January Transfer Window
The January transfer window is often a strange time in football. Over recent years we have seen some of the biggest and best transfers to arrive and leave the Premier League in the opening days of a new year, however in the last season there has been a huge reluctance to make big deals mid-season. Instead, clubs prefer to bring players in with pre-season to get up to speed. While this makes sense, it makes the month or rumours and speculation a bit more average. Instead of the likes of Haaland, Mbappe, and Kane moving, we had loan deals, negotiations with Newcastle and clubs opting to have a little clear out of their wage bill.
Therefore, while some clubs have filled voids in their squads, many of the biggest sides haven’t barely opened their chequebook, instead focussing in on their current squad and getting players back to fitness and having a clear out. It’s the mid-table/lower sides in the Premier League who have really been busiest, and there has been some impressive captures and bargains completed.
So, allow us to do a brief round-up of all the Premier League clubs’ incomings and outgoings of the past month, and give a little insight into where players have come from and where they’re going.
Arsenal
In: N/A
Out: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (loan to Roma), Harry Clarke (loan to Hibernian), Folarin Balogun (loan to Middlesbrough), Pablo Mari (loan to Udinese), Sead Kolasinac (free to Marseille), Deyan Iliev (released), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (loan to Lincoln), Karl Hein (loan to Reading), Tyreece John-Jules (loan to Sheffield Wednesday)
Aston Villa
In: Philippe Coutinho (loan from Barcelona), Lucas Digne (£23m from Everton), Robin Olsen (loan from AS Roma)
Out: Keinan Davis (loan to Nottingham Forest), Wesley (loan to Internacional), Aaron Ramsey (loan to Cheltenham Town), Caleb Chukwuemeka (loan to Livingston), Anwar El Ghazi (loan to Everton – with option to buy), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (loan to Stoke City), Cameron Archer (loan to Preston), Arjan Raikhy (loan to Grimsby)
Brentford
In: Jonas Lossl (loan from FC Midtjylland)
Out: Lachlan Brook (loan to Adelaide United), Joe Adams (undisclosed to Dundalk), Joel Valencia (loan to Agrupacion Deportiva Alcorcon), Patrik Gunnarsson (undisclosed to Viking)
Brighton & Hove Albion
In: Kacper Kozlowski (£8m from Pogon Szczecin), Lars Dendoncker (Loan return from St Johnstone), Moises Caicedo (Loan return from Beerschot)
Out: Aaron Connolly (loan to Middlesbrough), Kacper Kozlowski (loan to Royale Union St-Gilloise), Leo Ostigard (loan to Bologna), Jurgen Locadia (free to Bochum), Taylor Richards (loan to Birmingham), Christian Walton (undisclosed to Ipswich Town)
Burnley
In: N/A
Out: Chris Wood (£25m to Newcastle), Jacob Bedeau (loan to Morecambe), Anthony Glennon (loan to Barrow), Ethen Vaughan (loan to Farsley Celtic)
Chelsea
In: N/A
Out: Lewis Baker (undisclosed to Stoke City), Juan Castillo (loan to Charlton)
Crystal Palace
In: Killian Phillips (undisclosed from Drogheda United)
Out: Jake O’Brien (loan to Swindon Town), Jacob Montes (loan to RWD Molenbeek), James Taylor (loan to Tonbridge Angels), Jay Rich-Baghuelou (undisclosed to Accrington Stanley)
Everton
In: Vitaliy Mykolenko (undisclosed from Dynamo Kiev), Nathan Patterson (£16m from Rangers), Anwar El Ghazi (loan from Aston Villa – with an option to buy)
Out: Lucas Digne (£23m to Aston Villa)
Leeds United
In: Mateo Joseph Fernandez (undisclosed from Espanyol)
Out: Ryan Edmondson (loan to Port Vale), Cody Drameh (loan to Cardiff), Josh Galloway (loan to FC United of Manchester)
Leicester City
In: N/A
Out: Jacob Wakeling (loan to Barrow), Filip Benkovic (released)
Liverpool
In: N/A
Out: Tony Gallagher (undisclosed to St Johnstone), Morgan Boyes (undisclosed to Livingston)
Manchester City
In: N/A
Out: Ferran Torres (£50m to Barcelona), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (loan to Stoke City), James Trafford (loan to Bolton Wanderers), Tommy Doyle (loan to Cardiff), Patrick Roberts (undisclosed to Sunderland)
Manchester United
In: N/A
Out: Teden Mengi (loan to Birmingham), Ethan Laird (loan to Bournemouth), Axel Tuanzebe (loan to Napoli), Anthony Martial (loan to Sevilla)
Newcastle United
In: Chris Wood (£25m from Newcastle), Kieran Trippier (£10m from Atletico Madrid)
Out: N/A
Norwich City
In: N/A
Out: Tom Dickson-Peters (loan to Gillingham), Tyrese Omotoye (loan to Carlisle), Bali Mumba (loan to Peterborough), Rocky Bushiri (loan to Hibernian), Gassan Ahadme (undisclosed to Burton Albion), Onel Hernandez (loan to Birmingham), Josh Martin (loan to Doncaster Rovers)
Southampton
In: N/A
Out: Sam McQueen (retired), Jack Bycroft (loan to Dorchester), Dan Nlundulu (loan to Cheltenham Town), Jeremi Rodriguez (loan to CF Burgos), Caleb Watts (loan to Crawley Town), Kayne Ramsey (loan to Ross County), Dynel Simeu (loan to Carlisle)
Tottenham Hotspur
In: N/A
Out: Kion Etete (loan to Cheltenham), Dilan Markanday (£500,000 to Blackburn Rovers), Jack Clarke (loan to Sunderland)
Watford
In: Maduka Okoye (£5m from Sparta Rotterdam), Hassane Kamara (£4m from OGC Nice), Samir (undisclosed from Udinese), Edo Kayembe (undisclosed from KAS Eupen)
Out: Maduka Okoye (loan to Sparta Rotterdam), Pontus Dahlberg (loan to Gillingham)
West Ham United
In: Mipo Odubeko (from Huddersfield)
Out: Conor Coventry (loan to MK Dons)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
In: Hwang Hee-Chan (£15m from RB Leipzig), Hayao Kawabe (£500,000 from Grasshoppers Zurich), Chiquinho (£3m from Estoril)
Out: Theo Corbeanu (loan to MK Dons), Lewis Richards (loan to Harrogate Town), Luke Matheson (loan to Scunthorpe), Hayao Kawabe (loan to Grasshoppers Zurich), Leonardo Campana (loan to Inter Miami), Dion Sanderson (loan to Birmingham)