Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has made a touching tribute to his former team-mate Darren Fletcher on Twitter. "Thanks for your football, for your support, for everything since I got here. Good luck with WBA," he tweeted. , external

West Brom signed the 31-year-old midfielder on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

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The Independent reports, external that 19-year-old Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom is about to commit his future to the club.

Akpom has made five appearances for the club this season but is out of contract this summer. However, he is understood to be "very close" to signing a four-and-a-half year deal Arsenal have offered him to keep him.

Today we're asking you to give your club marks out of 10 for their dealings in January and reasons for your marks. Tweet using the hashtag #bbcsportsday - or visit BBC Sport's Facebook page. , external

Mat Freshney:, external Nottingham Forest 0. Couldn't even keep the manager!

Glen Birdy Birdsall:, external Got to give Man United an 8 just because they never spent a penny & got a top goalkeeper. It would have been a 10 had they got a defender but it's on money spent so can't be bad and we offloaded a few and trimmed the wage bill.

Jamie Last:, external Leicester - 3. Needed proven quality to get out of this mess and didn't deliver. Now relying on a young, untested Croatian striker to get us out of this. Pretty much sealed relegation in my opinion.

Birmingham City say they were never worried about losing prized asset Demarai Gray on deadline day despite receiving five bids from Bournemouth, rising to £5m, during the transfer window.

The 18-year-old winger was named Football League Young Player of the Month in December and became the third youngest player to score a hat-trick for the club in the 6-1 win over Reading.

"It is well documented that we received several offers," said a club statement. "But Demarai has never once given any indication that he wanted to leave."

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Bolton manager Neil Lennon says he wants the Macron Stadium to be as loud as possible for Wednesday night's FA Cup replay against Liverpool.

"We want the stadium to be bouncing tomorrow," he said. "We want it to be as intimidating for Liverpool as possible," he told his pre-match news conference.

"The first goal is always important in these games. I wouldn't say we are confident but we are really looking forward to it."

But Lennon revealed that Wanderers will be without midfielder Darren Pratley, who has been ruled out for between six and eight weeks after tearing a hamstring against Wolves last weekend.

Did you know Victor Valdes' love of the ocean prompted the Manchester United goalkeeper to give his first-born child the Welsh name Dylan, which translates as 'great tide'., external It's true. Once you've composed yourself, you can read more unusual facts about some transfer window signings on this website.

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"Sit down Andy," said Bolton first team coach Garry Parker. "We've got some good news and some bad news."

What a day Monday was for Andy Kellett, who was expecting to rejoin Plymouth Argyle only to discover he would be heading to Manchester United on loan.

The full-back decided to hear the bad news first, report The Bolton News,, external before being told he was going to Old Trafford.

"It's a great opportunity for Andy," added manager Neil Lennon on Tuesday. "We called about Saidy [Janko] and Manchester United asked for Andy to go the other way. He thought it was a wind-up."

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The transfer deadline may be closed but Spanish newspaper Marca reports that there could be another deal on the horizon but one which would catch the eye.

Korean teenager Lee Seung-Woo joined Barcelona in 2011 as the next Messi but his is currently a transfer target for rivals Real Madrid.

Lee has not played in a competitive game in over a year and he will not be able to until next January when he celebrates his 18th birthday so at the moment he plays only in friendlies and international games with South Korea.

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is out of Tuesday's FA Cup fourth-round replay at Fulham after undergoing surgery.

The 27-year-old midfielder has had a minor operation on a thumb problem and will miss the game at Craven Cottage, although his absence is expected to be brief.

Johnson told the Sunderland Echo:, external "I just have to get it done. It's not a serious thing, but I need the wound to heal. It's the risk of infection that's keeping me out. It's the best time to do it with the games coming up, though."

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Want more Twitter deadline day stats? Here goes. The moment Juan Cuadrado signed for Chelsea for £23.3m on deadline day saw the greatest peak in interactions on Twitter on Monday.

For those of you who enjoy a heat map (and who doesn't?), you can watch how the world got chatting throughout the 24 hours of deadline day on a global heat map, external - or keep it local on a UK heat map., external Whatever you do, enjoy yourselves.

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Tim Cahill has revealed he was in contact with both Everton chairman Bill Kenwright and ex-manager David Moyes on deadline day before opting for a move to China.

