#transfers

#transfers

When I played at Dinamo, they told me that if I wanted to win the Golden Ball, I would have to play for Milan. In Ukraine, it is not even clear how we manage to play, but the importance of football is that it is a hope for many children. In all these years of the war, I have understood that there are no impossible things.

Nico Schlotterbeck said before that he wanted to win titles. When he signs autographs in future, he wants to be able to say that he's won titles. Now, with Dortmund only six points behind Bayern in the title race, he's said that the club have to be talking itself up as a potential champion of Germany. If not Dortmund, who else instead of Bayern? So, I think it's in Dortmund's interests to encourage rather than downplay his personal ambition.

Despite adding Ademola Lookman to a star-studded frontline that already included Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez, Diego Simeone wants to see Atletico Madrid share the goals around. Lookman joined Atleti from Atalanta for €35m on Monday, then scored on his debut as Simeone's men thrashed Real Betis 5-0 in the Copa del Rey three days later. Atleti will be reunited with Betis in LaLiga on Sunday, having gone unbeaten through their last six top-flight games.

With the mercato just closing, and Jean-Philippe Mateta not joining AC Milan, Oli and Anthony looked at a few others who could've stayed or joined. The mercato is a strange time, isn't it. Ultimately, it is a very volatile period for football clubs, and we saw this again with Mateta's failed move to Italy, which we have recently written a feature about. However, his move is not the only like it. There are several 'What If' moments from the past few years

Romero made headlines on Monday when, within an hour of the transfer window closing, he revealed on Instagram he played with an illness in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Manchester City and call it "disgraceful" the squad were left with only 11 fit players. It was a view which resonated with many Tottenham fans given the north London club's lack of transfer activity since the signing of Conor Gallagher on January 14, especially as Spurs have lost nine players to injuries since the start of 2026.

"I'm really happy with where we are at. Martin coming in as head coach has been a huge uplift for us in terms of detail, knowledge, understanding the WSL and the wider leagues across Europe and worldwide. This window, we have brought in the right characters that have the ambition and belief shared with Martin." Ho's influence has extended into recruitment, with Spurs reshaping their squad in the January transfer window, which closed earlier this week.

Monaco have dropped Paul Pogba from their Champions League squad for the knockout stages in order to make room for their January new signings, sources have told ESPN. Pogba, who will turn 33 next month, has not played since the start of December and has only featured three times this season for the club -- a pair of five minute cameos against Rennes and PSG in November and again off the bench against Brest.

"Everything that is done here is never in panic, it's always a long-term idea or something that has been thought about for a long time," Slot said of Van Dijk ahead of Liverpool's clash with Manchester City. "As I've said before, what a compliment to him at his age to play every three days, not only for his club but also for his country."

Of course, we are aware of the fact that Virgil will not play for this club for 10 more years but he has a one-and-a-half year contract left so he will be with us for that period of time and maybe even longer if he keeps staying fit as he is now. As I've said before, what a compliment to him at his age to play every three days, not only for his club but also for his country.

Newcastle United and Aston Villa have submitted an offer to sign the Real Madrid defender Dean Huijsen. The talented young defender recently joined Real Madrid from Bournemouth, and the Spanish club has no intention of sanctioning his departure. They will not enter into negotiations with the English clubs, and it remains to be seen whether Newcastle or Aston Villa move on to other targets.

Following words with decisive action is often a lot harder, however, in such a short and pressurised period of time, as witnessed by the fact that four clubs either sacked or lost their managers, which does not exactly speak of good planning. Finding realistic needle-moving signings is especially hard when clubs do not want to sell at this stage of a campaign, while you are eternally at the mercy of those with bigger teeth and sharper claws further up the food chain.

Al-Hilal have said there is "so much done" and "more to come" after Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema marked his arrival at the Saudi Pro League giants with a video message to fans. Benzema - the recipient of the most prestigious individual prize in football in 2022 - signed for the top-flight leaders on Monday, coinciding with Cristiano Ronaldo missing an Al-Nassr game amid reports suggesting the Portugal captain is disgruntled by his club's lack of transfer activity.

The Women's Super League's transfer window shuts on Tuesday - and what better way to mark the deadline than putting your knowledge to the test? Can you name the 10 players that WSL clubs have spent the most money on? Only two of them were signed in this window. You have four minutes - good luck! After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and sign up for notifications to get the latest quizzes sent straight to your device.