Liverpool signs Clyne and Bayern gets Costa.

                      England right-back Nathaniel Clyne have signed for Liverpool for £12.5m. The former Southampton man signed a five year deal. An earlier bid of £12.5m by Liverpool was rejected by Southampton. There was lot of speculation going on that Clyne is being targeted by Manchester United from last season but with Ashley Young emergence as a wing-back last season, the Red Devils did not show any interest in Clyne this summer. Liverpool endured a disappointing 2014-15 campaign, as they finished sixth and missed out on Champions League qualification, having been runners-up the previous season.

                        Douglas Costa has joined Bayern Munich from from Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of £21m. The 24 year old has signed a five year deal with the Bundesliga champions.Costa scored 29 goals in 149 league games for Shakhtar, where he won the title five times. The signing of the Brazilian midfielder has increased the possibility of  Bastian Schwensteiger leaving for Manchester United.The Germany international only played 20 league games in 2014-15. his lowest ever for the club in a single season.