Bundesliga
Factbox: Major transfers by European clubs

The English Premier League saw the most action on the final day of transfer activity until the end of Europe’s top five leagues’ domestic seasons, with Tottenham Hotspur and Everton the busiest clubs. read more
Below are major transfers in Europe’s top soccer leagues during the January transfer window (all fees reported by the media)
ENGLAND
Dele Alli – Tottenham Hotspur to Everton (free transfer, 10 million pounds after 20 games)
Dan Burn – Brighton & Hove Albion to Newcastle United
Jean-Philippe Mateta – Crystal Palace (loan to permanent move)
Donny van de Beek – Manchester United to Everton (loan)
Matt Targett – Aston Villa to Newcastle United (loan)
Rodrigo Bentancur – Juventus to Tottenham Hotspur (19 million euros, with 6 million euros added on in bonuses)
Dejan Kulusevski – Juventus to Tottenham Hotspur (loan for 10 million euros with an obligation to buy for 35 million euros)
Julian Alvarez – River Plate to Manchester City ($26 million)
Christian Eriksen – to Brentford (free)
Philippe Coutinho – Barcelona to Aston Villa (loan)
Lucas Digne – Everton to Aston Villa (25 million pounds; $33 million)
Luis Diaz – Porto to Liverpool (45 million euros; $50 million)
Bruno Guimaraes – Olympique Lyonnais to Newcastle United (40 million euros)
Chris Wood – Burnley to Newcastle United (25 million pounds)
Kieran Trippier – Atletico Madrid to Newcastle United (12 million pounds)
Vitalii Mykolenko – Dynamo Kiev to Everton (18 million pounds)
Nathan Patterson – Rangers to Everton (16 million pounds)
Wout Weghorst – Vfl Wolfsburg to Burnley (12 million pounds)
Hwang Hee-chan – RB Leipzig to Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 million pounds)
Callum Chambers – Arsenal to Aston Villa (2 million pounds)
SPAIN
Giovani Lo Celso – Tottenham Hotspur to Villarreal (loan)
Ferran Torres – Manchester City to Barcelona (55 million euros)
Anthony Martial – Manchester United to Sevilla (loan)
Adama Traore – Wolverhampton Wanderers to Barcelona (loan)
Rafinha – Paris St Germain to Real Sociedad (loan)
Ilaix Moriba – RB Leipzig to Valencia (loan)
Sergio Rico – Paris St Germain to Mallorca (loan)
FRANCE
Romain Faivre – Brest to Olympique Lyonnais (15 million euros plus 2 million euros in add-ons)
Tanguy Ndombele – Tottenham Hotspur to Olympique Lyonnais (1.4 million euro loan with option to make deal permanent)
Sead Kolasinac – Arsenal to Olympique Marseille (free)
Hatem Ben Arfa – to Lille (free)
GERMANY
Sardar Azmoun – Zenit St. Petersburg to Bayer Leverkusen (free)
ITALY
Dusan Vlahovic – Fiorentina to Juventus (80 million euros)
Jovane Cabral – Sporting to Lazio (loan with option to make deal permanent for 8 million euros)
Denis Zakaria – Borussia Moenchengladbach to Juventus (4.5 million euros plus 4.1 million euros in add-ons)
Federico Gatti – Frosinone to Juventus (on loan at Frosinone until season-end)
Valentin Mihaila – Parma to Atalanta (loan with option to make deal permanent)
Jeremie Boga – Sassuolo to Atalanta (loan with obligation to buy for 22 million euros)
Jonathan Ikone – Lille to Fiorentina (15 million euros)
Robin Gosens – Atalanta to Inter Milan (loan)
Krzysztof Piatek – Hertha Berlin to Fiorentina (loan)
Axel Tuanzebe – Manchester United to Napoli (loan)
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal to AS Roma (loan)
Sergio Oliveira – Porto to AS Roma (loan)
Pablo Mari – Arsenal to Udinese (loan)
-Reuters
Bundesliga
How Boniface inspired Leverkusen to 3-1 win over Hoffenheim

