Football transfers: 10 standout deals from across Europe in January

The big money move in Europe in January. Premier League clubs missed out on Dusan Vlahovic, who elected to swap Fiorentina for Juventus, a move that has not gone down well with the Viola. The switch means the 21-year-old Serbia international can maintain his push for the Capocannoniere; he sits level with Lazio striker Ciro Immobile atop the Serie A goalscoring leaderboard on 17 goals.

Ferran Torres was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona last year and the club moved fast to sign him on a five-year contract early in January. During his time with Manchester City, Torres scored in every tournament he featured in – for club and country – so Barcelona will be hoping the 21-year-old can build on that. He will help Barcelona replace Sergio Agüero, another forward who left City for Camp Nou.

Some signings immediately improve a team in an area of the pitch and Bruno Guimarães does just that for Newcastle. The Brazilian is a huge upgrade on Eddie Howe’s current options in the middle of the park. As one of three players to average at least 1.5 tackles, dribbles, key passes and fouls won in Europe’s top five leagues this season, he is one of the best all-round midfielders on the continent.

As soon as Liverpool got wind of Tottenham’s interest in Luis Díaz, they made their move for the Colombian. The 25-year-old has had a direct hand in 18 league goals for Porto this season, scoring 14. In the Primeira Liga this season he ranks second for key passes (39), third for dribbles (46) and, crucially, second for possession won in the attacking third (18) – a metric in which Liverpool lead the way in the Premier League. No wonder Jürgen Klopp wanted him.

Burnley fans will have been disappointed to see the back of Chris Wood but, with