The winter transfer deals closing to the deadline day in Italian Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 might not have famous names in it but some signings did turn a few heads.
The winter transfer window in Italian Serie A was dominated by loan transfer, as usual. Apart from Juventus’s move on signing the current leading top scorer Dusan Vlahovic and Gladbach’s Denis Zakaria, most clubs barely snatched important figures to bolster the squad. The only notable transfers done by La Vecchia Signora’s contenders was probably the late decision of Atalanta man Robin Gosens to switch side to Inter on loan move. Despite being injured at the moment , the reigning champions saw this as crucial one for their following season since the German international fits the role for the left wing back position. Currently, Inter counts on the 33-year old Ivan Perisic who originally played as winger. So, Gosens’ arrival this month is a good plan. Moreover, they also signed the veteran forward Felipe Caicedo from Genoa. His proximity with Simone Inzaghi in Lazio is one of the main decisive factors in this scheme. Among all teams in Serie A, Genoa is the busiest in this window, their new boss Alexander Blessin seemed to revamp the squad by removing the old wood in the squad. Here are the other notable transfers deals in Serie A:
IN/BETWEEN
- Nani Orlando to Venezia free
- Michael Cuisance Bayern Munich to Venezia € 4 million
- Federico Fazio Roma to Salernitana free
- Diego Perotti free agent to Salernitana -
- Simone Verdi Torino to Salernitana loan
- Jonathan Ikone Lille to Fiorentina € 14 million
- Krystof Piatek Hertha Berlin to Fiorentina loan
- Pablo Mari Arsenal to Udinese loan
- Nadim Amiri Leverkusen to Genoa loan
- Stefano Sensi Inter Milan to Sampdoria loan
- Jeremie Boga Sassuolo to Atalanta loan
- A Maitland-Niles Arsenal to Roma loan
- Alex Tuanzebe Man United to Napoli loan
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- Dejan Kulusevski Juventus to Tottenham loan
- Rodrigo Bentacur Juventus to Tottenham € 19 million
- Aaron Ramsey Juventus to Glasgow Rangers loan
- Kostas Manolas Napoli to Olympiakos € 2.5 million
- Verdat Muriqi Lazio to Mallorca loan
- Riza Durmisi Lazio to Sparta Rotterdam loan
- Borja Mayoral Roma to Getafe loan
- Robin Olsen Roma to Aston Villa loan
- A Skov Olsen Bologna to Club Brugge € 7 million
-Erick Pulgar Fiorentina to Galatasaray loan
- Martin Caceres Cagliari to Levante free
- Diego Godin Cagliari to Atletico MG free
In Bundesliga and French Ligue 1, the transfer deals in January were generally quieter. Nevertheless, some signings did include well-known names. In Germany, Bayer Leverkusen finally secured the signature of the underrated talented frontmen who has been tipped as the ‘new Zlatan’ just for € 4 million. He is the Iranian international Sardar Azmoun who was the key man in Zenit St Petersburg previously. In France, apart from the return of Tanguy Ndombele to Lyon, the arrival of Sead Kolasinac from Arsenal to Marseille was the only deal which captured the public’s attention. The Bosnian wing back is the second notable addition to Jorge Sampaoli’s squad after signing the former Villareal forward, Cedric Bakambu earlier. Here are the other notable transfers deals in both leagues.
Bundesliga:
IN/BETWEEN
- Max Kruse Union Berlin to Wolfsburg € 5 million
- Jonas Wind Copenhagen to Wolfsburg € 12 million
- Ricardo Pepi FC Dallas to Augsburg € 16 million
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- Michael Cuisance Bayern Munich to Venezia € 4 million
- Ilaix Moriba Leipzig to Valencia loan
- Wout Weighorst Wolfsburg to Burnley € 14 million
- Admir Mehmedi Wolfsburg to Antalyaspor -
- Nadim Amiri Leverkusen to Genoa loan
- Denis Zakaria Gladbach to Juventus € 8.6 million
- Marcin Gacinovic Hoffenheim to Panathinaikos loan
- Krystof Piatek Hertha Berlin to Fiorentina loan
- J Guilavogui Wolfsburg to Bordeaux loan
Ligue 1:
IN/BETWEEN
- Hatem Ben Arfa free agent to Lille -
- Romain Faivre Brest to Lyon € 2.6 million
- Jordan Amavi Marseille to Nice loan
- Eliquiem Mangala free agent to St Etienne -
- Nabil Bentaleb free agent to Angers -
OUT
- Samuel Kalu Bordeaux to Watford € 3 million
- Dario Benedetto Marseille to Boca Juniors € 3 million
- Bruno Guimares Lyon to Newcastle € 42 million
- Rafinha Alcantara PSG to Real Sociedad loan
- Jonathan Ikone Lille to Fiorentina € 14 million
- Yusuf Yazici Lille to CSKA Moscow loan
- Sergio Rico PSG to Mallorca loan
