Chelsea were at the centre of the biggest deals on what turned out to be an underwhelming transfer deadline day.
The Premier League leaders strengthened their title challenge with the arrival of Colombian World Cup star Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for more than £23million, funding the move by parting with Germany international Andre Schurrle, who has joined Wolfsburg, and Mohamed Salah, who is on his way to Florence on loan as part of the Cuadrado deal.
There were several other deals involving Premier League clubs, with Wilfried Zaha returning to Palace on a permanent deal for a fraction of the fee Manchester United paid for him two years ago. Aaron Lennon joined Everton on loan, while Robert Huth moved from Stoke to bottom side Leicester and Southampton added Benfica midfielder Filip Djuricic, also on loan.
There was little in the way of last-minute drama, with Chelsea full-back Ryan Bertrand turning his loan deal at Southampton into a permanent move for a reported £10million and Hull finally completing a £3million deal for Lokomotiv Moscow forward Dame N’Doye.
Elsewhere, Emmanuel Adebayor was a target for both West Ham and QPR but Tottenham could not find a deal they liked. Carlton Cole’s proposed move to West Brom collapsed as a result of Sam Allardyce’s failure to bring in Adebayor, but Tony Pulis did succeed in snaring midfielder Darren Fletcher from United.
United were also behind arguably the strangest move of deadline day when they beat the clock to sign defender Andy Kellett from Bolton on loan.
One deal that didn’t take place though, was Rickie Lambert’s move to Aston Villa. Villa were reportedly prepared to pay at least £5million for the England man but the striker turned down the move to stay at boyhood club Liverpool.
Here is the full list of January comings and goings:
Arsenal
In
Krystian Bielik (Legia Warsaw) £2.5m
Gabriel (Villarreal) £11.2m
#GabrielisaGunner pic.twitter.com/2Q7fkcrSHH
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 30, 2015
Out
Lukas Podolski (Inter Milan) Loan
Matt Macey (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Yaya Sanogo (Crystal Palace) Loan
Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Loan
Arsenal still need a top class defensive-minded midfielder, (as usual) but it looks like any such move won’t happen today.
Aston Villa
In
Carles Gil (Valencia) £3.25m
Scott Sinclair (Man City) Loan
Out
Darren Bent (Derby County) Loan
Jordan Graham (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Gary Gardner (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) Undisclosed
Chris Herd (Wigan Athletic) Loan
Callum Robinson (Preston) Loan
Aston Villa needed some a creative spark and it appears Carles Gil has provided it. If they can now just get Christian Benteke (or anyone) scoring goals. From a (potentially) Irish perspective, it would have been nice to see Jack Grealish go out on loan.
Burnley
In
Michael Keane (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Out
Chelsea
In
Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina) £23.3m
Out
Andre Schurrle (Wolfsburg) £22m
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) £10m
Mohamed Salah (Fiorentina) Loan
Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid) Undisclosed
Mark Schwarzer (Leicester City) Free
Lewis Baker (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Todd Kane (Nottingham Forest) Loan
John Swift (Swindon Town) Loan
Alex Kiwomya (Barnsley) Loan
Tomas Kalas (Middlesbrough) Loan
Marko Marin (Anderlecht) Loan
Nathan Chalobah (Reading) Loan
Chelsea look to have done some smart business. Jose Mourinho never seemed fully convinced by Andre Schurrle or Mohamed Salah and has now effectively traded them for the highly rated Colombian Juan Cuadrado.
Crystal Palace
In
Yaya Sanogo (Arsenal) Loan
Jordon Mutch (QPR) £4.5m
Shola Ameobi (Unattached) Free
Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United) £3m
Pape Souare (Lille) £3.4m
Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton) undisclosed
Out
Barry Bannan (Bolton) Loan
Andrew Johnson Released
Zeki Fryers (Rotherham United) Loan
Jake Gray (Cheltenham Town) Loan
Lewis Price (Crawley Town) Loan
Everton
In
Aaron Lennon (Loan) Spurs
Out
Hallam Hope (Bury) Undisclosed
Mason Springthorpe (Fleetwood Town) Loan
Chris Long (Brentford) Loan
Samuel Eto’o (Sampdoria) Free transfer
Even if Samuel Eto'o chooses number 99, #Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero refuses to be outdone pic.twitter.com/LdsfmrGuGO
— Adam Digby (@Adz77) January 30, 2015
Everton need a defensive overhaul, but it look like they’ll have to wait until the summer. Hanging on to James McCarthy and Seamus Coleman will, however, be a big positive for Roberto Martinez.
