Monday saw the end of the winter transfer window where clubs were looking to bring in reinforcements or to help give players some extra game time.
Here TIBS News reviews the dealings made by each Premier League club this window, ranking their business too.
ARSENAL
Ins
Omar Rekik – Hertha Berlin
Mat Ryan – Brighton (Loan)
Martin Odegaard – Real Madrid (Loan)
Outs
Sead Kolasinac – Schalke (Loan)
William Saliba – Nice (Loan)
Matt Macey – Hibernian
Sokratis – Olympiacos
Mesut Ozil – Fenerbahce
Matt Smith – Charlton (Loan)
Ainsley Maitland -Niles West Brom (Loan)
Joe Willock – Newcastle (Loan)
Shkodran Mustafi- Schalke
A window where Mikel Arteta has had to shift players rather than bring them in due to the finances. As a result, fringe and young players have been allowed to get game time elsewhere. Mesut Ozil leaving would’ve been a benefit to the squad as well as the financial side.
January transfer window rating: 6/10
ASTON VILLA
Ins
Morgan Sanson – Marseille
Outs
Orjan Nyland – Norwich City
Frederic Guilbert – Strasbourg (Loan)
Henri Lansbury – Bristol City
Connor Hourihane – Swansea City (Loan)
Lovre Kalinic – Hajduk Split (Loan)
Not much activity for Dean Smith’s side this window. The addition of Morgan Sanson is good business as he is a player with experience to add to their ranks.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
Ins
Moises Caicedo – Independiente
Outs
Bernando – Red Bull Salazburg (Loan)
Mat Ryan – Arsenal (Loan)
Glenn Murray – Nottingham Forest
Not much activity for Brighton, bar the one addition of Moises Caicedo who was linked with Manchester United.
January transfer window rating: 3/10
BURNLEY
Ins
None
Outs
None
Burnley’s new owner has admitted the club were looking to add players to the squad but none seemed to have materalised.
January transfer window: N/A
CHELSEA
Ins
None
Outs
Lucas Piazon – Braga
Danny Drinkwater – Kasimpasa (Loan)
Fikayo Tomori – AC Milian (Loan)
Baba Rahman – PAOK (Loan)
The major transfer news to come from the Blues was the departure of Frank Lampard who has since been replaced by Thomas Tuchel. There were plenty of departures on the pitch too with loan moves for some fringe players.
January transfer window rating: 3/10
CRYSTAL PALACE
Ins
Jean-Philippe Mateta – Mainz (Loan)
Outs
Max Meyer – FC Koln
Eagles boss Roy Hodgson seems content with his squad with no major out goings or arrivals.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
EVERTON
Ins
Josh King – Bournemouth
Outs
Matthew Pennington – Shrewsbury (Loan)
Yannick Bolasie – Middlesbrough (Loan)
Jonas Lossl – Midtjlland
Cenk Tosun – Besiktas (Loan)
Jonjoe Kenny – Celtic (Loan)
Antony Gordon- Preston (Loan)
Carlo Ancelotti has added a striker to his squad as he looks to fire the Toffees into Europe next season. Josh King brings Premier League experience and much needed cover for Dominic Calvin-Lewin.
January transfer window rating: 3/10
FULHAM
Ins
Josh Maja – Bordeaux (Loan)
Outs
Antony Knockaert – Nottingham Forest (Loan extended)
Stefan Johansen- QPR (Loan)
Jean Michael Seri – Bordeaux (Loan)
Aboubakar Kamara – Dijon (Loan)
Maxime Le Marchand – Royal Antwerp (Loan)
Neeskens Kebano – Middlesbrough (Loan)
Have only been able to bring in one new player into the team as they try to escape relegation, despite trimming down their squad.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
LEEDS UNITED
Ins
None
Outs
None
No major transfer activity for Leeds.
