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undisclosed
price. That
Dutch interna-
tional was part
of the 2010
world cup run-
ner’s up squad.
On the 19th of
January, Cardiff
City broke their
transfer record
by signing the
Argentine striker
Emaliano Sala
from Nantes of
Ligue Un for £11
million. On the
flight to Cardiff,
Sala’s plane dis-
appeared over
the English
channel. Him
and pilot David
Ibbotson are still
missing with
wreckage from
the plane being
recovered on
February the
3rd. Tributes to
the striker were
held at the Emir-
ates Stadium
when Cardiff
played Arsenal in
the first ame
since the trage-
dy and outside
the Cardiff stadi-
um in Wales.
On the 23rd,
Chelsea com-
pleted a loan
deal with Ju-
ventus for Ar-
gentine striker
Gonzalo Higuain.
The Blue will be
looking for the for-
mer Real Madrid
frontman to bolster
their strike force.
They will have the
option to buy Hi-
guain or extend
the term of the
loan at the end of
the season.
On the 27th Ba-
kary Sako made
his move back to
Selhurst Park as he
resigned for Crys-
tal Palace from
West Brom. Sako,
30, joined the Bag-
gies in October on
a contract until the
Higuain
pictured
after sing-
ing for
Chelsea
" When
the op-
portunity
to join
Chelsea
present-
ed itself
I had to
take it,"
end of 18-19
after leaving
Palace in the
summer but af-
ter only 3
games, has
been allowed to
leave.
The 28th and
30th saw two
Spanish players
swap leagues.
Chelsea’s Alvaro
Morata signed
on loan with At-
letico Madrid
and Denis Sua-
rez of Barcelona
joined Arsenal
on loan as the
Gunners look
for Ramsey’s
replacement.
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