On February 1, in many European leagues, came the last day of the winter transfer window. In England, France, Italy, and Spain, the window officially closed at 1 am, while German clubs will be able to buy and sell players until 7 pm tomorrow. Here are the most important events of the day in the football market.
Updated 01:00
OFFICIAL: 32-year-old striker Ikechukwu Uche, who played in Mexico, returns to Spain. The Nigerian will be loaned to Malaga until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Chelsea's midfielder Marco van Ginkel is being sent on loan to PSV in the Netherlands. This season, the Dutchman also played on loan at Stoke City.
OFFICIAL: Defender Yohanas Benalouane, who arrived at Leicester City in summer, will play for Fiorentina until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Sunderland sent Jordi Gomez to the Championship. The experienced Spaniard will finish the season with Blackburn Rovers.
OFFICIAL: Granada loaned Isaac Cuenca, a former Barcelona player, from Bursaspor until the summer of 2017.
Updated 00:00
OFFICIAL: Marseille reached an agreement with Sunderland to loan striker Steven Fletcher until the end of the season, with his contract with the English club expiring this summer.
OFFICIAL: Napoli has also attracted 25-year-old defender Vasco Regini from Sampdoria until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Arsenal's French striker Yaya Sanogo left Ajax in Amsterdam and joined Charlton Athletic on loan.
OFFICIAL: Watford signed 18-year-old striker Adalberto Penaranda for an undisclosed fee. The player will have a four-and-a-half-year contract with the new club and will continue to play for Granada until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Celtic reinforced their team with Feyenoord striker Colin Kazim-Richards.
OFFICIAL: Swansea City added Queens Park Rangers midfielder Leroy Fer on loan.
Updated 22:05
Radamel Falcao arrived in Madrid to discuss the possibility of returning to Atletico. Matriarchs have also started negotiations with Monaco (Daily Telegraph).
"Manchester United" will try to acquire Piraeus "Olympiakos" right-back Omar Elabdellaoui (talkSPORT).
Gelsenkirchen's Schalke do not want to let go of midfielder Joel Matip to Liverpool and will offer him a new contract (Recklinghauser Zeitung).
Queens Park Rangers midfielder Leroy Fer will move to Swansea on loan (Sky Sports).
Arsenal rejected a £6 million offer from Fenerbahce for goalkeeper David Ospina and will not allow Southampton to loan Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (GoonerTalk).
Leicester City may fail to acquire Loic Remy as Chelsea wants to sell the Frenchman, but he would only go on loan. Instead, the Foxes are targeting Stoke City striker Mame Biram Diouf (Sky Sports).
OFFICIAL: Watford signed Rennes midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure. However, the 23-year-old player will be loaned to Granada.
OFFICIAL: Mathieu Debuchy, the right-back of London Arsenal, left the Gunners. The Frenchman, who lost his starting position, returns to his homeland where he will defend the honor of Bordeaux on loan until the end of the season.
Good luck to @MatDebuchy, who has joined Bordeaux on loan for the rest of the season. Story: [link] pic.twitter.com/6SODsSRZ5v - Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) February 1, 2016
Updated 20:42
Leicester's deal for CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa hits a snag, as the Foxes do not want to pay the requested £23 million (Sky Sports).
Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy is expected to face Bordeaux in the evening. There, he will leave on loan (Sky Sports).
Real Madrid player D. Cheryshev is being pursued by Valencia, according to journalist G.Balague.
OFFICIAL: Bournemouth added defender Rhoys Wiggins from Sheffield Wednesday.
OFFICIAL: Roma has borrowed Genoa midfielder Diego Perotti until the end of the season. There is also a 9 million euro buy option.
OFFICIAL: Queens Park Rangers signed Nasser El Khayati for £350,000 from Burton Albion.
OFFICIAL: Charlton released two players - Franck Moussa and Ricardo Vaz Te.
Updated 17:25
Southampton promises to make an offer to Arsenal for midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at the end of the transfer window.
Bournemouth plans to offer £5 million for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe.
Norwich City is negotiating with Bordeaux for defender Lamine Sane. The French are not eager to sell the player, but the Canaries are willing to fight until the end of the transfer window.
OFFICIAL: Werder Bremen reached an agreement with Tottenham for acquiring 20-year-old midfielder and defender Milos Veljkovic.
OFFICIAL: West Bromwich has loaned midfielder Alex Pritchard from Tottenham until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Forward Fabio Quagliarella, who played for Torino for the past two seasons, is now on loan to Sampdoria.
