Aubameyang to be unveiled tomorrow Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has completed his move to Barcelona from Arsenal on a free transfer – but the deal won’t be announced officially until 8.30am (GMT) tomorrow. Beyond Aaron Ramsey’s arrival at Ibrox, what else has been happening in Scotland? Well, Rangers also signed Poland defender Mateusz Zukowski, but failed with a bid to bring forward the signing of Hearts’ John Souttar. Elsewhere, Dundee have signed Partick forward Zak Rudden, and loaned in right-back Vontae Daley-Campbell from Leicester. Teenage Celtic midfielder Adam Montgomery has joined Aberdeen on loan, and Dundee United have brought in Arsenal midfielder Tim Akinola, also on loan. Liverpool move for Carvalho off So, the deals for Alli and Aubameyang are going through – but Liverpool’s move for Fabio Carvalho has fallen through. Fabrizio Romano reports that, while the medical was done, the other paperwork was not ready in time – so he will stay at Fulham until the summer at least. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a Barcelona player – we’re just waiting on the official announcement. Another deadline-day deal done at Hull ... “With their new wealthy owners it’s perhaps no surprise that Newcastle got money to Burn,” honks Peter Oh. Deal sheet in for Dele Alli Everton have submitted a deal sheet to the Premier League which gives them until 1am to complete the paperwork on the Dele Alli deal. Crystal Palace sign Luke Plange from Derby The 19-year-old forward joins for £1m, but will go back on loan to Derby. There was some uncertainty about that earlier, with the Rams under a transfer embargo – but that appears to have been ironed out. “I’m very excited to be joining a big Premier League club. I’m ready to crack on,” says Plange, perhaps confusing Selhurst Park with Love Island. “Obviously I’ll be with Derby, fighting for them in the Championship, but I will be ready to go back to Crystal Palace in the summer.” The Premier League transfer window is closed! On Sky, the presenter has just summarised the month’s big stories in meandering free verse. It’s that time of night. The window is closed in England, France and Spain – but not in Scotland yet, they’re going until midnight. A busy day for Bournemouth ends with the loan signing of Todd Cantwell, who is somehow surplus to requirements at Norwich. A #nicetouch from the Brighton admin after Dan Burn’s departure was confirmed. I’m sure the £12.5m deposited in the club account softened the blow. Newcastle sign Dan Burn from Brighton One that was basically in the books yesterday, but has only just been announced. Brighton defender Dan Burn, a boyhood Newcastle fan, has joined Eddie Howe’s side. The fee is £12.5m, taking the club’s January spending to more than £80m. But is it enough to keep them up? “How does someone go from club captain to released for nothing in half a season – does he go full Costanza?” asks Dan Christmas on Aubameyang. It’s been a decent turnaround today though – he’s gone from the new Peter Odemwingie to Barcelona’s new centre-forward. The Guardian is funded by readers like you. We are entirely independent – there is no billionaire owner or proprietor who can censor what we write about. We are also free from a paywall, and everything we publish is open and available for all, regardless of means or status. But we rely on contributions from readers like you to power our journalism. If you’d like to support our work, from as little as £1, you can do so here. Another arrival at Brighton! English winger Benicio Baker-Boaitey has joined on loan from Porto, and will spend a year with the Seagulls’s under-23 side. Hull City, who are under new ownership, have made some deadline day moves. Midfielder Ryan Longman has joined permanently from Brighton after a loan spell, and Iranian forward Allahyar Sayyadmanesh arrives on loan from Fenerbahce. Forward Marcus Forss could still join on loan from Brentford, but a move for Fulham’s Steven Sessegnon has broken down – he’s joined Plymouth instead. 11pm (GMT) also marks the end of the window in Spain and France. Not many big deals in the works, although Lyon splashed out for Brest’s Romain Faivre earlier today, and will let Islam Slimani return to Sporting for free. Atlético Madrid have signed Mozambique full-back Reinaldo Mandava for €3m from Lille. There was already a deal in place for him to join in summer, but it’s now been brought forward. Forty-five minutes for Premier League teams to get deals done, or reach for the dreaded deal sheet. Blows my mind that it happens every time, when they’ve had weeks to get their act together. Anyway – our transfer tracker just keeps ticking over: Josh Maja loves a late January move – he left Sunderland for Bordeaux in January 2019, then joined Fulham on loan last deadline day. Now he’s off to Stoke on loan, joining a decent group of January signings including Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Lewis Baker and Jaden Philogene-Bidace. Crystal Palace sign Jean-Philippe Mateta permanently Forward Jean-Philippe Mateta has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Crystal Palace after the club decided to make his loan move permanent. The fee is reportedly in the region of £10m. Will Unwin Winger Josh Bowler will be staying at Blackpool after Nottingham Forest were priced out of a deal for the player. Bournemouth also showed interest in the former Everton man but decided to look elsewhere. It doesn’t look like Ousmane Dembélé is going anywhere tonight. Bournemouth clearly don’t fancy another year in the Championship – they’ve signed winger Siriki Dembélé from Peterborough, paid Cardiff £3.5m for striker Kieffer Moore and secured loan deals for Newcastle keeper Freddie Woodman and Liverpool defender Nat Phillips. What’s more – they’re still working on a move for Norwich’s Todd Cantwell. Liverpool agree fee for Fabio Carvalho Liverpool have agreed a fee with Fulham for Fabio Carvalho after a complicated day of negotiations. They still have to finalise personal terms and the player needs to pass a medical before the 11pm deadline, however, so it could be close. Here’s our story on arguably the surprise move of deadline day: What about Crystal Palace, I hear you ask. Well, they are working on two late deals – a permanent move for on-loan forward Jean-Philippe Mateta, and a £1m move for Derby prospect Luke Plange. A long, long Overground