January transfer window 2021 closed: Liverpool's 'defence budget' to Mesut Ozil's England exit, here are the highlights

Liverpool finally bolstered their defensive options by signing Schalke's Ozan Kabak and Preston's Ben Davies before the Premier League transfer window slammed shut on Monday. However, this is just one part of the story. Here are other major signings/transfers from Europe that football fans don't want to miss.

Liverpool finally bolstered their defensive options by signing Schalke's Ozan Kabak and Preston's Ben Davies before the Premier League transfer window slammed shut on Monday. However, this is just one part of the story. Here are other major signings/trans 

20-year-old Chris Richards made his debut in June in the next-to-last league match of last season and has played in seven games this season: three in the Bundesliga, three in the Champions League and one in the German Cup. Richards also has played eight games this season for Bayern's reserves in the third division. (Photo | AFP)

Schalke signed former Germany defender Shkodran Mustafi from Arsenal to cover the departure of 20-year-old center back Ozan Kabak on loan to Liverpool. (Photo | AFP)

West Ham signed Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season. Lingard had fallen out of favour with United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and failed to make a single Premier League appearance for the Old Trafford outfit this season. (Photo | AFP)

Arsenal has signed Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard on loan from Real Madrid for the rest of the season, the latest step in the career of a player who is looking to fulfill the promise he showed after making his international debut as a 15-year-old. (Photo | Arsenal Twitter)

For the Marseille move to go through, Milik penned a new one-year deal with Napoli — which then loaned him to Marseille with an option to buy for 8 million euros ($9.7 million) plus 5 million ($6 million) in bonuses and a profit on any future sale. (Photo | AFP)

Lyon striker Moussa Dembele joins Spanish giants Atletico Madrid as a replacement for Diego Costa. (Photo | AFP)

Japanese attacking midfielder Takumi Minamino left for Southampton on loan until the end of the season in one of the few moves between Premier League clubs on a quiet deadline day. (Photo | AFP)

20-year-old Ozan Kabak reaches Anfield after two years in the Bundesliga, where he played for Stuttgart before joining Schalke in July 2019. He previously gained Champions League experience at Galatasaray and has won seven caps for Turkey. (Photo | AFP)

Turkish side Fenerbahce formally announced the purchase of Mesut Ozil from Arsenal in a statement to the Istanbul stock exchange. (Photo | Mesut Ozil Twitter)