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Transfer Talk: Arsenal wait on Nkunku; miss out on Perisic, Carrasco
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs closed on Thursday (find out league-by-league deadlines here.) Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting correspondents loose to see who could be heading to or from your club. Click here for the latest deals and keep a track of who has joined the big boys.
TOP STORY: Arsenal wait on Nkunku; miss out on Perisic, Carrasco
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Arsenal can only sign players on loan but the BBC report that they have missed out on a pair of wingers on deadline day, as Inter Milan would only sell Ivan Perisic on a permanent deal while Chinese club Dalian Yifang did not accept their loan fee for Yannick Carrasco.
They have completed the signing of Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez on loan until the end of the season and a move for PSG’s Christopher Nkunku is still on the cards but “looks unlikely.”
Nkunku, 21, has played 15 times for PSG this season but isn’t nailing down a first-team spot and wants to move on. Matt Spiro reports that “the two clubs are worlds apart on valuation of buy option. PSG want significantly more than the €20m offered by Gunners.”
The real question on Arsenal fans’ lips is: where are the defenders? OK they’ve got a few injured, but surely strengthening the defence should be the No. 1 priority.
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00.24 GMT — DONE DEAL: Crystal Palace have finalised the loan capture of Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi through the end of the season.
🦇 Batsman Returns to London!
Welcome to the Palace, @mbatshuayi 👊 #CPFC 🦅
👉 https://t.co/GXoBd1Ujhn pic.twitter.com/eVQgrN8uD5
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) February 1, 2019
00.23 GMT — DONE DEAL: Fulham have confirmed the signing of Lazar Markovic on a free transfer from Liverpool on a deal that runs through the end of the season.
Welcome to #FFC, @LMarkec50!
👉 https://t.co/KaQCAySidR #WelcomeLazar pic.twitter.com/XG8KsDt0ic
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) February 1, 2019
00.05 GMT: We lied, we’ll give you one last tidbit on Fulham, because it’s just too good not to share: Sky Sports has now reported that it’s not Sabaly that the Cottagers have submitted a deal sheet for, it’s … wait for it … Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic.
00.02 GMT: While Sky Sports has reported that Youssouf Sabaly is the player Fulham have submitted a deal sheet to the Premier League for, the Sun’s Neil Ashton has speculated to NBC Sports that the player could actually be Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill. Unfortunately, we are running out of time, so it seems we won’t be able to solve this mystery.
23.59 GMT — DONE DEAL: Derby County have announced the signing of Andy King from Leicester City, with the midfielder joining the Championship side on loan for the remainder of the season.
Welcome to #DCFC, @AndyKingy! 👊
👉 https://t.co/N17u0l8xgI#WelcomeAndy pic.twitter.com/C1h77AAsMt
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) January 31, 2019
23.54 GMT — DONE DEAL: Ganso, the man who threatened to dominate world football alongside a young Neymar at Santos, has left Sevilla and signed a five-year contract at Brazilian club Fluminense.
#Gansou pic.twitter.com/1J7MACzdxf
— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) January 31, 2019
23.48 GMT — DONE DEAL: American defenders Andrew Gutman and Manny Perez have signed 3-and-a-half year contracts with Celtic. Read the full story.
23.43 GMT — DONE DEAL: After spending the first half of the season on loan at Aston Villa, Yannick Bolasie will spend the second half of the term at Belgian side Anderlecht, Everton have announced.
↩️ | @YannickBolasie has moved to @rscanderlecht on loan until the end of the 2018/19 season. #EFC
👉 https://t.co/OFwp1cdkhA pic.twitter.com/7nNdiX9hY4
— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2019
23.36 GMT: And that update from Alison Bender does seem to be the case, with Sky Sports now reporting that Fulham have a deal sheet into the Premier League and have conducted a medical with Bordeaux right-back Youssouf Sabaly, a 25-year-old Senegal international.
23.32 GMT: Our Alison Bender is reporting that Fulham are attempting to finalise another deal. Could they be the second club with a deal sheet submitted to the Premier League?
