trade having only featured in fits and bursts during pre-season.

 Gunners boss Arsene Wenger believes a year playing regularly in the Premier League will make him ready for the first-team at Emirates Stadium.

 Miyaichi, a capture from his homeland in 2010, has had spells with Feyenoord and Bolton.

 The move is likely to hasten the departure of Victor Moses who has been subject of a rejected bid by Chelsea.

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Di Matteo warns Chelsea fans not to expect too much from £32m playmaker Hazard

Roberto Di Matteo has told Eden Hazard he will be given time to adjust to the rigours of the Barclays Premier League.

 Chelsea's £32million summer signing from Lille is expected to make big waves given his seismic fee but the 21-year-old will not be rushed. 'Of course we are looking for Eden to be incisive - but we have to be patient,' said Di Matteo.

 'He is a young man, he has come from a different league in France and we need to give him time to adapt.'

 The Champions League winners have bolstered their squad by picking up, in addition to the Belgian playmaker, Marko Marin and Oscar.

 The way Chelsea played in the run-up to their Champions League final triumph is unsustainable over the period of the season - the side rode their luck on several occasions.

 But Di Matteo insists the influx of players will not result in a big difference in the style of play. 'There will not be radical changes. We will try to make some changes,' he said.

 'With the integration of these new players, inevitably we will change how we play a bit.

 But I never said we were going to play attacking football. We will play to try and win games.'

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Cazorla meets his new Arsenal team-mates at training ground

Santi Cazorla met his new Arsenal team-mates on Friday after agreeing a £20million move from Malaga.

 The 27-year-old midfielder has passed a medical and agreed a four-year contract worth £70,000-a-week.

 The Gunners will pay Malaga a basic £16m fee as part of a deal that includes various add-ons. Despite his visit around the training ground to see the facilities, Cazorla's move has not been officially announced.

 Legal red tape connected to Malaga's financial problems is holding up the formalisation process.

 Arsenal's other ongoing transfer target, Real Madrid starlet Nuri Sahin, has been given permission to go out on loan by boss Jose Mourinho. Cazorla was part of Spain's victorious Euro 2012 squad, but only featured for 16 minutes during the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

 He was Malaga's flagship signing of last summer but the club are experiencing severe financial difficulties and look set to offload a number of big names before the new Primera Division campaign begins.

 Meanwhile, Arsenal striker Benik Afobe has joined Bolton on a season-long loan deal.

 The 19-year-old England youth international is set for a second spell playing in the npower Championship, having ended the last campaign on loan at Reading and helping them win promotion to the Barclays Premier League.

 A short statement on the club's website confirmed the news, adding: "Everyone at the club wishes Benik well for his time with Bolton." Afobe follows Jack Wilshere and Ryo Miyaichi in going on loan from the north London club to Bolton.

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Pienaar returns to Everton

Everton have completed the signing of Steven Pienaar from Tottenham on a four-year contract.

 The South African has cost the Merseyside outfit 4.5 million pounds and returns to Goodison Park after spending the second half of last season on loan there with the Toffees.

 Pienaar moved to Everton in July 2007 on loan from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund before signing on a permanent basis the following year.

 He moved to Spurs in January 2011 but failed to establish himself under Harry Redknapp and rejoined the Toffees.

 Speaking about his return to the club, he told evertontv: "I am happy to be here. It took a few weeks to sort out but I am delighted to be back and excited to play for Everton.

 "There was no doubt in my mind that I would be back here. At the end of the season I told the manager how I felt and I am happy now it is all done." Everton boss David Moyes had revealed earlier in the summer that his main target was to complete a deal for Pienaar.

 The Toffees kick-off their Premier League campaign with a tricky home fixture against last season’s runners-up Manchester United.

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Arsenal's Robin van Persie in Juventus' sights again as Italians prepare to offer club record wages of £190,000

The Italian champions have already had a £10 million offer rejected but are emerging as an increasingly serious threat to the two Manchester clubs in the battle for Van Persie, particularly as the Arsenal captain himself is understood to be attracted by a move to Serie A.

 No formal second offer has gone in but, according to sources in Italy, Juventus have remained in contact with Arsenal and will make a significantly improved offer.

 Juventus are also prepared to make Van Persie the highest paid player in their history, with wages of around £190,000 a week on a potential five-year deal.

 Manchester United and Manchester City have also had respective offers of around £10 million and £12 million rejected, but are yet to return with second bids.

 Arsenal will not listen to offers below £20 million and, having got £24 million for Samir Nasri in similar circumstances last year, regard the first round of offers for Van Persie as completely unrealistic.

 If it is decided to sell Van Persie and Juventus are now massively out-bid, however, there is an obvious attraction in sending him to Serie A rather than a Premier League rival.

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Liverpool leading Tottenham in race to sign unsettled Chelsea star Sturridge

Liverpool are leading the race for Daniel Sturridge and are preparing a £10 million bid for the Chelsea forward.

 Brendan Rodgers, the Reds’ manager, has made the 22-year-old one of his top targets and is confident of beating off competition from Tottenham.

 Sturridge is currently being treated for viral meningitis, which is expected to keep him out of the Olympics, but is considering his future after falling out of favour at Stamford Bridge last season.

 Liverpool and Spurs have both made their interest in Sturridge known through third parties, with the Merseyside club ready to offer a more attractive salary package and a regular starting spot.

 "There are a few clubs interested but Liverpool are ready to make a big move," a source told us.

 "It would be a real statement for them and they could offer the player what he wants - in terms of money and playing time.

" The England international, whose situation is also being monitored by Arsenal and Manchester City, will hold talks with Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo about his future after finding himself relegated to the substitutes bench towards the end of last season.

 Sturridge is understood to blame a lack of opportunities for his failure to claim a place in England’s Euro 2012 squad and fears for his chances next season after Chelsea signed £32m Eden Hazard from Lille.

 The former Manchester City man has two years left on his contract and Chelsea will not be held to ransom over a new deal, meaning they could be willing to sell the versatile attacker this summer.

 Sturridge currently earns £65,000-a-week, which is well within Liverpool’s budget, and he fits the profile the Reds are looking for as a young, talented player who will increase in value and improve.

 New Spurs head coach Andre Villas-Boas is also a fan of Sturridge after they worked together briefly at Chelsea last season - but the City academy product grew frustrated with the wide role he was assigned under the Portuguese.

 Sturridge scored 11 Premier League goals last season playing mainly from a position on the right wing but would prefer to play as a central striker.

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