The Big Movers

JOSÉ ANTONIO REYES

To: Arsenal
From: Sevilla
Contract details: Four-and-a-half-year deal worth up to £17.5m
Quote: "I'm the happiest man and the saddest man in the world at the same time. I'm leaving the best team in Spain to join the best team in England." (Reyes)

Having tracked this exciting playmaker since last summer, Arsène Wenger finally got his man last week, and what’s more, the 20-year-old Spain international is eligible for the Gunners’ Champions League double header with Celta Vigo later this month.

Came off the bench to make his debut in Sunday’s Premiership match with Manchester City at Highbury and will be looking to live up to his reputation as a cartoon footballer.

SCOTT PARKER

To: Chelsea
From: Charlton Athletic
Contract details: Four-and-a-half-year deal worth £10m
Quote: "In life sometimes opportunities come along, and this was a chance I could not let slip by." (Parker)

The arrival of the 23-year-old England international at the Bridge at the end of last week not only ended the second-most talked-about transfer of the month, but it also took Roman Abramovich’s spending since he took over the club past the £120m mark.

The battling midfielder, who made a typically forthright debut for the Blues at Ewood Park on Sunday, is also eligible to take part in the West Londoners’ upcoming clash with Stuttgart in the European Cup.

JERMAIN DEFOE

To: Tottenham Hotspur
From: West Ham United
Contract details: £7m plus Bobby Zamora

The 21-year-old striker completed his move to Spurs just minutes before the transfer window closed for the season at 1700GMT on Monday.

The England Under-21 international, who has scored 15 league goals this season, had been attracting interest from both Manchester United and Arsenal, but will now be re-united in attack at White Hart Lane with his former Hammers team-mate Frédéric Kanouté, with 23-year-old Zamora moving in the opposite direction having failed to score for Tottenham in 16 Premiership matches this campaign.

CARL CORT

To: Wolverhampton Wanderers
From: Newcastle United
Contract details: Three-and-a-half-year deal worth £2m
Quote: "He will prove to be a Premiership player and he might kick us in the teeth one day - I hopes he does." (Sir Bobby Robson)

The injury-plagued front man ended his four-year stay at St James’ Park, in which time he found the back of the net only eight times in 25 matches, in order to assist with Wolves’ fight to stay in the Premiership.

And, having netted on just 20 occasions in 23 league games this season, manager Dave Jones will be hoping that Cort can bring about a change of luck in front of goal for the team from Molineux.

NOLBERTO SOLANO

To: Aston Villa
From: Newcastle United
Contract details: Two-and-a-half-year deal worth £1.5m
Quote: "He has been a pain in the backside to me as an opposition player down the years and I'm now just delighted to have him in my side." (David O’Leary)

Another player exiting the North-East, with Peru’s 29-year-old national team captain opting to sign on at Villa Park after a successful six years with Newcastle, a period in which the winger began more than 200 games for the Geordies.

However, a long-running disagreement with manager Sir Bobby Robson over the player’s international commitments created a tension that led to Solano’s eventual transfer out of St James.

COLLINS JOHN

To: Fulham
From: FC Twente
Contract details: Four-and-a-half-year deal worth an undisclosed amount
Quote: "We will not say anything about the transfer fee but the figures in the media between five and seven million euros are absolute nonsense. The transfer fee is considerably lower." (Johan Plageman, Twente technical director).

18-year-old Liberian-born striker bought to replace the departed Louis Saha, and arrives with pace, strength and excellent close control.

Manager Chris Coleman beat off a late challenge from Manchester City to sign John, who has scored nine goals for the Eredivisie club this campaign after arriving in the Netherlands as an asylum seeker.

DANIEL VAN BUYTEN

To: Manchester City
From: Marseille
Contract details: On loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent transfer
Quote: "Daniel moved to Marseille from Standard Liege for £7.7m. That's a huge fee for a defender, and I believe now that the Premiership will suit him." (Kevin Keegan)

Kevin Keegan will be delighted to have picked up this highly-rated Belgium international, even if it is initially only on loan until the summer.

