Deadline day LIVE! Follow every transfer rumour and done deal across England and Europe
Welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of summer 2024 transfer deadline day!
Stick with us to follow every twist, turn, done deal and rumour throughout England and Europe as clubs race to get their final pieces of business done before the window slams shut.
The deadline for English deals to go through is 11pm tonight, and some major moves are still expected to take place before that with plenty of big clubs seeking reinforcements or looking to offload players, and many big names expected to be part of that.
Deadline day key events
'Knocked back': Man City reject Chelsea bid for midfielder
Manchester City have reportedly rebuffed an approach from Chelsea for midfielder Nico O'Reilly.
The promising 19-year-old has broken into Pep Guardiola's first team this season and has featured six times in all competitions, scoring his first senior goal in an 8-0 FA Cup win over Salford City earlier this month.
Recent reports have claimed that Chelsea have expressed their interest in signing O'Reilly before the winter transfer window closes at 11pm today (February 4).
According to TheSecretScout, the West Londoners have in fact lodged an enquiry for the midfielder, but that has been 'knocked back' by Man City.
Nkunku blow: Man United, Bayern to miss out on signing Chelsea forward?
Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku will not be joining Manchester United or Bayern Munich on transfer deadline day, according to a report.
The 27-year-old has been tipped to leave Stamford Bridge in this window having failed to gain regular first-team football under Enzo Maresca.
Nkunku, who joined Chelsea from Leipzig in 2023 for around of €60m, has started just three of his 19 Premier League appearances this season, with Nicolas Jackson preferred in attack and Cole Palmer ever-present in the number 10 role.
The Frenchman has excelled when called upon in other competitions, however, scoring 11 goals in just 10 appearances across the Conference League, FA Cup and EFL Cup.
"2024 wasn't the best year for me": Villa defender reacts to joining Leipzig
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig have announced the signing of Aston Villa right-back Kosta Nedeljkovic.
The 19-year-old makes the move to Germany on loan until the end of the season, but Marco Rose's side have the option to sign him permanently in the summer for a fee believed to be €15m (£12.5m).
Nedeljkovic, a six-cap Serbia international, joined Villa from Red Star Belgrade in January last year and he has since made 10 first-team appearances under Unai Emery this season, including a substitute outing against Leipzig in a 3-2 Champions League win for the Lions in December.
Villa have allowed Nedeljkovic to leave temporarily after completing the signing of fellow right-back Andres Garcia form Levante a fortnight ago, and he will compete with Matty Cash for regular starts under Emery.
Wright time to leave: Man City midfielder 'expected' to complete Championship move
Manchester City youngster Jacob Wright is reportedly closing in on a move to Championship club Swansea City.
The midfielder joined the Citizens' academy at the age of eight in 2014 and worked his way through the club's youth ranks before establishing himself as a star player for their Under-18s and Elite Development Squad.
In the 2023-24 season, Wright made 30 appearances for City's Elite Development Squad, while he was also handed his first-team debut by Pep Guardiola in an FA Cup third-round win over Huddersfield Town and his maiden Champions League outing as a substitute against Copenhagen.
The 19-year-old then travelled with Man City's senior side to the United States for their pre-season tour last summer and has since been around the first-team picture, albeit being very much on the periphery of Guardiola's squad.
Chelsea to 'revisit' signing Man United's Garnacho after Tel talks ended
Chelsea could reportedly reignite their interest in Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho after ending their pursuit of Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel.
The West Londoners were credited with an interest in Garnacho at the beginning of the winter transfer window after reports emerged claiming that Man United were open to selling the 20-year-old.
It is thought that Man United would ideally like to keep hold of Garnacho and head coach Ruben Amorim recently stated that his team "want to continue to improve" with the Argentine at the club.
However, in a bid to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules, the Red Devils are said to be contemplating the sale of home-grown players, including Garnacho, to balance their books.
Liverpool, Spurs beaten to £22m signing by fellow Premier League club?
Brighton & Hove Albion are reportedly set to announce the deadline day signing of highly sought-after Nurnberg striker Stefanos Tzimas.
After recruiting nine players and forking out in excess of £150m last summer, many questioned whether Fabian Hurzeler's side would be busy in the winter transfer window.
The Seagulls have indeed been active, though, with midfielder Diego Gomez and centre-back Eiran Cashin both joining the club for a combined fee in the region of £20m, while Jakub Moder has been sold to Feyenoord and Julio Enciso has joined Ipswich Town on loan.
Even Ferguson, meanwhile, is understood to be closing in on a loan move to Graham Potter's West Ham United after failing to gain the regular game time he desired under Hurzeler this season.
Chelsea's Felix transfer demands made clear amid Milan, Aston Villa interest?
Chelsea are reportedly still weighing up whether to allow Joao Felix to leave Stamford Bridge before the transfer window closes.
After a brief spell on loan at Chelsea in 2023, Felix returned to the Blues on a permanent basis from Atletico Madrid last summer, penning a long-term contract until June 2030.
However, the 25-year-old forward has found it difficult to break into Enzo Maresca's side on a regular basis and has been limited to just nine starts across all competitions this season.
Felix has started only three of his 12 Premier League outings, while he has the majority of his success in the Conference League this term, scoring four goals in five appearances.
Garnacho update: Will Man United forward leave Old Trafford on deadline day?
Alejandro Garnacho's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with Manchester United said to be open to serious offers for the Argentina international during the January market.
The Red Devils have not been actively looking to sell the 20-year-old this winter, but due to his status as a home-grown player, Man United have been willing to listen to substantial bids.
Napoli are thought to have failed with a £40m bid earlier in the market, with Man United believed to value him in the region of £60m, and Chelsea are also said to be attentive to the situation.
