The January transfer window is wild and confusing for the best of us. In many ways it is to football what puberty is to life – a time of great change, potential and emotion. Social media feeds are littered with articles analysing the madness but often they leave us in a state of greater turmoil with even more burning questions and misunderstood narratives.
Here at Impact we have cut through the chaos like a hot knife through butter by explaining each team’s INs and OUTs in a sentence or less, ending with an overall grade – inspired by the fact it is exam-results season and the teaching staff of UoN are renowned for abysmally lacking feedback!
Arsenal
“Well identified problems met with misguided solutions” – C
In?
Krystian Bielik (Legia Warsaw) Undisclosed
Gabriel (Villarreal) Undisclosed
Out?
Lukas Podolski (Inter Milan) Loan
Matt Macey (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Yaya Sanogo (Crystal Palace) Loan
Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Joel Campbell (Villarreal) Loan
Aston Villa
“Let’s hope creative providers can also be scorers” – C
In?
Carles Gil (Valencia) Undisclosed
Scott Sinclair (Man City) Loan
Out?
Darren Bent (Derby County) Loan
Jordan Graham (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Gary Gardner (Nottingham Forest) Loan
Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) Undisclosed
Chris Herd (Wigan Athletic) Loan
Burnley
“Minimalist” – C
In?
Michael Keane (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Out?
Alex Cisak (Leyton Orient) Loan
Chelsea
“Players! Players! Players for everyone! Come get your players!” – C
In?
Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina) Undisclosed
Out?
Fernando Torres (AC Milan) Undisclosed
Mark Schwarzer (Leicester City) Free
Lewis Baker (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Todd Kane (Nottingham Forest) Loan
John Swift (Swindon Town) Loan
Alex Kiwomya (Barnsley) Loan
Tomas Kalas (Middlesbrough) Loan?
Marko Marin (Anderlecht) Loan
Nathan Chalobah (Reading) Loan
Mohamed Salah (Fiorentina) Loan
Stipe Perica (Udinese) Loan
Andre Schurrle (Wolfsburg) Undisclosed
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) Undisclosed
Crystal Palace
“Efficient, cost-effective squad overhaul” – A
In?
Yaya Sanogo (Arsenal) Loan
Jordon Mutch (QPR) Undisclosed
Shola Ameobi (Unattached) Free
Pape Souare (Lille) Undisclosed (subject to work permit)
Andreas Breimyr (Bryne) Undisclosed
Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United) Undisclosed
Lee Chung-yong (Bolton Wanderers) Undisclosed
Out
Andrew Johnson Released
Zeki Fryers (Rotherham United) Loan
Jake Gray (Cheltenham Town) Loan
Lewis Price (Crawley Town) Loan
Andreas Breimyr (Bryne) Loan
Barry Bannan (Bolton Wanderers) Loan
Everton
“If we don’t address our problems, it is as if they don’t exist” – D
In?
Aaron Lennon (Spurs) Loan
Out?
Hallam Hope (Bury) Undisclosed
Mason Springthorpe (Fleetwood Town) Loan
Chris Long (Brentford) Loan
Samuel Eto’o (Sampdoria) Undisclosed
Hull City
“Last window we spent a fortune and it failed, lets try the opposite…” – C
In?
Dame N’Doye (Lokomotiv Moscow) Undisclosed
Out?
Thomas Ince (Derby County) Loan
Leicester City
“Experience *tick*, goals *tick*” – B
In?
Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea) Free
Andrej Kramaric (HNK Rijeka) Undisclosed
Robert Huth (Stoke City) Loan
Out?
Jack Barmby (Rotherham United) Loan
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) Loan
Callum Elder (Mansfield Town) Loan
Adam Dawson (Bristol Rovers) Loan
Liverpool
“Oh, you can sign players in January?” – D
In
Out?
Kevin Stewart (Cheltenham) Loan
Lloyd Jones (Cheltenham) Loan
Jack Dunn (Cheltenham) Loan
Oussama Assaidi (Al Ahli) Undisclosed
Suso (AC Milan) Undisclosed
Connor Randall (Shrewsbury Town) Loan
Sheyi Ojo (Wigan Athletic) Loan
Manchester City
“Nurturing talent but seriously, why more strikers?!” – B
In?
