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EPL’s January transfer deadline – #DeadlineDay – causes Twitter buzz
The transfer window in the English Premier League (EPL) closed and major signings have been made in World’s leading football…
The transfer window in the English Premier League (EPL) closed and major signings have been made in World’s leading football clubs. This has generated a lot of conversations and volumes of tweets on Twitter following some of the deals that were closed by the various clubs.
Confirmed transfers have created heated discussions in the online information sharing platform, Twitter.
The moment that Juan Cuadrado signed for Chelsea saw the greatest peak in conversation throughout #DeadlineDay. Cuardrado was signed up for $23.3million, making it the biggest deal completed on transfer deadline day.
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The three most talked about players on the day were Juan Cuadrado, Andre Schürrle and Aaron Lennon.
Martin Odegaard also stirred up conversations on Twitter with his move to Real Madrid. Lucas Silva of Cruzelro also moved to Real Madrid.
Wilfred Bony, Lucas Podolski and Samuel Eto’o have since moved to Manchester City, Inter Milan and Sampdoria respectively.
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The most discussed rumored transfers on Twitter are those of Lionel Messi who had been linked with a move from Barcelona to Chelsea. Discussions around his rumored move generated numerous tweets on the platform.
David De Gea, the Manchester United goalkeeper was also linked with a possible move to Real Madrid in the summer.
Manchester United fans have been vocal on Twitter in response to the supposed transfer rumor. Other players who have been linked with a possible move to Manchester United are; Matts Hummels from Borussia Dortmund and Gareth Bale from Real Madrid.
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The five players who saw the greatest spike in follower numbers on Twitter following their January moves were: Victor Valdes (up by 145,000 followers), Juan Cuadrado (up by 100,000 followers), Lukas Podolski (up by 95,000 followers), Lucas Silva (who added an 55,000 followers) and Xherdan Shaqiri, with 52,000 more followers during the same period.
The January transfer window, due to the activity on twitter, generated a miniature premier league table of its own that shows the top five Premier League clubs that generated the most transfer-related conversation on Twitter throughout January. the teams are Arsenal, Manchester United, Chealsea, Liverpool and Manchester City respectively.