Transfer deadline blog: Barca still busy

The January transfer window slams shut at 6pm ET as European teams scramble to add new signings for title pushes, races for European places and to stave off relegation. You can expect a flurry of activity between now and the end of the day. Keep up to date with the latest news and rumours.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta says he's confident the club will get its business taken care of prior to the window closing this evening with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arriving at Camp Nou and Ousmane Dembele heading elsewhere.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Aubameyang: “It seems that we will pull it off [Aubameyang deal]. Ousmane Dembélé? Various solutions have been proposed, the last one depends on whether the player accepts it, it is to go to an English club”, he told Mundo Deportivo”.