Premier League clubs hit January sales

Premier League clubs splurged a record £815m (€922m) in an unprecedented January transfer window, which included Chelsea breaking the British transfer record on a frantic deadline day
 

JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW: Premier League clubs account for 79% of total spend in Europe’s top five football leagues – highest ever proportion


2023
£815m
Premier League’s record gross spend in January transfer window – 90% up on 2018 record

2018
£430m
Previous record

2022
£295m
2023 spend is triple last January window
   
Combined with record summer transfer window (£1.9bn), Premier League clubs spend total of £2.8bn during 2022/23 season


MOST EXPENSIVE PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFERS*
Chelsea spent over £250m on eight players in January, including British record £107m for Argentina World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez (right) from Benfica
 
Transfer from 	Transfer to

Enzo Fernandez 	ARG 		£107m (2023)
Benfica 	Chelsea

Jack Grealish 	ENG 		£100m (2021)
Aston Villa 	Man City

Romelu Lukaku 	BEL 		£97m (2021)
Inter 		Chelsea

Paul Pogba 	FRA 		£89m (2016)
Juventus 	Man Utd

Mykhailo Mudryk UKR		£89m (2023)
Shakhtar	Chelsea

Antony		BRA 		£82m (2022)
Ajax		Man Utd

Harry Maguire	ENG 		£78m (2019)
Leicester	Man Utd


*Fees inc. potential add-ons


Source: Deloitte
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