Transfer information LIVE! Deadline day achieved offers and response as Tel and Gonzalez transfer and Chelsea axe 4

Transfer deadline day round-up from The Independent’s Miguel Delaney

Transfer deadline day came to an end last night as Premier League clubs faced a frantic few hours to complete last-minute January deals before the window shut at 11pm.

Mathys Tel provided a huge deadline day twist as he reversed his decision not to join Tottenham. Spurs agreed a £50.2m permanent deal for 19-year-old Tel last week but the player didn’t want to join the north London club, with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea fc and Manchester United – who were on the hunt for a new forward after Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa on loan but ultimately stood pat for financial reasons – also interested.

However, a long chat with Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou caused Tel to U-turn today and he joined the club for the second half of the season, while the deal includes the option to make the transfer permanent in the summer.

Elsewhere, Manchester City’s flaws were exposed by Arsenal in a 5-1 defeat over the weekend and Pep Guardiola’s side signed defensive midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto for £49m as a long-overdue Rodri replacement.

Aston Villa signed three-time Champions League winner Marco Asensio on loan from PSG until the end of the season and Villa were also set to confirm the loan signing of Chelsea centre-back Axel Disasi late on Monday evening. There was plenty of other transfer news involving the Blues as Joao Felix was set to exit Stamford Bridge for AC Milan after Ben Chilwell did exactly that to Crystal Palace and Carney Chukwuemeka headed for Borussia Dortmund.

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The top clubs largely resisted the sort of excess spending that has characterised past windows, while middle-class sides like Aston Villa are closing the gap:

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Which deals didn’t happen on deadline day?

Sticking with Villa, Leon Bailey is another player who will stay at Villa Park, despite the club’s proliferation of attacking options.

Andrea Cambiaso was a name that had been linked to Manchester City over the days preceding the end of the window, but it seems that City’s attention became even more focused on Nico Gonzalez after the weekend result. Douglas Luiz was another player who stayed in Italy despite rumoured interest from City.

As with every window nowadays, there was plenty of action at Chelsea this month, though one player who will stay at the Bridge – at least for now – is Christopher Nkunku, after the Frenchman was a target for clubs including Man Utd and Bayern Munich.

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Which deals didn’t happen on deadline day?

There were a number of potential moves that failed to materialise into anything concrete over the last few days.

Perhaps most notably, Alejandro Garnacho ends the month at Manchester United, despite strong links between the Argentine and both Chelsea and Napoli.

Somewhat surprisingly, both Arsenal and United failed to get a deal done for Mathys Tel, despite early reports that the Frenchman had favoured a move to Manchester, as Tottenham swooped.

Arsenal’s move for Ollie Watkins was another notable deal that never turned into a last-gap deadline day bid, and the England man will stay at Aston Villa (for the near future at least).

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Rob Holding

The former Arsenal defender has joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season.

Ex-Arsenal defender Rob Holding has joined Sheffield United on loan
Ex-Arsenal defender Rob Holding has joined Sheffield United on loan (Getty Images)
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Tyler Bindon

Nottingham Forest have signed the young defender from Reading, but he will be loaned back to the League One club for the rest of the season.

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Romelle Donovan

Brentford signed the young winger on loan from Birmingham, with an option to buy.

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Deadline day transfers: Kosta Nedeljković

The Villa defender joined RB Leipzig on loan until the end of the season.

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Deadline day transfers: Samuel Iling-Junior

The Englishman was recalled from his loan at Bologna and was sent straight to Middlesbrough until the end of the season.

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Deadline day moves: Jayden Danns

Sunderland have confirmed they clinched a loan move for 19-year-old striker Jayden Danns before Monday night’s 11pm transfer deadline after he had signed a new long-term deal at Liverpool.

The teenager, who made his first start and maiden Champions League appearance for the Anfield club at PSV Eindhoven last week, will join up with the Black Cats after completing his rehabilitation from a back injury identified during his medical and spend the remainder of the season at the Stadium of Light.

Danns told the club’s official website: “This is my first loan move and a chance to prove myself, so I’m very appreciative of the opportunity and I’m grateful to the club for placing their faith in me.

“I’ve done my research and the team is incredible, so this feels like the right step.

“I’m disappointed that I will be unable to do that straight away, but I’m proud to have joined the club and I will work hard throughout this period to ensure I can return to action and play my part.”

Liverpool announced the move as they confirmed Danns’ new deal.

They said in a statement on their official website: “Jayden Danns has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool and will join Sunderland on loan until the end of the season.”

Jayden Danns will develop at Sunderland
Jayden Danns will develop at Sunderland (Getty Images)
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Deadline day transfers: Jeffrey Schlupp

Versatile Palace man Schlupp joined Scottish champions Celtic on loan, with no option to buy.

Jeffrey Schlupp has moved to Celtic on loan (Zac Goodwin/PA)
Jeffrey Schlupp has moved to Celtic on loan (Zac Goodwin/PA) (PA Wire)
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