We take a look at what clubs did on the final day of the January transfer window

With the 2026 January transfer window now closed, football writer Dan Edwards evaluates the major moves that did and didn't happen on Deadline Day.

Transfer Deadline Day opened with rumours of a potential blockbuster move at the top of the table when Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg reported that Arsenal were exploring a move for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali.

Newcastle quickly shut down such rumours before The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported that there was never any direct contact between the clubs.

The most high-profile signing completed on Monday may yet prove to be for a player who will not appear in the Premier League this season.

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Rennes to sign Jeremy Jacquet. The highly-rated 20-year-old central defender is set to spend the rest of the season with Rennes before joining Liverpool at the conclusion of the season.

Chelsea had been strongly linked with Jacquet throughout January, but instead opted to recall Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg, with Aaron Anselmino being sent in the opposite direction after himself being recalled from his loan at Borussia Dortmund.

Crystal Palace were among the Premier League’s busiest teams on the final day of the window; they felt it necessary to bolster their thin squad after unexpectedly being drawn into a potential relegation battle amid senior player departures.

Jean-Philippe Mateta was all but set for a move to AC Milan, but, as reported by the BBC, the Italian giants pulled out of a reported £30million deal for the Frenchman because of issues with his medical. The Frenchman is now set to remain at Selhurst Park.

Having already brought in Brennan Johnson from Tottenham Hotspur and Evann Guessand on loan from Aston Villa earlier in the window, Palace bolstered their attacking options again with the signing of Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Deadline Day.

Wolves replaced Strand Larsen with Adam Armstrong from Championship side Southampton, while they also strengthened their midfield with the signing of former Manchester United player and England international Angel Gomes on loan from Marseille.

The injury to Everton’s Jack Grealish opened up a spot for a new winger, which they have filled with promising Chelsea youngster Tyrique George on loan.

There was one in and one out for Brighton & Hove Albion, who allowed Brajan Gruda to return to Germany with a loan to RB Leipzig, before themselves recalling Matt O’Riley from his loan at Marseille.

After leaving Brighton to join Sunderland in the summer, Simon Adingra has now departed the Stadium of Light to join Monaco on an initial loan deal. Sunderland have filled his spot on the wing with the signing of all-action Ecuadorian winger Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht.

Having allowed Oleksandr Zinchenko’s loan from Arsenal to be cancelled so he could complete a move to Ajax, Nottingham Forest signed German left-back Luca Netz from Borussia Monchengladbach.

After bolstering their attack with the signings of Taty Castellanos, Pablo Felipe and Adama Traore earlier in the window, West Ham United turned their attention to their defence by sealing a late loan move for Chelsea defender Axel Disasi.

There were no major incomings for any of the current top four teams on Deadline Day.

Arsenal ultimately elected to persist with their current options despite losing Mikel Merino to a long-term foot injury.

Manchester City completed their business early, with high-profile moves for Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi, both of whom already look to be important members of the squad.

After losing multiple players to injury, Villa avoided any Deadline Day chaos by quickly completing moves for Tammy Abraham and Douglas Luiz last week.

Manchester United were expected to be busy in January, but Michael Carrick’s immediate impact has proven that their squad is strong enough as it is, with the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire returning to the fold.