ride away in Stratford, it’s been a frustrating window for West Ham, with no major signings despite interest in Kalvin Phillips, Raphinha, Darwin Nuñez, Jesse Lingard etc etc. A small piece of business at Chelsea – they’re trying to get a deal for Charlton Athletic striker Mason Burstow over the line. The 18-year-old would be a signing for the academy. Transfer doyen Fabrizio Romano reports that Dele Alli will be announced imminently. Everton also tried to get their hands on Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic today, but to no avail. Aaron Ramsey joins Rangers on loan Rangers didn’t waste any time getting this one announced, and I for one am grateful. Aaron Ramsey arrives on loan from Juventus, and will be quite the signing if he can stay fit. Ousmane Dembélé is still a Barcelona player, despite links with PSG, Chelsea, Spurs and more in the last few days. Here’s Sid Lowe on a sorry situation: Aaron Ramsey is at Ibrox! Rangers have until midnight to get him signed up – the Scottish window is open for an extra hour. “I’m 40 tomorrow, I really shouldn’t still be as engrossed in this merry-go-round as I am. Still hoping for a last minute surprise birthday present from Tottenham though! Mind you, this window should beat Zeki Fryers for my 30th.” Happy birthday, Nick Dent. Nobody’s been busier than Tottenham today, with two players in, three out and Dele Alli leaving for good: Two hours to go! We’re waiting on confirmation of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s move to Barcelona, Dele Alli joining Everton, and Dan Burn being added to Newcastle’s January basket. Plus, there’s still time for a late twist, or for someone, somewhere to sign Ousmane Dembélé. Stick around! “It boggles the mind how Barcelona have managed to craft a financial plan that allows them to sign Aubameyang,” notes Edward Graves. “For a club that is over a billion euros in debt, how exactly are they finding the funds to pay his salary?” Who knows – and I can’t help but feel that a forward line of Aubameyang, Adama Traoré and Ferran Torres is going to take a while to click. Don’t forget – you can catch up with all the day’s transfers around Europe with our interactive tracker: Dele Alli is close to being announced as an Everton player. Despite rumours of other Premier League clubs trying to hijack the deal (looking at you, Newcastle), he is going to join Big Frank’s Goodison revolution. “I don’t suppose the Aubameyang negotiations include any discussion of downgrading his Mr 10% to a much more sensible Mr 3%?” wonders Peter Oh. I dread to think of the expenses tab that’s been run up at the airport this afternoon. A trio of outgoings from the fringes of the Manchester City squad: Defender Sammy Robinson has joined Port Vale, winger Luke Bolton is heading for Salford, and midfielder Matt Smith has signed for MK Dons. Arsenal sign a player! It’s one for the future, though – Colorado Rapids defender Auston Trusty, who certainly sounds reliable. Here’s our latest take on the Aubameyang situation. It looks like the forward is leaving on a free transfer. “Honeymoon period isn’t over yet, so if Conte wants them he gets them,” says Yash Gupta. “What he says, club follows and most fans nod in agreement unconditionally. Personally I’m excited for new signings and can’t wait to see them play.” A fair point, but were these the players Conte wanted at the start of the window? Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks set to become a Barcelona player this evening, on a free transfer. Arsenal are happy to let him go with 18 months left on his contract – according to Sky’s number-crunchers, it will save them £25m in wages. A busy day for Bournemouth, who have brought in keeper Freddie Woodman and centre-back Nat Phillips on loan – and they’ve now secured a permanent deal for Cardiff and Wales forward, Kieffer Moore. A little more background on Brighton’s new signing, Deniz Undav, from Edward Ricketts, who I’m appointing as our Belgian league roving reporter. “Brighton and Union Saint-Gilloise are both owned by Tony Bloom, with a host of players shuttling between the clubs in recent years. More remarkably Union, from southeast Brussels, are currently nine points clear at the top of the Belgian First Division having just been promoted – and have been wholeheartedly adopted by Brussels hipster types of late.” Undav has played a major role in the club’s rise, scoring 35 goals in 52 games for the hipster favourites. Two players who appear to be going nowhere tonight are Steven Bergwijn, who had been linked with a move to Ajax ... and Jesse Lingard. West Ham and Newcastle had been trying to get a move over the line, but Lingard will stay and see out his Manchester United contract. Liverpool are still hoping to get a deal over the line tonight for Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho: It’s being reported by the Athletic and now Sky Sports News that Barcelona have agreed a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! It’s either a six-month loan and then a permanent move, or a free transfer, depending on who you ask. Either way, it seems he’s played his last game for Arsenal. “Curious about Spurs dealings today,” writes Shawn Grant. “Are Bentancur and Kulusevski that much of an upgrade, talent-wise, on Ndombele and Lo Celso (and I suppose throw Dele in there too), or is this Paratici and Conte dipping into a market familiar to them, hoping some fresh blood will give them a kick up the backside?” I would imagine the latter, but Serie A heads might disagree. Get in touch... If you’re enjoying our coverage, you can make a deadline-day transaction of your own below: The Guardian is funded by readers like you. We are entirely independent – there is no billionaire owner or proprietor who can censor what we write about. We are also free from a paywall, and everything we publish is open and available for all, regardless of means or status. But we rely on contributions from readers like you to power our journalism. If you’d like to support our work, from as little as £1, you can do so here. Newcastle are expected to tie up a deal for Dan Burn tonight, but any faint hopes of signing Reims striker Hugo Ekitike have been extinguished. The Ligue 1 club and their forward “have decided by mutual agreement to continue the adventure together,” according to an official statement.
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