Deadline day LIVE! Transfer news and rumours: Fulham complete Broja signing, Veliz leaves Spurs
Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of the latest transfer news and rumours from around the world of football on January transfer deadline day!
Stick with us below to keep up to date with all of today's transfer rumours and done deals.
Today's key events
Fulham agree Armando Broja loan
Spurs not planning Conor Gallagher bid on deadline day
Arsenal keeping tabs on Marcus Rashford
Real Madrid rule out Raphael Varane swoop
Real Madrid monitoring Virgil van Dijk situation
Crystal Palace complete Adam Wharton signing
Facundo Pellistri leaves Man United on loan for Granada
Newcastle sign Man City's Alfie Harrison
Aston Villa sign Morgan Rogers
Brighton send Mahmoud Dahoud on loan to Stuttgart
Nottingham Forest bring in Rodrigo Ribeiro
Real Betis complete Pablo Fornals signing from West Ham
Real Betis have completed the signing of Spanish midfielder Pablo Fornals from West Ham United.
The 27-year-old's proposed transfer to the La Liga clubs appeared to be on the brink of collapse as a "computer problem" at West Ham's end prevented the move from being completed before the winter window slammed shut at 11pm on Thursday.
Betis CEO Ramon Alarcon initially stated that the club hope to get the deal "resolved in the next few days", with recent reports claiming that FIFA have launched an investigation to determine why West Ham were unable to sanction Fornals's exit.
However, the formalities of the deal have now be ironed out and Betis have unveiled their new signing 17 hours after the deadline.
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Chelsea 'send scouts to watch Montpellier's Akor Adams'
Chelsea have apparently deployed scouts to keep an eye on the progress of Montpellier HSC striker Akor Adams.
As 11pm struck on transfer deadline day, the January window closed without a new striker arriving at Stamford Bridge, despite Mauricio Pochettino's desire for fresh blood up front.
There was attacking movement at Stamford Bridge in the closing hours of the window, but it was an outgoing rather than an incoming, as Armando Broja joined Fulham on loan for the rest of the season.
With Broja making the switch across West London, Pochettino has been left with Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku and the inexperienced Deivid Washington as his central striking options for the next few months.
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Betis CEO remains "optimistic" over Fornals deal despite "computer problem"
Real Betis CEO Ramon Alarcon has revealed there is still a chance that Pablo Fornals's transfer from West Ham United can go through despite a "computer problem" on deadline day.
The La Liga club had agreed a deal in the region of £7m to sign Fornals, who is keen too return to his homeland after falling down the pecking order at West Ham.
Fornals, who joined West Ham three-and-a-half years ago from Villarreal, has failed to score or register an assist in 11 starts and 12 substitute outings for the Hammers across all competitions this season.
The 27-year-old was in attendance for West Ham's 1-1 Premier League draw with Bournemouth at the London Stadium on Thursday night and was pictured pacing up and down the tunnel on his phone waiting to discover whether his transfer to Betis would be given the green light.
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FIFA 'launch investigation into failed Benrahma, Fornals West Ham exits'
FIFA have reportedly launched an investigation to determine why West Ham United were unable to sanction the departures of Said Benrahma and Pablo Fornals to Lyon and Real Betis respectively on deadline day.
Both Benrahma and Fornals were hoping to leave the London Stadium after falling down the pecking order under West Ham manager David Moyes this season.
Lyon had agreed to sign Benrahma on an initial loan deal until the end of the season with an obligation to buy for around £15m in the summer, while Real Betis had agreed to sign Fornals for a fee in the region of £7m.
Benrahma had travelled to France to undergo his medical, but the deal collapsed at the 11th hour, much to the frustration of Lyon who have since released a strong statement slamming the "incomprehensible behaviour" of West Ham.
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Arsenal 'open to giving Lokonga future after Luton loan'
Albert Sambi Lokonga may reportedly still have a long-term future at Arsenal.
There were high hopes for the midfielder when he made the switch from Anderlecht to the Gunners in 2021 for a fee in the region of £15m.
However, he failed to impress in his 14 starts and 11 substitute outings in the Premier League, nor in his 14 appearances in all competitions, up until January 2023.
The Belgium international also struggled to make an impact during a loan stint at Crystal Palace during the second half of the 2022-23 campaign, strengthening the feeling that he would find it difficult to break back into Mikel Arteta's plans.
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Pochettino 'wanted three new players at Chelsea in January'
Mauricio Pochettino had reportedly wanted to sign at least three new players for his Chelsea squad in January.
During his first transfer window after his arrival at Stamford Bridge in the summer, Pochettino was provided with 12 new players, some of which were regarded as one of the future.
With it coming at a time when 10 first-team players departed the club and others left on loan, there was a greater balance to the squad than under the likes of Graham Potter and Frank Lampard in 2022-23.
However, despite the incomings, six of which were for in excess of £30m, Chelsea find themselves in the mid-table positions in the Premier League table, as they were during the last campaign.
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Lyon slam West Ham after Benrahma transfer collapse
Lyon have aimed a stinging attack on West Ham United after the failed transfer of Said Benrahma to the French club.
In the 24 hours before close of business on Thursday, it was widely reported that the respective teams had reached an agreement, a loan with a £15m obligation.
With Benrahma having been seen in France, West Ham manager David Moyes acknowledged on Thursday night that he assumed that the transfer would go through as planned.
However, the deal was not processed by 10pm - the transfer deadline in France - and it was subsequently reported that the transfer had collapsed.
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Arsenal academy duo secure deadline-day loan exits
Arsenal academy starlets Zane Monlouis and Khayon Edwards have secured deadline-day loan exits from the club to Reading and Leyton Orient respectively.
Twenty-year-old defender Monlouis has progressed through the Hale End system since signing up in 2012 and has been a regular for the Under-21s this term, playing 14 times in all competitions and captaining the team in 12 of them.
The former England Under-17 international is still waiting for his first taste of senior football with Arsenal, though, having been bedevilled by injuries during the early stages of his career.
The switch to League One crisis club Reading marks Monlouis's maiden senior loan move away from the Emirates, and he will be joined in League One by another 20-year-old in Edwards.
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