There were a series of big moves finalized on 2022 Transfer Deadline Day — winter edition.
We saw Newcastle adding more pieces, Christian Eriksen finding a new club, Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus offloading players, Dele Alli getting a fresh start, and Manchester City landing in-demand Argentine forward Julian Alvarez.
The story that garnered most of the headlines on the day was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's move to FC Barcelona, which was only officially announced two days after the window closed. But there were images of the former Arsenal forward signing papers at Barca's offices on Deadline Day and then training with teammates on Feb. 1 before the formal Feb. 2 reveal.
❗️ NEW SIGNING!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 2, 2022
▶ @Auba is blaugrana!
How was that possible? Arsenal rescinded his contract, paying the player a lump sum of nearly $10 million to essentially make Aubameyang a free agent. His new deal with Barcelona runs through 2025 and the additional years are believed to make up for the reduced wages he'll receive given Barcelona's financial constraints. The club has also given itself an out in June 2023 if things don't work out.
Of course, not every rumored Deadline Day deal went through, whether that was due to teams not finalizing paperwork (Fulham's Fabio Carvalho to Liverpool), or players refusing to move (Hugo Ekitike and Gini Wijnaldum to Newcastle). In the case of Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele, there apparently wasn't another team that wanted him badly enough in January with the player set to be out of contract in June and available on a free transfer.
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Lastly, two more Americans are getting a crack at the European game: George Bello is heading to the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld and center back Auston Trusty will join Arsenal in July.
Transfer Deadline Day: Official moves
| Time (ET) | Player | Position | From | To | Reported details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed/6:05 am | P.E. Aubameyang | Forward | Arsenal | Barcelona | No transfer (Arsenal contract rescinded) Contract thru June 2025 |
| Mon/8:05 pm | Islam Slimani | Forward | Lyon | Sporting CP | Free transfer, 18-month contract (June 2023) |
| Mon/8:05 pm | Marcus Edwards | Midfielder | Vitoria Guimaraes | Sporting CP | $8.5m transfer fee, contract (June 2026) |
| Mon/7:20 pm | Dele Alli | Midfielder | Tottenham | Everton | Up to $40m fee (appearance-based), 2.5 yrs |
| Mon/5:46 pm | Dan Burn | Defender | Brighton | Newcastle | $17 million fee, 2.5-year contract |
| Mon/5:00 pm | Jean-Philippe Mateta | Forward | Mainz 05 | Crystal Palace | $12m option exercised, 4.5yr thru June '26 |
| Mon/5:00 pm | Reinildo Mandava | Defender | LOSC Lille | Atletico Madrid | $4.5m thru June 2025 |
| Mon/4:31 pm | Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder | Juventus | Rangers | Loan thru June 2022 with buy option |
| Mon/2:31 pm | Auston Trusty | Defender | Colorado | Arsenal | Joins Arsenal in July 2022 |
| Mon/2:16 pm | Jovane Cabral | Forward | Sporting CP | Lazio | $1.1m loan thru June 2022 + $9m option |
| Mon/1:49 pm | Donny van de Beek | Midfielder | Man United | Everton | Loan for rest of season + no option |
| Mon/1:15 pm | Giovani Lo Celso | Midfielder | Tottenham | Villarreal | Loan for rest of season + option |
| Mon/1:01 pm | Matt Targett | Defender | Aston Villa | Newcastle | Loan for remainder of 2021-22 |
| Mon/1:00 pm | Inaki Pena | Goalkeeper | Barcelona | Galatasaray | Loan for remainder of 2021-22 + no option |
| Mon/12:37 pm | Bryan Gil | Forward | Tottenham | Valencia | Loan, no contract purchase option |
| Mon/12:00 pm | George Bello | Defender | Atlanta United | A. Bielefeld | $2.2 million incl. bonuses thru 2026 |
| Mon/11:24 am | Rodrigo Betancur | Midfielder | Juventus | Tottenham | $28 million permanent transfer |
| Mon/11:20 am | Dejan Kulusevski | Forward | Juventus | Tottenham | $11m loan to June 2023 + $39m option |
| Mon/10:41 am | Denis Zakaria | Midfielder | Gladbach | Juventus | $5.6 milion, contract thru June 2026 |
| Mon/10:28 am | Tanguy Ndombele | Midfielder | Tottenham | Lyon | Free 6-month loan, $73m option |
| Mon/10:16 am | Romain Faivre | Midfielder | Brest | Lyon | $17m fee, signed through June 2026 |
| Mon/9:01 am | Julian Alvarez | Forward | River Plate | Man City | $19 million fee, 5.5-year deal |
| Mon/6:05 am | Wout Weghorst | Forward | VfL Wolfsburg | Burnley | $17 million fee, 3.5-year deal |
| Mon/3:01 am | Christian Eriksen | Midfielder | N/A | Brentford | Free transfer / 6-month deal |
Transfer Deadline Day: Rumors & Reports
| Player | Position | From | To | Latest details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabio Carvalho | Midfielder | Fulham | Liverpool | $11m, 5-yr deal, but deal fell thru (Romano) |
| Raul de Tomas | Forward | Espanyol | Arsenal | Unlikely in January (Football London) |
| Ousmane Dembele | Forward | Barcelona | Chelsea | Player is staying at Barcelona (Romano) |
| Hugo Ekitike | Forward | Stade Reims | Newcastle | Player rejecting transfer (Sun) |
| Alexander Isak | Forward | Real Sociedad | Arsenal | $100m buyout involved (Express Sport) |
| Jesse Lingard | Forward | Man United | Newcastle | Man United not moving Lingard (Ornstein) |
| Gini Wijnaldum | Midfielder | PSG | Newcastle | Player refusing move (Desfarges) |