Winter 2016/17 confirmed transfers and contracts

Hapless_Hans wrote:Deulofeu isn't that bad.

HSV have announced that midfielder Alen Halilovic has been loaned out to Spanish topflight side UD Las Palmas until June 30th 2018.
The 20 year old Croatian was also in Spain last season on loan at Sporting Gijon. He moved from Barcelona to Hamburg at the start of the 2016 season, making seven appearances for the Rothosen. He scored the winning goal in the opening round of the DFB Cup in Zwickau: “When neither side is satisfied we must seek the right solution. We wish him every success during his time at Las Palmas", said HSV sport director Jens Todt. UD Las Palmas are currently in 11th place in the Spanish top flight.

Watford FC is pleased to confirm the capture of exciting young AC Milan forward M'Baye Niang.

The highly-rated 22-year-old has signed on loan until the end of the 2016/17 season, and the Hornets also have the option of making the move permanent in the summer.

Niang can play on the wings or in a central attacking position, and the former France Under-21 international becomes Watford’s third signing of the January transfer window.

Having made his professional debut with French outfit Caen aged just 16, Niang’s dynamic performances drew attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs and in 2012 he secured a move to Italy with AC Milan.

The pacy attacker became the second youngest scorer in AC Milan history when netting in a Coppa Italia tie against Reggina aged 17 years and 350 days in December 2012.

Niang gained further experience through loans at Montpellier and Genoa before returning to the San Siro with AC Milan, where he has played 77 times in total, scoring 12 goals.

He will wear squad number 21 for Watford.

Borussia Dortmund have secured the long-term commitment of another internationally-coveted talent. Christian Pulisic has extended his contract until 30 June 2020.

„We are very happy to have secured the long-term commitment of another extraordinarily talented player,“ said BVB sporting director Michael Zorc. „Christian already enjoys a high standing within the team and can become a cornerstone of our sporting future“.

US international Christian Pulisic has played for BVB since February 2015. He won the German championship with the under-17s and under-19s in 2015 and 2016 and has been a member of the first-team squad since January 2016, writing his name in the history books in the process. Pulisic is the youngest player ever to have two Bundesliga goals to his name (current total is four), he is the youngest Borussia Dortmund player to have appeared in the UEFA Champions League, the youngest full international for the USA and their youngest-ever goalscorer in a World Cup qualifier. Although he only celebrated his 18th birthday in September, he has already made 11 international appearances, scoring three goals.

„I still have a lot to learn,“ said Christian Pulisic. „I feel Dortmund offers the best conditions to do that. I have the chance to play in front of over 80,000 fans. We have the best supporters in the world - it does not get any better than that!“

Eight-time German champions Borussia Dortmund have loaned striker Adrian Ramos (31) to Spanish first division club Granada FC until the end of the season. At the start of the 2017/18 season, the Columbian will then be transferred to Chinese club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan FC.

FC Schalke 04 have made another addition to the squad in the January transfer window, bringing in Daniel Caligiuri from VfL Wolfsburg. The 29-year old, who celebrated his birthday on 15th January, has agreed a deal until June 2020.

Hull City wrote:The Tigers have signed Liverpool midfielder Lazar Markovic on loan until the end of the season.

The Hornets are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Argentine forward Mauro Zárate.
Comfortable playing as either an attacking midfielder or a striker, Zárate joins Watford in a two-and-a-half-year deal from Fiorentina, where he scored seven goals in eight starts for the Serie A outfit.
The 29-year-old returns to the Premier League having spent previous spells in the top-flight with West Ham, QPR and Birmingham City.

Robbie Kruse is leaving Bayer 04 to play in China. Leverkusen have agreed terms with Liaoning FC for the Australian to make the move after he passed a medical in China. The contract of the 28-year-old at the Werkself runs to the end of the current season.

VfL forward Bruno Henrique is on the verge of completing a move to Brazilian top-flight club FC Santos, pending a medical examination. VfL Wolfsburg and the two-time Club World Cup winners have reached an agreement on the transfer, with both parties agreeing to keep the financial details confidential. Bruno Henrique joined Wolfsburg in January 2016 and made 14 Bundesliga appearances, one DFB Cup outing and two in the UEFA Champions League.

Talented young attacker Anton Donkor is making an immediate loan move to English Premier League club Everton FC. The 19-year-old, who had been regularly training with the Bundesliga team throughout the season and made twelve 'Regionalliga' (fourth division) appearances (one goal) for the Wolves U23 side, has been released on loan to the "Toffees" for the remainder of the current season. Donkor, whose contract with VfL is valid until 2020, will be initially involved in the Liverpool club’s reserve team set-up, but will be part of the extended professional squad.

Borussia have extended the contracts of both goalkeepers Yann Sommer (until 2021) and Tobias Sippel (until June 2019).

Sommer has signed a two year contract extension with Borussia, keeping him at the club until June 2021. The 28-year old Switzerland international joined Borussia in 2014 and has since made 115 appearances for the club (83 in the Bundesliga, 8 in the DFB cup, 14 in the Champions League and 10 in the Europa League). “Yann is a key player at the club and we are extremely pleased that he has signed a contract extension with the club,” said sporting director Max Eberl.

Sommer signed for FC Basel at the age of fourteen. He became their third-choice goalkeeper at the age of 17, but went out on loan one year later to second division side FC Vaduz. He returned to Basel in 2010 and a year later he became their first-choice goalkeeper. Sommer won the league four times with FC Basel and also played for them in the Europa League before he moved to Borussia ahead of the 2014/15 season. He has made 25 appearances for Switzerland as their number one goalkeeper. He took the place of Marc-André ter Stegen in goal for Borussia and quickly developed into one of the best goalkeepers in the Bundesliga.

1. FSV Mainz 05 are pleased to announce the signing of Bojan Krkic Pérez. The 26 year old, who came through Barcelona’s “la Masia” academy, has joined the Zerofivers on a loan deal from English club Stoke City.

Firenze wrote:why do all of the confirmed signings in the Bundesliga look like they're conducted in some random lads living room?

@SNZ_officiel renews his contract with #SevillaFC

He has signed until 30 June 2020 pic.twitter.com/XaEiRET33w

— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) January 31, 2017