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Transfer news LIVE: Marouane Fellaini leaves Man Utd plus latest rumours, gossip and deadline day reaction from Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and Newcastle

Latest transfer news, gossip and deadline day reaction

Ben Burrows
Friday 01 February 2019 11:38 EST
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Follow live coverage as we react to the close of the January transfer window in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace made the biggest move of deadline day sealing a last-gasp loan deal for Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi while Newcastle broke their 14-year-old transfer record to sign Miguel Almiron from Atlanta United. Arsenal finally secured the signing of Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona while Marouane Fellaini edged closer to an exit from Manchester United as he prepares to swap Old Trafford for China.

There promises to be plenty of reaction today. We will have all the latest news for you throughout the day right here:

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Everton manager Marco Silva expects Idrissa Gana Gueye to quickly show his best form again after the club rejected an offer from Paris St Germain in the final days of the January transfer window.

Silva admitted the midfielder was likely to be "disappointed" the offer, reportedly worth £21million, was not accepted but said the deal was never close and Gueye was happy at the club.

"I know Idrissa very well, he is a good professional and a fantastic boy," he said.

"He really likes our club, he is enjoying playing in our club. When a club like PSG comes in it is normal he starts to think about his future but now he has stopped, the market is closed and I don't have doubts we will see the best Idrissa Gana again."

Ben Burrows1 February 2019 14:11

Manuel Pellegrini declared himself satisfied with West Ham's transfer activity - or lack of it - in the January window.

After bringing in Samir Nasri on a free transfer on New Year's Eve, the Hammers did not make a single addition to their first-team squad.

That was despite strong interest in, among others, Besiktas midfielder Gary Medel, Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez and Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi.

However, Marko Arnautovic's decision to stay - and potential moves away for Javier Hernandez and Lucas Perez failing to materialise - means Pellegrini has to stick with what he has got for the remainder of the season.

"I am not frustrated," he said. "We didn't have any interest in bringing a new player here unless we sold one.

"We have a squad, we have some players with long injuries but we have other players.

"The only interest we had in changing players was if we sold one but if not, we have the squad and it must be ready to play the last 14 games of the season.

"The only player we had interest in was Gary Medel, they told us it was free and we were interested because he can play in two or three positions. But then it turned out the player was not free.

"So I think that we have the squad and we will work with it until the end of the season. Then we will see in the summer what we need to do. The January window does not offer many solutions."

Ben Burrows1 February 2019 14:31

A done deal and Marouane Fellaini's move to China is confirmed.

"Everybody at United thanks Marouane for his service and wishes him well for the future as he completes his move to Shandong Luneng Taishan FC in China," say United.

Ben Burrows1 February 2019 15:38

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed just how much Bayern Munich wanted Callum Hudson-Odoi in the transfer window. 

"The only one [sporting director] Hasan (Salihamidzic) would have liked to buy was this player (Callum Hudson-Odoi) from Chelsea.

"I have to say that he nearly fell in love with this player and his qualities. All the other things were rumours.

"We don't have any demand on these positions for the second half of the season.

"This is a top for the future. We'll handle it in the next months and will decide."

Ben Burrows1 February 2019 16:03
Samuel Lovett1 February 2019 17:38
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