For fans of many Premier League clubs, Monday was a deadline day to forget as the country's biggest teams failed to do any significant business. However, with the likes of Seydou Doumbia heading to Newcastle United, Oumar Niasse making his way to Everton and Stoke City splashing out on Giannelli Imbula there were some important gains made in the transfer market.
Incredibly, none of the top eight Premier League clubs signed a single player in the final day of the winter transfer window.
Fans hoping for dramatic moves akin to Andy Carroll's transfer to Liverpool or Fernando Torres' move to Chelsea—both of which occurred on the same manic deadline day in 2011, along with the Reds' acquisition of Luis Suarez—or Manchester City's signing of Robinho were left disappointed.