The 26-year-old giant centre half has been coveted by a whole host of Europe’s premier clubs recently, including Manchester United and Real Madrid, but with Marseille already out of both Europe and Le Championnat race, they were willing to let him depart. In line to make his City debut in Wednesday’s FA Cup fourth-round replay at Spurs.

IVICA MORNAR

To: Portsmouth
From: Anderlecht
Contract details: £400,000

This massive Croatia international striker has arrived on the South Coast to aid Pompey, who are currently suffering from a shortage of available forwards. Impressed for Anderlecht in this season’s Champions League, but was taken off at half-time on his debut in Saturday’s goalless draw with Wolves.

MARTIN TAYLOR

To: Birmingham City
From: Blackburn Rovers
Contract details: Three-and-a-half-year deal worth £1.25m
Quote: "He is versatile and young, he's English, he is six feet, four inches tall and he can play right-back, left-back and centre-back. He is very comfortable on the ball and I think he is an outstanding talent." (Steve Bruce)

With Birmingham experiencing a defensive crisis of sorts at the moment - Stan Laziridis, Matthew Upson and Jamie Clapham are currently all out injured – Steve Bruce has decided to bring in this promising 24-year-old defender. And, he could go straight into the Blues back four for Saturday’s Premiership trip to Manchester City.

TRANSFER WINDOW ACTIVITY

Week Four: January 24-2 February 2004

Premiership

Arsenal

Arrival - José Antonio Reyes (Sevilla, £7m, rising to a possible £17m)
Departure - Jerome Thomas (Charlton Athletic, £100,000)

Aston Villa

Arrival – Nolberto Solano (Newcastle United, £1.5m)

Birmingham City

Arrival – Martin Taylor (Blackburn Rovers, £1.25m)
Departures - Luciano Figueroa (Cruz Azul, contract cancelled); Jovan Kirovski (Los Angeles Galaxy, contract cancelled)

Blackburn Rovers

Arrivals - Michael Gray (Sunderland, free); Martin Andresen (Stabæk IF, loan); John Stead (Huddersfield Town, £1m)
Departures - Dino Baggio (Ancona, loan); Martin Taylor (Birmingham City, £1.25m)

Bolton Wanderers

Arrivals - Steve Howey (Leicester, short-term contract); Dwight Pezzarossi (unattached); John Otsemobor (Liverpool, loan)
Departures - Jonathan Walters (Hull City, £50,000); Delroy Facey (West Bromwich Albion, nominal)

Charlton Athletic

Arrival - Jerome Thomas (Arsenal, £100,000)
Departures - Paul Rachubka (Burnley, loan); Scott Parker (Chelsea, £10m)

Chelsea

Arrival - Scott Parker (Charlton Athletic, £10m)
Departure - Sebastian Kneissl (Dundee, loan)

Everton

Departure - Leon Osman (Derby County, loan)

Fulham

Arrival - Collins John (FC Twente, undisclosed)
Departure - John Harley (West Ham United, loan)

Leeds United

Arrival - Stephen Caldwell (Newcastle United, loan to end of season)
Departures - Danny Milosevic (Celtic, loan); Roque Junior (contract terminated); Michael Bridges (Newcastle United, loan)

Leicester City

Arrivals - Steffen Freund (Kaiserslautern, loan to end of season); Lee Morris (Derby County, £120,000)
Departures – Steve Howey, (Bolton Wanderers, short-term contract); John Curtis (Plymouth Argyle, free)

Liverpool

Departure - John Otsemobor (Bolton Wanderers, loan)

Manchester City

Arrivals - Arni Gautur Arason (Rosenborg, free); Daniel Van Buyten (Marseille, loan)
Departure - David Sommeil (Marseille, loan)

Manchester United

Departures - Daniel Nardiello (Barnsley, loan); Neil Wood (Burnley, loan); Paul Tierney (Colchester United, loan)

Middlesbrough

Arrival – Ricardinho (Sao Paolo, loan to end of season)

