Lionel Messi to Chelsea and more: The ten most tweeted about rumours in the January transfer window

 

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Not at Chelsea: Lionel Messi
Standard Sport3 February 2015

Another transfer window has 'slammed shut' with Premier League clubs spending around £130m in bolstering their squads ahead of the season's climax.

Wilfried Bony's £28m move to Manchester City and Chelsea's £23.3m acquisition of Juan Cuadrado were the headline deals in what was, otherwise, a transfer window which failed to match up to the hype and hubris.

Despite financial fair play rules restricting wealthy clubs from splurging during the month, the gossip mill remained in overdrive until the very end.

Today, social network Twitter, have released the ten rumoured moves that caused the most speculation in January.

The top 10 most tweeted about transfer rumours in January 2015

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