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Transfer deadline day: All the big moves as Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal look to strengthen

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It’s not just City who are still busy as a number of deals fly in after the 11pm deadline!

Tottenham have completed their loan move for Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich, with the option to sign him permanently this summer.

Crystal Palace have wrapped up a move for Ben Chilwell on loan from Chelsea, with another departure expected from the Blues imminently as Aston Villa look to sign Axel Disasi on loan.

North of the border, Jeff Schlupp has left the Eagles to join Celtic.

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Better late than never! As the clock strikes 11pm, Manchester City have finally announced the signing of Nico Gonzalez from Porto.

The midfielder has signed a four-year deal with the Premier League champions and becomes their fourth addition of the January window.

Gonzalez said: “This is the perfect opportunity for me at this stage of my career.

“I am 23 and I want to test myself in England. There’s no better club than Manchester City for me to do that.”

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Now for a long-awaited update in Tottenham’s pursuit of Mathys Tel.

The Bayern Munich youngster has passed his medical in London ahead of a loan move with an option to sign the 19-year-old permanently for €60m (£52m), according to Fabrizio Romano.

Tel will sign a six-year deal if the permanent option is exercised this summer. It’s close, Spurs fans!

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Former Arsenal defender Rob Holding has joined Sheffield United on loan from Crystal Palace until the end of the season.

The promotion-chasing Blades turned their attention to the 29-year-old after missing out on QPR defender Jimmy Dunne.

Holding told the club’s official media: “It’s been a long day but it is well worth it, I’m happy to be here. I had a quick word with the gaffer and I’m excited with the project he’s got going on here, it is a good environment to be in.

“It is a fresh start, I’m looking for a bit of consistency with games and see what happens in the second half of the season.”

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Southampton’s move for Abakar Sylla is now OFF, according to Sky Sports.

The outlet says the proposed loan deal has collapsed, with Sky in Italy suggesting the Ivorian is now on his way to Parma.

Another crushing blow for the Premier League strugglers!

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Not long left! Just over an hour to go until the transfer window shuts and there are still a number of deals yet to be announced…

Tottenham are up against the clock to complete their move for Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich, while Manchester City have not yet announced their capture of Nico Gonzalez.

Two that should get done from Chelsea are the loan exits of Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi, who are joining Crystal Palace and Aston Villa respectively.

There is still no word from Everton on their signing of Carlos Alcaraz from Flamengo. The Brazilian club confirmed there was an agreement reached for Alcaraz’s loan signing last week and the player completed a medical over the weekend in Merseyside, yet the transfer is still to be confirmed.

At this rate, it looks like there could be a number of the infamous deal sheets being lodged as clubs look to complete moves after the 11pm deadline.

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Another familiar face returns! Willian is close to securing a return to Fulham, per multiple sources.

The Brazilian, 36, left the Whites for Olympiacos last summer but now looks to be on his way back to Craven Cottage.

Formerly of Chelsea and Arsenal, Willian’s time in the Premier League looked up but he now looks set for another shot in England.

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We weren’t expecting this one…

Newcastle defender Lloyd Kelly has joined Italian giants Juventus on loan, with an obligation to make the move permanent for £20m in the summer.

The 26-year-old has been on the fringes at St James’ Park this season, making only 10 appearances in the Premier League, but will now head to Turin to play for the three-time European champions.

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Another twist in the Axel Disasi saga!

After Spurs seemed the more likely destination, the Chelsea centre-back now appears to be on his way to Aston Villa, according to Matt Law of The Telegraph.

He is reporting that there is now an agreement in place for the French defender to head to Villa Park until the end of the season.

After a day of back and forth, Villa looked to have solved their defensive issues and wrapped up their fifth signing of the window, with a £5m loan fee going to Chelsea.

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Away from the Premier League momentarily, but a very familiar face…

Former Manchester City and Leicester forward Kelechi Iheanacho has signed for Middlesbrough who are in the thick of the play-off chase in the Championship.

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Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka has signed for Borussia Dortmund on loan.

The 21-year-old has barely featured this season and has made 32 appearances for Chelsea since arriving from Aston Villa in 2022.

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Aston Villa have completed the loan signing of Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain.

Asensio, a three-time Champions League winner, will spend the rest of the season at Villa Park as part of an eye-catching double swoop with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford.

