January transfers
January 14th, 2012 by EricA
Regular updates with all the transfer news as they happen through this transfer window..
From Tottenham Hotspur: Striker ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO to Lokomotiv Moscow for a fee of £8 million.
From Borussia Dortmund: Midfielder THOMAS EISFELD to Arsenal for a fee in the region of £400,000.
From Notthingham Forest: Forward PATRICK BAMFORD to Chelsea in a five year deal.
From Internazionale: Midfielder THIAGO MOTTA to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of €10 million.
From Fulham: Striker BOBBY ZAMORA to Queens Park Rangers in a £9 million deal.
From Lazio: Striker DJIBRIL CISSE to Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee. The France international has signed a two-and-a-half year contract.
From Atalanta: Left winger SIMONE PADOIN to Juventus for €5 million.
From Chelsea: Striker PHILIPP PROSENIK to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee. The Austrian U-19 international moved from Rapid Wien to Chelsea in the summer of 2009. His time in England has been marred by injuries which halted his career at Stamford Bridge. He will now start on a fresh under Massimiliano Allegri at Milan.
From Stoke City: Winger BEN MARSHALL to Leicester City on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
From Peterborough United: Defender RYAN BENNETT to Swansea City but he will be loaned back to Peterborough for the remainder of the season.

From Manchester United: Midfielder RAVEL MORRISON to West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.
From Wolverhampton Wanderers: Striker ANDY KEOGH to Millwall on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
From Barnsley: Striker RICARDO VAZ TE to West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.
From Rangers: Striker NIKICA JELAVIC to Everton for a fee of £6 million.
From Halmstads BK: Winger MARCUS OLSSON to Blackburn Rovers, where his twin brother Martin Olsson already plays.
From Nottingham Forest: Centre back WES MORGAN to Leicester City on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
From Racing Genk: Winger KEVIN DE BRUYNE to Chelsea for a fee of £6.7 million. The Belgian international has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal but will be loaned back to Genk for the remainder of the season.
From Stuttgart: Striker PAVEL POGREBNYAK to Fulham
From Chelsea: Centre back ALEX to Paris St Germain on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

From Manchester City: Defender NEDUM ONUOHA to Queens Park Rangers on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
From Nancy: Midfielder SAMBA DIAKITE to Queens Park Rangers on an initial loan deal. The plan is to sign the Mali international permanently in the summer for €4 million.
From Werder Bremen: Defender ANDREAS WOLF to AS Monaco for an undisclosed fee. The former Nuremberg captain only spent six months with Werder Bremen. He has signed a three year contract with Monaco.
From Everton: Midfielder DINIYAR BILYALETDINOV to Spartak Moscow for a fee of £5 million. The Russia international moved from Lokomotiv Moscow to Everton in 2009 but has struggled to make an impact in England.
From Birmingham City: Left winger JEAN BEAUSEJOUR to Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
From Sporting Clube de Portugal: Midfielder JOÃO CARLOS TEIXEIRA to Liverpool for a fee of £850 000. The 19 year old playmaker was impressive playing in the NextGen series and predicted to have a great future.
From AZ Alkmaar: Midfielder PONTUS WERNBLOOM to CSKA Moscow on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
From GAIS: Midfielder MERVAN CELIK to Rangers on a free transfer.
From PSV Eindhoven: Midfielder RABIU IBRAHIM to Celtic on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
From Genoa: Striker DANIJEL ALEKSIC to St Etienne on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
From Lecce: Midfielder DJAMEL MESBAH to AC Milan for an undisclosed fee.

From Leeds United: Midfielder JONATHAN HOWSON to Norwich City. The 23 year old, who is also Leeds’ captain, was sold now so that he wouldn’t go for free at the end of season when his contract expired.
From Freiburg: Striker PAPISS CISSE to Newcastle United for a fee of £10 million. The Senegal international has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract.
From FC Köln: Striker SEBASTIEN FREIS to Freiburg to replace the departing Papiss Cisse.
From Racing Genk: Winger DANIEL PUDIL to Granada on a five-and-a-half-year deal. The Czech international will spend the rest of the season on loan to Serie A side Cesena before making his move to the Spanish club.
From Waitakere United: Striker TIM PAYNE to Blackburn Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The young New Zealander has impressed at a trial with the Premiership club and was offered a contract when he turned eighteen last week.
From Manchester City: Defender BEN MEE to Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 22 year old already joined Burnley on loan at the start of the season.
From Luton Town: The three brothers RIO, COLE and JAY DASILVA have been signed by Chelsea’s youth academy. Rio and Cole are 12 year old twins while Jay is 13 years old.
From Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Striker TADANARI LEE to Southampton after finally having secured a work permit. The Japan international was the match winner when Japan beat Australia 1-0 in the 2011 Asian Cup final.
From Juventus: Midfielder IAGO FALQUE has signed a permanent deal with Tottenham Hotspur. The 21 year old Spaniard joined Spurs in August on a loan deal. He spent his early years in both the Real Madrid and Barcelona academies. He has featured several times in the Europa League for Spurs this season. Falque will now join Championship leaders Southampton on loan for the remainder of the season.
From Portsmouth: Left back HERMANN HREIDARSSON to Coventry City on a free transfer. The 37 year old’s contract was due to expire in the summer. Because of a recent lack of playtime he has now agreed to join a struggling Coventry on a short-term contract until the end of the season. The Iceland international, who has experienced relegation from the Premier League a record five times, is expected to retire after this season.
From Derby County: Centre back DEAN LEACOCK to Leyton Orient on a six month contract.
From Esperance Sportive de Tunis: Defender SYAM BEN YOUSSEF to Leyton Orient on a six month contract.
From Gillingham: Midfielder LUKE ROONEY to Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee.
From Real Madrid: Striker JOSE ANGEL POZO to Manchester City for €200.000. He will sign a five year deal on his 16th birthday, on March 15th. The deal could be worth as much as £5 million. There will also be clauses in the deal which allows him to move back to Real for set amounts.
From Scunthorpe United: Centre back MICHAEL NELSON to Kilmarnock on a two-and-a-half-year contract. The 31 year old has previously been an influental defender for Bury, Hartlepool and Norwich. Kilmarnock currently sits in 6th place in the Scottish Premier League.
From Viking FK: Midfielder BIRKIR BJARNASON to Standard Liège on a five year deal. The Iceland international making his move from the Norwegian Tippeligaen to the Belgian Pro League.
From Columbus Crew: Winger ROBBIE ROGERS to Leeds United. The 24 year old USA international is expected to have his work permit coming through after a succesful trial period with the English Championship club.
From Bolton Wanderers: Centre-half GARY CAHILL to Chelsea for a fee of £7 million. The 26 year old’s medical will go through today as he is signing a five year deal.
From Manchester United: Midfielder DARRON GIBSON to Everton for an undisclosed fee. The Ireland international has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal.
From Barcelona: Left back MAXWELL to Paris St Germain for a fee of €3.5 million. The 30 year old Brazilian has signed a three year deal.
From Bury: Winger MICHAEL JONES to Sheffield Wednesday. The 24 year old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.
From Coventry City: Striker LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ to Middlesbrough on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
From Chelsea: Striker NICOLAS ANELKA to Shanghai Shenhua on a two year contract. The 32 year old former France international has joined in the club’s bid to win the Chinese league.
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