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Premier League Transfer Round Up

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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