Premier League
A to Z of Premier League January transfer deals
The January transfer window has slammed shut and the Premier League has seen some mega deals throughout the month, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and cash-rich Newcastle all involved
Deadline day is over and the January transfer window has slammed shut.
All 20 Premier League clubs have been busy doing deals to various degrees throughout the month, with cash-rich Newcastle splashing the cash for the first time since their Saudi Arabian-backed takeover, while Liverpool ‘s owners got their wallets out and spent £50million on Luis Diaz from Porto.
Meanwhile, Manchester United want-away Donny van de Beek got his wish, joining Everton until the end of the season, becoming new manager Frank Lampard ‘s first signing.
Aston Villa also stole the spotlight for a time under Steven Gerrard, bringing Philippe Coutinho back to English football and picking up left-back Lucas Digne in one of the window’s shrewdest signings.
And Christian Eriksen also made a fantastic return by joining Brentford only seven months after suffering cardiac arrest for Denmark at Euro 2020.
Here is every done deal from the window.
Arsenal
IN – Lino Sousa (West Bromwich Albion, undisclosed), Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids, undisclosed)
OUT – Harry Clarke (Hibernian, loan), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Roma, loan), Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough, loan), Dejan Iliev (contract terminated), Sead Kolasinac (Marseille, mutual consent), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Lincoln City, loan), Pablo Mari (Udinese, loan), Karl Hein (Reading, loan), Tyreece John-Jules (Sheffield Wednesday, loan), Calum Chambers (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Ryan Alebiosu (Crewe Alexandra, loan), Nikolaj Moller (Den Bosch, loan), Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids, loan), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona, free)
Aston Villa
IN – Philippe Coutinho ( Barcelona, loan), Lucas Digne ( Everton, £25m), Kerr Smith (Dundee United, £2m), Robin Olsen (Roma, loan), Calum Chambers (Arsenal, undisclosed)
OUT – Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest, loan), Wesley (Internacional, loan), Aaron Ramsey (Cheltenham Town, loan), Caleb Chukwuemeka (Livingston, loan), Anwar El Ghazi (Everton, loan), Sebastian Revan (Hereford, loan), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Stoke City, loan), Cameron Archer (Preston North End, loan), Arjan Raikhy (Grimsby Town, loan), Louie Barry (Swindon Town, loan), Matt Targett ( Newcastle United, loan)
Brentford
IN – Jonas Lossl (FC Midtjylland, loan), Christian Eriksen (free agent)
OUT – Nathan Shepperd (Dundalk, undisclosed), Jan Zamburek (Viborg FF, undisclosed), Joe Adams (Dundalk, undisclosed), Lachlan Brook (Adelaide United, loan), Patrik Gunnarsson (Viking, undisclosed), Joel Valencia (Alcorcon, loan), Dominic Thompson (Ipswich Town, loan), Mads Bidstrup (Nordsjaelland, loan)
Brighton
IN – Kacper Kozlowski (Pogon Szczecin, undisclosed), Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise, £5.8m)
OUT – Aaron Connolly (Middlesbrough, loan), Kacper Kozlowski (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, loan), Leo Skiri Ostigard (Genoa, loan), Jurgen Locadia (VfL Bochum, undisclosed), Taylor Richards (Birmingham City, loan), Christian Walton (Ipswich Town, undisclosed), Fynn Talley (Gosport Borough, loan), Gary Dicker (retired), Adam Desbois (Leatherhead, loan), Ryan Longman (Hull City, £700k), Deniz Undav (Union Saint-Gilloise, loan), Dan Burn (Newcastle, £13m)
Burnley
IN – Wout Weghorst (VfL Wolfsburg, £12m)
OUT – Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe, loan), Anthony Glennon (Barrow, loan), Chris Wood (Newcastle United, £25m)
Chelsea
IN – Travis Akomeah ( Watford, free), Dylan Williams (Derby County, undisclosed)
OUT – Jamie Cumming (MK Dons, loan), Lewis Baker (Stoke City, undisclosed), Juan Castillo (Charlton Athletic, loan), Tariq Uwakwe (Crewe Alexandra, undisclosed), Tino Anjorin ( Huddersfield Town, loan)
Crystal Palace
IN – Killian Phillips (Drogheda United, undisclosed), Joshua Addae (Langley, undisclosed)
OUT – Jake O’Brien (Swindon Town, loan), Jacob Montes (RWD Molenbeek, loan), Jay Rich-Baghuelou (Accrington Stanley, undisclosed), James Taylor (Tonbridge Angels, loan), Oliver Webber (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Luke Dreher (Bromley, loan), Robert Street (Newport County, loan), Jack Roles (released), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz, undisclosed)
Everton
IN – Vitaliy Mykolenko (Dynamo Kyiv, undisclosed), Nathan Patterson (Rangers, undisclosed), Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa, loan), Donny van de Beek ( Manchester United, loan), Dele Alli (Tottenham, free)
