Men’s transfer window January 2022 – all deals from Europe’s top five leagues

Playmaker joins CFG-owned club

18-month loan with purchase option

Centre-back recently signed new five-year deal

Forward returns to club with Wout Weghorst set to join Burnley

Wing-back joins Dutch contingent at Bologna

Had been on loan at Sampdoria

Will wear No 39, number of his father's old taxi

30-year-old's third stint at Sporting

Striker leaves West Brom for new loan move

Reds beat Spurs to secure deal, paying €40m plus €20m in potential add-ons

The January transfer window is not normally where the big clubs, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, do most of their business, but there are times when reinforcements are needed.

And going into deadline day we have the prospect of PSG signing Ousmane Dembelé from Barcelona with Liverpool having already captured Porto’s Luis Díaz for an initial £33.3m

Unsurprisingly Tottenham are still very much active, leaving their business to the last, chasing Juventus pair Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur. Newcastle have been the window’s biggest spenders, and will take their spending past £80m if they manage to get the Dan Burn deal over the line.

One unexpected move – well, at least before the window started – was Christian Eriksen moving to Brentford on deadline day.