The January transfer window closes on Friday at 11 pm. The window started slowly but the last week has had a flurry of transfer activity in the English Premier League. Here are some of the bigger transfers that have happened in the EPL during the window.
Juan Mata- Chelsea to Manchester United for 37.1 million pounds.
Nemanja Matic- Benfica to Chelsea for 21 million pounds.
Mohamed Salah- FC Basel to Chelsea for 11 million pounds.
Kenwyne Jones and Peter Odemwingie swap clubs (Stoke and Cardiff).
Aiden McGeady- Spartak Moscow to Everton. Fee undisclosed.
Lacina Traore- Anzhi Makhachkala to Monaco then loaned to Everton for remainder of the season.
Clint Dempsey- Seattle Sounders to Fulham on loan for remainder of the season.
Luuk de Jong- Borussia Monchengladbach to Newcastle on loan for remainder of the season.
Yohan Cabaye- Newcastle to PSG for 19 million pounds.
Stephen Ireland- Aston Villa to Stoke, already on loan he secured a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.
Nikita Jelavic- Everton to Hull for an undisclosed fee.
Shane Long- West Brom to Hull for 6 million pounds.
There is still time for clubs to finalize deals for players and I expect there to be some last minute surprises to happen before the window slams shut. Here are five deals that I think could happen in the dying stages of the window.
Konstantinos Mitroglou- Olympiakos to Fulham for around 11 million pounds. Mitroglou has attracted a lot of interest for his amazing scoring record the past season and a half. Liverpool were long linked with a move for the 25 year old but then the Greek signed a contract extension and the rumors stopped. Now Fulham are desperate for goals and see Mitroglou as a possible savior for them to avoid relegation. It will take a lot of convincing for them to get this deal done due to his renewed contract.
Probability: 6 out of 10
Yevhen Konoplyanka- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to Liverpool for 15 million pounds. The 24 year old winger was briefly linked with a move to Liverpool at the beginning of the window but now the rumors are really heating up. It was reported today that Yevhen's father said that the rumors are true about him possibly moving to England this week. There is much murmuring among Liverpool fans about their failure to lure Salah to Anfield and now it seems Liverpool are set to sign their second choice as they are very slim at the wing position.
Probability: 8 out of 10
Julian Draxler- Schalke to Arsenal for 25 million pounds. It is being reported today that Arsenal representatives are in Germany today to see if they can hash out a deal for the 21 year old German attacking midfielder. Draxler is one of the most promising young talents in Europe at the moment and would be another major signing for Arsenal. It is being reported that Arsenal have submitted a 24.5 million pound bid in a 'take it or leave it' offer so we will see if Schalke want to cash in on their star now or later. I personally think this is the wrong move for all parties as Schalke need Draxler right now and Arsenal already have a plethora of great young wings and attacking midfielders like Cazorla, Ozil, Ramsey, Walcott(though injured), Podolski, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gnabry.
Probability: 5 out of 10
Tom Ince- Blackpool loan to... an EPL team. A transfer to the Premier League has been long in the making for 21 year old Ince and now it seems as though it will finally happen. Blackpool fired manager Paul Ince, Tom's father, which hastened Tom's departure and the Tangerines have allowed Ince to hold talks with multiple EPL teams about a possible loan move for the remainder of the season with an option to buy at the end. Reports came out a while ago that Monaco were interested in signing him, although those reports have died down recently. It has been reported that Ince is holding talks Cardiff, Crystal Palace, Hull, Sunderland, Swansea and possibly his old club Liverpool. So it would seem that Ince has his choice of 6 teams to play at for the remainder of the season. I think Ince is seeing which team will be able to guarantee him a starting place in their team while still being able to survive relegation. Swansea have been the most heavily linked with a move for Ince so I think they are the most likely to snatch him up. One thing is clear is that he will move, though his destination is unknown.
Probability (to Swansea): 5 out of 10. 9 out of 10 with a move away.
Clement Grenier- Lyon to Newcastle for around 12-15 million pounds. Today it was announced that Newcastle sold their star midfielder Yohan Cabaye to PSG for 19 million pounds. Newcastle will undoubtedly be immediately looking for a replacement and Grenier could be it. The 23 year old French international was linked with a move to Arsenal and Liverpool during the summer but nothing came of it. He is quite similar to Cabaye, he also has a good eye for goal and could be an ideal replacement like for like. Grenier is important to his current club so it will be hard for them to prize him away but it will be a good bit of business if they can do it.
Probability: 7 out of 10
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