OUT – Lucas Digne (Aston Villa, £25m), Ellis Simms (Heart of Midlothian, loan)
Leeds
IN – Mateo Fernández (Espanyol, undisclosed)
OUT – Ryan Edmondson (Port Vale, loan), Cody Drameh ( Cardiff City, loan), Josh Galloway (FC United of Manchester, loan), Bobby Kamwa (Dunfermline Athletic, loan)
Leicester
IN – None
OUT – Jacob Wakeling (Barrow, loan), Filip Benkovic (Udinese, mutual consent), Josh Eppiah (Northampton Town, loan), Kasey McAteer (Forest Green Rovers, loan), Ali Reghba (Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad, undisclosed)
Liverpool
N – Luis Diaz (Porto, £37.5m)
OUT – Tony Gallacher (St. Johnstone, released), Morgan Boyes (Livingston, released), Liam Hughes (Stalybridge Celtic, loan), Nathaniel Phillips (Bournemouth, loan)
Man City
IN – Julian Alvarez (River Plate, £14m)
OUT – Ferran Torres (Barcelona, £55m), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City, loan), James Trafford (Bolton Wanderers, loan), Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City, loan), Patrick Roberts (Sunderland, undisclosed), Finley Burns (Swansea City, loan), Julian Alvarez (River Plate, loan)
Man Utd
IN – None
OUT – Teden Mengi (Birmingham City, loan), Ethan Laird ( Bournemouth, loan), Axel Tuanzebe (Napoli, loan), Anthony Martial (Sevilla, loan), Amad Diallo (Rangers, loan), Reece Divine (Walsall, loan), Donny van de Beek (Everton, loan)
Newcastle
IN – Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid, £12m), Chris Wood (Burnley, £25m), Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon, £35m), Matt Targett (Aston Villa, loan), Dan Burn (Brighton, £13m)
OUT – Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley, undisclosed), Joe White (Hartlepool United, loan), Freddie Woodman (Bournemouth, loan), Elliot Anderson (Bristol Rovers, loan)
Norwich
IN – None
OUT – Isak Thorvaldsson (Briedablik, free), Thomas Dickson-Peters (Gillingham, loan), Tyrese Omotoye (Carlisle United, loan), Bali Mumba (Peterborough United, loan), Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian, loan), Gassan Ahadme (Burton Albion, undisclosed), Onel Hernandez (Birmingham City, loan), Josh Martin (Doncaster Rovers, loan), Sebastian Soto (Livingston, loan), Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City, loan), Todd Cantrell (Bournemouth, loan)
Southampton
IN – None
OUT – Sam McQueen (retired), Jack Bycroft (Dorchester Town, loan), Dan Nlundulu (Cheltenham Town, loan), Jeremi Rodriguez (Burgos, loan), Caleb Watts (Crawley Town, loan), Kayne Ramsay (Ross County, loan), Dynel Simeu (Carlisle United, loan)
Tottenham
IN – Rodrigo Bentancur ( Juventus, £15.8m), Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus, loan)
OUT – Kion Etete (Cheltenham Town, loan), Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers, undisclosed), Jack Clarke (Sunderland, loan), Nile John (Charlton Athletic, loan), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon, loan), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal, loan), Bryan Gil (Valencia, loan), Dele Alli (Everton, free)
Watford
IN – Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, undisclosed), Hassane Kamara (Nice, £4m), Samir (Udinese, undisclosed), Edo Kayembe (KAS Eupen, undisclosed), Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux, undisclosed)
OUT – Maduka Okoye (Sparta Rotterdam, loan), Pontus Dahlberg (Gillingham, loan), JJ McKiernan (Bohemians, loan), Ryan Cassidy (Bohemians, loan)
West Ham
IN – Callum Marshall (Linfield, undisclosed)
IN – Hayao Kawabe (Grasshoppers, undisclosed), Chiquinho (Estoril, undisclosed), Hwang Hee-Chan (RB Leipzig, undisclosed), Jung Sang-bin (Suwon Samsung Bluewings, undisclosed)
OUT – Theo Corbeanu (Milton Keynes Dons, loan), Lewis Richards (Harrogate Town, loan), Joe Young (Matlock Town, loan), Joe O’Shaughnessy (Hednesford Town, loan), Luke Matheson (Scunthorpe United, loan), Jack Scott (St. Patrick’s Athletic, loan), Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami, loan), Hayao Kawabe (Grasshopper, loan), Dion Sanderson (Queens Park Rangers, loan), Austin Samuels (Inverness Caledonian Thistle, undisclosed), Jung Sang-bin (Grasshopper, loan), Adama Traore (Barcelona, loan)
– Mirror
Premier League
Manchester United tighten hold on third in the Premier League with win over Aston Villa
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha buried a second‑half strike off a pinpoint through ball from Bruno Fernandes for a club-record 16th Premier League assist in a season to lift the hosts to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Casemiro and substitute Benjamin Sesko scored United’s other goals in a result that tightened United’s grip on third place in the standings on 54 points after 30 games, while fourth-placed Villa have 51 points.
