Football transfer news january 2019
Here are some of the major football transfer news from January 2019:
Premier League
- Chelsea sign Gonzalo Higuaín from Juventus on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy for £31.3m. (January 3)
- Arsenal sign Denis Suárez from Barcelona on loan until the end of the season. (January 22)
- Manchester United sign Alexis Sánchez from Arsenal for £20m, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving in the opposite direction. (January 22)
- Everton sign Cenk Tosun from Beşiktaş for £20.5m. (January 2)
- West Ham United sign Fabián Balbuena from Corinthians for £4.2m. (January 31)
- Newcastle United sign Miguel Almirón from Atlanta United for £21.5m. (January 31)
La Liga
- Barcelona sign Kevin-Prince Boateng from Sassuolo on loan until the end of the season. (January 29)
- Atlético Madrid sign Vitolo from AS Roma for £36m. (January 29)
- Real Madrid sign Álvaro Odriozola from Real Sociedad for £30m. (January 28)
- Valencia sign Denis Cheryshev from Villarreal on loan until the end of the season. (January 28)
Bundesliga
- Bayern Munich sign Jan Kirchhoff from Werder Bremen on a free transfer. (January 31)
- Borussia Dortmund sign Thorgan Hazard from Borussia Mönchengladbach for £30m. (January 31)
- RB Leipzig sign Yussuf Poulsen from Red Bull Salzburg for £20m. (January 31)
Serie A
- Juventus sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid for £100m. (July 2018, but officially registered in January 2019)
- Roma sign Gonzalo Villar from Real Valladolid for £10m. (January 31)
- Napoli sign Hirving Lozano from PSV Eindhoven for £37m. (January 26)
Other leagues
- Paris Saint-Germain sign Leandro Paredes from Zenit St Petersburg for £30m. (January 30)
- Inter Milan sign Radja Nainggolan from Roma for £22m. (January 29)
- Tottenham Hotspur sign Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain for £25m. (January 29)
Note: The transfer window closed on January 31, 2019, for most European leagues, but some leagues may have had extended windows or allowed transfers to be completed after the initial deadline.