Premier League
EVERY PREMIER LEAGUE DONE DEAL – JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW 2021
The 2021 January transfer window is open for Premier League clubs to do business ahead of the second half of the season.
It’s not expected to be the busiest winter window we’ve ever seen – we are living through a pandemic after all – but it is an opportunity for teams to strengthen for that all-important push up the table in 2021.
It’s also a chance to remove deadwood and trim the wage bill for some (we’re looking at Arsenal and Manchester United in particular) and send some younger players out on loan.
Amad Diallo and his transfer fee is the headline grabber so far this month, but expect plenty more business to take place over the next few weeks.
When does the transfer window shut?
The window will remain open until 11pm (GMT) on Monday 1 February, meaning clubs have a number of weeks yet to deal with their business.
Keep checking back to stay up to date with every completed Premier League deal – which we’re breaking down one club at a time.
Arsenal
In:
Omar Rekik (DF) – Hertha Berlin – £500,000
Out:
Sead Kolasinac (DF) – Schalke – loan
William Saliba (DF) – Nice – loan
Matt Macey (GK) – Hibernian – undisclosed
Aston Villa
In:
None
Out:
Lovre Kalinic (GK) – Hajduk Split – loan
Tyreik Wright (FW) – Walsall – loan
Brighton & Hove Albion
In:
None
Out:
Jayson Molumby (MF) – Preston – loan
Burnley
In:
None
Out:
None
Chelsea
In:
None
Out:
Charlie Brown (FW) – MK Dons – undisclosed
Lucas Piazon (FW) – Braga – undisclosed
Crystal Palace
In:
None
Out:
None
Everton
In:
None
Out:
Matthew Pennington (DF) – Shrewsbury – loan
Fulham
In:
None
Out:
Anthony Knockaert (MF) – Nottingham Forest – loan
Leeds United
In:
None
Out:
Jordan Stevens (MF) – Bradford – loan
Leicester City
n:
None
Out:
Matty James (MF) – Coventry – loan
Daniel Iversen (GK) – Preston – loan
Filip Benkovic (DF) – OH Leuven – loan
Islam Slimani (FW) – Lyon – Free
Liverpool
In:
None
Out:
Liam Millar (FW) – Charlton – loan
Manchester City
In:
None
Out:
None
Manchester United
In:
Amad Diallo (FW) – Atalanta – £19m (plus £18.5m)
Out:
Ethan Laird (DF) – MK Dons – loan
Timothy Fosu-Mensah (DF) – Atalanta – £1.5m
Newcastle United
In:
None
Out:
Rolando Aarons (MF) – Huddersfield – undisclosed
Sheffield United
In:
None
Out:
Rhys Norrington-Davies (DF) – Stoke – loan
Southampton
In:
None
Out:
None
Tottenham Hotspur
In:
None
Out:
Jack Clarke (Stoke) – loan
West Bromwich Albion
n:
Robert Snodgrass (MF) – West Ham – undisclosed
Andy Lonergan (GK) – unattached – free
Out:
Charlie Austin (FW) – QPR – loan
West Ham United
In:
Frederik Alves (DF) – Silkeborg – undisclosed
Out:
Sebastien Haller (FW) – Ajax – £20.25m
Robert Snodgrass (MF) – West Brom – undisclosed
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In:
None
Out:
Ruben Vinagre (DF) – Familicao – loan
Oskar Buur (DF) – Grasshoppers – loan
Thomas Partey, who formerly played for English Premier League soccer club Arsenal, has been charged with rape and sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday.
Partey, a Ghana international, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, with the charges relating to three women and the offences reported to have taken place between 2021 and 2022, the statement said.
Partey’s management did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
He is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Aug. 5.
Partey, 32, was signed by Arsenal from Atletico Madrid for 50 million euros ($59 million) in October 2020 and became a key member of Arsenal’s first team.
He was first arrested in July 2022, though he was not named at the time and continued to play for Arsenal while investigations were ongoing.
-Reuters
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Five players including England forward Marcus Rashford and Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho have informed Manchester United that they wish to explore a future away from the Premier League side, a club source said on Friday.
Brazilian midfielder Antony, Dutch defender Tyrell Malacia and England international Jadon Sancho are also looking to leave the club, the source added.
Rashford, who has made more than 400 senior appearances for United, has fallen out of favour with manager Ruben Amorim, played for Aston Villa on loan while United had their worst-ever Premier League campaign, finishing 15th in the standings.
Amorim had called Rashford’s work rate into question, saying he would rather put a goalkeeper coach on the bench than a player not giving their all.
Rashford said he was feeling fitter and better since joining Villa, where he scored two goals in 10 league appearances.
United also failed to qualify for the Champions League as they lost the Europa League final 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur. Garnacho, who was a late substitute in the final, voiced his displeasure on social media after the loss.
“Up until the final, I played every round helping the team, and today I play 20 minutes, I don’t know,” he wrote in a post . “The final will influence (my decision), but the whole season, the situation of the club.”
Sancho was on loan at Chelsea, where he made 31 league appearances last season. Antony, who joined United from Ajax Amsterdam in 2022 for a reported initial transfer fee of more than $100 million, scored five goals in 17 LaLiga appearances on loan at Real Betis.
Malacia joined Dutch side PSV Eindhoven on loan in February.
-Reuters
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes turned down the opportunity to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in order to keep playing “at the highest level”, he said on Tuesday.
The Portuguese midfielder admitted that he had considered the move, which media reports said was worth four times his current salary, after being contacted by Al-Hilal’s president.
“There was that possibility, the president of Al-Hilal called me a month ago to ask me about it,” Fernandes, who is preparing to face Germany with Portugal, told reporters on Tuesday.
“It was a big offer, very ambitious. There was a waiting period for me to think about the future.”
Fernandes ultimately decided to stay at United and said he was motivated by his desire to continue playing at the top level and encouraged by his family and the club’s coach Ruben Amorim.
“I would be willing to do it if Manchester United thought so,” Fernandes added. “I spoke to the coach Ruben Amorim who really tried to talk me out of it. The club said they would not be willing to sell me, only if I wanted to leave.
“I spoke to my wife and family, and she asked me what my personal goals were in my career.
“It would have been easy to move there but I want to keep myself at the highest level, playing in the big competitions and I feel capable of it. I am happy with my decision.”
The 30-year-old Fernandes scored 19 goals and provided 19 assists in 57 appearances across all competitions for United last season, winning the club’s Player of the Year award for the fourth time.
However, it was a season to forget for the team, as they finished 15th in the Premier League, their lowest league finish in half a century, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.
-Reuters
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