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The ins and outs of the UEFA Cup

Eight weeks have passed since the UEFA Cup group stage and the 32 contenders have been busy adding to their squads – uefa.com rounds up all of the moves.

Eight weeks have passed since the UEFA Cup group stage ended and the 32 contenders have been busy amending their squads as they bid for a place in May's Manchester final – Tottenham Hotspur FC leading the way with a €20m outlay.

Ramos boost
Juande Ramos's attempt to become the first manager to claim three successive UEFA Cup titles has been boosted by the arrival of Gilberto and Jonathan Woodgate, although €12.1m capture Alan Hutton is ineligible because former club Rangers FC have transferred to this competition.

Manucho option
Jan Koller could spearhead the 1. FC Nürnberg attack against SL Benfica after joining the Bundesliga side from AS Monaco FC, while Ivan Klasnić may provide the same service for Werder Bremen after being added to their squad following a successful kidney transplant. Greek teams could also emerge as forces to be reckoned with – Mohamed Kallon and Panagiotis Lagos have reinforced AEK Athens FC, while Panathinaikos FC have bolstered their attack with Hélder Postiga and Manucho, with the Angolan coming on loan from Manchester United FC.

UEFA Cup
ClubNew registrationsPlayers departed
1. FC NürnbergJan Koller
Jacques Abardonado
Michael Kammermeyer
Joshua Kennedy
Chhunly Pagenburg
Dario Vidosic
Aberdeen FCDave Bus
Josh Walker
Alan Maybury
Jonathan Crawford
Michael Hart
Christopher Clark
Jonathan Kurrant
Neil McVitie
Michael Paton
Stuart Smith
ACF FiorentinaVlada Avramov
Daniele Cacia
Alessandro Potenza
Federico Balzaretti
Anthony Vanden Borre
Michele Pazienza
Danilo D'Ambrosio
AEK Athens FCMohamed Kallon
Panagiotis Lagos
Christos Bourmpos
Elhadji Diouf
Bayer 04 LeverkusenDavid Thiel
Kerim Arslan
Fabian Giefer
Oliver Petersch
Ricardo Faty
Michal Papadopulos
Benjamin Kirsten
Denis Schmidt
Bolton Wanderers FCIván Campo
Matthew Taylor
Gary Cahill
Nicolas Anelka
Gerald Cid
Ľubomír Michalík
Christian Wilhelmsson
Gary Speed
Przemysław Kazimierczak
Club Atlético de MadridJuan ValeraManiche
Everton FCManuel Fernandes*
Daniel Gosling
Stephen Connor
Darren Dennehy
Shaun Densmore
Aidan Downes
Steven Morrison
James McFadden
Alan Stubbs
Lukas Jutkiewicz
John Paul Kissock
Bjarni Thór Vidarsson
FC Basel 1893 Marko Perović
Beg Ferati
none
FC Bayern MünchenBrenoValérien Ismaël
Mats Hummels
FC Girondins de Bordeauxnonenone
FC Spartak MoskvaAlexander Pavlenko
Cristián Maidana
Soslan Dzhanaev
Oleg Dineev
Denis Boyarinstev
Geder
Wojciech Kowalewski
Ádám Dudas
Dmitriy Torbinsky
FC Zenit St. PetersburgRoman Shirokov
Victor Fayzulin
Martin Škrtel
Erik Hagen
Philip Postnikov
FC ZürichAndrés Vásquez
Dušan Djurić
Emra Tahirovic
Adrian Nicki
Rafeal Araujo
Marc Schneider
Galatasaray ASEmre Güngör
Ahmed Apimah Barusso*
Hakan Kadir Balta
Harun Temur
Erhan Şentürk
Ilker Cihan
Özgürcan Özcan
Getafe CFJaime Gavilán*
Manuel Tena
Francisco Sousa
Nacho
Hamburger SVVadis Odjidja-Ofoe Kosi Saka
Helsingborgs IFMike Sserumaga
Tobias Holmqvist
Andreas Dahl
Olivier Karakezi
Olympique de MarseilleJuan Ángel Krupoviesa
Charles Kabore
Leyti N'Diaye
Jean-Philipe Sabo
Salim Arrache
Matt Moussilou
Fabrice Fiorèse
Vincent Gragnic
Panathinaikos FCFilippos Darlas
Hélder Postiga
Manucho
Joseph Enakarhire
Stefanos Siontis
Sotiris Leontiou
Evangelos Mantzios
PSV EindhovenBalázs Dzsudsák*Manuel Da Costa
Kenneth Perez
Rangers FCAlexander Neil
Christian Dailly
Steven Davis
Roy Carroll
Alan Hutton
DaMarcus Beasley
Rosenborg BKRune Almenning Jarstein
John Pelu
Vadim Demidov
Mika Koppinen
Vidar Riseth
Lars Hirschfeld
Mikael Dorsin
Jon Arne Krakens
RSC AnderlechtThomas Chatelle
Guillaume Gillet
Oleksandr Yakovenko
Cor Gillis
Quentin Crommen
Max von Schlebrügge
Mohamed Tchité
Cyril Théréau
Mineiro
Walter Baseggio
Sven Kums
Vadis Odijidja-Ofoe
SC BragaMiguelito
Pablo Contreras
Matheus
Hussain Yasser Abdulrahman
Vítor Hugo
Lenny
Anilton Júnior
SK BrannNjugo Demba Nyren
Gylfi Einarsson
Michael Thwaite
none
SK Slavia PrahaDavid Strlhavka
Marek Jarolím
Jaroslav Černý
Stanislav Vlček
Michel Fernando Costa
Michal Švec
Jakub Diviš
Tomáš Jablonský
Tomáš Necid
SL BenficaLászló Sepsi
Ariza Makukula
Pedro Manuel
Miguelito
Bruno Costa
Gonzalo Bergessio
Fábio Coentrão
Sporting Clube de PortugalLeandro Grimi
Rodrigo Tiuí
Vítor Golas
Carlos Paredes
Tottenham Hotspur FCGilberto
Jonathan Woodgate
Tomáš Pekhart
Jamie O'Hara
Jermain Defoe
Paul Stalteri
Anthony Gardner
Philip Ifil
Terry Dixon
Matthew Wells
Andy Barcham
Villarreal CFDavid Fuster
Edu Caballer
Juan Román Riquelme
Rio Antonio Mavuba
Werder BremenIvan Klasnić
Peter Niemeyer
Mesut Ozil*
Max Kruse
Leon Andreasen
Pierre Womé
Norman Theuerkaf
Carlos Alberto

* Players marked with an asterisk have already played in a UEFA club competition this season and are eligible to represent a different club according to article 15.07 of the Regulations for the UEFA Cup.