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Everton boss David Moyes has hailed the impact of new-boy Royston Drenthe by claiming his arrival has given the club a lift. Drenthe was brought in on-loan from Real Madrid in the closing stages of the summer transfer window and the Holland international has already expressed his desire to impress at his new club.

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce would have been alerted about the availability of Manchester City full-back Wayne Bridge, according to reports in The Sun. Bridge joined Manchester City in January 2009 from Chelsea in a deal worth in the region of £10million.