Winter 2016 Transfer Thread

davemess · Jan 5, 2016

Window is open and teams are already making moves

Barcelona summer signings Aleix Vidal and Arda Turan could make their debuts this week after the 14-month ban on the club registering players expired.

Defender Vidal signed for £13m from Sevilla and will wear 22 while 28-year-old midfielder Turan, who joined from Atletico Madrid, gets the No.7 shirt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35225089

Just 2 of the 77 players Barca registered when their ban expired.

davemess · Jan 5, 2016

Leicester City have signed Birmingham City winger Demarai Gray after meeting a £3.7m release clause in his contract.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35215306

davemess · Jan 7, 2016

Everton have signed Swiss striker Shani Tarashaj from Grasshoppers Zurich, for a fee of around £3m.

Tarashaj, 21, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal and will be loaned back for the rest of the season so that he can complete his national service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35253228

davemess · Jan 10, 2016

Bournemouth have agreed a fee, reported to be about £10m, for the signing of Wolves striker Benik Afobe.

The 22-year-old has scored 23 goals in 48 games for the Championship side since signing from Arsenal in 2015.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35273563

davemess · Jan 12, 2016

Newcastle United have signed England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League relegation rivals Swansea City for £12m.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35290127

Went from England squad to not making the Swansea squad the last few weeks, change of scenery will hopefully help.

Liverpool have signed central defender Steven Caulker on loan until the end of season from Championship side QPR.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35291772

Sensible move since it seems all their centre halfs are injured at the moment.

HNIM · Jan 12, 2016

I've never been able to make my mind up about Shelvey, sometimes he looks very much in control and really strong on the ball, other times like he's lost, or isn't into it.

davemess · Jan 12, 2016

HNIM said:
I've never been able to make my mind up about Shelvey, sometimes he looks very much in control and really strong on the ball, other times like he's lost, or isn't into it.

Yeah totally agree, he is an all or nothing player. If Newcastle can get 4 or 5 months of the good Shelvey it might be enough to save them though.

andyt · Jan 14, 2016

Arsenal sign midfielder Mohammed Elneny from Basel for a reported £7 million fee. It had been in the works for a while but was held up pending a work permit. Wenger hopes to have him in the lineup on Sunday so that must have been resolved.

http://www.espnfc.us/story/2786693/mohamed-elneny-joins-arsenal-from-basel

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned from registering new players in the next 2 windows by FIFA for breaking the rules on signing players under 18. It's the same ban that Barcelona just completed. They can sign players but they can't play until the ban is completed. Real was also fined $360K, Atletico was fined $893K.

http://www.espnfc.us/spanish-primer...d-and-atletico-madrid-given-fifa-transfer-ban

davemess · Jan 14, 2016

andyt said:
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned from registering new players in the next 2 windows by FIFA for breaking the rules on signing players under 18. It's the same ban that Barcelona just completed. They can sign players but they can't play until the ban is completed. Real was also fined $360K, Atletico was fined $893K.

That's good news for Man United, gives them De Gea for at least another season after this one.

davemess · Jan 16, 2016

Southampton have signed QPR striker Charlie Austin for a fee reported to be about £4m.

The 26-year-old has joined the Saints on a four-and-a-half-year contract after passing a medical.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35333790

That's a steal for Southampton imo, there was talk of Austin being in the 10mill range over the summer.

jeffbear · Jan 16, 2016

davemess said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35333790

That's a steal for Southampton imo, there was talk of Austin being in the 10mill range over the summer.

Apparently they told Villa to pony up 12 million. The answer was obviously no.

davemess · Jan 18, 2016

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has signed a new five-year contract running to the end of the 2020-21 season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35347250

davemess · Jan 18, 2016

Watford have signed Morocco forward Nordin Amrabat from Spanish side Malaga.

Amrabat, 28, was on loan at the La Liga club last season before signing a permanent deal and has made 15 appearances this term.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35347851

Norwich have signed Switzerland defender Timm Klose from German side Wolfsburg for an undisclosed fee.

Klose, 27, joins the Canaries on a three-and-a-half-year deal having made 39 appearances in all competitions for the Bundesliga club.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35348350

davemess · Jan 19, 2016

Steven Naismith has completed his £8.5m move from Everton to Norwich, signing a three-and-a-half year deal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35195533

He will get goals for Norwich

Watford have signed Sunderland goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35356654

Celtic striker Anthony Stokes has joined former club Hibernian on loan until the end of the season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35311478

Celtic doing their best to try and keep Rangers out of the Premier League.

jeffbear · Jan 19, 2016

davemess said:
Celtic doing their best to try and keep Rangers out of the Premier League.

True ... but to be fair, Stokes had barely played since the early fall and he was loudly demanding a loan within Scotland.

davemess · Jan 20, 2016

West Ham have signed full-back Sam Byram from Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old had been in talks with Everton, but has instead signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Hammers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35364368

Was annoyed he picked West Ham over Everton but he is an Essex lad so he is kinda heading home.

davemess · Jan 26, 2016

Crystal Palace have signed striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a free transfer until the end of the season

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35414102

Guess you will try anything when your 4 strikers have a combined 1 goal this year.

Newcastle have agreed a fee, believed to be about £12m, to sign Tottenham's England winger Andros Townsend.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35409021

He should be able to help Newcastle.

andyt · Jan 26, 2016

davemess said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35414102

Guess you will try anything when your 4 strikers have a combined 1 goal this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35409021

He should be able to help Newcastle.

Townsend was rumored to be headed to Southampton in a swap for Wanyama.

HNIM · Jan 26, 2016

He did all his scoring into Row Z at the Lane, watch him start lighting it up now. On the other hand, Levy got a heck of a good price for him.

davemess · Jan 27, 2016

Chelsea's Ramires has joined Chinese side Jiangsu Suning in a deal believed to be worth about £25m.

The 28-year-old Brazil midfielder agreed a new four-year deal in October but has only started seven Premier League games this season.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35422217

China becoming a bigger player these days.

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