Arsenal, Morata, Pep and the winners and losers of the January transfer window

Alvaro Morata played under two coaches at Chelsea and did not have one. Despite his qualifications as a winner of the Champions League, the Spaniard has never looked at him in blue Chelsea.

The club tried to replace him last January when Olivier Giroud had been brought to Arsenal.

A similar match took place this winter because of Maurizio Sarri's discontent with the former Juventus. He got his favorite center in Gonzalo Higuain, followed by Michy Batshuayi. AC Milan has replaced the Argentine international by Krzysztof Piątek and Morata has decided to change his dream in his children's club Atletico Madrid where he could try to revive his career. And he can do it away from what announces itself as an impending disaster on the bridge.

The transfer slot began sneakily for Arsenal and Unai Emery admitted that the club could not enter into a permanent deal in January due to lack of funds.

This shocked many supporters of Arsenal, who perhaps hoped for improvements in the defensive and midfield sectors, which needed to be strengthened.

Then came the news that Aaron Ramsey, whom Arsenal had decided not to renew, was going to sign for the perennial Italian champion, Juventus.

To top it off, Sven Mislintat left the club barely a year after taking office. At death, they missed Ivan Perisic and the signing of the reserve of Barcelona, ​​Denis Suarez, is stamped with despair.

Barcelona's desperate search for a backup striker took him on pretty unlikely tracks in January with former Middlesbrough striker, Cristhian Stuani, vying to play in lining ahead of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

In the end, this role fell to Kevin-Prince Boateng, a 31-year-old companion, which the Premier League fans already knew as a midfielder from Tottenham and Portsmouth. He plays as a center forward these days and was a good player for Sbaduolo in Serie A before the winter break and a pelvic injury put him out of action.

He has a history in La Liga after playing a season in Las Palmas, but probably can not believe his luck now that he has to train alongside the best player in the world every day.

Frenkie De Jong finally opted for Barcelona after becoming the most sought-after badet on the market. Ajax will receive 75 M € from the sale of its midfield, but will keep it until the summer. PSG was alongside Barca at every stage, but failed to attract the young Dutch champion.

Instead, they turned to the Leandro parades Zenit for 42 million euros, which does not tear any tree in Russia. Idrissa Gueye and Julian Weigl of Everton also failed.

Worse still, it has been learned that Neymar is confirmed absent for at least 10 weeks with a metatarsal injury. He will miss their double-header in the Champions League against Manchester United.

They are also facing the prospect of losing Adrien Rabiot escaped midfielder free of charge in the summer, as Thomas Tuchel was forced to reinstate the exiled midfielder in his late shots in the window.

Not all teams can order around 60 million euros for one of their marginal players, but Borussia Dortmund did just that by selling Christian Pulisic to Chelsea. The American is destined to be one of the best players in his country, but if he can not join the Dortmund team at the moment, how lucky is he to make the Chelsea team?

He has suffered this season due to the presence of two new players in Jadon Sancho and Paco Alcacer. Both players – with Marco Reus – were too hot for the Bundesliga with Dortmund in the lead. Pulisic looks from the bench and with good reason. It is not at their level.

Speaking of Jadon Sancho, Manchester City lost two of its bright hopes in January to Brahim Diaz, against Real Madrid, and Rabbi Matondo, in front of Schalke. These two transfers – like Sancho – have confirmed that the best young people would seek a way out of the city unless they can get a few minutes with Pep Guardiola.

He vainly pursued another midfielder – Frenkie De Jong not being convinced of the proposed draft in Manchester. Guardiola had trouble explaining that City would not have to pay ransom for wages and fees – despite their wealth derived from Abu Dhabi – but the list of targets they fail to land up again lengthening more and more.

Major League Soccer is becoming one of the best development leagues for young talents in the world. This is proven by the caliber of the club looking to recruit talent next January.

Newcastle broke his club transfer record and the historic MLS mark to draw playmaker Miguel Almiron from Atlanta United champions.

This winter, Canada striker Alphonso Davies joined Bayern Munich after winning the Vancouver Whitecaps. Defender Chris Richards of FC Dallas was also signed by the German giants after a loan period.

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The RB Leipzig acquired Tyler Adams from the New York Red Bulls' sister club, while Zack Steffen was to join Manchester City after the Columbus Crew in the summer.

MLS has the nascent reputation of being the ideal middle ground between the difficult South American league and the rigors of the highest level in Europe. And as more and more young players see Almiron and Acosta in front of them win big shots, more they will be inclined to follow.

Atlanta has already paid a record amount for signing Gonzalo's "Pity". Martinez of River Plate as Almiron's replacement, while Lucas Rodriguez settles in Washington for an initial loan.