January is rarely quiet in the soccer world, and this year’s January transfer window was no exception. Across leagues like the Premier league, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Serie A, clubs reshaped their rosters with signings, surprise departures, and loans. From Premier League moves to under-the-radar transfers in other divisions, these players are going to be hard to miss.
Premier League
As always, we start in England. Here, we need to look at the spending giant: Manchester City. With a seemingly infinite amount of cash, Manchester City were able to sign two premier league proven players: Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo. Marc Guehi was bought for around 20 million euros from Crystal Palace FC. Because City lacked defenders (with both Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol out), Guehi, one of the top defenders with both defensive contributions and clean sheets, was an easy choice. Semenyo was a similar story. Since City needed more depth on the wing and because of Savinho’s poor form, Semenyo was brought in for around 65 million euros. The Bournemouth winger has been electric this season with dozens of goals and a few assists. Since his debut, he has already scored 3 goals and is looking for more.
Aside from Manchester City, a defeated Spurs team, sitting on the lower end of the table for the Premier League, has just signed Conor Gallagher for around 35 million euros. The former Atletico Madrid midfielder is exactly what Tottenham needed. With Kulusevski and Madison missing, their midfield has been lackluster. With Gallagher ready to be a new engine for them, they may be able to turn their season around.
La Liga
In La Liga, the up and coming superstar from Barcelona, Dro, was sold to PSG in a landmark deal for roughly 8 million euros. Starting from La Masia (the Barcelona youth academy), Dro was a standout player who made it all the way to the senior team. Citing lack of playtime, Dro moved to PSG where he looks to make his mark.
Ligue 1
Similarly, Endrick, a superstar from Real Madrid, was loaned to the French team Lyon where he has had an electric start. He scored a hattrick (3 goals) in one of his earlier games and continues to make Lyon a better team. Because of Kylian Mbappe, Endrick has always lived in the shadows. The managers never trusted him enough to start over Mbappe and never gave him a real chance. Hopefully, his performances at Lyon will force them to change their mind.
With that, those are the major transfers in the January window. The soccer (football) world is excited to see what these new stars will bring.
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