United, who were playing their first game in 11 days, were keen for a victory after interim boss Michael Carrick’s seven-game unbeaten run ended in a 2-1 loss to 10-man Newcastle United on March 4.
With 22 points from a possible 27 under Carrick’s leadership, Sunday’s win will invariably lead to more questions about his chances of becoming United’s permanent manager.
“It was a slightly different game today going into it being so close in the league and making the small jump we could if we won, off the back of a defeat,” Carrick said. “It was a small test and we haven’t really had that.
“The boys dealt with it really well, had a really good week and applied themselves well. Everything is so so encouraging. We’ve got a lot to play for.”
The game looked headed for a draw before Cunha scored from the left side of the box in the 71st minute, with Fernandes recording his 100th assist for the club across all competitions.
With eight games left, Fernandes is also four shy of matching the Premier League record for assists in one season of 20 held by Thierry Henry (2002-03) and Kevin de Bruyne (2019-20).
“He’s had so many big moments, to score a goal, to make a pass,” Carrick said of Fernandes. “Training or games, he’s always there. Really good with the corner. The pass to Matheus was fantastic to cap off a good performance all around.”
Sesko put the game out of reach 10 minutes later with a blistering shot from the centre of the box.
Casemiro put United ahead in the 53rd minute with a glancing header from a Fernandes corner.
Ross Barkley levelled in the 64th with a shot from the middle of the area. After a lengthy VAR check to determine whether the ball glanced off an offside Amadou Onana, the goal stood.
A better second half salvaged a decent game after a dreary first 45 minutes plagued by errant passes and slipping players.
United did have some decent first-half chances including a header from Amad Diallo that goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez stretched backwards to keep out of the net. Diogo Dalot had a terrific chance inside the box that he launched over the bar.
Leny Yoro’s block spoiled one of Villa’s best chances and led to a long-range shot from Fernandes at the other end that he sent just wide of the post.
Villa have not won a league game since February 11, and an animated manager Unai Emery spent much of the afternoon stomping his feet and waving his arms in frustration.
“How we are progressing after we did fantastic months in October, November, December, the last two months we are struggling,” Emery said. “It’s Manchester United here at home, and they are now in good moment. And of course, they played a very intelligent match.
“I think we can get better. The result at the end was a bad result for us. We must accept it and try to analyse now to get better for the next challenge.”
-Reuters
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England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence by a Greek court over a 2020 incident in Mykonos, Sky Sports reported on Wednesday.
In 2020, Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, attempted bribery and violence against public employees after his arrest in a brawl in which two police officers were assaulted.
Maguire, who was detained for two days following the incident and denied any wrongdoing, was handed a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days but was granted a full retrial after appealing against Greek court convictions on multiple charges.
In accordance with the Greek judicial process, the filing nullified Maguire’s conviction before a full retrial in a more senior court. His retrial was postponed many times.
Maguire faced allegations of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. The 32-year-old was convicted on all three counts but will face no prison time. His legal team will appeal against the guilty verdict, Sky Sports reported.
Maguire’s brother Joe and friend Christopher Sharman were also found guilty of offences related to the incident and received suspended prison sentences in 2020. They also denied any wrongdoing.
-Reuters
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Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race as they chiselled out a nervy 2-1 win over London rivals Chelsea to open up a five-point lead at the top of the table on Sunday.
Jurrien Timber’s 66th-minute header from a Declan Rice corner ensured Arsenal took three precious points, but it was a nervy afternoon in north London.
Mikel Arteta’s side moved to 64 points from 29 games, with Manchester City, who have played a game fewer, on 59.
Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber celebrates scoring their second goal with Gabriel Magalhaes REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Defender William Saliba had given Arsenal the lead in the 21st minute from a trademark corner routine.
But it had looked as though an own goal by Piero Hincapie just before halftime would prove costly for the hosts until Timber came to their rescue.
Chelsea, whose six-match unbeaten league sequence under new manager Liam Rosenior was halted, ended the match with 10 men after Pedro Neto was sent off for a second yellow card.
-Reuters
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