Only four days to go to the close of the winter transfer window, and things are still looking pretty bleak. Only Sevilla and to a lesser extent Rayo Vallecano and Levante are animating the market, the Andalusians spending the cash they got for Martín Cáceres to bring in Reyes from Atlético and Babá from Portugal, and to get Cala back from Greece. Rayo have had to let five players go, but they have made up for it with loan signings of Diego Costa, Pulido and Armenteros, and Levante have taken Botelho from Rayo and have signed Oscar Serrano from Racing to help them with their dream of a place in Europe next season. Betis have given up their fight for Valencia's Ricardo Costa and have signed Paulao from Saint Etienne, and Zaragoza have added Apoño to their squad after he left Málaga, who themselves are reported to be making enquiries about Tévez! Surely not? Otherwise not much is expected to happen in the next few days, unless Villarreal can agree terms to sell Nilmar to Sao Paulo, in which case they will probably confirm their move for Tottenham's Giovani, and several clubs are still looking for a reliable striker, including Espanyol and Granada. (27.01.12)
Player (Country) | Current club | New club | Position/Comments |
Babá (SEN) | Maritimo Funchal (POR) | Sevilla | FW Have signed goalscorer from Portugal for 3 Mio. Joins on 4 year contract. |
Cala | AEK Athens (GRE) | Sevilla | DF Have brought on loan defender back early as replacement for Cáceres. |
Martín Cáceres (URU) | Sevilla | Juventus (ITA) | DF Raised cash for new signings by selling ex Barça defender to Italians for 9.5 Mio. |
Armenteros (ARG) | Sevilla | Rayo Vallecano | MF Wide midfielder returns to Rayo on another loan spell, this time to end of season. |
Diego Costa (BZL) / Pulido | Atlético Madrid | Rayo Vallecano | FW / DF Have agreed loan terms to end of season from neighbours to replace outgoing players. |
Jordi Figueras | Rubin Kazan (RUS) / Rayo Vallecano | Club Brugge (BEL) | DF Unable to retain central defender after he received good offer from Belgian club. |
Botelho (BZL) | Arsenal (ENG) / Rayo Vallecano | Levante | MF Not wanted after latest act of indiscipline, but old coach JIM says he can tame talented youngster! |
Oscar Serrano | Racing Santander | Levante | MF Agreed terms to rescind contract, and joins to end of season with option for another year if they stay up. |
Héctor Rodas | Levante | Elche | DF Central defender not getting many games, so agrees loan move to second division side. |
Paulao (BZL) | Saint Etienne (FRA) | Betis | DF Gave up trying to sign Ricardo Costa and have taken ex Braga defender on loan, with buy out option at end of season. |
Ezequiel / Juanito | Betis | Sabadell / Xerez | FW / DF Have agreed to laon out promising youngsters to end of season to gain experience. |
Agra (POR) | Olhanenese (POR) | Betis | MF Have agreed terms to tie up the young winger for 3 years with option of a fourth from next summer. |
Apoño | Málaga | Zaragoza | MF Fell out with Pellegrini after comments in the press, and moves on loan to end of season. |
Braulio | Zaragoza | Cartagena | FW Contract rescinded at Zaragoza some weeks ago after accusations of sexual harrassment. Third signing for Cartagena after Raimundi and Font. |
Abel Resino | No club | Granada | MG Ex Atlético and Valladolid coach takes over with immediate effect at Granada after Fabri fired. |
Pudil (CZE) / Campos (CHL) | Granada | Cesena (ITA) / Univ. Católica | DF As expected, players signed then loaned back out. Silva may stay though? |
Castellani (ARG) | Villarreal B | Villarreal | MF In the absence of new signings, Molina decides to promote one of his talented young players. |
Jonathan Soriano | Barcelona B | Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) | FW Benfica deal off but has agreed terms to join team who can give him wings! |
Riverola | Barcelona B | Bolonia (ITA) | MF Ex Vitesse midfielder has turned down offer to renew at Barça and has agreed to move to Italy when contract ends in the summer. |
Mosquera | Getafe | Real Madrid Castilla | MF Has not played this season, so returns to old club on loan to help B team in their push for promotion. |
Dátolo (ARG) | Espanyol | Internacional Porto Alegre (BZL) | MF Player not in Pochettino's plans, and have agreed terms of 3 Mio for him to move permanently to Brazil. |
Luis Morán | Sporting Gijón | AEK Larnaka (CYP) | MF Another who will be seeking his luck elsewhere on loan to end of season after failing to win place in first team. |
Gilvan (BZL) | Huesca | Hércules | MF Tried to sign him in the summer, but have renewed efforts and have finally tied him up. |