Updated 15:45
West Ham is looking to loan Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge (Brentwood Gazette).
Stoke's £20 million bid for Michy Batshuayi has been rejected (The Sun). However, Porto are willing to sell midfielder Giannelli Imbula according to The Times.
Lokomotiv Moscow striker Oumar Niasse has come to Liverpool to undergo a medical and will become an Everton player (Sky Sports).
Leicester City hopes to complete the £11.5 million deal for Chelsea striker Loic Remy (Fulham Chronicle).
Arsenal refused to loan Mathieu Debuchy to Manchester United, who is likely to end up at Bordeaux (L'Equipe).
OFFICIAL: Sevilla brings back Tottenham's defender Federico Fazio, who will play with the Spanish club until the end of the season.
OFFICIAL: Everton's winger Aiden McGeady will be loaned to Sheffield Wednesday.
OFFICIAL: Barcelona defender Martin Montoya is moving on loan to Real Betis in Seville.
OFFICIAL: Newcastle United strengthens with CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia.
Updated 13:50
Sky Sports reports that Liverpool will not make a third offer to Shakhtar Donetsk for forward Alex Teixeira.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Denis Cheryshev is likely to leave. Sevilla and Liverpool are the main candidates to sign the Russian.
Manchester United is seriously considering signing Mathieu Debuchy from Arsenal, with interest also from Sunderland and Aston Villa (Daily Mirror).
Match of the Day claims that Brazilian footballer Robinho may return to the English Premier League. Swansea and Leicester are considering acquiring the striker.
OFFICIAL: Nigel De Jong has terminated his contract with Milan and will soon move to the United States to sign a contract with Los Angeles Galaxy.
Updated 11:30
Stoke City will try to acquire Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula for a record £14 million. Additionally, they aim to attract Marseille top striker Michy Batshuayi (Daily Telegraph).
Manchester United is competing for CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa. The Nigerian's buyout clause is £22.8 million (Daily Mirror).
Chelsea rejected Atletico Madrid's offer, who want to re-sign striker Diego Costa (Daily Mirror).
West Bromwich have turned down all offers for Saido Berahino unless they reach £25 million (The Independent).
Rennes midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure is set to join Watford soon (Le Telegramme).
Arsenal is hoping to sign Leicester City youngster Ben Chilwell today. He is expected to cost around £4 million (Metro).
Tottenham defender Federico Fazio will return to Sevilla on loan (Daily Mail).
In the same issue of the Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, it was reported that Arsenal is interested in Renato Sanches.
Manchester United has made a £22 million bid for Benfica midfielder Renato Sanches (O Jogo).
On the other hand, Daily Express reports that the Glazer family, owners of the club, are demanding a 15% reduction in the budget.
Manchester City have become the favorites to sign Everton's defender John Stones, who was long chased by Chelsea. Manchester City's interest in the English player has suddenly cooled off.
Although Manchester United has been monitoring Tottenham's defender Danny Rose, the Red Devils are not going to sell the player to their rivals (The Sunday People).
Seydou Doumbia, Roma's forward, arrived in Newcastle to undergo a medical and will become a Newcastle United player (Sky Sports).
Guilherme Siqueira, Atletico Madrid's defender, wants to move not to Newcastle but to Valencia, and the Sharks can be joined by Valencia club member Lucas Orban (Football Espana).
Despite failing to acquire Celta Vigo's Nolito, Barcelona is interested in Manchester United's attacking midfielder Juan Mata. The Spaniard also wants to move to Catalonia, but he may have to wait until the summer (Don Balon).
While West Bromwich doesn't want to sell their striker Saido Berahino, Newcastle has made a £21 million bid for him (Sky Sports). Stoke City is also interested in the player.
Liverpool plans to make an offer for Real Madrid's winger Denis Cheryshev (Daily Mail).
The German newspaper Bild reports that young talent Leroy Sane from Gelsenkirchen's Schalke wants to move to Barcelona, and both clubs have agreed to a £37 million transfer, which will take place in the summer.
It seems that negotiations between Tottenham and Fulham for striker Moussa Dembele have hit a snag. Although the Frenchman underwent a medical, the clubs have not agreed on the player's loan. Fulham wants to loan him until the end of the season, but Spurs are not interested (Sky Sports).
OFFICIAL: Newcastle winger Florian Thauvin returns to Marseille on loan.
OFFICIAL: West Ham has loaned striker Emmanuel Emenike from Fenerbahce.
