Adam Wharton’s move to Crystal Palace tops the deadline deals

Crystal Palace’s move for midfielder Adam Wharton from Blackburn looked to be the biggest deadline day move in the Premier League as the transfer window closed with a flurry of late loan deals.

The Eagles – battling to stay clear of being dragged into a relegation battle – are said to have paid an initial fee of £18million, which could see a further £4m in add-ons for the talented 19-year-old.

Wharton, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, believes Crystal Palace is the right place for him to further his ambitions.

“The way they took players from the Championship and developed them into Premier League players is something that stood out to me,” Wharton said on the club’s website. “It’s a big reason why I wanted to come here.”

Second-bottom Burnley completed a loan deal for Montpellier defender Maxime Esteve until the end of the season and then announced the loan of right-back Lorenz Assignon from Rennes.

Centre-back Esteve, 21, watched the Clarets’ 3-1 win at Manchester City on Wednesday night before completing the formalities of his contract ahead of the transfer deadline.

Plenty of loan deals were announced late in the window.

Sheffield United have confirmed Mason Holgate’s arrival from Everton until the end of the season after he ended his spell at Southampton six months early having made just seven appearances.

Chelsea’s 19-year-old Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos has joined French club Strasbourg on loan until the end of the season, after spending the first half of the campaign at Nottingham Forest.

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Earlier, Forest signed 18-year-old striker Rodrigo Ribeiro on loan from Sporting Lisbon and there were later deals at the City Ground, with veteran goalkeeper Matz Sels arriving from Strasbourg.

Bournemouth have signed Turkish forward Enes Unal on loan from Getafe for the rest of the season and Tottenham forward Alejo Veliz has completed a loan move to Sevilla.

Forest also confirmed that Orel Mangala had completed a loan move to Lyon, who have the option to make the deal permanent in the summer.

Spanish side Villarreal have agreed a deal to take on Bertrand Traore for the remainder of the campaign after allowing him to leave Aston Villa on a free transfer.

Brentford coach Thomas Frank was delighted to see striker Ivan Toney remain at the club, after being linked with Arsenal and Chelsea during the January window.

Despite the 11pm deadline, further transfers could be completed provided clubs submitted a ‘marketing sheet’ to allow extra time to complete the formalities.

Fulham are eyeing a loan deal for Chelsea striker Armando Broja.

PA understands that West Ham’s Pablo Fornals – who was to be named on the bench against Bournemouth – has been cleared to discuss a £7 million move to Real Betis.

However, Said Benrahma’s planned move to Lyon fell through, despite the player traveling to France for medical treatment.

“West Ham United can confirm that the deadline for Said Benrahma’s agreement to join Olympique Lyonnais was not completed before the deadline, and that an agreement could not be completed before 11pm,” said a spokesman for the Premier League club.

Like Forest, Aston Villa and Newcastle have completed early deals to strengthen their squads.

Morgan Rogers swapped Middlesbrough for Villa Park in a reported £8 million switch while Newcastle brought in teenage midfielder Alfie Harrison from Manchester City.

Villa later announced that Australian goalkeeper Joe Gauci would be joining Adelaide United after the Asian Cup, while Brighton midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud has joined Stuttgart on loan.

In the Sky Bet Championship, promotion-chasing Wales Ipswich signed Kieffer Moore on loan from Bournemouth.

Norwich have signed Dutch forward Sydney van Hooijdonk – son of former Celtic and Nottingham Forest forward Pierre – on loan from Serie A club Bologna, with an option on a permanent deal.

West Brom have brought Celtic winger Mikey Johnston to The Hawthorns, versatile Manchester City player Josh Wilson-Esbrand has signed for Cardiff until the end of the season and Liverpool defender Billy Koumetio has been linked with Blackburn on loan.

QPR have bolstered their midfield in a bid to beat the drop with the loan signings of Newcastle’s Isaac Hayden and Wolves’ Joe Hodge.

Sheffield Wednesday completed the loan signings of Ian Poveda from Leeds and Cristian Pedersen from Swansea.

Defender Connor Roberts joins Elland Road from Burnley and Stoke have signed Dutch Under-21 player Million Manhoef from Vitesse Arnhem.

Earlier, midfielder Alex Pritchard completed a move from Sunderland to Birmingham, where he will be reunited with former Black Cats boss Tony Mowbray.

Sunderland signed winger Romaine Mundle from Standard Liege and then brought in Callum Styles from Barnsley on loan before the deadline.

Hull’s busy transfer window continued with the signing of Turkish midfielder Abdulkadir Omur from Trabzonspor and Burnley player Anass Zaroury on loan.

Swansea have brought in Poland international Przemyslaw Placheta after canceling his contract at Norwich along with the signing of young forward Charles Sagoe Jr on a six-month loan from Arsenal.