Bayer Leverkusen kept pace with Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich by beating Hoffenheim 3-1 on Sunday with goals from Victor Boniface, Patrik Schick and Jeremie Frimpong.
Leverkusen finished with 10 players after Álex Grimaldo’s sending off with half an hour to play. New signings Emiliano Buendía and Mario Hermoso made their debuts as Xabi Alonso’s team stayed six points behind Bayern two weeks before the top two clash in Leverkusen.
Bayern defeated Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Boniface scored with his first shot at goal since his proposed move to Saudi team Al-Nassr collapsed. The Nigeria forward started for his first game since early November after recovering from a thigh injury, and he scored in the 15th minute with a shot that Hoffenheim ’keeper Luca Philipp should arguably have stopped.
Frimpong made it 2-0 four minutes later after Aleix García sent the Dutch wing back through.
Then Robin Braun became the first referee to announce a VAR call to fans in a Bundesliga game when a penalty he awarded to Nathan Tella for a foul by Hoffenheim defender David Jurasek was taken back — video replays showed the Leverkusen attacker was coming from an offside position before he was fouled.
Leverkusen’s match was among five in the 20th round trialling the NFL-style announcements, a change league officials hope will make the much-maligned VAR system more popular among fans.
Buendía went on for the injured Tella to make his Bundesliga debut before the break, and Schick went on for Boniface after it.
Buendía surged through the Hoffenheim defence only to see his shot saved by Philipp, but Schick was there to tuck away the rebound for 3-0 in the 51st. It was the Czech forward’s 14th league goal of the season.
Then Grimaldo was shown red in the 61st when Hoffenheim substitute Gift Orban went on for the visitors. Orban pulled a goal back a minute later.
Buendía made way for Hermoso to compensate for Grimaldo’s sending off. Though tempers flared at times, Leverkusen’s 10 men contained the visitors for the rest of the game.
Third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Wolfsburg 1-1 in the early game.
-AFP
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Bundesliga
Amidst Saudi Arabia speculations, Boniface set to stay at Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Victor Boniface will remain at the Bundesliga club, after the Nigerian striker was left out of their Champions League clash with Sparta Prague amid rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia.
Boniface returned from injury on Saturday but was on the bench for Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig after German media reports linked him with a transfer to Saudi club Al-Nassr.
He was then left out of training ahead of Leverkusen’s 2-0 Champions League win over Czech side Sparta Prague on Wednesday.
“He will train again tomorrow. I believe he is staying with us,” Alonso told reporters after that win.
“So I have to say that I am satisfied, I am happy. He is comfortable here, so I don’t believe that this is a big stress for him.”
The 24-year-old has scored eight goals in 15 games in all competitions. Last season, he netted 14 goals in 23 league appearances to finish as their top scorer and played a pivotal role in securing Leverkusen’s first Bundesliga title.
Boniface staying at Leverkusen could open the doors for Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran to join Al-Nassr instead.
The Colombian forward is also a reported target for the Saudi club, who are looking to bolster a frontline that already features Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane.
-Reuters
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Bundesliga
Leverkusen sidelines Boniface at training session over transfer issues with Ronaldo’s club

Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface was left out of training on Tuesday as German media reports linked the striker with a move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, with manager Xabi Alonso saying negotiations for the player’s transfer were ongoing.
If the transfer materialises, Boniface will be a teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 24-year-old Boniface returned from injury on Saturday but was on the bench for Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Before his injury in November, he had scored eight goals in 15 games in all competitions. Last season, he netted 14 goals in 23 league appearances to finish as their top scorer and played a pivotal role in securing Leverkusen’s first Bundesliga title.
“The situation with (Boniface) does exist. Negotiations are ongoing with the club, so we have to wait. Our preparation for the match remains the same,” Alonso told reporters ahead of the Champions League clash against Sparta Prague on Wednesday.
“We prepared (for the game) without Boni, of course. We still have to wait a little longer to see (how the situation unfolds),” the Spanish coach added.
“After Jeanu (Belocian) and Martin (Terrier) injuries we already said that we need to be active in the transfer window. Three days remain and we are so close (to a decision).
“I am and I will be happy with the squad (regardless). Until now, all players feel that they are ready and they are an important part of the team.”
Defender Belocian suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the start of the year and winger Terrier sustained an Achilles tendon rupture last week.
Leverkusen, eighth in the Champions League standings on 13 points, have already booked at least a knockout stage playoff spot while Sparta Prague, with four points from seven games, have been eliminated.
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