Spending by Premier League clubs in January fell for the first time since 2012, with a quiet deadline day ending a low spending transfer window.
Deadline-day and January spending were less than half of last year's totals, with 12 deals on 31 January totalling £50m - bringing the month's spending to £180m, according to figures from the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
January 2018 saw £430m spent by Premier League clubs, with £150m on deadline day alone.
Deloitte say the reduction is because:
- Reduced activity from the 'big six' clubs
- A perceived lack of value in the transfer market
January 2018 saw £430m spent by Premier League clubs, with £150m on deadline day alone.
Deloitte say the reduction is because:
- Reduced activity from the 'big six' clubs
- A perceived lack of value in the transfer market
- The strongest ever financial position of Premier League clubs, reducing the need to sell their best talent in order to ensure financial stability
- The global value of Premier League broadcast rights, with the 2019-20 - 2021-22 cycle being only slightly higher than the previous cycle, thereby reducing clubs' desire to spend significantly in the transfer market
Newcastle broke their record transfer fee in the biggest deal on deadline day, to sign £20m playmaker Miguel Almiron from MLS side Atlanta United.
The last time the Magpies broke their record, Atlanta United didn't exist, back in 2005 when Michael Owen joined from Real Madrid.
Wolves signed Atletico Madrid full-back Jonny Castro Otto for £15m after a successful loan spell.
The next highest fee was £7m as Ante Palaversa moved to Manchester City but immediately returned to Hadjuk Split on loan.
Leicester signed Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans on loan - sending Adrien Silva the other way.
Fulham confirmed the signing of Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic on a short-term deal 90 minutes after the deadline passed, having signed Hoffenheim midfielder Havard Nordtveit on loan earlier in the day.
Crystal Palace signed Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi on loan, revealing the news after midnight.
- The global value of Premier League broadcast rights, with the 2019-20 - 2021-22 cycle being only slightly higher than the previous cycle, thereby reducing clubs' desire to spend significantly in the transfer market
Newcastle broke their record transfer fee in the biggest deal on deadline day, to sign £20m playmaker Miguel Almiron from MLS side Atlanta United.
The last time the Magpies broke their record, Atlanta United didn't exist, back in 2005 when Michael Owen joined from Real Madrid.
Wolves signed Atletico Madrid full-back Jonny Castro Otto for £15m after a successful loan spell.
The next highest fee was £7m as Ante Palaversa moved to Manchester City but immediately returned to Hadjuk Split on loan.
Leicester signed Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans on loan - sending Adrien Silva the other way.
Fulham confirmed the signing of Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic on a short-term deal 90 minutes after the deadline passed, having signed Hoffenheim midfielder Havard Nordtveit on loan earlier in the day.
Crystal Palace signed Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi on loan, revealing the news after midnight.
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| Photo from Lancashire Telegraph |
Cardiff spent £4m on Reading midfielder Leandro Bacuna.
The only other Premier League signings saw Brighton recruit two youngsters and send them back to their clubs on loan.
Chelsea completed the biggest signing with the acquisition of winger Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund for £58m, but they loaned the USA international back to the Bundesliga leaders until the end of the season.
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| Photo from thesportreview.com |
Bournemouth were one of the busiest clubs, completing three deals.
Striker Dominic Solanke came in from Liverpool for £19m, as did right-back Nathaniel Clyne on loan, while Wales defender Chris Mepham joined from Championship side Brentford for £12m.
Fulham also signed three, Besiktas winger Ryan Babel and their two deadline-day signings.
