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The window of transfer in Europe is closed, but which clubs came out winners and which ones suffered? We distribute winners and losers.
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Rafa Benitez had to wake up and pinch himself this morning. Reducing Mike Ashley's funds tends to require Herculean efforts, but Newcastle now has a new club record signing and there is every chance that around £ 20m, Miguel Almiron will provide the kind of value that his owner search.
Newcastle has long lacked flair for the game and Almiron, who has bewitched Major League Soccer fans in his two years with Atlanta United, should add it. His arrival is significant as it suggests that Newcastle may finally land the serious targets that may keep them out of the relegation battle, and could simply persuade Benitez to open negotiations for a new contract.
Antonio Barreca, a left-back loan from Monaco, was their only other winter rookie, although he was the second choice behind Jordan Lukaku, for whom the transfer failed.
CHELSEA
Given the state of the Chelsea Premier League campaign, it seems paradoxical to say that they had a good month of January. But the windows of transfer concern as much the long term as the fast solutions and, in this respect, the club of Stamford Bridge has obtained good results.
Getting Christian Pulisic's signature at Borussia Dortmund for next season for a total of 64 million euros was a coup d'etat and it was perhaps equally significant to know that they were successful to counter the continuation of Callum Hudson-Odoi by Bayern Munich for 40 million euros. It may well be back on the table next summer, but they now have at least four months to convince the player of his commitment to his future.
Gonzalo Higuain, who took out a relatively risk-free loan with Juventus, may not have made the difference, but it's hard to see him shoot long. In terms of finish, it should be an upgrade to Alvaro Morata, whose loan to Atlético de Madrid was little surprise.
AC MILAN
Chelsea may have the feeling that they did a good job recruiting Higuain, but his replacement in Milan, where Argentina had been loaned, wasted no time proving his worth. Krzystof Piatek, 23, arrived in Genoa for £ 30.9m and, in his second appearance only, scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Italy's Coppa against Napoli. The Polish international, who conceded many goals, who was playing in his national championship for Cracovia just eight months ago, looks like a real stratagem and could help to send Milan closer to the top three in Serie A .
Lucas Paqueta, an extravagantly talented 21-year-old midfielder, arrived from Flamengo at a similar price after the conclusion of an agreement in the fall. Milan has spent its money this winter, but two players should do the same. better.
RB LEIPZIG
The faithful communication link between the German club and Red Bull Salzburg has further improved in the form of Amadou Haidara, a multi-faceted midfielder who appears to be a worthy successor to Naby Keita. "There are not many players of his age who have so much potential," said Ralf Rangnick, RB Leipzig coach, about Haidara, a 20-year-old Mali international, whose transfer to £ 19 million was confirmed just before Christmas.
The additional plot comes from Tyler Adams, who arrives from the New York Red Bulls and who was quickly launched in the Bundesliga matches at the end of January. Adams, 19, seems to have a fantastic perspective and Leipzig may now have tied up his midfield over the next few years.
Emile Smith-Rowe, Arsenal's young offensive midfielder, who signed on loan, also arrives. All that it will be able to produce will be a bonus, but the RB Leipzig window has strengthened their reputation as a club eager to develop young dynamic talents.
losers
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
The Spurs have achieved something new: pbad two consecutive transfer windows without signing first team.
The attitude of Mauricio Pochettino with regard to building teams, preferring to grow from the inside if possible, is well known, but it is hard not to think that they have the air poorly cooked as the end of the season approaches. Harry Kane and Dele Alli are expected to be away for at least a month and, on their return, Tottenham may well have completed both rounds of their Champions League round against Borussia Dortmund as well as their Premier League badignments. rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
This is not the time to miss an opportunity and, as veteran forward Fernando Llorente attacked Watford on Wednesday night, he is asking a lot of questions from him and from Son Heung-Min (now back from Asian Cup) firepower against the best opponents. A wise addition or two would have been welcome this time.
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN
It would be too complicated to call the PSG transfer window a failure, but they enter February with outstanding polling points.
Leandro Paredes, sought after by Chelsea, was a useful Zenit St Petersburg midfielder – and expensive – at £ 34.7m – but the pursuit of their long career against Frenkie de Jong, who chose Barcelona, was frustrating. and they were unable to land Idrissa Gueye from Everton either.
They also find themselves short at the top of the field. Neymar's injury, which prevents him from participating in Manchester United's Champions League match, could be fatal to their burning ambition at the European level and no substitute has been announced. Luciano Acosta of DC United would have been an interesting addition, although perhaps in the longer term, but the negotiations got bogged down and the search for PSG validation through the Champions League could be extended for a while. another year.
HUDDERSFIELD CITY
Huddersfield is sitting at the bottom of the Premier League, 12 points from safety, and there was little appetite for throwing money on the West Yorkshire problem. Karlan Grant, an exciting striker who has joined League One club Charlton for around £ 2m, has a big future ahead of him, but he feels like the kind of arrival to trigger a championship promotion campaign rather than than to try to survive.
Jason Puncheon, now 32, is a more experienced Crystal Palace veteran, but the Terriers seem to be preparing for life on the second floor. Their title departure was the most important of all: David Wagner, their beloved manager, left. His replacement, Jan Siewart, will have to negotiate a steep learning curve for the rest of the season.
VILLARREAL
Formerly contenders for the Champions League and fifth in La Liga last season, Villarreal is in the quagmire of relegation and January has hardly proven his success. Vicente Iborra, the experienced defensive midfielder, is a strong arrival from Leicester but has made little difference.
Instead, they based their hope on the return of manager Javi Calleja, whom they had fired 50 days ago. He replaces his own substitute, Luis Garcia, under whom a Villarreal already very mobile has collapsed in the relegation zone. This may bear fruit, but it betrays a serious lack of planning and a little rearrangement of deckchairs on the Titanic.
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