The 38-cap Spain international joined PSG from Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 and has made 16 appearances this season, scoring two goals.

He bolsters Unai Emery’s attacking options after they lost Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr last week, with the former Real youngster able to play out wide and in attacking midfield.

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Crystal Palace midfielder Jeff Schlupp is set to join Celtic on loan until the end of the season, reports Fabrizio Romano.

The versatile 32-year-old will spent the rest of the campaign north of the border as the Hoops look to compete in the Scottish Premiership and the Champions League.

Schlupp can operate in midfield, at left-back and on both wings and has made 247 appearances for the Eagles, having won the Premier League during his time with Leicester.

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Premier League bottom side Southampton are pushing to sign defender centre-back Abakar Sylla from Strasbourg, according to Sky Sports.

The deal for the Ivorian 22-year-old would be a straight loan but the move is far from being completed.

Manager Ivan Juric favours playing with three centre-backs and Sylla fits the profile of defender he wants.

The Saints won only their second game of the season on Saturday against Ipswich but remain at the foot of the table with only nine points, a whopping 10 from safety.

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Tottenham have resurrected their interest in Chelsea defender Axel Disasi with less than six hours to go until the transfer deadline!

Matt Law of The Telegraph is reporting that Spurs are still exploring a loan move for the French defender.

Disasi was a target for Aston Villa earlier in the transfer window, but a move to either side looked to be unlikely after talks hit a stumbling block.

It is now seemingly up to the player to give the green light over a switch to North London.

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Chelsea have agreed to sign Mathis Amougo from St Etienne in a deal understood to be worth £12m, according to Sky Sports.

The 19-year-old midfielder is said to be highly-rated by the Blues and is set to immediately join up with Enzo Maresca’s squad, rather than move on loan to sister club Strasbourg.

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Brighton’s move for Tommy Watson is OFF after Sunderland turned down their £13m approach for the youngster.

Sunderland were reportedly keen to include Seagulls winger Simon Adingra on loan as part of the deal but the 18-year-old is now set to remain with the Championship promotion hopefuls.

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Manuel Neuer is set to remain with Bayern Munich for another season after signing a new deal until 2026.

The veteran goalkeeper, 38, will play with Bayern past his 40th birthday in what will be his 15th season with the Bundesliga giants.

Neuer retired from international duty with Germany after Euro 2024 and there were suggestions he could end his club career too, but the 2014 World Cup winner and 11-time Bundesliga champion will continue for another year at least.

Neuer said: “I really enjoy playing football and want to remain a Bayern player. I’m still hungry and am looking forward to another year at this special club.

“We’ve always had good talks. That’s a good feeling. It feels good and we’ve still got many goals to achieve together.”

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Manchester City are closing in on the signing of midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto.

The Spanish 23-year-old is having a medical in Portugal ahead of a €60m (£49.9m) move, according to David Ornstein, which will make him City’s fourth major signing of the January transfer window.

City’s move for the former Barcelona youngster is not fully completed but is expected to be concluded before the deadline.

The champions have been keen to add a new midfielder to their ranks after Rodri’s season-ending injury in September.

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Former Wolves captain Mario Lemina is on his way to Galatasaray, Sky Sports have reported.

A £3m deal has been agreed for the midfielder, who has not played since telling manager Vitor Pereira he wants to leave Molineux earlier this month.

The 31-year-old later apologised and made himself available for selection but now looks to be on his way out of the club. Lemina was set to be out of contract in the summer.

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AC Milan have agreed terms with Chelsea over a loan move for forward Joao Felix, according to David Ornstein.

The 25-year-old is set to spend the rest of the season in Italy after a straight loan was agreed, with the deal including no option for a permanent move.

Felix joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid last summer but has struggled for game time under Enzo Maresca, starting only three times in the Premier League.

Milan will cover all of the Portugal international’s wages as well as a €5.5million (£4.5m) fee.

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Tottenham’s move to sign Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel is back ON!

The France Under-21 international rejected Spurs’ initial approach last week but chairman Daniel Levy has won over the player, who is reportedly flying to London this afternoon to put pen to paper.

It is not yet known whether Tel will sign a loan deal or join the club on a permanent transfer.

Tel had become frustrated at a lack of opportunity at Bayern with Manchester United and Arsenal also keen to bring him to the Premier League.

