The January transfer window has officially slammed shut, bringing an end to a month of frenetic activity across the Premier League. Clubs collectively invested hundreds of millions of pounds in a bid to strengthen their squads for the second half of the season, with Manchester City leading the financial charge.
Manchester City Top the Spending Charts
Manchester City emerged as the window's heaviest spenders, committing nearly £85 million to secure two significant defensive reinforcements. The Premier League champions finalised a £20 million deal for Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi and invested a further £62.5 million to bring Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo to the Etihad Stadium. This substantial outlay underscores their ambition to maintain dominance at the top of English football.
Drama and Disappointment on Deadline Day
The final day of the window was not without its share of high-stakes drama and shattered hopes. Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta experienced a particularly turbulent deadline day after informing manager Oliver Glasner of his desire to leave the club. Potential moves to both Nottingham Forest and Italian giants AC Milan collapsed at the eleventh hour, leaving the player's immediate future unresolved.
In another dramatic twist, Liverpool delivered a significant transfer blow to rivals Chelsea. The Blues believed they were on the verge of signing promising 20-year-old defender Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes, having agreed personal terms with the player. However, negotiations with the French club proved difficult, allowing Liverpool manager Arne Slot to swoop in and secure a substantial £61 million agreement, snatching the talented defender from Chelsea's grasp.
Record-Breaking and Busy Deals Across the League
Crystal Palace made one of the window's most expensive acquisitions, smashing their club transfer record to sign Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolverhampton Wanderers in a reported £48 million deal. This blockbuster move signals the south London club's intent to push further up the table.
Tottenham Hotspur addressed a significant injury crisis with a busy window, bringing in midfielder Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid for £35 million and securing Brazilian defender Souza from Santos for £13 million. These signings are crucial for Thomas Frank's side as they look to sustain their challenge for European qualification.
Confirmed Transfers for All Twenty Premier League Clubs
The January window saw activity across every top-flight club. Below is a comprehensive list of the confirmed ins and outs for each Premier League side as the market closed.
Arsenal
Ins: Jaden Dixon (Stoke City, £500,000), Evan Mooney (St Mirren, £400k).
Outs: Harrison Dudziak (Braintree, loan), Louie Copley (Crawley, loan), Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille, loan), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ajax, undisclosed), Osman Kamara (Blackburn Rovers, undisclosed), Maldini Kacurri (Grimsby Town, undisclosed), Will Sweet (Dagenham and Redridge, loan).
Aston Villa
Ins: Alysson (Gremio, £10.5m), Brian Madjo (Metz, undisclosed), Tammy Abraham (Besiktas, £18.25m), Douglas Luiz (Juventus, loan).
Outs: Donyell Malen (AS Roma, undisclosed), Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace, loan), Yasin Ozcan (Besiktas, loan), Samuel Iling Jr (Pisa, loan), Aidan Borland (Swindon Town, loan), Sam Lewis (Oxford United, loan), Finley Munroe (Middlesbrough, £300,000), Kane Taylor (Oldham Athletic, loan), Sil Swinkels (Chesterfield, loan), