Caldwell joined Celtic in 2006, helping the club win two League titles and two domestic Cups. He was also voted 2009 Clydesdale Bank SPL Player of the Year and Scottish Football Writers Footballer of the Year. Caldwell is Wigan’s third signing of the January transfer window following the arrivals of Steven Gohouri and Vladimir Stojkovic.

Caldwell spoke about the move , “To play in the Premier League has always been an ambition of mine but I know how tough it’s going to be to get in the side and I need to focus on winning a place and doing the best I can for my new club. It’s a massive wrench for me to leave a club like Celtic but I want to thank the club and all the fans for the support they’ve given me in my time there. But I’m a Wigan Athletic player now and I can’t wait to get started in the Premier League.”

Everton chief executive Robert Elstone has said that Donovan is a transfer target for the club’s Scottish manager David Moyes. Any deal Everton manage to make with Galaxy for Donovan’s services is likely to be similar to the one the MLS side have in place with AC Milan, who will take David Beckham on loan in January.

If the negotiations are fruitful, Donovan will join the Toffees on a three month loan beginning on January 2. California born Donovan has never played in England before. He has however had two spells in the Bundesliga, first with Bayer Leverkusen and then with Bayer’s bitter rivals Bayern Munich.

Beckford joined Leeds United from non league Wealdstone in January 2006 and has gone on to become one of the club’s most valuable players. He has netted 67 times in 118 outings for the League One outfit, and has also attracted attention from the likes of Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

Beckford was placed on the transfer market in the summer of 2009 after failing to agree to a contract extension, but Leeds took him off it in August. Manager Simon Grayson’s original plan was to get promotion to the Championship and then discuss a new contract with the 25 year old. But it appears that Grayson’s resolve may be tested when Wolves come knocking in the winter market. Sam Vokes may also be used as bait in order to make Leeds agree to Beckford’s transfer.

Wolves are currently second from bottom in the Premier League and have only scored twelve times in fourteen games this season.

Macheda is yet to play a league match this season, but made an appearance in United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter finals of the Carling Cup. The Rome born striker expressed delight at having put pen to paper a contract extension, and added he was hopeful that more first team opportunities would come his way.

Macheda has played for Italy at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels. He did not figure in the 2009 UEFA U-21 Championships though.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was also happy at having secured the future of one of his key youngsters. Sir Alex expressed hope that Macheda would continue developing in the next few years and become a more complete player.

Not surprisingly, Manchester City top the list with a whopping £12.9m paid in fees. Second in the list are Chelsea, with £9.6m in fees. Liverpool are third with £6.7m, while Tottenham Hotspur are fourth with £6.1m. Wigan Athletic are a surprising fifth with £5.5m. Only three clubs spent less than £1m- Birmingham, Stoke and Burnley.

It is the first time the Premier League has officially released this figures. The trend was started by the Football League around five years ago. The FA welcomed the Premier League’s disclosure, saying it would certainly help to bring about more transparency. The clubs spent around £70m across 800 transactions, averaging around £87,500/- per transaction.

1.) Manchester City £12,874,283
2.) Chelsea £9,562,223
3.) Liverpool £6,657,305
4.) Tottenham £6,066,935
5.) Wigan £5,527,548
6.) Arsenal £4,760,241
7.) West Ham £3,576,972
8.) Portsmouth £3,184,725
9.) Bolton £3,166,611
10.) Everton £2,008,407
11.) Sunderland £2,007,040
12.) Aston Villa £1,708,374
13.) Blackburn £1,610,885
14.) Hull £1,599,188
15.) Manchester United £1,517,393
16.) Fulham £1,469,258
17.) Wolves £1,235,703
18.) Birmingham £974,982
19.) Stoke £716,042
20.) Burnley £468,398