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West Ham have confirmed the signing of Evan Ferguson from Brighton on loan until the end of the season, reuniting the Republic of Ireland forward with Hammers manager Graham Potter, who gave him his Albion debut in 2022.

“He’s a player we obviously know very well, so I’m grateful to the board for bringing him in,” Potter told West Ham’s website.

“He’s got plenty of quality attributes as a striker that we believe will benefit the group over the course of the coming months. We’re excited to integrate him into the squad and see him in action in the weeks to come.”

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Leicester City are negotiating with Wolves over a swap deal involving centre-backs Conor Coady and Craig Dawson, according to The Telegraph.

Coady, 31, joined the Foxes for £7.5m from Wolves in July 2023 and has made one substitute appearance in their last four matches.

Former West Ham, Watford and West Brom player Dawson, 34, has featured 11 times for Wanderers this season but is yet to play for them in 2025.

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Italian club Roma have rejected Fulham’s offer for versatile right-sided Turkiye international Zeki Celik, Fabrizio Romano says.

While the Cottagers wanted to loan the 27-year-old with an option to buy, Giallorossi manager Claudio Ranieri was only prepared to let Celik leave on a permanent basis or with an obligation to complete a deal, Football Italia reported on Sunday.

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French giants Paris Saint-Germain made one of the major moves of the January transfer window when they signed Georgia forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli for a reported £59m.

Attacker Marco Asensio is also expected to join Aston Villa on loan. “What time does it close? Midnight?” manager Luis Enrique asked reporters a little earlier, speaking before his side’s trip to Le Mans in the French Cup tomorrow (8.05pm GMT).

“There is time until then. I am pleased with the transfer window. We have improved the squad since last season.”

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What time does the transfer window close? How can clubs extend the transfer deadline, and can they still sign players after it’s closed?

You can find the answers to these questions and more in 101GreatGoals.com’s guide to global transfer windows.

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Chelsea are in negotiations with French club Saint-Etienne for 19-year-old midfielder Mathis Amougou, according to L’Equipe.

The outlet says the Blues first showed an interest weeks ago and are intensifying their efforts to sign the runner-up with France at the 2023 Under-17 World Cup, at which he was the third-highest scorer.

Amougou had featured in 17 of his club’s 19 Ligue 1 games this season before being left out of the matchday squad for their 4-1 defeat at Lille on Saturday.

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Manchester United have turned down an approach from Italian top-flight side Como for 18-year-old forward Gabriele Biancheri, transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano says.

Wales youth international Biancheri spent nine years with Cardiff City before joining United in 2023. He is of Italian descent and has 16 goals in 16 appearances at youth level this season, including a hat-trick in the FA Youth Cup, three in four matches in the UEFA Youth League and two in five games in Premier League 2.

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Ipswich Town are putting goalkeeper Alex Palmer through a medical after agreeing a £2m fee with Championship club West Bromwich Albion for the 28-year-old, according to the EADT and Ipswich Star.

The Tractor Boys, who are three points from safety in the Premier League, have lost Christian Walton to a groin injury, while £8m summer signing Aro Muric returned from five league games on the bench with an unconvincing performance in their 2-1 home defeat to Southampton on Saturday.

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Staying on Merseyside, Liverpool are also said to be set to allow two of their youngsters to join Championship sides on loan.

Forward Jayden Danns, 19, is heading for Sunderland, while 20-year-old winger Kaide Gordon is off to Portsmouth, BBC Sport says.

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It’s not quite game, set and match in Everton’s move to sign midfielder Carlos Alcaraz on loan from Brazilian club Flamengo, but BBC Sport are reporting that the Argentina youth international was scheduled to have a medical on Sunday after the clubs reached an agreement on Friday.

New Everton manager David Moyes is understandably keen to add players to his squad and 22-year-old Alcaraz could become the Scot’s first signing for the Toffees since he snapped up John Stones from Barnsley for £3m in January 2013, during his first spell in charge.

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Championship promotion contenders Sunderland will only allow Brighton to sign 18-year-old Tommy Watson if fellow winger Simon Adingra moves in the opposite direction, according to MailOnline.

The outlet says Albion have had an £8.5m offer plus add-ons rejected for Watson, who has five goals and three assists in five Premier League 2 appearances this season, as well as making 11 first-team appearances, including scoring both of the Black Cats’ goals in their 2-1 home win over Stoke City on December 7.

