On the one hand Xavi has handled Dembele’s Billy Big Bollocks bullshit very well and removed a bad influence from the young talent he is trying to bring through at Barcelona as well as sending a message to those kids about expectations.
On the other he is trying to replace Dembele with Aubameyang. Bit like an angry farmer swapping a pitchfork for a shovel. Someone’s still getting fucked up.
Arsenal offload Auba to Barca…on a free. 
Not at all a surprise. His attitude is terrible, his heart is damaged, he turns 33 this June and he is ridiculously overpaid. His value is less than what he was due to be paid over the remaining life of the contract. The negotiations were likely over whether or not he would go on loan and Arsenal would pay for part of the wages, but they pushed Barca to just take him.
@Neukölln wtf?
George Bello from Atlanta to Arminia for £540k.
Riza Durmisi from Lazio to Sparta Rotterdam on loan.
Bryan Gil from Tottenham to Valencia on loan.
Matt Targett from Villa to Newcastle on loan.
Inaki Pena from Barcelona to Galatasaray on loan.
Albert Gudmundsson from AZ to Genoa for £1m.
Axel Werner from Elche to Arsenal Sarandi on loan.
Jed Steer from Villa to Luton on loan.
Giovani Lo Celso from Tottenham to Villarreal on loan.
Ezqeuiel Ponce from Spartak Moscow to Elche on loan.
Deniz Undav from St. Gilloise to Brighton for £6.3m, but will remain on loan for the rest of the season.
Donny van de Beek from United to Everton on loan.
Vedat Muriqi from Lazio to Mallorca on loan, £1m fee.
Demba Seck from SPAL to Torino for £3.1m.
Jovane from Sporting Lisbon to Lazio on loan.
Christopher Martins Pereira from Young Boys to Spartak Moscow on loan, £1.3m fee.
Liberato Cacace from St. Truiden to Empoli on loan.
Ignace Van der Brempt from Club Brugge to RB Salzburg for £4.5m.
Luke Bolton from City to Salford on loan.
Youcef Belaili from Qatar SC to Brest on loan.
Joshua Brenet from Hoffenheim to Twente on a free.
He’s staying.
Max Meyer from Fenerbahce to Midtjylland on loan.
Jordi Mboula from Mallorca to Estoril on loan.
Sargis Adamyan from Hoffenheim to Club Brugge on loan.
Was last year January transfer as active as this year? I do not remember that there were so many big-name players moved around as much.
This is one of the biggest shockers of the deadline. Why Max wants to leave Union for a sinking ship and relegation fight? Money. He’s been adamant that the wage and length of deal is the reason he’s leaving.
For a player in his 30s I guess I can’t fault him if the financial security is the number one reason but Union will be much weaker without him. His goals and assists don’t tell the entire story, he’s an important player for Union and extremely versatile.
At already 33, you have to scratch your head at Wolfsburg a bit. Though if he stops them getting relegated, it’s probably worth every penny.
But still, your last chance to possibly play in the Champions League… 
Also Romano:
Real Madrid have turned down Everton approaches for Luka Jović today. No chance.
Yes Frank, you legend. Give Cenk Tosun a chance now.
Josh Maja from Bordeaux to Stoke on loan.
Manu Vallejo from Valencia to Alaves on loan.
Reinildo Mandava from Lille to Atletico for £2.7m.
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s loan from Mainz to Palace turned into a permanent deal for £10m.
Ike Ugbo from Club Brugge to Troyes on loan.
Ibrahima Kone from Sarpsborg to Lorient for £3.6m.
Mamadou Sylla from Alaves to Rayo Vallecano on loan.
Islam Slimani from Lyon to Sporting Lisbon on a free.
So, this guy is back where he had that crazy season and afterwards couldn’t make a proper mark at these clubs; Leicester, Newcastle, Fenerbahce, Monaco and Lyon.
Todd Cantwell from Norwich to Bournemouth on loan.
Bournemouth’s 5th signing today.