Top January Transfer Window Signings

Who went where? Lets take a look.

There are many signings that have happened in the window obviously, but there are a few that stand out in the crowd that are definitely important to go over. I will waste no more time and let us get straight into all of these transfers

Ferran Torres

Sold to: Barcelona

Transfer Fee: 55 Million Pounds/$74 Million

Ferran Torres was not much of a big contributor to Man City this season as he only started in 4 games and in all his appearances he only scored two goals, which for 4 games is good, but doesn't show much. As I am writing this he has just scored his first goal in his first game for Barca, so it seems Xavi has made a good move here. Barcelona have been in the worst form they have ever been in since ages ago. They are a bankrupt club so they had to cut down on lots of wages to bring in this signing, but they are hoping that he will provide something for them

Ricardo Pepi

Sold to: FC Augsburg

Transfer Fee: 14 Million Pounds/$20 Million

Pepi is an absolute wonderkid coming out of the MLS from FC Dallas being wanted by some of the tops clubs in the world, including Chelsea and Bayern Munich. However, the main man of FC Dallas decided to take his talents to Germany, but somewhere else besides Bayern, choosing Augsburg as his new home in the Bundesliga. Last season with FC Dallas Pepi had 13 goals in 24 starts, with two assists to go along with it, so he is definitely a valuable young gun. He hopes to win the champions league with Augsburg, and whilst it most likely is impossible, do not count him out at any point.

Kieran Trippier

Sold to: Newcastle United

Transfer fee: 12 million pounds/$16 million

Fun fact, Trippier was the only English player in La Liga when he was at Atletico Madrid, now there are now English players in Spain. Trippier has a good resume leading into his return to the Premier League having already played for Man City and Tottenham. He started in 12 games for Atletico, not contributing to any goals but putting the work in at the back in defense. Newcastle are looking to bolster their entire squad with their new filthy rich owners from Saudi Arabia, and I wouldn't expect this to be the last good signing from the Newcastle side.

Philippe Coutinho

Loaned to: Aston Villa

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: 40 million pounds/$54 million

Now there really isn't much to speak about when it comes to Coutinho's Barcelona career, as it has been very lackluster compared to what it could've been. Barca payed a whopping 130 million pounds for this guy when he is really valued now at, well 40 million pounds. However, as I am writing this he has turned out to so far be a really good signing for Steven Gerrard's club. In his first game with them when he was subbed on he got a goal and assist which led to a draw vs Manchester United. So look out for Coutinho the rest of the year.

Lucas Digne

Sold to: Aston Villa

Transfer Fee: 25 million pounds/$33 Million

It seemed like it was wraps on Chelsea getting Digne, but the Blues backed out in favor of attempting to get back Emerson from his loan at Lyon. Due to this Digne fell right into Steven Gerrard's hands as they signed him as soon as Chelsea lost interest. Everton have not been the best this year but Digne was a bright spot this season and Aston Villa hopes that he will be the savior to their defense.

David Neres

Sold to: Shaktar Donsek

Transfer Fee: 12 million pounds/$16 Million

Neres is a great young gun who has lots of potential, and I guess he stepped down to a smaller league to build up his skill so he can come back to the big scene and be a star. Neres was getting subbed on more than starting for Ajax, and in all his appearances he only had 3 goals and 2 assists which is solid. It looks like he kind of lost his spot in the starting eleven so he might have left just to get more playing time, which is the most likely reason why. Nevertheless, look out for Neres to shine for Donsek when the time comes.

Lorenzo Insigne

Signing to: Toronto FC

Transfer Fee: Free

This signing will be completed in the summer when his contract expires at Napoli, but the contract is confirmed so Insigne will be in the MLS next season. It is upsetting how early he left the European football scene just for more money, it is a true representation of how greedy players are these days, taking it to such an extent that they would leave the main scene to join an American soccer league. However, it is what is and Toronto has gained a talented player who still has a few years left in him

Anthony Martial

Loaned to: Sevilla

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: No option given

Martial hasn't been used much in general this season, especially since Ralf Rangnick stepped in for the rest of the season as manager due to the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjær. He has desperately been searching for a new home where he can get more time on the pitch and be a bigger contributor, and Sevilla seems like the perfect fit. They aren't really thriving in the attacker spot and a guy like Martial can perfectly fit that spot. If he does do good there, then we know this guy from a GOAL interview video on youtube will be correct finally in saying that "Martial will be the best in the world" (video reference shown below, take time to watch it is slightly funny).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GJU5JH-VA

Christian Eriksen

Signing with: Brentford

Transfer fee: Free

Honestly, I think we are all extremely happy that Christian Eriksen has successfully returned to soccer. After collapsing in the Euros with a heart attack, the journey back has been extremely challenging for him. We can now all rejoice in seeing that he has returned to such a big stage in this game that is soccer, and when he first plays again I expect him to get a massive applause from everybody. Props to him for getting back, and welcome back Christian Eriksen.

Dusan Vlahovic

Sold to: Juventus/ Pielmonte Calcio

Transfer fee: 62 million pounds/$84 million

A player that was constantly hunted by Arsenal turns out to not go there. Vlahovic is one of the keys players in the future of soccer, and he has already made a name for himself in Serie A. I don't think it would be crazy to say that Vlahovic is the replacement for Ronaldo, and can possibly live up to that expectation. He isn't Haaland or Mbappe but he is certainly a good striker and delivers when needed. Look out for Vlahovic to be a top player in the coming years.

