Transfer deadline day LIVE reaction: Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd, Leeds, Tottenham latest deals
Follow all the latest news, rumours and deals on a frenetic day in the Premier League and beyond
Transfer deadline day is here with several Premier League teams looking set for a busy end to the window. Everton are aiming to sign Dele Alli on a permanent deal from Tottenham following the appointment of Frank Lampard, who has offered the former England international a chance to revive his career. It comes after Spurs completed the double signing of Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus, with Tanguy Ndombele also leaving the club after agreeing to rejoin Lyon on loan until the end of the season.
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrived in Barcelona earlier on deadline day, with the move at one stage looking off. That seems to have changed and he has had a medical in Spain - it could be confirmed in the early hours. Jesse Lingard is now staying at Man United after a loan move broke down, while Donny van de Beek has secured a departure, moving on loan to Everton. Rangers, meanwhile, have completed the signing of Aaron Ramsey on loan from Juventus - but Liverpool’s move for Fabio Carvalho fell through late on.
We’ve brought you all the late rumours and done deals right here and the transfer window is now closed in the Premier League and Championship. Follow all the latest transfer updates from deadline day below:
Joao Cancelo going nowhere
One man certainly staying put for the foreseeable future is Joao Cancelo - the influential Manchester City full-back has signed an extension to his deal.
West Ham miss out on late move for Duvan Zapata
It was a funny sort of January for West Ham, viable contenders for the top four and with a Europa League knockout stage run to contend with, but unable to add any reinforcements to a squad that has already looked stretched on multiple occasions this season. While the ahead-of-schedule return to fitness of Kurt Zouma made a central defender less of a priority, David Moyes remains without a genuine alternative to Michail Antonio up front, which looks a major concern.
It sounds like the London club were trying right until the last to secure an option - the Evening Standard reports that a late move for Duvan Zapata of Atalanta fell through, while the club were also knocked back in their efforts to sign Darwin Nunez from Benfica. Another loan move for Jesse Lingard was a non-starter with Manchester United unwilling to let him leave to a rival for the Champions League places.
Can Donny van de Beek thrive at Everton?
And as for new Everton teammate Donny van de Beek, this is not so much a second chance in English football as a proper first, as Mark Critchley explores.
Did Donny van de Beek get a fair chance at Manchester United?
The Dutch midfielder, who has joined Everton on loan, made 50 appearances for United in 18 months but those run-outs each lasted on average just 37 minutes
Dele Alli leaves Tottenham in search of his old self
From incomings at Tottenham to an outgoing. Dele Alli, once such a symbol of Spurs’ rise, leaves the club with a muddled identity and an uncertain future, both young enough to conceivably recapture the lost magic and a diminished entity for such a period to suggest this may be more than just a temporary drift.
Vithushan Ehantharajah on a footballer who heads to Everton is search of his lost self:
Dele Alli leaves Tottenham in search of his old self
After being allowed to leave Tottenham on an initial free transfer, the midfielder has a fresh start under Frank Lampard but has also never felt so far from reaching his full potential
Tottenham confirm squad numbers for Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski
Antonio Conte made it clear how desperate he was for January reinforcements and Fabio Paratici and Daniel Levy belatedly delivered a pair of signings for the Tottenham manager, reaping familiar Turin soil to secure Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski to fill holes in midfield and attack.
Bentancur will wear the number 30 shirt and Kulusevski takes the 21 jersey, numbers last owned by Gedson Fernandes and Juan Foyth. Big shoes to fill...
Fabio Carvalho deal falls through
And here’s one that didn’t get over the line: Fulham and Liverpool had agreed terms over the signing of promising winger Fabio Carvalho, but a protracted negotiation over the transfer fee and the loaning back of the 19-year-old to Fulham saw Liverpool run out of time to complete a deal.
Fabio Carvalho deal collapses despite Liverpool agreement with Fulham
Paperwork could not be completed on time after late agreement on deal
Transfer Deadline Day Round-Up
Need a round-up of all the major business that went through yesterday? Here you are...
Deadline day wrap: Aubameyang awaits Barcelona move as Spurs complete double deal
Man United, Everton, Brentford and Newcastle all involved in final-day signings before the window closed
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona confirmation imminent
Official confirmation of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s move to Barcelona was expected to come early this morning, but it appears to have been delayed ever so slightly as the Catalan club await final clearances from the relevant parties - and ready a snazzy announcement video, of course. After an eventful couple of months, the pressure wil be on the Gabonese striker to get up to speed reasonably quickly, but he should give Barcelona much-needed forward threat.
The job facing Frank Lampard
The gig of Everton manager isn’t the easiest, as Tony Evans explained last week:
Everton’s dysfunctional hierarchy leaves next manager in need of miracles
Frank Lampard or Vitor Pereira are set to inherit a mess that will be difficult to untangle
Busy day at Finch Farm
Among the big movers of deadline day were Everton, with Frank Lampard’s influence immediately clear with the arrival of two attacking midfielders. Both Donny van de Beek and Dele Alli arrive on Merseyside with plenty to prove and join a strange-looking squad - can Lampard make it work?
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