Virgil van Dijk (Southampton to Liverpool, 2018)Many felt the Anfield outfit had overpaid for the commanding centre-back but within months he was looking like a bargain. The Dutchman transformed the Reds' erratic defence and helped them to the UEFA Champions League final. This season, Liverpool have shipped just ten goals in their first 21 league games.
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UEFA Europa League January transfers
A UEFA Europa League club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches by midnight CET on Wednesday. The full regulations around player registration can be found here (see Article 43).31 January Portugal Under-19 striker Jorginho joins St-Étienne on loan from Arouca until the end of the season.Newcastle's Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul joins AZ Alkmaar on loan; the 28-year-old spent the autumn with Ajax but did not make a first-team appearance.Celta Vi... UEFA.com - News
UEFA Europa League January transfers: latest
5 JanuarySweden forward Isaac Kiese Thelin joins Anderlecht on loan from Bordeaux. Cheick Diabaté, scorer of five goals in his last four outings of 2016, departs Osmanlıspor to join Metz on loan.Denis Alibec marks his 26th birthday by starting training with Steaua București following his move from Astra Giurgiu.Olexandr Karavaev joins Fenerbahçe on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. The 24-year-old has spent the past two-and-a-half seasons on loan at Z... UEFA.com - News
Ten of the best January Liga signings
To mark the opening of the winter transfer window in Spain, UEFA.com selects ten of the most eye-catching January signings to have been made in the Liga.Fernando Torres: AC Milan to Atlético Madrid, 2015 (loan)"One day you'll have to explain to me what I did to be treated like this," said a stunned Torres as he walked around the pitch at the Vicente Calderón, his name chanted by 45,000 fans who had braved the January cold to see his long-awaited return. He could hardly have got off to a better start in his second spell with the club, scoring twice against Real Madrid to knock them out of the Copa del Rey at the last-16 stage.Diego López: Sevi...
Redknapp and Mandaric to face January trial
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will face trial for tax evasion on January 23 next year, it can be reported for the first time. GettyImagesHarry Redknapp returned home on Thursday after being released from hospital following a heart procedure Redknapp, tipped as a future England manager, is accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue between specific dates in 2002 and 2007 when he was manager of Portsmouth Football Club. He is accused alongside the then Portsmouth FC chairman Milan Mandaric. The first charge alleges that between April 1, 2002, and November 28, 2007, Mandaric paid $ 145,000 into a bank account held by Redknapp in Monaco, to avoid paying income tax and national insurance. The second charge for the same offence relates