For those asking, yes deals could still be getting done and not yet announced. I understand Fulham are trying to get another deal done so it’s not (necessarily) all over
— Alison Bender (@alibendertv) January 31, 2019
23.27 GMT: BBC journalist David Ornstein is reporting that a deal sheet is with the Premier League for Michy Batshuayi’s loan to Crystal Palace, giving the South London club and Chelsea another two hours to complete that deal. Sky Sports is also reporting that the Premier League is in possession of a second deal sheet, so there is still another mystery move out there. As we get more on that, we’ll bring it to you.
Paperwork is in for Crystal Palace to sign Michy Batshuayi on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season. Not a done deal yet #CPFC #CFC
— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) January 31, 2019
23.14 GMT — DONE DEAL: AC Milan have announced that former Barcelona starlet Alen Halilovic has joined Belgian side Standard Liege on loan with an option to buy.
Official Statement: @AlenHalilovic ⤵️https://t.co/MJIJjsrzhe
— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 31, 2019
23.03 GMT — DONE DEAL: Celtic have signed Borussia Dortmund right-back and Germany U21 international Jeremy Toljan on loan for the remainder of the season.
🎙️ “This is an exciting move for me and I’m delighted to be joining a club like #CelticFC, which has a great reputation throughout Europe. I’ll be doing everything I can to help the team to be successful in the remainder of this season.”#WillkommenToljan 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/z7B8jFnBv1
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) January 31, 2019
23.00 GMT: That’s it, everyone! The January transfer window is closed! You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. We kid, of course. We’ll be here for another hour, bringing you all the deals that passed through the fax machines in the window’s dying moments.
22.50 GMT — DONE DEAL: Fulham have confirmed the capture of defensive midfielder/centre-back Havard Nordtveit on a six-month loan from Hoffenheim.
Welcome to #FFC, Håvard Nordtveit!
👉 https://t.co/EBXq2F7Og2 #HeiHowie pic.twitter.com/aswtngofGa
— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) January 31, 2019
22.39 GMT — DONE DEAL: Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa has joined Turkey’s Besiktas on loan until the end of the season, the Bundesliga leaders said on Thursday. Read the full story.
22.26 GMT: Sporting Kansas City are working to bring in often-injured Arsenal midfielder and former U.S. youth international Gedion Zelalem, according to the Washington Post’s Steven Goff, who adds that no deal is imminent.
Getting word from two separate places that Sporting Kansas City might end up acquiring Arsenal’s Gedion Zelalem, the US youth intl whose career has been stalled by injuries. Awaiting more info … #skc #mls
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) January 31, 2019
22.15 GMT: Transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio reports that the reason for Luciano Acosta’s deal to PSG falling apart is a disagreement over the fee. The Parisians are said to have offered &dollar11.5m while D.C. United insisted on $13m. Still time for either club to change their mind before this one is truly dead and buried.
22.02 GMT: Here we go! Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports is reporting that Crystal Palace have agreed personal terms with Michy Batshuayi. There have been conflicting reports in the past few minutes over whether this is a loan deal or a permanent transfer, but it’s looking as though this will be a loan. Batshuayi is in Valencia, where his loan there has been terminated, and his end of the paperwork will go through Spain — less than an hour now to get the deal completed.
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has agreed terms with Crystal Palace. Deal not done yet
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) January 31, 2019
22.00 GMT: We’re just an hour away from the close of the January transfer window, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s enjoy this final 60 minutes together, before we all panic over whether or not the faxes have gone through in time.
21.49 GMT: Our Jonathan Johnson is relaying news out of France, where it’s being reported that Paris Saint-Germain have killed the deal to bring in Luciano Acosta from D.C. United. The 24-year-old Argentine left the MLS side’s preseason training camp and flew to the French capital last night to undergo a medical today, but it seems his big-money move is over.
It seems as if DC United’s Luciano Acosta to PSG has broken down, despite the player having travelled from the USA to France. https://t.co/Nj9QkREc24
— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) January 31, 2019
21.36 GMT: According to reporting from Sky Sports’ Deadline Day programming, Paris Saint-Germain have increased their offer for Idrissa Gueye to €30m, though the added cash has done little to change minds at Everton, who maintain their midfielder is not for sale.