Adama Traore:

Loaned to: Barcelona

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: 25 million pounds/$33 million

A player that agreed to sign with Spurs decided to change last second, making it a bad day for the North London derby teams. Traore is probably going to make his way back to Wolves when the loan is up because I do not know how Barcelona are going to gain the money to take on his buy option, because they are dirt poor at this rate. Having Messi's contract sent them into shambles once he left the club, making him the only reason they were good, kind of but that is not the main topic. Anyways, let us see how much baby oil he puts on his arms now as he goes to his country of origin to help a struggling Barcelona

Luis Diaz

Sold to: Liverpool

Transfer Fee: 60 million pounds/$67 million

Yet another player that had agreed to a contract with Tottenham went to a different team last second. Liverpool swooped in and grabbed the young Portuguese last second, which is in my mind a great move and makes a good replacement for Salah or Mane. Diaz has done really well for Porto, which is practically the home of Portuguese talent at the moment. During this season, Diaz has had 14 goals and 4 assists in 18 games, which are some extremely good stats. I can't wait to see him in action for the rest of the season, it will be an interesting rest of the season for him.

Donny Van de Beek

Loaned to: Everton

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: No buy option

Donny "Van de Bench" might not be sitting on de bench much longer. Donny has been searching for a way out of Man Utd for far too long and I think he has finally found the way out. I cannot find a buy option amount but I bet it will be put in place soon. I can't wait to see Donny back in action again in a starting eleven as he is a very good player on the pitch, he just isn't appreciated for his skills at Man U.

Dejan Kulusevski

Loaned to: Tottenham

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: 35 million pounds/$47 million

Now this is a package deal with Bentancur (next deal discussed), and this makes up for the loss of Adama Traore and Luis Diaz very well. Kulusevski is one of the most sought after talents on the wing right now and for Tottenham to get to him is big. Son is still pretty young so Tottenham will have a killer LM and RW for a while, meaning all they have to do is get a replacement for Harry Kane. Now, Kulusevski has managed to rack up only 1 goal and 3 assists in 20 games but he has most likely been subbed on in most of these games so do not let these bad stats fool you, he is a skilled player, and has lots of potential to become an amazing player.

Rodrigo Bentancur

Sold to: Tottenham

Transfer fee: 19 million pounds/$25 million

Bentancur does not have impressive stats at all so there is no need to discuss those, but he also has great potential at the young age of 24. Tottenham's plan here most likely is to build these players to their liking so they can have a lineup that fits their style of play that can include these two players. I don't expect much from Bentancur the rest of this season but over the next couple of years he should be able to build his craft and become a classy midfielder.

Denis Zakaria

Sold to: Juventus

Transfer fee: 6 million pounds/$8 million

Again not the greatest stats, but a guy to look out for. Now Zakaria is a CDM so he isn't one to be up there scoring and assisting unlike Kante who is just an all around god. Zakaria seems like the guy you just throw in there to do the dirty work because he has already racked up a solid 4 yellow cards this season so that is quite an impressive stat. One year he racked up 11 yellow cards, so it seems like he is the guy that is thrown in there to get in slide tackles and dirty plays. I would still look for him to evolve over the next couple of years like Bentancur.

Bruno Guimarães

Sold to: Newcastle United

Transfer fee: 50 million pounds/$67 million

Yet again, another CDM so screw the stats, but yet again, a guy with great potential, which explains such the high price tag. I do not know why Guimarães has not been getting such good stats, but he is doing his part on the defense end so that is really all that matters as of now. I like how much the premier league is stacking up their defenses so the second half is going to have lower scoring games, and maybe in some higher scoring with the new attacks. Anyways, Guimarães will play well and I am excited to see him play.

Tanguy Ndombele

Loaned to: Lyon

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: 60 million pounds/$67 million

Ndombele hasn't played much this season so I am guessing that this move is to just get him out of the way for other signings at Spurs since they have dropped lots of cash so far. This is only one of many loans made by Tottenham and Ndombele has talent, he just hasn't shown it in a long long time.

Kylian Mbappe

Signing with: Real Madrid

Transfer fee: Free

We all knew it was going to happen, we just didn't know when. The next Ronaldo has gone to the place that made Ronaldo what he is today. Mbappe has had historic stats at PSG and I cannot wait to see him in an actually competitive league where there is actual competition, unlike the farmers league he is in now (farmers league means one team easily dominates). Mbappe has so much ahead of him in his career and it is so cool to be living through his entire career.

Dele Alli

Sold to: Everton

Transfer fee: 40 million pounds/$54 million

This is yet another person to come out of the massive selling session of Tottenham, and Alli happens to also be a player that is almost never used anymore. The 25 year old CAM used to be crucial to the squad but is now nothing but a regular sub. He still has lots of potential, but there is not much else to say except this being one of Lampard's first signings. Lets move on.

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

Signing with: Barcelona

Transfer fee: Free

Stripped of his captaincy in December and now is leaving the club that made him who he is. Barcelona have somehow managed to make a couple great signings whilst being very low on money at the moment, and getting Aubameyang on a free is going to boost them in the La Liga standings by a lot.

Giovanni Lo Celso

Loaned to: Villareal

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: No buy option

Again, absolutely no good stats from this guy, but it is just a way for Tottenham to get more money in their system for buying Kulusevski when his loan is up as it looks like they will take up the buy option. Lo Celso has absolutely nothing on the stat sheet so I don't have absolutely anything to say about him, props to him though for winning the Copa America, hard to win international stuff with Argentina since Messi is there like a looming curse.

Aaron Ramsey

Loaned to: Rangers FC

Loan until: 6/30/22

Buy option fee: 4 million pounds/$5 million

Ramsey has barely played this year but I wanted to include him because he has decent talent. So with that the blog ends for now! See you all next time!