2026-02-02
The January 2026 transfer market in Europe is over and here we review the withdrawals, additions and renewals that occurred on its last day.
-Atlético de Madrid accelerated this Monday in the last hours of the market to close the signing of the Elche midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza, 20 years old and whom it has already registered in LaLiga, in which it appears as a “provisionally validated transfer” two minutes before the closing of the deadline.
-Liverpool has closed the signing of French defender Jeremy Jacquet, who was also a target for Chelsea, for 60 million pounds (70 million euros).
-It’s now official: Karim Benzema is a new Al Hilal player.
-The Premier League transfer market closed this Monday at 7:00 p.m. local time with a total of 325 million pounds (375 million euros) spent on transfers.
-Manchester City completed this Monday the loan of English midfielder Kalvin Phillips to Sheffield United, a Championship team (English second division).
-Crystal Palace has closed the signing of Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers for 45 million pounds (about 50 million euros), after both clubs reached a definitive agreement in the final hours of the winter market.
-Napoli signed this Monday, on the last day of the winter transfer market, the Brazilian forward Alisson de Almeida Santos on loan until this season ends with Sporting de Portugal, although with a purchase option at the end of the campaign.
-Benzema signs for Al Hilal, according to Fabrizio Romano. “Karim Benzema signs as a new Al Hilal player from Al Ittihad. Benzema accepted all the terms tonight,” Fabrizio Romano wrote in ‘X’. Waiting for it to become official.
-Anselmino spent the first half of the season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, a club with which he has played 10 games. Now Chelsea are loaning him to Ligue 1 Strasbourg.
-Juventus signs Emil Holm (25 years old) from Bologna. Transfer agreement, with option to purchase for €15m + maximum of €3m in bonuses for the right back.
-Mamadou Sarr returns to Chelsea after his loan at Strasbourg.
-Atlético de Madrid completed this Monday the already announced signing of the Nigerian international midfielder Ademola Lookman, after passing the medical examination and formalizing his contract with the red and white club, with which he has signed until June 30, 2030, according to the entity, to which he has been transferred from Atalanta.
-Real Madrid has received two offers of 40 million euros for Huijsen. Although the Spanish international center back is not having a great season, he has powerful suitors in the Premier League.
-Jeremy Jacquet signs for Liverpool. The contract is already closed until June 2026, it has been revealed. The operation has been finalized for a fee of 60 million euros plus an additional 10 million for Rennes.
-The possible transfer of Ricardo Pepi to Fulham was ruled out. PSV Eindhoven notified the English club this morning, but ultimately did not give the green light to the operation, despite there being an agreement for 37 million euros.
-Juventus does not want Mauro Icardi. The club’s own coach, Luciano Spalletti, has publicly denied it.
-PSG wants to have Luis Enrique beyond June 2027 and has already started negotiations to extend his contract, according to Cadena SER.
– Real Madrid is not going to sign in this winter market that closes today but it is also clear that no one will leave. And in these last few hours there has been an operation in the air that involved Fran García with Bournemouth of the Premier. Your coach, Andoni Iraola, has moved to take the left back to the Premier, but the white club has stopped the operation because it does not want the player to leave now.
-The Uruguayan international Matías Vecino, Lazio footballer, will be Celta’s second winter reinforcement, with whom he will undergo recognition this Monday, when he is scheduled to arrive in Vigo.
-Keyrol Figueroa can change teams on the last day of the market. Liverpool has to define today what will happen to the footballer of Catracha blood. We will have to pay attention to the forward. They are pending from the second division of England.
-Cristiano Ronaldo decided not to play with Al-Nassr today due to disagreements with the PIF management.
According to the newspaper A Bola, CR7 considers that the club does not receive sufficient investments from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, especially compared to rivals managed by the same group. One of the main complaints is the possible transfer of Karim Benzema from Ittihad to Al Hilal.
-Andrés Cuenca, to Sporting de Gijón. The Barça youth player has renewed his contract with Barcelona until 2027 and is going on loan to Sporting de Gijón.
-Although Michael Carrick intends to make Rashford return to Manchester United, Barcelona is unfazed. The purchase option and the priority to exercise it have been signed. United cannot go back on the agreement reached last summer.
-Sverre Nypan has returned to Manchester City after his loan at Middlesbrough in the Championship.
-Arsenal are exploring a surprise decision on the final day of the deadline to sign Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali.
-BAD NEWS! Mikel Merino will undergo surgery after suffering a bone break in his right foot. He will be out until the end of the season, the World Cup is in danger for the Spaniard.
-According to reports in England, former Celta striker Jorgen Strand Larsen is about to be announced as a new Crystal Palace player, after having passed the medical examination. This is even without Mateta’s departure to Milan having been finalized, which a priori would also be on the right track.
-A key point of disagreement between Bayern and Dayot Upamecano’s team is the transfer price. The player’s representatives demand around €20 of sterling in a single payment. Bayern, on the other hand, wants to spread it over the duration of the new contract and pay it in several installments. From the club’s point of view, paying him in cash would mean that Upamecano could leave using the termination clause and collect the entire transfer price, which Bayern considers unacceptable. The player’s representatives are not willing to budge on their position, according to Bild.
