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As usual there was a mad rush at the end of the winter transfer window, with over fifty players from first and second division clubs moving on the last day (follow the above link for all the details). Once again Málaga were amongst the last clubs to complete their squad, and they should now be able to bring their financial affairs up to date after selling Monreal to Arsenal and Buonanotte to Granada. The lesser known Antunes and Pedro Morales have been brought in to replace them. Granada and Zaragoza were also quite active, with the former's new coach Lucas Alcaraz being gifted Nolito and Aranda as well as Buonanotte, and the latter signing three ex Barcelona B players, as well as the delightfully named Henri Bienvenu. He will surely be made welcome! Some, such as Gago, Cuenca and Emre will be leaving us, if only for a short time, and others such as Tamudo, Xisco or Tissone will be returning. And there are several new faces as well, including Hutton, Insúa, Pabón, Beto, Acquafresca and another Kaká. Over half of the transfers were in the second division, with Hércules making seven new signings and Villarreal six, including a couple of rising stars, Javier Aquino and Jéremy Perbet. It remains to be seen however whether they will be any better than the ones they replaced. That's it though for this season, and with the usual exceptions (players on the dole, replacements for long term injuries etc.), teams will have to make do with what they've got from now on. Time to get back to playing football! (01.02.13)

Player (Country) Current club New club Position/Comments
Monreal Málaga Arsenal (ENG) DF Moved to sign Spanish international after Gibbs injured. Reported fee of €10-12 Mio, signs to 2016.
Antunes (POR) Paços de Ferreira (POR) Málaga DF Moved quickly to replace Monreal, taking left back on loan. Was on books at Roma.
Pedro Morales (CHL) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) Málaga MF Pellegrini brings in fellow countryman on free transfer. Joins for 6 months, with option for 2 more years.
Buonanotte (ARG) Málaga Granada FW Loan to Palermo off, and agrees transfer to Granada for fee of around €2.5 Mio. Signs for 4 years. .
Lucas Alcaraz Aris Salonica (GRE) Granada MG Returns to home town club where he started his coaching career 18 years ago after Anquela fired.
Nolito Benfica (POR) Granada FW Have signed ex-Barça B forward on loan to end of season. No buy-out clause though.
Jaime Romero Udinese (ITA) / Granada Orduspor (TKY) MF Loan from Udinese ended early, and moves on to play in Turkey.
Machís (VEN) Granada Vitoria Guimares (POR) FW Has hardly played since joining in summer, and will be moving to Portgual on loan together with new signing Jona.
Moisés Hurtado Granada Girona MF Ex Espanyol midfielder agrees to rescind contract and return to Catalunya.
Orellana (CHL) Granada Celta MF Last minute signing. Rejoins club he played at last year for fee of around €1.2 Mio, plus share of transfer rights.
Dani Abalo Celta Beira Mar (POR) MF Has not won place in first time after loan to Nàstic, so moves on again to get playing time.
Isaac Cuenca Barcelona Ajax (HOL) FW Youngster just recovered after long injury, so agreed loan to Holland. Muniesa joins B team for now too.
Gago (ARG) Valencia Vélez Sarsfield (ARG) MF Ex Real Madrid man has not fitted in since joining in summer, so agrees loan move back home to end of season.
Insúa (ARG / SPA) Sporting Lisbon (POR) Atlético Madrid DF Have paid around €3.5 Mio for ex Liverpool left back, who will cover for Filipe Luis. Sporting keep part of transfer rights though.
Emre (TKY) Atlético Madrid Fenerbahçe (TKY) MF Returns to old club after only 6 months in Spain. Fee agreed of around €350K, and signs for 2+ years.
Teerasil Dangda (THA) Muangthong United (THA) Atlético Madrid FW Player currently on short trial.No recent news as to whether he will be staying on or not.
Hutton (SCO) Notts Forest / Aston Villa (ENG) Mallorca DF Scottish international full back will be trying his luck in Spain. Moves to islands on loan to end of season.
Tissone (ARG / ITA) Sampdoria (ITA) Mallorca MF Returns to club once again after moving out a few months ago, this time on loan.
De Guzmán (CAN) Dallas (USA) Mallorca MF Ex Depor player will not be returning to Spain as he has signed for German 2nd division side Jahn Regensburg.
Pabón (COL) Parma (ITA) Betis FW Got ahead of several clubs to take him on 6 month loan. Already agreed transfer to Monterrey in summer.
Nelson (POR) Betis Palermo (ITA) DF Has hardly played this season, and agrees transfer to Sicilly on 3 year deal.
Beto (POR) Sporting Braga (POR) Sevilla GK Looked at several options as replacement for Diego López, but are taking Portuguese keeper on loan to end of season.
Tamudo Pachuca (MEX) Rayo Vallecano FW Confirmed that veteran striker will be returning to the club he saved from relegation last summer after brief spell in Mexico.
Arbilla Hércules Rayo Vallecano DF Supposedly part of loan swap between defender and Machado, but strikers move to Alicante called off.
