Live Transfer Blog: EPL, La Liga and Rest of Europe [31st January, 2017]

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Updated: 31 January 2017 18:39 IST - Published: 31 January 2017 11:52 IST

Transfer Deadline Day Live Blog - EPL, La Liga and Rest of Europe - 31st January 2017

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ANOTHER BLOW FOR CHELSEA!

Schalke have confirmed that they have turn down a bid from Chelsea for left-back, Sead Kolasinac.

BAD NEWS FOR CHELSEA FANS:

Moussa Dembele is reportedly heading to London for "specialist knee aspiration procedure" and not to sign for Chelsea.

📑 | We are delighted to announce the loan signing of Andrea Ranocchia from @Inter_en #WelcomeAndrea pic.twitter.com/mMJ24CkInE
— Hull City (@HullCity) January 31, 2017

CHELSEA TO SPEND €100 MILLION ON BELOTTI

Chelsea are set to break their transfer record once again on the final day of the January transfer window by making a €100 million move for Andrea Belotti.

Chelsea director, Michael Emenalo, is reportedly in Italy to secure the signature of Torino striker and also try and negotiate a deal with the club. The Serie A side are holding out for his €100 million release clause and are not willing to let him go for anything less.

Looks like Chelsea might have agreed a deal with Celtic to sign Moussa Dembélé. he's reportedly on his way to London right now and might join them before the window ends!

Celtic striker Moussa Dembele is currently on flight from Glasgow to London. pic.twitter.com/op9XBqz3Sy
— Transfer Related (@TransferRelated) January 31, 2017

BREAKING: Las Palmas have confirmed the signing of Jese Rodriguez from PSG on loan until the end of the season.

BREAKING: Inter Milan's Jonathan Biabiany has rejected a loan move to Chelsea. He wants to leave the Serie A side on a permanent deal rather than moving on a loan deal.

Arsenal youngster, Gedion Zelalem has joined VVV Venlo on loan until the end of the season.

Chinese side, Tianjin Quanjian have completed the signing of Alexandre Pato from Villarreal. The Chinese side are managed by Fabio Cannavaro and have just signed Axel Witsel.

Arsenal youngster Chuba Akpom has joined Championship side Brighton on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year old starlet ha previously spent time at Brentford, Coventry City and Nottingham Forest and will hope that an impressive showing at Brighton will be enough to impress Arsene Wenger and get him to hand him more chances at the Emirates next season

Surprise La Liga title challengers Sevilla have decided they need to bolster their squad depth if they are to remain competitive in the league and in Europe; and have plonked 5.5 million in cold, hard, cash to lure Walter Montoya from Rosario.

The Argentine sure will have no problems understanding what his compatriot, Jorge Sampaoli, will be yelling at him 24x7 from today onwards.

Former youtube sensation and could-have-been-the-next-ronaldo Alexandre Pato has ducked his way into the Chinese Super League. At least, the lad is making some moolah, eh?

Pato will now turn out for Fabio Cannavaro’s Tianjin Quanjian after the Chinese club coughed up a reported fee of 18 million for the Brazilian

Rugged Uruguayan central defender Martín Cáceres is expected at Crystal Palace today. A free agent having left Juve last summer, he can still sign after deadline day - but Big Sam wants some big defenders pronto, and Martin's medical may well be done at maximum speed

BREAKING: Lille have completed the signing of Anwar El Ghazi from Ajax on a four-and-a-half year deal.

Alexis Sanchez is NOT a happy squirrel whatsover - and he may just be tempted by 220,000 of the good stuff.. from all the people in the world - ATLETICO MADRID

BREAKING: Bayer Leverkusen have signed Leon Bailey from Genk.

Welcome, Leon #Bailey! 🇯🇲
Der 19-Jährige kommt mit sofortiger Wirkung vom @KRCGenkofficial und hat bei #Bayer04 bis 2022 unterschrieben! pic.twitter.com/mJ4UHjVejs
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball) January 31, 2017

SWAP DEAL!

Swansea and Aston Villa are close to agreeing a swap deal involving Neil Taylor and Jordan Ayew!

VIDAL SET FOR BARCELONA MOVE

Barcelona have reportedly agreed a deal with Bayern Munich to sign Arturo Vidal. Don Balon claim that the Catalan giants have beaten Chelsea to the signing of the midfielder.

Antonio Conte was said to be keen on landing the midfielder but the Chilean has opted to snub a move the Premier League and join the La Liga side. Conte wants a proper partner for Kante as he was not completely happy with Matic and Fabregas.

Luis Enrique was on the hunt for an Ivan Rakitic replacement as the Croatian has bene linked with a move away from the club. Barcelona have agreed a £45 million deal with Bayern Munich according to the Spanish publication.

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HUGE BLOW TO WEST HAM!

Hammers reportedly made a move to sign Cesc Fabregas from Chelsea today but have been told that they have no chance of signing the midfielder.

Told no chance of West Ham signing Cesc Fabregas today. He's happy at Chelsea. AC Milan, Inter Milan & Juventus all interested
— Kaveh Solhekol (@SkyKaveh) January 31, 2017

BREAKING: Turkish side, Istanbul Basaksehir have signed Emmanuel Adebayor! The former Arsenal man was a free agent after being released by Crystal Palace in the summer.

SON DAKİKA! Başakşehir, dünyaca ünlü golcü Emmanuel Adebayor ile 1.5 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı pic.twitter.com/J2fc5Qp6qY
— beIN SPORTS Türkiye (@beINSPORTS_TR) January 31, 2017

Manolo Gabbiadini is on his way to Southampton for his medical today. The Saints have agreed a £17 million fee with Napoli for the striker.

Chelsea are keen on signing Celtic striker, Moussa Dembele according to Sky Sports. The Scottish side are reluctant to sell him but are said to be willing to let the Frenchman go if they get £40 million for him.

Hello and welcome to the final Live Transfer Blog of the month! It's the deadline day and we are expecting some changes in the big teams today. Stay tuned!