Arsenal
• Arsene Wenger says that Julian Draxler will stay at Schalke
• Wenger is 80% sure of a transfer deadline day signing
• Arsenal are close to securing a loan deal for Kim Kallstrom for the remainder of the season
• Emmanuel Frimpong has joined Barnsley
• Arsenal defender Daniel Boateng joins Hibernian on loan
Aston Villa
• Aston Villa make ambitious move to sign Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella
• Aston Villa target Wes Hoolahan staying at Norwich
Cardiff City
• Wilfried Zaha has officially joined on loan until the end of the season.
• Fabio has joined Cardiff City in a permanent move
• Cardiff City boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may not make more January signings but refuses to rule out last-ditch deals
• Blackburn have signed Cardiff City’s Craig Conway
Chelsea
• Mohamed Salah is pictured above wearing a Chelsea shirt
• Chelsea confirm the signing of St Etienne defender Kurt Zouma
• Liverpool are trying to make the loan of Victor Moses a permanent deal from Chelsea
• Rumor: Chelsea are close to signing Croatian midfielder Mario Pasalic
• Chelsea agree to sell French flop Gael Kakuta to Italian club Lazio
Crystal Palace
• Crystal Palace have signed Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
• Crystal Palace have agreed a deal with Celtic to sign Joe Ledley
• Blackburn’s Scott Dann at Crystal Palace to discuss move
• Ivan Ramis has failed a medical, so he won’t be joining Crystal Palace after all
• Crystal Palace confident of completing loan move for Tom Ince despite late bid from Stoke City
• Jason Puncheon signs with Crystal Palace on a four and half year permanent deal
Everton
• Everton have signed 17-year-old goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek from Sparta Prague on a 2.5-year deal
• Everton defender Johnny Heitenga is in talks about a move to Fulham
• Everton target Fernando (from Porto) has been left out of the squad for tomorrow’s match due to a “muscle injury.”
Fulham
• Fulham have completed the signing of Olympiakos striker Konstantine Mitroglou
• Fulham have signed Lewis Holtby on loan until the end of the season
• Fulham have made a second bid for Swansea defender Neil Taylor
• Fulham defender Aaron Hughes has joined QPR
• Dimitar Berbatov is close to finalizing a deal to join Monaco on loan
• Everton defender Johnny Heitenga is in talks about a move to Fulham
Hull City
No transfers reported yet today
Liverpool
• Liverpool edging closer to signing Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka. Personal terms agreed set to sign 5.5 year deal
• Levante have announced the signing of former Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko on a short-term contract
• Liverpool are trying to make the loan of Victor Moses a permanent deal from Chelsea
• Emirates Marketing Project have rejected a loan offer from Liverpool for defender Micah Richards
Emirates Marketing Project
• Tabloids reported last night that Emirates Marketing Project set for Deadline Day £35m double swoop for Porto’s Mangala & Fernando. However, Manuel Pellegrini was tight-lipped in today’s press conference and wouldn’t comment on any transfer dealings — in or out of the club
• Porto’s Fernando has been left out of Porto squad for tomorrow’s match due to a “muscle injury.”
• Private jet cleared for Manchester landing as Mangala and Fernando speculation intensifies, reports Manchester Evening News
• Sam Allardyce says that it looks like West Ham United have missed out on signing Joleon Lescott
Manchester United
• David Moyes says that it looks very unlikely that there’ll be any transfer signings today.
• Manchester United’s Wilfried Zaha has officially joined on loan until the end of the season.
• Manchester United defender Fabio has joined Cardiff City in a permanent move
• Manchester United may bring in as many as five players in the summer, says Manchester Evening News
• Tom Thorpe has joined Championship side Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season
Saudi Sportswashing Machine
• Saudi Sportswashing Machine offer Pa**** Cisse in last-ditch attempt to sign Filip Djuricic from Benfica
Norwich City
• When Norwich’s Wes Hoolahan was asked whether he would be clearing his locker at the club, he allegedly replied “I hope so. This is a f****** s******* club” (see above back cover from one of the tabloids in England today)
• Norwich has received a third bid for Wes Hoolahan from Aston Villa. However, a fourth bid for the player has been received — this time from another Premier League club
Southampton
• Dani Osvaldo is having a medical at Juventus and is close to finalizing a move there
• Southampton’s Jason Puncheon has signed with Crystal Palace on a four and half year permanent deal
Stoke City
• Stoke have made an improved bid for Sunderland’s Lee Cattermole
• Stoke are trying to sign Tom Ince on a permanent deal, but Ince wants a loan deal to Crystal Palace
• Brek Shea has extended his loan deal with Barnsley for another two months
Sunderland
• Sunderland sign Liam Bridcutt from Brighton in a £2.5million deal on a 3.5-year contract
• Sunderland’s Alfred N’Diaye goes out on loan to Real Betis until the end of the season
• Sunderland midfielder David Vaughan has transferred to Nottingham Forest
• Modibo Diakite has joined Fiorentina on loan until the end of the season.
• Kilmarnock take Sunderland’s David Moberg Karlsson on loan
Swansea City
• Swansea City have £2.5m bid for Leicester City star Jeffrey Schlupp rejected
• Fulham have made a second bid for Swansea defender Neil Taylor
• Swansea are interested in selling Neil Taylor to Fulham but only if they can sign a striker today
• Swansea’s Neil Taylor’s wife goes into labour on the day Fulham try to sign him
• Swansea’s Rory Donnelly has joined Coventry City on loan
• Swansea have enquired to Tottenham about bringing Nacer Chadli on loan from Spurs
Tottenham
• Lewis Holtby has joined Fulham on loan until the end of the season
• Tottenham recall midfielder Livermore from Hull City spell
• Swansea have enquired to Tottenham about bringing Nacer Chadli on loan from Spurs
• Spurs manager Tim Sherwood has confirmed that the club will not be signing any players today
• Tim Sherwood has revealed that he has rejected chairman Daniel Levy’s offers to strengthen Tottenham’s squad in the January transfer window.
West Brom
No transfers reported yet today
West Ham United
• West Ham have completed Colombia international Pablo Armero loan signing
• Partick Thistle have signed West Ham’s George Moncur on loan
• Sam Allardyce says that it looks like West Ham United have missed out on signing Joleon Lescott
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