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Arteta's Arsenal 'wanted to hurt' Man City in 5-1 rout

Transfer deadline day has come to an end as Premier League clubs faced a frantic few hours to complete last-minute January deals before the window slammed 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.

Deadline day transfers: Mathis Amougo

The French defender was a surprise late signing from Chelsea, who agreed a deal with St Etienne for around £12m.

Mathis Amougou has joined Chelsea (Getty Images)

Lawrence Ostlere4 February 2025 10:15

Every transfer that happened on deadline day – and seven that didn't

While the difficulty of making signings in the winter often makes the January transfer window a less exciting affair than its summer counterpart, there was plenty of action on deadline day before the window closed at 11pm.

Several Premier League clubs spent the final hours of the day attempting to recruit new players, whether it was an injury-hit Tottenham desperately looking for a new defender or Manchester City seeking a quick fix to the midfield problems that were so cruelly exposed in the 5-1 loss to Arsenal.

There were even a couple of dramatic twists, as Mathys Tel decided on a move to Spurs and Willian agreed on a return to Fulham, though some fans were left disappointed as deals failed to materialise.

The Independent takes a look at every Premier League move that happened on deadline day – as well as a few high-profile deals that didn’t.