Doherty and Obafemi the big Irish movers 

SPANISH EXPEDITION: Matt Doherty joins Atletico Madrid.

One expected and the other not, Matt Doherty and Michael Obafemi were the two prime Irish movers of the January transfer window.

Atlético Madrid became aware of Doherty’s availability on deadline day once Tottenham Hotspur succeeded in resurrecting their swoop for €35m-rated Pedro Porro, the Spaniard at Sporting Lisbon they’ve been chasing for several weeks.