All January Transfers
Premier League
Miguel Almiron [Atlanta - Newcastle] £20m
Ryan Babel [Besiktas - Fulham] Undisclosed
Leandro Bacuna [Reading - Cardiff] £4m
Tudor-Cristian Baluta [FC Viitorul Constanta - Brighton] Undisclosed
Antonio Barreca [Monaco - Newcastle] Loan
Michy Batshuayi [Chelsea - Crystal Palace] Loan
Jaden Brown [Tottenham - Huddersfield] Free
Nathaniel Clyne [Liverpool - Bournemouth] Loan
Peter Crouch [Stoke - Burnley] Undisclosed
Karlan Grant [Charlton - Huddersfield] Undisclosed
Gonzalo Higuain [Juventus - Chelsea] Loan
Lazar Markovic [Liverpool - Fulham] Free
Chris Mepham [Brentford - Bournemouth] Undisclosed
Jan Mlakar [NK Maribor - Brighton] Undisclosed
Oumar Niasse [Everton - Cardiff] Loan
Havard Nordtveit [Hoffenheim - Fulham] Loan
Jonny Castro Otto [Atletico Madrid - Wolves] £15m
Ante Palaversa [Hadjuk Split - Manchester City] £7m
Lucas Perri [Sao Paulo - Crystal Palace] Loan
Christian Pulisic [Borussia Dortmund - Chelsea] £58m
Jason Puncheon [Crystal Palace - Huddersfield] Loan
Bakary Sako [West Brom - Crystal Palace] Free
Emiliano Sala [Nantes - Cardiff] Undisclosed
Dominic Solanke [Liverpool - Bournemouth] £19m
Denis Suarez [Barcelona - Arsenal] Loan
Youri Tielemans [Monaco - Leicester] Loan
David Wang [Jumilla B - Wolves] Undisclosed
International
Danny Amankwaa [Hearts - SonderjyskE] Free
Demba Ba [unattached - Istanbul Basaksehir]
Mario Balotelli [Nice - Marseille] Free
Kevin-Prince Boateng [Sassuolo - Barcelona] Loan
Yannick Bolasie [Everton - Anderlecht] Loan
Wilfried Bony [Swansea - Al-Arabi] Loan
Martin Braithwaite [Middlesbrough - Leganes] Loan
Steven Caulker [unattached - Alanyaspor]
Pelle Clement [Reading - PEC Zwolle] Undisclosed
Fousseni Diabate [Leicester - Sivasspor] Loan
Brahim Diaz [Manchester City - Real Madrid] Undisclosed
Emerson [Atletico Mineiro - Barcelona] £10.5m*
Cesc Fabregas [Chelsea - Monaco] Undisclosed
Marouane Fellaini [Manchester United - Shandong Luneng] Undisclosed
Manolo Gabbiadini [Southampton - Sampdoria] Undisclosed
Anthony Georgiou [Tottenham - Levante] Loan
Frederic Guilbert [Aston Villa - Caen] Loan
Wesley Hoedt [Southampton - Celta Vigo] Loan
Vicente Iborra [Leicester - Villarreal] Undisclosed
Tiago Ilori [Reading - Sporting Lisbon] Undisclosed
Frenkie de Jong [Ajax - Barcelona] £65m*
Shinji Kagawa [Borussia Dortmund - Besiktas] Loan
Aboubakar Kamara [Fulham - Yeni Malatyaspor] Loan
Josh Maja [Sunderland - Bordeaux] Undisclosed
Rabbi Matondo [Manchester City - Schalke] £9.6m
Alvaro Morata [Chelsea - Atletico Madrid] Loan
Victor Moses [Chelsea - Fenerbahce] Loan
Sulley Muntari [unattached - Albacete]
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou [Tottenham - Monaco] Loan
Stefano Okaka [Watford - Udinese] Loan
Reece Oxford [West Ham - Augsburg] Loan
Benjamin Pavard [Stuttgart - Bayern Munich] Undisclosed*
Pepe [unattached - Porto]
Krzysztof Piatek [Genoa - AC Milan] Undisclosed
Erik Pieters [Stoke - Amiens] Loan
Jose Antonio Reyes [unattached - Extremadura UD]
Hadi Sacko [Leeds - MKE Ankaragucu] Loan
Adrien Silva [Leicester - Monaco] Loan
Emile Smith-Rowe [Arsenal - RB Leipzig] Loan
Cedric Soares [Southampton - Inter Milan] Loan
Alexander Sorloth [Crystal Palace - Gent] Loan
Markus Suttner [Brighton - Fortuna Dusseldorf] Loan
Idrissa Sylla [QPR - Zulte Waregem] Undisclosed
Jean-Clair Todibo [Toulouse - Barcelona] Free*
Almamy Toure [Monaco - Eintracht Frankfurt] Undisclosed
David Wang [Wolves - Sporting Lisbon] Loan
Ben Wilmot [Watford - Udinese] Loan
Nico Yennaris [Brentford - Beijing Sinobo Guoan] Undisclosed
Marvin Zeegelaar [Watford - Udinese] Loan
*To be completed when summer transfer window opens
Women's Super League
Jade Bailey [Chelsea - Reading] Loan
Ann-Katrin Berger [Birmingham - Chelsea] Free
Alex Brooks [Sheffield United - Birmingham] Undisclosed
Megan Connolly [unattached - Brighton]
Abi Harrison [Hibernian - Bristol City] Undisclosed
Rakel Honnudottir [IF Limhanm Bunkeflo 07 - Reading] Undisclosed
Mie Jans [Manchester City - Rosengard] Free
Adriana Leon [Seattle Reign - West Ham] Free
Rachel McLauchlan [Hibernian - Yeovil] Undisclosed
Sophie Perry [Brighton - Lewes] Loan
Jemma Purfield [unattached - Liverpool] Free
Cho So-hyun [Avaldsnes - West Ham] Free
Katrine Veje [Montpellier - Arsenal] Undisclosed
Claudia Walker [Everton - Birmingham City] Loan
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