Transfer Deadline Day round-up: Late lucrative swoops

Matt Haynes | February 2, 2016

The January transfer window came to a close with a rather softening squelch, following late activity from Stoke City and Everton on a day which both surprised and shocked.

Blockbuster January

We saw this winter window top a five-year high of £175m spent on players, with a number of deals being pushed through on the last day.

Regarding the amount clubs spent, management consultancy spokesman of Deloitte, Dan Jones said: “Notably, this January’s spending has been driven in large part by clubs in the bottom half of the table.

“The promise of the new broadcast deal for Premier League clubs from next season onwards and the threat of missing out through relegation is contributing to clubs investing in an attempt to stay in the league.”

Hitting the headlines for deals was Giannelli Imbula’s £18.3m move from Porto to Stoke City with the promising French midfielder joining an ambitious outfit in Staffordshire, who are 9/1 with Coral for a top six finish.

Marco van Ginkel, meanwhile, had his loan deal at Stoke cut short, with the Dutch midfielder joining PSV Eindhoven from Chelsea until the end of the season.