Premier League transfers: Manolo Gabbiadini goes to the Saints
On the deadline day of the January transfer window for the Premier League, Manolo Gabbiadini was transferred to Southampton from Napoli. The 25 year old former Juventus forward was transferred in a reported £14m deal plus potential add-ons. Manolo has made 13 appearances this season and has been a regular in Napoli's first team since 2015.
January transfer window for Premier League closes
The January transfer window for the Premier League clubs ended yesterday with the clubs spending a six-year high of £215m on players in the 31-day transfer window which saw 151 completed deals. Premier League teams have spent a record £1.38bn on transfers in the 2016-17 season, after a summer outlay of £1.165bn. Let us have a look at the major transfers that took place.
Odion Ighalo joins Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai
In the most expensive deal of the deadline day of the January transfer window, Odion Ighalo was transferred to Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai for a reported fee of £20m. The Watford striker has scored 39 goals in 100 appearances since his transfer in 2014. Happy to cash in on Ighalo, Watford have brought in Mauro Zarate from Fiorentina on a permanent deal.
Burnley breaks transfer record; signs Robbie Brady and Ashley Westwood
Burnley has signed a three-and-a-half year deal with Republic of Ireland's international Robbie Brady for a record amount of about £13m. They have also signed Ashley Westwood from Aston Villa in an undisclosed amount rumored to be around £5m to take the club's spending on transfer deadline day to £18m. Westwood has also signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the club.
Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho signed by Crystal Palace
Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho has been loaned to Crystal Palace for the rest of the season for a fee of about £2m. He has not been playing for the reds since April 2016 due to off-field issues.
