SOCCER LINES
■ READING have pulled out of a loan deal to sign Asamoah Gyan after the ex-Sunderland striker failed a medical.
□ ASTON VILLA paid a club record £15m to land Bristol City striker Jonathan Kodjia.
■ WANTAWAY Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko faces the prospect of being sidelined until the start of 2017 as clubs refuse to meet his £35m valuation.
□ FEDERICO MACHEDA has been dumped by Cardiff with the Championship club eyeing Norwich striker Kyle Lafferty as a replacement.
■ IPSWICH completed a double deal for Leicester winger Tom Lawrence and striker Leon Bent.
□ PATRICK BAMFORD has sealed a seasonlong switch to Burnley from Chelsea.
■ NORWICH snapped up Benfica striker Nelson Oliveria for £4.2m.
□ BRENTFORD are closing in on Chesterfield winger Gboly Ariyibi and Walsall defender Rico Henry.
■ WATFORD defender Craig Cathcart is out of Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Sunday with a groin injury.