Chelsea complete Enzo Fernandez signing on deadline day, Man Utd confirm Marcel Sabitzer loan
Chelsea’s pursuit of Argentina World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez went down to the wire on deadline day, after Arsenal completed the signing of Blues midfielder Jorginho
Chelsea have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez for £106m, in what is a British transfer record. The Blues met Benfica’s release clause for the Argentina midfielder shortly before Tuesday’s 11pm transfer deadline.
A statement from the Portuguese side confirmed the deal past midnight after Chelsea rushed to complete the transfer.
It came after Manchester United signed Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich until the end of the season. The Austria international adds to United’s midfield options after Christian Eriksen was ruled out for three months with an ankle injury.
Brighton held on to midfielder Moises Caicedo, but Arsenal turned their attention to another target and signed Jorginho from Premier League rivals Chelsea in a £13m deal.
Elsewhere, Tottenham confirmed the signing of right back Pedro Porro, with Matt Doherty joining Atletico Madrid on a free transfer after his contract with Spurs was terminated by mutual agreement.
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More details on Joao Cancelo move
The deal for the 28-year-old Portugal international is understood to include a £61.5m option for the Bundesliga giants to buy the player in the summer.
Hasan Salihamidzic, Bayern board member for sport, said: “We’re very happy that Joao Cancelo will now play for FC Bayern.
“We’ve signed him on loan now and have the possibility of signing him permanently in the summer.”
Spurs sign Soonsup-Bell
Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Jude Soonsup-Bell from Chelsea.
The teenage striker has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal and will join the Tottenham academy, becoming just the fourth player to move directly from Chelsea to Tottenham in the Premier League era.
Bayern Munich confirm Joao Cancelo
Bayern Munich have confirmed the loan signing of Joao Cancelo until the end of the season. Here’s the former Manchester City left-back being announced by the Bundesliga side:
Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet’s future up in the air on deadline day in Scotland
Hibernian striker Kevin Nisbet came into the spotlight again as the Scottish transfer deadline approached.
The Scotland international turned down a move to Millwall on Friday but reports claim he was the subject of a failed bid by Wigan on Monday.
Former Hibs boss Shaun Maloney is also said to have targeted Josh Campbell after taking over at the Latics. Lee Johnson is still looking for another defender after signing 20-year-old CJ Egan-Riley on loan from Burnley on Monday.
Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet’s future up in the air on deadline day in Scotland
The Scotland international turned down a move to Millwall on Friday but reports claim he was the subject of a failed bid by Wigan on Monday.
Palace monitoring Gallagher situation
Crystal Palace are monitoring Conor Gallagher’s situation at Chelsea with a view to making a late move for the admired midfielder.
Palace have long been interested in bringing the 22-year-old back to Selhurst Park after a fine spell at the club last season where he won the club’s end-of-season Player of the Year award.
There was a rejected £45million move to Everton yesterday and Chelsea have been reluctant to accept any offers from European qualification rival Newcastle.
That leaves Palace in the driving seat for a late deadline day move but it seems increasing unlikely that Gallagher will leave the club given Chelsea are on the verge of letting Jorginho leave.
Palace are also interested in Arsenal’s Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Sunderland complete Anderson signing
Sunderland have completed the signing of youngster Joe Anderson from Everton.
The 21-year-old Anderson captained Everton Under-21s this season and is a ball-playing defender capable of playing in the centre or on the left.
He has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the club and an option of a further year.
Manchester United loan out Bernard
Man Utd centre-back Di’Shon Bernard has agreed to join League One side Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 22-year-old is keen to secure first-team football between now and the end of the campaign and is set to undergo a medical with Portsmouth this morning.
Bayern set to announce Cancelo
Joao Cancelo is set to be announced as a new Bayern Munich player on loan from Manchester City today.
Cancelo flew in to Germany on Monday and underwent a medical last night. The deal for the defender is an initial loan with an option to buy him for more than £61m (€70m) at the end of the season.
Man City are believed to not be in the market to replace the left-back this month.
Atletico Madrid chase deadline day deal for Tottenham wing-back Matt Doherty
Atletico Madrid are considering a loan move for Tottenham Hotspur‘s Matt Doherty, with Diego Simeone having instructed the hierarchy to bring in a right-back this window.
The Spanish club have already failed in two bids for Olympique Marseille’s Jonathan Clauss, but there is a good relationship with Spurs after recent moves and the Irish international has been broached as an option. The 31-year-old has been in and out of Antonio Conte‘s side this season but is valued by the Italian, and there is a feeling his strengths could fit what Simeone wants.
Talks are underway after Atletico raised the prospect of a move and Doherty is in Madrid to discuss the move. There is not expected to be any option or obligation for the loan to become permanent.
Atletico Madrid chase deadline day deal for Tottenham wing-back Matt Doherty
Antonio Conte has heavily rotated his wing-backs this season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Marseille join race for Vitinha
Marseille have joined the race for Vitinha putting Southampton’s move for the Braga striker in doubt.
Vitinha has a release clause of more than £26m in his contract that both clubs are prepared to pay and the player is said to be considering his options.
The decision of where to move is now down to the player.
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