English Premier League concluded their festive schedule to end their first half of the season two days ago. The majority of teams will take a breath after a hectic December month which was hit by the Covid-19 outbreak as well. All teams now set to enjoy 10 days of a break but the FA Cup Third Round fixtures and the EFL Cup semi-finals clash are around the corner this week.
Most of the English clubs are already started their transfer activity to compete in all the competitions possible. The biggest transfer activity in this winter transfer window is Ferran Toress’ departure from Manchester City to Barcelona for a reported fee of £54 million. Newcastle United are looking most active team in the transfer market which was expected. The Magpies are struggling in the relegation zone and need quality signings in January to survive in the Premier League.
Title contenders Manchester City, Liverpool, and Chelsea are unlikely to sign any players but we can expect some exits for sure. Arsenal, Manchester United, West Ham United, and Tottenham Hotspur are likely to sign at least one quality player to finish this season with the Champions League qualification.
English Premier League Confirmed Transfer Deals on Monday:
Kieran Trippier(From Atletico Madrid to Newcastle United) – £12 million
Newcastle United are close to announcing their first signing in this transfer window as they secure English Right-back Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid. La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have agreed on a transfer fee of £12 million plus add-ons for former Tottenham Hotspur.
Kieran Trippier’s set to join Newcastle from Atletico Madrid as expected, done deal and here-we-go. ⚪️? #NUFC
New ownership first signing completed after negotiations started in December.
Club sources talk of £12m plus add ons as per @SkySports_Keith – final fee not clear yet. pic.twitter.com/m7kOc17hPe
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2022
Trippier has signed a two-year contract with Newcastle with an option to extend it for another year. He is set to complete his medical on Wednesday afternoon and it will be an official deal in the evening.
Hayao Kawabe(From Grasshoppers Zurich to Wolverhampton Wanderers) – £0.5 million
Wolves have signed the first-ever Japanese player with Hayao Kawabe from the Switzerland side Grasshoppers Zurich. The 26-year-old has cost them only half a million and put a pen to sign three and a half years deal with the Premier League side.
Kawabe is expected to return to Grasshoppers on loan at the end of this month and to make his debut with Wolves after the summer. Grasshoppers signed the Japanese international from Sanfrece Hiroshima last season. The attacking midfielder has scored 4 goals and assisted 3 more last season which caught the eye of the Wolves’ scouts.
Hassane Kamara(From Nice to Watford) – £4 million
Watford have announced the signing of Ivorian left-back Hassane Kamara from French giants OGC Nice on Wednesday morning. The 27-year-old Kamara completes his £4 million move to Vicarage Stadium after signing a four-year contract.
Welcome to Watford, Hassane! ?
✍️ Kamara joins from Ligue 1 side OGC Nice on a deal until June 2025.@_AFEX
— Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) January 4, 2022
Claudio Ranieri’s side struggling at 17th position in the Premier League table and are just 2 points off to the relegation zone. Kamara has made 11 league appearances this season as Nice are 2nd in the Ligue 1 table but 13 points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Kamara was not selected in Ivory Coast’s squad for the upcoming Africa Cup Of Nations tournament.
Mateo Fernandez(From Espanyol to Leeds United) – Undisclosed Fee(£900, 000 rumored)
Leeds United have announced the signing of Mateo Joseph Fernandez from La Liga side Espanyol. The 18-year-old forward is highly rated in the Spanish football who almost joined Barcelona two years ago. Manchester City and Manchester United were also interested in a Spanish youngster but Leeds secured a potential star on Wednesday.
Fernandez is likely to feature for the U-23 side initially but is expected to make his debut at Elland Road this month. He caught the eye of scouts when he scored 15 goals in 13 matches for Espanyol Cadete in 2019, next year he scored 15 goals for Espanyol B side.
Morgan Boyes(From Liverpool to Livingston) – Undisclosed Fee
Scottish Premiership side Livingston has completed the signing of Morgan Boyes from Liverpool on a one and half year deal. The 20-year-old centre-back was regular on the Liverpool bench last season due to injuries to all first-team centre-backs.
Moyes made 2 appearances for Liverpool, one in EFL Cup as a substitute and another in full debut in the FA Cup last season. Welsh U-21 regular made 32 appearances for Liverpool academy where he scored one goal but failed to make any Premier League appearance.