Debuchy leaves Gunners, Stoke break the bank

STOKE CITY smashed their transfer record when they signed midfielder Giannelli Imbula from Porto for £18.3 million ($26.39 million) just before the window closed.

Stoke also released on-loan Marco van Ginkel as the Dutch midfielder was allowed by Chelsea, his parent club, to move to PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the season.

Netherlands midfielder Leroy Fer has joined Swansea City on loan from Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

Fer, pictured, who played and scored for the Dutch in the 2014 World Cup finals, is Swansea’s second signing of the transfer window, joining striker Alberto Paloschi who joined on a permanent deal from Italian club Chievo last week.

Swansea also announced that Portugal striker Eder has joined Ligue 1 team Lille on loan for the rest of the season.

Right back Mathieu Debuchy has joined Ligue 1 side Bordeaux on loan from Arsenal for the rest of the season.

Everton sealed one of the costliest signings of the mid-season window when Senegal striker Oumar Niasse, 25, joined in a £13.5 million transfer from Lokomotiv Moscow.

Sunderland’s Scotland international striker Steven Fletcher has joined French Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille until the end of the season.

Venezuelan 18-year-old forward Adalberto Penaranda and powerful midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure have signed for Watford from La Liga side Grenada.

West Bromwich Albion have signed Alex Pritchard from English top-flight rivals Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season.

Everton winger Aiden McGeady has joined English third-tier side Sheffield Wednesday on loan for the rest of the season.

Tottenham defender Federico Fazio has returned to Spanish side Sevilla for the rest of the season. – Reuters