Garnacho has answered the challenge that Red Devils head coach Ruben Amorim set him when he was initially left out of the squad for the Manchester derby in December due to poor performances in training.
Nkunku's next chapter: Where does the future lie for Chelsea striker?
Christopher Nkunku's future has been the subject of widespread speculation throughout the January transfer window, and as the deadline approaches, the question remains as to where his next chapter lies.
The Frenchman has struggled to make the desired impact since joining Chelsea from RB Leipzig for a fee in the region of €60m (£50m) in the summer of 2023, suffering an injury-plagued first season before falling down the pecking order under Enzo Maresca.
Nkunku has played just 443 minutes of Premier League football in 19 appearances, only three of which were from the start, but his performances in Europe, netting seven in seven Conference League games, has kept interest in the forward high.
Manchester United are reportedly leading the race among Europe's elites to secure Nkunku's signature, but his potential destination remains unknown as the deadline day clock ticks towards its end.
Man United, Arsenal, Chelsea: Where could Tel end up on deadline day?
Mathys Tel's future remains up in the air heading into the final day of the January transfer window, and it will be fascinating to see where the Bayern Munich forward ends up.
There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a disappointing season for the 19-year-old, only contributing one assist in 14 appearances in all competitions, and he was left out of the squad against Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Tel showed his quality last season, scoring 10 goals and registering six assists in 41 appearances, but the opportunities have just not been there this term, and he could be a high-profile departure on deadline day.
"We're talking a lot with him," Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund said on Saturday. "A lot's been going on with the young lad in the past few days. He's only 19. We decided together with him yesterday that there's a lot on his mind, so it makes no sense for him to be involved today.
Greatest January transfers of all time: Who are the best winter signings in Premier League history?
The January transfer market has often proved difficult to do business in, but some of the Premier League's best ever signings have been completed in the winter window.
There have been cases where clubs have signed players for significant sums and come to regret their purchase, and these transfers have often materialised out of desperation to address glaring weaknesses.
The infamous swap deal between Manchester United and Arsenal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alexis Sanchez in January 2018 was disastrous for all involved, with neither forward settling at their new teams.
However, there are countless examples of players arriving in the winter and going on to win major silverware, or becoming legends at their respective clubs.
What transfers could still happen on January 2025 transfer deadline day?
As the January 2025 transfer window draws to its conclusion, excitement is building across the football world in anticipation of the dramatic final hours of the winter deadline day.
Despite having at least a full month to strengthen their squads or move players on, many clubs often find themselves scrambling in the final hours to secure last-minute deals that could prove pivotal in defining the remainder of their seasons.
That seems to be the case once again this year, with several high-profile transfers still up in the air as the countdown ticks towards its final moments.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at some of the biggest transfers that could still materialise on the January 2025 transfer deadline day.
Tel, Bailey, Nkunku, Garnacho: A look at Man United's potential deadline-day business
Manchester United's Premier League struggles continued on Sunday, with the Red Devils suffering a 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace, but the club are working to boost their squad before the end of the January transfer window.
The 20-time English champions are not going to challenge for a top-four spot in the Premier League table, but they are still active in the FA Cup and are through to the knockout round of the Europa League.
As a result, it could still be a successful campaign for the Red Devils, who have seriously underperformed this term.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at who Ruben Amorim's side could sign and sell on transfer deadline day.
Angel delight for Ange? Three players Spurs could sign on deadline day
If a largely atrocious start to 2025 is anything to go by, Tottenham Hotspur's perennial Premier League status is under a small amount of threat as Ange Postecoglou's men compete in the lower echelons of the top-flight table.
In fewer than two years, Spurs fans have gone from revelling in the Australian's fast-paced, attack-minded philosophy to demanding Daniel Levy cede control of the club yet again, although the unpopular chairman should have cut a happier figure in Sunday's 2-0 win at Brentford.
A debilitating injury crisis has not helped Postecoglou's efforts in North London, and the Tottenham boss has also received little help from the powers upstairs, who have failed to convince either Mathys Tel or Fikayo Tomori to swap Bayern Munich or AC Milan for a bottom-half Premier League club.
However, the clouds briefly parted on Sunday morning when the Lilywhites announced the capture of Kevin Danso on loan from Lens with an obligation to buy, and further late arrivals are a distinct possibility.
Dusan or David on deadline day? Four strikers Arsenal could realistically target
Flash back to January 2022, where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left for Barcelona in acrimonious circumstances, Alexandre Lacazette was in decline, and Arsenal fans were crying out for a clinical option in the final third.
Those pleas fell on deaf ears, as Mikel Arteta's side failed to strike a deal for that ruthless finisher and ultimately paid the price for it, missing out on a top-four finish by a whisker as North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur nabbed the final Champions League spot.
Three years later, a similar tale is unfolding at the Emirates, where the Gunners are yet to welcome a single new face to the club on the men's side despite losing both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to serious injuries over the past couple of months.
An overworked Kai Havertz and under-experienced Nathan Butler-Oyedeji represent Arsenal's only two recognised centre-forward options at present, and should the Gunners not manage to address such shortages before 11pm on Monday, their already thin hopes of reining in Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table will be diminished further.
Real's injury crisis: Will Los Blancos reinforce defence after Rudiger's injury?
Real Madrid are reportedly determined not to change plans in the final day of the January transfer market despite Antonio Rudiger suffering an injury.
Los Blancos were beaten 1-0 by Espanyol on February 1 in La Liga, with Carlos Romero's 85th-minute goal enough to condemn Carlo Ancelotti's side to their first defeat in six games.
More concerning for the Italian manager than the defeat will be the injury suffered by Rudiger, who went down in the 15th minute with what Real say was "an injury to the biceps femoris in his right leg".
The defender now joins Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal on the sidelines, with both set to miss the rest of the season due to serious knee injuries.
