Winners and losers from the Premier League transfer window

Nico Gonzalez's transfer to Manchester City and Mathys Tel's loan move to Tottenham were the major deals on an otherwise quiet transfer deadline day for the Premier League's cash-rich clubs.

Take a look at the winners and losers of the window with plenty still to play for between now and the end of the season.

Winners

Man City — A shadow of its former self this season, the English champion was the biggest spender with a 180 million pounds ($223 million) splurge to plug some of the glaring holes in Pep Guardiola's squad.

Guardiola has admitted his side of seasoned winners has grown old together and there was a focus on youth to bring some energy back into its play.

City's season arguably never recovered from the moment Rodri went down with a serious knee injury in September.

Gonzalez arrives from Porto in a 60m euro ($61.9m) deal to provide cover for his Spanish compatriot and add more bite to City's midfield ahead of a blockbuster Champions League tie against Real Madrid this month.

Omar Marmoush, who scored 20 goals for Eintracht Frankfurt this season, provides a much-needed goal threat to lessen the load on Erling Haaland.

Abdukodir Khusanov endured a nightmare debut against Chelsea last month, but the 20-year-old Uzbek, and Brazilian defender Vitor Reis, have been bought with one eye on the future.

Aston Villa — Villa cashed in on Jhon Duran, who headed to Saudi club Al Nassr for a reported 64 million pounds and set about transforming Unai Emery's forward options.

Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio are the big name arrivals on loan deals from Man United and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively, while Donyell Malen signed earlier in the window from Borussia Dortmund.

Crucially, Villa also held off interest from Arsenal in Ollie Watkins.

Tottenham — Spurs took their time to recruit the help that manager Ange Postecoglou said his injury-ravaged squad was desperately in need of, but got there in the end.

Antonin Kinsky arrived at the beginning of January as cover for injured keeper Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham then gazumped Wolves to sign center-back Kevin Danso from Lens.

Initially it appeared its bid to bring Tel to the Premier League had failed, as the player turned down a permanent move, despite Spurs agreeing a 50 million pound deal with Bayern Munich for the teen star.

However, the highly-rated French under-21 international has joined on loan until the end of the season — a major boost for Spurs, which is still alive in four competitions.

Losers

Man Utd — Ruben Amorim stressed the Red Devils are determined not to "make the mistakes of the past" by being panicked into splashing out on expensive deals.

Danish defender Patrick Dorgu joined from Lecce for a reported 25 million pounds, but he was the only new recruit for Amorim.

The Portuguese started Sunday's 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace without a recognized striker, as he left both Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee on the bench.

Despite Rashford's departure, and Antony's move to Real Betis on loan, United still did not try to add a forward and looks desperately short on goal threats for the final months of the campaign.

Arsenal — The Gunners may also live to regret not adding a striker if they end up finishing second in the title race for a third consecutive season.

Mikel Arteta's men were rampant as they thrashed City 5-1 on Sunday, but no Arsenal player has yet reached double digits for Premier League goals this season.

Watkins could have been the perfect fit had they acted earlier in the window to tempt Villa before Duran's departure.

Instead, a huge amount rests of Kai Havertz's form and fitness with Gabriel Jesus ruled out for the season due to a knee injury.

Newcastle — Newcastle headed into the window as one of the Premier League's form sides, but its chances of a top-four finish have been rocked by home defeats to Bournemouth and Fulham.

Despite being backed by the might of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, the Magpies have consistently had their hands tied in the transfer market by profit and sustainability rules.

That led to the sales of Miguel Almiron and Lloyd Kelly without Eddie Howe being afforded the chance to add to his squad.

"It's not ideal for us in this moment," said Howe. "I've got no problem dealing with what I know and trying to make the best of the situation."

AFP