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Transfer Deadline Day: Panic Buys and Late Drama As it Happened

Some late shopping in the January window put the Boxing Day sales to shame.
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The January window rarely sees mega money spent - but summer deals can be lined up.
The January window rarely sees mega money spent - but summer deals can be lined up. | Liverpool FC/Getty Images, Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images, Ivan Romano/Getty Images

Sports Illustrated’s live coverage of the final day of the January transfer window—for the vast majority of major leagues—had some unexpected twists.

Here’s how the day played out.

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Toby Cudworth
TOBY CUDWORTH

Toby Cudworth is Lead Editor for SI FC. A Premier League, EFL and UEFA accredited journalist, Cudworth is a graduate of the University of Gloucestershire, where he studied Broadcast Journalism. He previously worked for 90min as a writer, academy manager, editor and eventually content lead, before joining Sports Illustrated in May 2025. A lifelong supporter of West Ham United, he still can’t quite believe they won a European trophy and feels nature is healing now that results have slipped back into the yo-yo patterns of the last 30 years.

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