Former Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille are said to have failed with a £20m bid for Adingra, the winner of the Best Young Player award at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which his Ivory Coast side won.

The 23-year-old has made 16 league appearances this season, providing two goals and one assist but only making six starts. He also scored in each of Brighton’s three EFL Cup matches.

West Ham are set to confirm the signing of Seagulls striker Evan Ferguson on loan after the Republic of Ireland international reportedly had a medical with the Hammers on Sunday, although Everton are being linked with a late move for the 20-year-old.

Ferguson made his Brighton debut under new West Ham manager Graham Potter in 2022 and went on to establish himself as one of the most promising forwards in the Premier League, but the former Bohemians hotshot has struggled for fitness and form this season, scoring once in 15 games.

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West Ham have confirmed the return of midfielder James Ward-Prowse from his loan spell at Nottingham Forest.

The 30-year-old was on a season-long deal at the City Ground but made just 10 appearances for Nuno Espirito Santo’s high-flying side.

The clubs have come to an agreement for the former England international to return to the Hammers.

Burnley have signed winger Marcus Edwards from Sporting CP on loan until the end of the season.

The Clarets fended off interest from fellow Championship high-flyers Sunderland to snap up the 26-year-old, who worked with boss Scott Parker when the pair were at Tottenham.

Edwards told the Burnley website: “It feels amazing. Burnley is like a Premier League club. I’m really happy to be here.

“I know Scott from my time at Spurs. I know what he’s like. He’s ambitious, he’s driven. We had a good relationship back then so when I knew he wanted me to come that was enough for me.”

“From knowing what he’s like and how he is and the fact that Burnley is such a big club in general. It made sense.”

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Brighton have made their move with the signing of Greece Under-21 international Stefanos Tzimas.

The striker joined from Nurnberg but will spend the rest of the season back on loan at the 2.Bundesliga club.

Albion have also said farewell to two prospects for undisclosed fees on permanent deals: Benicio Baker-Boaitey, 21, has joined Championship club Millwall, having made five Premier League appearances for the Seagulls.

Northern Ireland defender Ruairi McConville has moved to one of Millwall’s rivals, Norwich City. The 19-year-old made his Brighton debut at Norwich in the FA Cup third round on January 11.

The Athletic report Manchester City are looking to sign Porto midfielder Nico Gonzalez.

The 23-year-old can operate in the defensive midfield role that City have struggled with following the season-ending injury to Rodri.

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One or two early moves this morning.

RB Leipzig have signed Aston Villa defender Kosta Nedeljkovic on loan until the end of the season.

Villa are short of bodies at the back but have still sanctioned the switch that will see the 19-year-old Serbian join the Bundesliga club.

Nedeljkovic told the Leipzig website: “Since the first contact, I really wanted to take this option, because the club consistently relies on young players and gives them the chance to develop.”

Lloyd Kelly has passed his medical at Juventus and is poised to complete a move from Newcastle.

The defender, who joined the Magpies over the summer, will join the Bianconeri on an initial loan deal before Juventus making the deal permanent in the summer.

Another player who could be moving to Serie A is Joao Felix, with reports this morning suggesting the Chelsea forward is a target for AC Milan.

Fabrizio Romano will be a busy man today.
He has claimed Tottenham’s bid to sign Axel Disasi has stalled as the player wants to join Aston Villa. However, Chelsea won’t sanction his move to Villa Park as Unai Emery’s side are Champions League rivals.

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Deadline day has finally arrived and there are several clubs scrambling around trying to make last-minute moves.

Arsenal‘s long pursuit of a centre forward could take another twist, although their 5-1 mauling of Manchester City yesterday may have changed the thinking at the Emirates.

City were a shambles in the last 20 minutes and, despite already investing heavily in this window, Pep Guardiola may request further reinforcements.

Talking of a shambles, there’s Manchester United. They may have got rid of Marcus Rashford but surely they need to bring some bodies in if they want to move into the top half of the Premier League.

Chelsea will do business, because they always do. However, it may be more outgoings than incomings with Joao Felix, Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi all rumoured to be close to departing Stamford Bridge.

Do Liverpool need to do anything? Perhaps not but we will see!

Stay with us for all the big moves throughout the day!

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