January transfer deadline day lived up to every expectation. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have all finalised massive signings for their squads in one of the most exciting windows ever. Enzo Fernandez has joined Chelsea and Marcel Sabitzer is a Manchester United player after Pedro Porro joined Tottenham and Arsenal confirmed the signing of Jorginho.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners were desperate for a midfielder and after admitting defeat in their pursuit of Brighton’s Caicedo, Jorginho has joined in a deal worth £12million. Chelsea used that to help fund a British record £105million deal for Fernandez after weeks of talks with Benfica, with an agreement finally reached. But Hakim Ziyech’s move to PSG is in major doubt.
Spurs announced Porro’s £39m arrival having made a breakthrough with Sporting CP, after Djed Spence and Matt Doherty left the club. Manchester United are have signed Sabitzer from Bayern Munich. Follow all the latest news, rumours and gossip on January transfer deadline day LIVE via Standard Sport’s blog below!
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Still waiting on our Chelsea announcement
Keep it tuned to Standard Sport for all the reaction to Enzo Fernandez’s record-breaking transfer to Chelsea – and all the major deadline day deals.
I think we all need a lie down after that..!
Transfer Porro
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Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe leaves for a loan spell at Stoke.
Done deal!
Another one lands at Southampton as Paul Onuachu joins from Genk, the towering striker costing around £18m.
Benfica statement on Fernandez
“In a statement sent to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM) at 12:13am this Wednesday, February 1, Benfica informed that it reached an agreement with Chelsea for the sale of all the rights of the player Enzo Fernandez, for a sum of 121 million euros.
“Benfica also explained that Chelsea will have the right to retain the solidarity mechanism of 3.78 per cent for subsequent distribution to the clubs that participated in the player’s training.
“Additionally, Benfica will incur charges for intermediation services of 6.56 per cent of the sale value deducted from the solidarity amount and will also have to deliver to River Plate the amount corresponding to 25 per cent of the transfer value deducted from the solidarity amounts and intermediation services.”
Is that a done deal!?
I think it might be, you know!
More on Cedric Soares’ loan switch
Cedric Soares has described the desire he felt to sign for Fulham after finally completing a deadline day loan switch from Arsenal.
Weeks of talks culminated in a six-month move confirmed after Tuesday’s transfer deadline for the January window.
“I feel great,” Cedric told the club website.
“I wanted this deal to happen, so we all pushed in the same direction, and I’m really happy and pleased to be here.
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Done deal!
Cedric Soares’ loan switch from Arsenal to Fulham is official!
Done deal!
Rennes winger Kamaldeen Sulemana completes a £22m move to Southampton – that’s a new club record!
Benfica boss speaks out on Fernandez exit
No sugar coating it from Roger Schmidt as he addresses his star player’s exit to Chelsea.
“It’s always difficult to lose a good player in the winter market, but today we showed that we are a good team without him, that we are capable of playing good football without him, that the players are focused on getting the most points, to be champions,” he said after a 3-0 win at Arouca.
“Benfica is much bigger than any player. We just need players who are happy to play for Benfica, who are passionate. We had a player who wanted to leave and a club willing to pay the clause, we couldn’t do anything.”