Hull City
In
Dame N’Doye (Lokomotiv Moscow) £3m
Out
Tom Ince (Derby) Loan
Leicester City
In
Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea) Free
Andrej Kramaric (HNK Rijeka) £9m
Robert Huth (Stoke City) Loan
He's delighted. RT @OfficialFOXES: More on #lcfc's loan signing of defender @robert_huth. http://t.co/ptMgwU9uDw pic.twitter.com/1OwjgMEYKV
— Joe Brewin (@Joe_Brewin_) February 2, 2015
Out
Jack Barmby (Rotherham United) Loan
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) Loan
Callum Elder (Mansfield Town) Loan
Adam Dawson (Bristol Rovers) Loan
Liverpool
In
Out
Kevin Stewart (Cheltenham) Loan
Lloyd Jones (Cheltenham) Loan
Jack Dunn (Cheltenham) Loan
Oussama Assaidi (Al Ahli) Undisclosed
Suso (AC Milan) Undisclosed
Connor Randall (Shrewsbury Town) Loan
Sheyi Ojo (Wigan) Loan
It’s a cliché, but the return of Daniel Sturridge will feel like a new signing for Liverpool. A move for Danny Ings looks set to wait for the summer, but the return of Jordon Ibe from his loan spell at Derby will give Brendan Rodgers another attacking option. The club will also be delighted to see highly-rated propsect Sheyi Ojo get some senior football under his belt.
Manchester City
In
Wilfried Bony (Swansea City) £28m
Out
Sinan Bytyqi (SC Cambuur) Loan
Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04) Loan
Devante Cole (MK Dons) Loan
Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) Loan
Manchester City have signed Wilfried Bony, one of the best strikers in the Premier League, and he’ll join up with squad once the Ivory Coast exits the African Cup of Nations.
Manchester United
In
Victor Valdes (Unattached) Free
Sadiq El Fitouri (Salford City) Free
Andy Kellett (Bolton) Loan
Out
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) £3m
Anderson (Internacional) Free
Jesse Lingard (Derby) Loan
Ben Pearson (Barnsley) Loan
Sam Johnstone (Preston North End)
Michael Keane (Burnley) Undisclosed
Will Keane (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Marnick Vermul (Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed
Saidy Janko (Bolton) Loan
No sign of a central defender, but Manchester United did sign a player from Salford City though. The club will be pleased to have shifted out of favour players such as Wilfried Zaha and Anderson from the wage bill, despite the huge losses on transfer fees paid.
Newcastle United
In
Out
Hatem Ben Arfa Released
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Roma) Free transfer
Davide Santon (Inter Milan) Loan
Haris Vuckic (Rangers) Loan
Gael Bigirimana (Rangers) Loan
Shane Ferguson (Rangers) Loan
Remi Streete (Rangers) Loan
Kevin Mbabu (Rangers) Loan
Queens Park Rangers
In
Mauro Zarate (West Ham United) Loan
Ryan Manning (Galway United) Free
Out
Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace) £4.5m
Irish youngster Ryan Manning has joined the club, but ‘Arry was frustrated in his attempts to reinforce for the relegation battle.
Southampton
In
Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea) £10m
Eljero Elia (Werder Bremen) Loan
Filip Djuričić (Benfica) Loan
Out
Artur Boruc (Bournemouth) Loan extension
Jos Hooiveld (Millwall) Loan
Jack Cork (Swansea City) £3m
Stoke City
In
Philipp Wollscheid (Bayer Leverkusen) Loan
Out
Ryan Shotton (Derby County) Undisclosed
George Waring (Barnsley) Loan
Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union) Undisclosed
Robert Huth (Leicester City) Imminent
Sunderland
In
Jermain Defoe (Toronto) Undisclosed
Out
Scott Harrison (Hartlepool) Loan
Jozy Altidore (Toronto) Undisclosed
Charias Mavrias (Panathinaikos)
Sunderland have (they hope) addressed a problem position with the signing of Jermain Defoe, and got rid of Jozy Altidore as part of the deal. Even if Defoe fails to score the goals to drag the side from relegation, finding someone to take Altidore makes the deal an instant success.
Swansea City
In
Nelson Oliveira (Benfica) Loan
Matt Grimes (Exeter City) £1.75m
Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) £5m
Jack Cork (Southampton) £3m
Out
Rory Donnelly (Tranmere Rovers) Loan
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) £28m
Ryan Hedges (Leyton Orient) Loan
Tottenham Hotspur
In
Dele Alli (MK Dons) £5m
Out
Aaron Lennon (Everton) Loan
Milos Veljkovic (Charlton Athletic) Loan
Grant Hall (Blackpool) Loan
Dominic Ball (Cambridge United) Loan
Kyle Naughton (Swansea City)£5m
Dele Alli (MK Dons) Loan
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (released)
West Bromwich Albion
In
Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) £4.75m
Darren Fletcher (Manchester United) Free
Out
Bradley Garmston (Gillingham) Loan
Luke Daniels (Scunthorpe United)
Brown Ideye (Al Gharafa) Undisclosed
West Ham United
In
Doneil Henry (Apollon Limassol) £1.5m
Out
Mauro Zarate (Queens Park Rangers) Loan
Ricardo Vaz Te Released
Paul McCallum (Portsmouth) Loan
Sean Maguire (Accrington Stanley) Loan
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