Seperti biasa, selalu terjadi perpindahan pemain pada deadline day di setiap bursa transfer. Beberapa klub mendatangkan pemain yang dianggap bisa membantu mereka meraih gelar juara, lolos ke Eropa, atau untuk membantu mereka tetap bertahan di Premier League.
Bursa transfer di bulan Januari kali ini memang tak seramai bursa transfer pada Januari tahun lalu. Total uang yang dikeluarkan di bursa transfer kali ini hanya sebesar 55 juta Pounds, jauh lebih kecil dari total uang yang dikeluarkan pada bursa transfer tahun lalu, dimana totalnya mencapai 215 juta Pounds. Tentu saja harga fantastis tersebut termasuk harga seorang Fernando Torres, yang merupakan rekor transfer Liga Inggris dengan 50 juta Pounds.
Manchester City tak lagi seagresif di bursa transfer sebelum-sebelumnya. Bahkan tim sekelas Everton mengeluarkan uang lebih banyak dari yang dikeluarkan mereka di bursa transfer kali ini. City hanya mendatangkan David Pizzaro dari AS Roma, itupun hanya dengan status pinjaman. Sedangkan Everton mendatangkan Darron Gibson, Nikica Jelavic, dan juga resmi mendatangkan kembali Steven Pienaar dari Spurs dengan status pinjaman.
Meski dilanda badai cidera, Manchester United tetap kekeuh tak mendatangkan pemain baru. Hanya nama Frederic Veseli yang mereka datangkan dari rival musim ini yang juga tim tetangganya, City. Sedangkan Paul Scholes kembali didatangkan setelah pernah menyatakan diri pensiun di akhir musim lalu.
Chelsea semakin memperlihatkan bahwa mereka sedang merevolusi skuad yang ada saat ini, dengan mendatangkan (lagi) pemain-pemain muda. Setelah mendatangkan Gary Cahill dari Bolton, mereka berhasil mendatangkan Kevin De Bruyne (yang dipinjamkan kembali ke Racing Genk), dan juga Patrick Bamford dari Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal juga tak begitu bersemangat pada bursa transfer kali ini, hanya nama Thomas Eisfield yang didatangkan dari Borussia Dortmund. Sedangkan sang legenda hidup Thierry Henry hanya sementara berada di sana dan akan segera kembali ke New York Red Bulls dalam waktu dekat.
Yang paling mencolok adalah QPR, di bawah asuhan pelatih baru (Mark Hughes) mereka mulai mencoba untuk membangun kembali tim dengan mendatangkan banyak nama-nama baru, baik dengan status permanen maupun pinjaman. Nedum Onouha, Djibril Cisse, dan juga Bobby Zamora siap memperkuat tim asal London Barat itu. Mereka pun berhasil meminjam Federico Macheda dari Manchester United dan Taye Taiwo dari AC Milan.
Berikut review lengkap bursa transfer bulan Januari 2012 ini:
ARSENAL
Ins: Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls, loan), Thomas Eisfield (Borussia Dortmund, undisclosed).
Outs: Emmanuel Frimpong (Wolves, loan), Vito Mannone (Hull, loan), Sead Hajrovic (Barnet, loan), Luke Freeman (Stevenage, undisclosed), Daniel Boateng (Swindon, loan), Sanchez Watt (Crawley, loan), Gavin Hoyte (AFC Wimbledon, loan), Ryo Miyaichi (Bolton, loan).
ASTON VILLA
Ins: Enda Stevens (Shamrock Rovers, undisclosed), Robbie Keane (Los Angeles Galaxy, loan).
Outs: Fabian Delph (Leeds, loan), Elliot Parish (Cardiff, undisclosed), Nathan Delfouneso (Leicester, loan), Shane Lowry (Millwall, undisclosed).
BLACKBURN
Ins: Anthony Modeste (Bordeaux, loan), Marcus Olsson (Halmstad, free), Bradley Orr (QPR, undisclosed).
Outs: Jason Roberts (Reading, undisclosed), Keith Andrews (West Brom, free).
BOLTON
Ins: Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls, undisclosed), Ryo Miyaichi (Arsenal, loan), Marvin Sordell (Watford, undisclosed).
Outs: Gary Cahill (Chelsea, undisclosed), Jack Sampson (Southend, loan).
CHELSEA
Ins: Gary Cahill (Bolton, undisclosed), Kevin de Bruyne (Genk, undisclosed), Patrick Bamford (Nottingham Forest, undisclosed).
Outs: Nicolas Anelka (Shanghai Shenhua, undisclosed), Rhys Taylor (Rotherham, loan), Josh McEachran (Swansea, loan), Ben Gordon (Kilmarnock, loan), Sam Walker (Yeovil, loan), Alex (Paris St Germain, undisclosed), Philipp Prosenik (AC Milan, undisclosed), Kevin de Bruyne (Genk, loan), Milan Lalkovic (ADO Den Haag, loan).
EVERTON
Ins: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy, loan), Darron Gibson (Manchester United, undisclosed), Nikica Jelavic (Rangers, undisclosed), Steven Pienaar (Tottenham, loan).
Outs: Aristote Nsiala (Accrington, loan), James Wallace (Stevenage, loan), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Spartak Moscow, undisclosed), Louis Saha (Tottenham, undisclosed).