Newcastle United

Arrival – Michael Bridges (Leeds United, loan)
Departures - Carl Cort (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £2m); Tony Caig (Barnsley, loan); Bradley Orr (Burnley, loan); Gary Caldwell (Hibernian, free); Nolberto Solano (Aston Villa, £1.5m); Stephen Caldwell (Leeds United, loan to end of season); Lomano Tresor LuaLua (Portsmouth, three-month loan)

Portsmouth

Arrivals - Richard Duffy (Swansea City, £300,000); Sebastian Olszar (VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, short-term); Igor Mitrrevski (Spartak Moscow, free); Ivica Mornar (Anderlecht, £400,000); Lomano Tresor LuaLua (Newcastle United, three-month loan)
Departure - Carl Robinson (Sheffield United, loan)

Southampton

Arrivals - Paul Smith (Brentford, £500,000); Stephen Crainey (Celtic, £500,000)
Departures - Chris Marsden (Pusan Icons, free); Paul Jones (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £250,000)

Tottenham Hotspur

Arrival – Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, £7m plus Bobby Zamora)
Departures - Milenko Acimovic (Lille, loan); Bobby Zamora (Tottenham Hotspur, exchange)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Arrivals – Carl Cort (Newcastle United, £2m); Paul Jones (Southampton, £250,000)


First Division

Burnley

Arrivals - Bradley Orr (Newcastle United, loan); Neil Wood [Manchester United, loan); Paul Rachubka (Charlton Athletic, loan)
Departure - Marlon Beresford (Barnsley, free)

Crewe Alexandra

Arrival - Eamon Zayed (Bray Wanderers, loan)

Derby County

Arrivals - Leon Osman (Everton, loan); Noel Whelan (Millwall, short-term)
Departure – Lee Morris (Leicester City, £120,000)

Millwall

Departure - Noel Whelan (Derby County, short-term)

Preston North End

Arrival - Craig Burley (Dundee, free)
Departure - Lee Cartwright (Stockport County, free)

Sheffield United

Arrival - Carl Robinson (Portsmouth, loan)

Sunderland

Departure - Michael Gray (Blackburn Rovers, free)

West Bromwich Albion

Arrival - Delroy Facey (Bolton Wanderers, nominal)

West Ham United

Arrivals - Sebastien Carole (Monaco, loan); John Harley (Fulham, loan); Bobby Zamora (Tottenham Hotspur, exchange)
Departures - Shaun Byrne (Swansea City, loan); Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur, £7m plus Bobby Zamora)


Second Division

Barnsley

Arrivals - Tony Caig (Newcastle United, loan); Marlon Beresford (Burnley, free); Daniel Nardiello (Manchester United, loan)

Brentford

Departures - Paul Smith (Southampton, £500,000); Leo Roget (Rushden & Diamonds, free)

Colchester United

Arrival - Paul Tierney (Manchester United, loan)

Grimsby Town

Arrival - Lee Thorpe (Leyton Orient, loan)

Hartlepool United

Arrival - Hugh Robertson (Ross County, free)
Departure - Paul Arnison (Carlisle United, free)

Luton Town

Arrival - Morten Hyldgaard (Hibernian, free)

Plymouth Argyle

Arrival - John Curtis (Leicester City, free)

Queens Park Rangers

Arrival - Jamie Cureton (Busan Icons, £100,000)

Rushden & Diamonds

Arrival - Leo Roget (Brentford, free)

Sheffield Wednesday

Arrival - Kim Olsen [FC Midtjylland)
Departure - Grant Holt (Rochdale, undisclosed fee)

Stockport County

Arrival - Lee Cartwright (Preston North End, free)


Third Division

Carlisle United

Arrival - Paul Arnison (Hartlepool United, free)

Huddersfield Town

Departure – John Stead (Blackburn Rovers, £1m)

Hull City

Arrival - Jonathan Walters (Bolton Wanderers, £50,000)

Leyton Orient

Departure - Lee Thorpe (Grimsby Town, loan)

Rochdale

Arrival - Grant Holt (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed fee)

Swansea City

Arrival - Shaun Byrne (West Ham United, loan)
Departure - Richard Duffy (Portsmouth, £300,000)