MLS outfit the New York Red Bulls announced on Monday the former Everton stalwart was leaving them by mutual consent, which started rumours he could complete a surprise return to Merseyside but he has instead opted for Shanghai Shenhua.

"Basically I spent most of the morning on the phone to the boys," he told Fox Sports. "I spoke to [former NY team-mate] Thierry Henry via text and Bill Kenwright at Everton and Ange Postecoglou. Spoke to Moyes about possibly going to La Liga.

"I've taken a lot of good advice. I think it's exciting to still be in demand," he added.

Today we're asking you to give your club marks out of ten for the business they conducted in January - and why. You can get involved by tweeting us using the hashtag #bbcsportsday , externalor via BBC Sport's Facebook , externalpage.

Paul Hennessy: , externalCharlton 0/10. Been crying out for attacking midfielder and hold up forward. Owner doesn't seem to care we are heading one way

Matthew Goss: , externalGreat to see Chelsea finally doing good business as well as getting better players in, credit to the club, Jose and Abram

Rich Dobbs:, external Arsenal - 5/10 Centre back in and another young kid. Could have done with a proven central defensive midfielder and a big name centre-back like Hummells.

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New Zealand beat Pakistan by 119 runs in Napier in their final limited-overs international before the Cricket World Cup, to compete a 2-0 series win.

Kane Williamson made 112 from 88 balls and Ross Taylor an unbeaten 102 from 70 deliveries after New Zealand won the toss and compiled 369-5, their highest total against Pakistan.

Pakistan, who made 205, struggled to cope with the bowling of New Zealand trio Adam Milne (2-52), Grant Elliott (2-35) and Nathan McCullum (2-33).

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Which players got people typing furiously on their keyboards or smart phones? The three most talked about players on transfer deadline day were (in descending order): Juan Cuadrado, Andre Schurrle and Aaron Lennon.

Hang on, there's more Twitter stats. The most discussed transfer on Twitter in January was Juan Cuadrado's deadline day move to Chelsea. Teenage wonder Martin Odegaard comes second for his move to Real Madrid, while Victor Valdes' transfer from Barcelona to Manchester United puts the Spaniard in third spot.

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Rory McIlroy's court case against his former management agent is set to begin in the Irish High Court later.

The world's number one golfer is suing Horizon Sports Management following a multi-million euros dispute over fees.

The period under dispute coincided with McIlroy's sponsorship deal with Nike, said to be worth about $100m (£66m).

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The head of the Japan Football Association says that coach Javier Aguirre has been sacked over allegations he was involved in match-fixing.

Kuniya Daini said the JFA made the decision in order to avoid compromising the country's chances in World Cup qualifying but it comes days after they suffered a surprise defeat by the UAE in the Asian Cup quarter-finals.

Former Mexico coach Aguirre has become embroiled in a match-fixing investigation launched by Spain's state prosecutor in the Spanish league into a league match between Levante and his former club Zaragoza in May 2011.

Today we're asking: out of ten, what rating does your club get for their January transfer spending and why?

Daniel Sheldrake:, external 10/10 - we get another right wing in Cuadrado

Gary Mullan: , externalVilla -10000000 Lambert out

Daniel Walls: , externalThink a season ticket cost more than Leeds spent on fees.

You can get involved by tweeting us using the hashtag #bbcsportsday or by posting your thoughts on the BBC Sport Facebook, external page.

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Is Justin Edinburgh on his way to Gillingham? Possibly because the League One club has made an approach for the Newport County manager.

BBC Wales Sport understands that the former Tottenham and Portsmouth defender wants to join Gillingham, who sacked Peter Taylor last month.

Not surprisingly, the cold weather sweeping the country is taking its toll on horse racing.

Today's fixtures at Market Rasen and Sedgefield have been abandoned, while Wednesday's scheduled jump racing at Carlisle and Ludlow are also off.

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If you thought gossip and speculation came to a halt in February, you were wrong. There's plenty to chew today:

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy personally intervened to prevent West Ham's deadline-day move for striker Emmanuel Adebayor going through. (Daily Telegraph) , external

Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert, 32, rejected a £5m deadline-day move to Aston Villa, preferring to stay at Anfield and fight for his place. (Liverpool Echo) , external

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is keen to sign Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21, in the summer in a move which could put 29-year-old centre-back Gary Cahill's future at Stamford Bridge in doubt. (Daily Mail) , external