FULHAM
Ins: Jack Grimmer (Aberdeen, undisclosed), Lasse Vigen Christensen (FC Midtjylland, undisclosed), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart, undisclosed)
Outs: Bobby Zamora (QPR, undisclosed)
LIVERPOOL
Ins: Jordan Ibe (Wycombe, undisclosed)
Outs: Danny Wilson (Blackpool, loan), Martin Hansen (Viborg, undisclosed).
MANCHESTER CITY
Ins: David Pizarro (Roma, loan).
Outs: Kieran Trippier (Burnley, undisclosed), Harry Bunn (Preston, loan), Chris Chantler (Carlisle, undisclosed), Loris Karius (Mainz, undisclosed), Alex Nimely (Coventry, loan), Ben Mee (Burnley, undisclosed), Nedum Onuoha (QPR, undisclosed), Wayne Bridge (Sunderland, loan), Frederic Veseli (Manchester United, undisclosed).
MANCHESTER UNITED
Ins: Paul Scholes (free agent), Frederic Veseli (Manchester City, undisclosed).
Outs: Federico Macheda (QPR, loan), Darron Gibson (Everton, undisclosed), Joshua King (Hull, loan), Mame Biram Diouf (Hannover, undisclosed), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester, undisclosed), John Kofie (Royal Antwerp, loan), Ravel Morrison (West Ham, undisclosed), Scott Wootton (Nottingham Forest, loan).
NEWCASTLE
Ins: Papiss Demba Cisse (Freiburg, undisclosed).
Outs: Alan Smith (MK Dons, loan), James Tavernier (MK Dons, loan).
NORWICH
Ins: Jonny Howson (Leeds, undisclosed), Ryan Bennett (Peterborough, undisclosed).
Outs: George Francomb (Hibernian, loan), Korey Smith (Barnsley, loan), Oli Johnson (Oxford, free).
QPR
Ins: Federico Macheda (Manchester United, loan), Taye Taiwo (AC Milan, loan), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City, undisclosed), Samba Diakite (Nancy, loan), Djibril Cisse (Lazio, undisclosed), Bobby Zamora (Fulham, undisclosed).
Outs: Matthew Connolly (Reading, loan), Martin Rowlands (released), Petter Vaagan Moen (released), Bradley Orr (Blackburn, undisclosed).
STOKE
Ins: -
Outs: Danny Pugh (Leeds, undisclosed), Tom Soares (Hibernian, loan), Michael Tonge (Barnsley, loan), Ryan Brunt (Tranmere, loan), Florent Cuvelier (Walsall, loan), Ben Marshall (Leicester, undisclosed), Danny Higginbotham (Nottingham Forest, loan).
SUNDERLAND
Ins: Wayne Bridge (Manchester City, loan), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Wolfsburg, loan).
Outs: Nyron Nosworthy (Watford, undisclosed), Ryan Noble (Derby, loan), Blair Adams (Northampton, loan), John Egan (Crystal Palace, loan), Trevor Carson (Hull, loan), Jordan Cook (Carlisle, loan), Louis Laing (Wycombe, loan), Liam Noble (Carlisle, free).
SWANSEA
Ins: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim, loan), Rory Donnelly (Cliftonville, undisclosed), Darnel Situ (Lens, �250,000), Josh McEachran (Chelsea, loan), Curtis Obeng (Wrexham, undisclosed).
Outs: Lee Lucas (Burton, loan), Thomas Butler (released), Craig Beattie (released), David Cotterill (released), Daniel Alfei (Wrexham, loan).
TOTTENHAM
Ins: Yago Falque (Juventus, undisclosed), Louis Saha (Everton, loan), Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn, free).
Outs: Harry Kane (Millwall, loan), Ryan Mason (Millwall, loan), Andros Townsend (Leeds, loan), David Button (Doncaster, loan), Dean Parrett (Yeovil, loan), Yago Falque (Southampton, loan), Tom Carroll (Derby, loan), Adam Smith (Leeds, loan), John Bostock (Sheffield Wednesday, loan), Kudus Oyenuga (St Johnstone, loan), Vedran Corluka (Bayer Leverkusen, loan), Sebastien Bassong (Wolves, loan), Steven Pienaar (Everton, loan).
WEST BROM
Ins: Scott Allan (Dundee Utd, undisclosed), Liam Ridgewell (Birmingham, undisclosed), Keith Andrews (Blackburn, free).
Outs: Joe Mattock (Portsmouth, loan), Chris Wood (Bristol City, loan), Lateef Elford-Alliyu (Tranmere, loan), Roman Bednar (Blackpool, free), James Hurst (Chesterfield, loan), Romaine Sawyers (Shrewsbury, loan).
WIGAN
Ins: Jean Beausejour (Birmingham, undisclosed).
Outs: Nouha Dicko (Blackpool, loan).
WOLVES
Ins: Eggert Jonsson (Hearts, undisclosed), Emmanuel Frimpong (Arsenal, loan), Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham, loan).
Outs: David Davis (Chesterfield, loan), Sam Winnall (Inverness, loan), Adlene Guedioura (Nottingham Forest, loan), Andy Keogh (Wolves, undisclosed), Sam Vokes (Brighton, loan), Jamie Reckord (Scunthorpe, loan), Matt Doherty (Hibernian, loan).