Wilfried Bony (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Out?
Sinan Bytyqi (SC Cambuur) Loan
Matija Nastasic (Schalke 04) Loan
Devante Cole (MK Dons) Loan?
Jordy Hiwula (Walsall) Loan
Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa) Loan
Manchester United
“Who?” – D
In
Victor Valdes (Unattached) Free
Sadiq El Fitouri (Unattached) Salford City
Andy Kellett (Bolton Wanderers) Loan
Out
Ben Pearson (Barnsley) Loan
Sam Johnstone (Preston North End)
Michael Keane (Burnley) Undisclosed
Will Keane (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Marnick Vermijl (Sheffield Wednesday) Undisclosed
Jesse Lingard (Derby County) Loan
Saidy Janko (Bolton Wanderers) Loan
Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion) Free
Newcastle United
“Mike ‘Rangers’ Ashley” – F
In
Out?
Hatem Ben Arfa Released
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Roma) Undisclosed
Davide Santon (Inter Milan)
Gael Bigirimana (Glasgow Rangers) Loan
Kevin Mbabu (Glasgow Rangers) Loan
Shane Ferguson (Glasgow Rangers) Loan
Remie Streete (Glasgow Rangers) Loan
Haris Vuckic (Glasgow Rangers) Loan
Queens Park Rangers
“Enough to give you knee pain” – F
In?
Mauro Zarate (West Ham United) Loan
Ryan Manning (Galway United) Free
Out
Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace) Undisclosed
Southampton
“Strength in depth” – A*
In?
Eljero Elia (Werder Bremen) Loan?Filip Djuricic (Benfica) Loan
Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea) Undisclosed
Out?
Artur Boruc (Bournemouth) Loan extension
Jos Hooiveld (Millwall) Loan
Jack Cork (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Stoke City
“Who cares, we’ve got Bojan Krkic” – C
In?
Philipp Wollscheid (Bayer Leverkusen) Loan
Out?
Ryan Shotton (Derby County) Undisclosed
George Waring (Barnsley) Loan
Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union) Undisclosed?
Robert Huth (Leicester City) Loan
Sunderland
“Reliable goal-getter but not enough depth” – C
In
Jermain Defoe (Toronto) Undisclosed
Out?
Scott Harrison (Hartlepool) Undisclosed
Jozy Altidore (Toronto) Undisclosed
Charis Mavrias (Panathinaikos) Loan
Cabral Released
Swansea City
“Some shrewd additions but not quite Bony” – C
In?
Nelson Oliveira (Benfica) Loan
Matt Grimes (Exeter City) Undisclosed
Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur) Undisclosed
Jack Cork (Southampton) Undisclosed
Out?
Rory Donnelly (Tranmere Rovers) Loan
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) Undisclosed
Ryan Hedges (Leyton Orient) Loan
Tottenham Hotspur
“It’s a good job things aren’t going well at Everton” – D
In
Dele Alli (MK Dons) Undisclosed
Out?
Milos Veljkovic (Charlton Athletic) Loan
Grant Hall (Blackpool) Loan
Dominic Ball (Cambridge United) Loan
Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) Undisclosed
Nathan Oduwa (Luton Town) Loan?Jordan Archer (Millwall) Loan
Benoit Assou-Ekotto Released
Aaron Lennon (Everton) Loan
Dele Alli (MK Dons) Loan
West Bromwich Albion
“Classic Pulis” – B+
In?
Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic) Undisclosed
Darren Fletcher (Manchester United) Free
Out?
Bradley Garmston (Gillingham) Loan
Luke Daniels (Scunthorpe United) Undisclosed
West Ham United
“Keep your Chairman off Twitter” – F
In?
Doneil Henry (Apollon Limassol) Undisclosed
Out?
Mauro Zarate (Queens Park Rangers) Loan
Ricardo Vaz Te Released
Paul McCallum (Portsmouth) Loan
Sean Maguire (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Blair Turgott Released
Matthias Fanimo Released
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