January transfer window rating: N/A
LEICESTER CITY
Ins
None
Outs
Matty James – Coventry (Loan)
Islam Slimani – Lyon
Demarai Gray – Bayer Leverkusen
A few fringe players are off Leicester’s books now but it could be costly not getting another striker in as back up to the injured Jamie Vardy with Kelechi Iheanacho quite inconsistent.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
LIVERPOOL
Ins
Ben Davies – Preston North End
Ozan Kabak – Schlake (Loan)
Outs
Sepp van den Berg – Preston (Loan)
Takumi Minamino – Southampton (Loan)
Jurgen Klopp has finally come to his senses by signing a defender. The Premier League champions have had bad luck with injuries in that department which worsened with news on Monday that Joel Matip is now out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury. By signing Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak, the burden should be eased on captain Jordan Henderson and Fabinho who have been playing as makeshift centre backs. We will see in due course though how good these Davies and Kabak are.
January transfer window rating: 5/10
MANCHESTER CITY
Ins
None
Outs
Taylor Harwood-Belle – Blackburn Rovers (Loan)
Patrick Roberts – Derby (Loan)
No real transfer activity from the Premier League champions.
January transfer window rating: N/A
MANCHESTER UNITED
Ins
Amad Diallo – Atalanta
Outs
James Garner – Nottingham Forest (Loan)
Timothy Fosu-Mensah – Bayer Leverkusen
Jesse Lingard – West Ham (Loan)
Tahith Chong – Club Brugge (Loan)
Facundo Pellistri – Alaves (Loan)
Odion Ighalo – (Released)
Manchester United have been focused more on trimming down their big squad rather than adding to it. A few fringe players have got moves away from the club as the clear-out begins.
January transfer window rating: 4/10
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Ins
Joe Willock – Arsenal (Loan)
Outs
Rolando Aarons – Huddersfield
DeAndre Yedlin – Galatasaray
The Magpies have not added enough quality to prepare them for the second half of the season.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
SHEFFIELD UNITED
Ins
None
Outs
None
January transfer window rating: N/A
SOUTHAMPTON
Ins
Takumi Minamino – Liverpool (Loan)
Outs
Jake Vokins – Sunderland (Loan)
Yan Valery – Birmingham City (Loan)
Shane Long – Bournemouth (Loan)
Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has admitted to wanting to add players to his injury-hit squad this window but with a lack of money at the club, it has been hard to find players. Instead, it looks like he will have to dip into the club’s youth system. However, on deadline day Hasenhuttl did manage to pull off the loan signing of Takumi Minamino out of nowhere and the Japanese forward should fit in well with his style of play.
January transfer window rating: 3/10
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Ins
None
Outs
Jack Clarke – Stoke City (Loan)
Troy Parrott – Ipswich Town (Loan)
Gedson Fernandes – (Loan spell terminated early)
Paulo Gazzaniga – Elche (Loan)
No key activity for Jose Mourinho in the winter window. Dele Alli will be hoping to feature more frequently now that Harry Kane is injured.
January transfer window rating: N/A
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Ins
Robert Snodgrass – West Ham
Andy Lonergan – Free
Mbaye Diange – Galatasaray (Loan)
Okay Yokuslu – Celta Vigo (Loan)
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal (Loan)
Outs
Charlie Austin – QPR (Loan)
Kenneth Zohore – Cardiff City (Loan Extended)
Sam Field – QPR (Loan)
Sam Allardyce has managed to get some good players in under the circumstances and he’ll hope they will be able to help the club push on and avoid relegation.
January transfer window rating: 7/10
WEST HAM UNITED
Ins
Said Benrahma – Brentford
Jesse Lingard- Manchester United (Loan)
Outs
Sebastien Haller – Ajax
Robert Snodgrass – West Brom
Winston Reid – Brentford
Not signing a striker could be disastrous considering Michel Antonio’s injury record and the fact that the Hammers haven’t been able to replace Sebastien Haller. They’ve made Said Benrahma’s move from Brentford permanent to free up a loan space, which has brought in Jesse Lingard. Manager David Moyes seems content with the rest of his squad.
January transfer window rating: 3/10
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Ins
William Jose – Real Sociedad (Loan)
Outs
Ruben Vinagre – Famalicao (Loan)
Patrick Cutrone – Valencia (Loan)
Wolves have moved quickly to replace injured star striker Raul Jimenez, although he is nearing a return to full fitness. Nuno Espirito Santo may not have looked to bring players in due to key players returning from injury such as Jimenez.
January transfer window rating: 2/10
