Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Many deals were completed during the January football transfer window, but a few others hit the proverbial brick wall.

The English Premier League was the most active business area, with Chelsea going on a spending spree and even breaking the British transfer record by signing Enzo Fernandez from Benfica.

At the bottom of the table, the likes of Southampton were also involved in brisk businesses to stave off relegation from England's top flight.

Like every other year, scenarios of players' deals being hijacked by the richer and sometimes more innovative clubs all played out, with others pulling massive transfer coups.

Nigerian players did not make the headlines during the winter transfer window, although one or two o...