Abu (GHA) Manchester City (ENG) / Rayo Vallecano Lorient (FRA) MF Hardly played since joining in summer, so loan ended early and moves on to France.
Machado (BZL) Rayo Vallecano Hércules FW Striker signed in summer from Steaua Bucharest. Was going to be swapped for Arbilla, but didn't like the look of him on trial.
Bienvenu (CAM) Fenerbahçe (TKY) Zaragoza FW Have signed striker on loan, with €3 Mio buy out option at end of season. Welcome!
Rodri Barcelona B / Sheffield Wednesday (ENG) Zaragoza FW Loan to Owls ended early, and forward moves on again to join old coach Jiménez., also with purchase option.
Carmona / Rochina AC Milan (ITA) / Blackburn (ENG) Zaragoza FW Two ex Barça B attackers join on loan to end of season. That makes it seven ex Barça players in squad!
Doblas Zaragoza Khazar Lankaran (AZE) GK Third choice keeper abandons Spain and takes up 18 month offer from Azerbaijan. Coach there is Spanish.
Acquafresca (ITA / POL) Bolonia (ITA) Levante FW Former Italian youth international arrives on loan to try and reboot his career.
Vyntra (GRE / CZE) Panathinaikos (GRE) Levante DF Greek international defender to try his luck in Spain. Signs 18 month contract.
Ángel Levante Elche FW Arrival of Martins and form of Roger has left him on sidelines, so returns on loan to club he left last summer.
Pallardó Levante Almería MF Has not been playing much since JIM arrived, so moves out on loan to end of season.
Fede Fernández (ARG) Napoli (ITA) Getafe DF 21 year old defender joins on loan to get playing time. Moved to Italy from Estudiantes in 2011.
Valdet Rama (GER / KOS) Örebo (SWE) Valladolid MF Kosovo born winger played most of his career in Germany. Joins to end of season, with option for 2 more years.
Kaká (BZL) Videoton (HUN) Deportivo DF No, not that one! Central defender joins on loan with purchase option. Knows Domingos from Braga.
Saúl Deportivo Ponferradina MF Had no luck at Depor, so decides to move on. Sevilla B's Jozabed also signs on last day.
Rui Fonte (POR) Espanyol Benfica (POR) FW Highly thought of by some, but not Aguirre. Youngster agrees to rescind contract and return to Portugal.
Galán Espanyol Xerez DF Aguirre suggested he move on, and opted to join Xerez on last day of transfer window.
Aitor Fernández Athletic Bilbao / Barakaldo Villarreal GK Loan period ended early, and youth international transferred to Villarreal with buy back option.
Javier Aquino (MEX) Cruz Azul (MEX) Villarreal MF Olympic Games gold medal winner is bet for the future at Villarreal. Signs for three and a half years.
Jéremy Perbet (FRA) Mons (BEL) Villarreal FW Have signed new strikeron loan to try and end goal drought. Cavenaghi leaves for Pachuca, Mexico.
Pandiani (URU) Villarreal Atlético Baleares FW "The Rifle" hangs up his shooting irons, although will join his son at Mallorca based team.
Gerard Bordas Villarreal Girona FW Neither Velázquez nor Marcelino gave him much playing time, so moves on loan.
Iago Falqué Tottenham (ENG) Almería MF Ex Barça B & Villarreal B winger will be returning to Spain on loan to end of season.
Paglialunga (ARG / ITA) Catania (ITA) Hércules MF One of seven reinforcements for Hércules this winter! Midfielder joins on loan.
Nacho González (URU / ITA) Standard Liège (BEL) Hércules MF Ex Valencia player returns to Spain on loan. Hopefully injuries are behind him.
Jokín Esparza Huesca Panathinaikos (GRE) MF Basque midfielder will be joining Fabri in Greece, where Toché & Vitolo already are.
Xisco Newcastle (ENG) Córdoba FW Ex Depor striker rescinds contract with Geordies and agrees to six month deal with 2A club.
Andreu Guerao Lechia Gdansk (POL) Racing Santander MF Ex Barça B midfielder has played around the World, and returns to Spain to try and get Racing out of drop zone.
Martí Crespí Chornomorets (UKR) Racing Santander DF Ex Mallorca defender returns to Spain after spell in Ukraine.
Casemiro (BZL) Sao Paulo (BZL) Real Madrid Castilla MF Under 20 international joins on loan to end of season with purchase option. Played for Brazil in olympics.
Dani Pacheco Liverpool (ENG) Huesca MF Spanish youth international loaned out to Huesca to gain experience. Migue from Granada also makes loan move.
Galindo (BOL) Lugo Arsenal (ENG) MF Loan period ended early as hardly playing, and Arsenal will have to find another home for him.
Luis Morán No club Mirandés MF Ex Sporting midfielder out of work after leaving Larnaca in the summer.

Colour coding: Green - deals ostensibly completed, but still not closed, or player on trial; Blue - deals closed now, but will take place in summer; Red - deals closed but subsequently cancelled.