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Transfer Window Round-up

By James Hilsum • 31 January 2018

With the January transfer window set to close at 11pm tonight, below is a summary of the club’s business this month. Any further deals will be added to this page.

INS:

FIRST TEAM - J. Locadia (PSV Eindhoven), L. Ulloa (Leicester City - loan).

UNDER-23S - W. O’Hora (Bohemians).

WOMEN - C. Peplow (free agent), A. Nilden (Free agent), M. Hourihan (Manchester City - loan).

 
OUTS:

FIRST TEAM - J. Murphy (Glasgow Rangers), K. LuaLua (Released, joined Sunderland).

UNDER-23S - J. Maguire-Drew (Coventry City - loan), S. Ahannach (Sparta Rotterdam - loan), M. Normann (Molde – loan extended), B. Hall (Notts County - loan), R. O'Sullivan (Carshalton Athletic - loan), D. Ajiboye (Millwall Under-23s - loan), B. Vose (Welling United - loan), R.Meekums (Worthing - loan), J. Ayunga (Poole Town - loan)

UNDER-18S - S. Ljubicic (Bognor Regis Town - loan), C. Ferguson (East Grinstead Town - work experience).

WOMEN - None.

 
TRANSFER TIMELINE

31st January
- Seven under-23 and under-18 players secured late moves to various clubs across the non-league pyramid - Rian O'Sullivan to Carshalton Athletic, David Ajiboye to Millwall's under-23s, Bailey Vose to Welling United, Reece Meekums to Worthing, Jonah Ayunga to Poole Town, Stefan Ljubicic to Bognor Regis Town and Charlie Ferguson to East Grinstead Town. - Read more

31st January: Albion under-23 defender Ben Hall completes a loan move to Notts County until the end of the season. - Read more

29th January: Leonardo Ulloa made his return to the club on a loan deal from Leicester City until the end of the season. - Read more

26th January: Albion under-23 midfielder Mathias Normann extended his loan deal with Norwegian Eliteserien side Molde until 30th June 2018. - Read more

25th January: The club reached an agreement with Kazenga LuaLua to cancel his contract with immediate effect, and the winger joined Sunderland on a free transfer. - Read more

Marie Hourihan became the third addition to Albion’s women’s team, after joining on a loan deal from Manchester City until the end of the season. - Read more

19th January: Albion broke their club transfer record with the arrival of Jurgen Locadia from PSV Eindhoven on undisclosed terms. - Read more

The third departure of the window saw Soufyan Ahannach join Dutch Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam on a loan deal for the remainder of the season. - Read more

16th January: The Seagulls made the second addition to the women’s first-team squad, as Swedish full-back Amanda Nilden arrived on a deal until the end of the season. - Read more

12th January: Albion completed the signing of Republic of Ireland under-19 international Warren O’Hora from Bohemians, with the defender linking up with the under-23 squad. - Read more

9th January: With the women’s transfer window also open until 25th January, the club bolstered their squad for the remainder of the FA WSL 2 campaign with the signing of Chloe Peplow. - Read more

7th January: Jamie Murphy’s departure to Glasgow Rangers, initially on a loan basis, was confirmed in the early hours, with the move expected to become permanent this summer. - Read more

3rd January: Albion under-23 striker Jordan Maguire-Drew was the first outgoing of the window, after joining League Two side Coventry City on loan until the end of the season. - Read more