Paris (AFP) - The January transfer window shut in Europe's leading leagues at 2300 GMT on Thursday, with Newcastle United's signing of Miguel Almiron the biggest deal to go through on a deadline day almost devoid of activity at the Premier League's biggest clubs.

Paris (AFP) - Headline grabbing transfers have been hard to find in the January transfer window, which closes on Thursday night with late moves from the Premier League's biggest clubs unlikely after a month in which the major movers have been on the continent.

Paris (AFP) - The January transfer window closes on Thursday with a late splurge from the Premier League's biggest clubs unlikely after a month in which the biggest movers have been on the continent, from Barcelona to AC Milan.