just a quick look at what went down in the month of January in the English Premier League transfer sagas.
not listing all of them, just the highlights.

Permanent Transfers

Andrew Carroll from Newcastle to Liverpool
Luis Suárez from Ajax Amsterdam to Liverpool
Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea
David Luiz from Benfica to Chelsea
Andy Reid from Sunderland to Blackpool
Ruben Rochina from Barcelona to Blackburn Rovers
Ryan Babel from Liverpool to TSG Hoffenheim
Darren Bent from Sunderland to Aston Villa
Steven Pienaar from Everton to Tottenham Hotspur

Loans

Stephen Ireland from Aston Villa to Newcastle
Michael Bradley from Borussia Monchengladbach to Aston Villa
Paul Konchesky from Liverpool to Nottingham Forest
Obafemi Martins from FK Rubin Kazan to Birmingham City
James Beattie from Rangers to Blackpool
Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea to Bolton
Tuncay Sanli from Stoke City to VfL Wolfsburg
Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur to West Ham United
Sulley Muntari from Inter Milan to Sunderland
Carlos Vela from Arsenal to West Bromwich Albion
Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City to Real Madrid
Roque Santa Cruz from Manchester City to Blackburn Rovers
David Bentley from Tottenham Hotspur to Birmingham
Wayne Bridge from Manchester City to West Ham United

it’s the knockout stages and the draw has just taken place for the round of 16 which will happen (1st leg) 15/16 February ; (2nd leg )22/23 February. the quarterfinals will take place (1st leg) 8/9 March ; (2nd leg) 15/16 March.

here they are!

enjoy!

Enjoy!

enjoy!

Group A looks to be a little tough one for Tottenham who are in the group with reining champions Inter Milan and also with one of the dutch giants FC Twente.

Group B sees Lyon and Benfica looking to fight it out for top spot.

Group C looks like Manchester United and Valencia (who remember are now without stars like David Villa and David Silva who both moved to Barcalona and Manchester City respectively) should be able to oust Rangers and the unknown Bursaspor.

Group D seems to be muchly favourable for Barcalona. No real stiff competition for them so it would be interesting to see what the other three teams in that group can come up with.

Group E sees Roma and Bayern face each other and these two should see themselves through.

Group F could be a bit tricky for Chelsea with trips to Marseille and Spartak.

Group G is the group of death. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Ajax and Auxerre. WHAT A GROUP!

Group H sees Arsenal with a pretty easy group too it seems with uknowns in there which should not trouble them too much.

The winners for the various positions for the past year were also announced and here they are:

Goalkeeper of the year went to Julio Cesar (Inter) who fought off Hugo Lloris (Lyon) and Victor Valdes (Barcelona).

Defender of the year went to  Maicon (Inter Milan) who had Lucio (Inter Milan)  and Gerard Pique (Barcelona) to content with.

Midfielder of the year went to Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) who came up against Xavi (Barcelona) and  Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich).

Foward of the year went to Diego Milito (Inter) who outted Lionel Messi (Barcelona), and Wayne Rooney (Man Utd).

Club player of the year went to Diego Milito (Inter).

So that left Inter Milan with all the player awards. Guess it was because they won Uefa Champions League, The League and their domestic cup!

*Past group-stage appearances not including 2010/11
**UEFA Champions League unless stated
***Includes pre-1992 European Champion Clubs’ Cup
UEL=UEFA Europa League
3qr=third qualifying round
qf=quarter-finals