The four most unexpected moves from the winter transfer window of 2022–23 have been emerged.
In the recently closed window, English teams spent over €884 million on 52 permanent deals, with only stated fees.
There were many profitable loan transfers as well, but there were also transfers that many people did not expect to happen.
We'll examine 4 transfers—both permanent and loan—that stole the show.
1. Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea
2. Keylor Navas to Nottingham Forest
3. Jorginho to Arsenal
4. Joao Cancelo to Bayern Munich
Enzo Fernandez - Benfica to Chelsea (€121m)
Chelsea have completed the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a club-record fee of €121million.
The agreement comes after intensive discussions got back underway on Tuesday night as the Portuguese accept Chelsea's offer.
Payment in 6 instalment - £40m fee will be paid upfront. Boehly, Eghbali and the whole board got it done after mad 24h.
Keylor Navas - PSG to Nottingham Forest (loan)
Keylor Navas was a regular starter for Paris Saint-Germain for three seasons following his transfer from Real Madrid in 2019, but the Costa Rica international has not been the first choice under PSG boss Philippe Gautier. With the 36-year-old keen to play first team football, he has decided to join Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the season.
Jorginho – Chelsea to Arsenal (£12m)
Arsenal have signed Italy midfielder Jorginho from Chelsea in a £12m deal.
The 31-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Napoli in 2018, was in the last six months of his Blues' contract.
He passed a medical on Tuesday and signed an 18-month contract with the option of a further year.
"Jorginho is a midfield player who has intelligence, deep leadership skills and a huge amount of Premier League and international experience," said Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City to Bayern Munich (loan)
Bayern Munich have completed a deadline-day loan deal for Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo.
The 28-year-old joins until the end of the season with the option to join permanently in the summer for 70m euro (£61.5m).
"My decision had to do with the playing time that had been little in recent weeks," Cancelo told a news conference.
The Portugal international joined City from Juventus in 2019 and has made 98 Premier League appearances.
"There was speculation that my relationship with Pep [Guardiola] was not the best but the fact is I wanted to play more," Cancelo added.
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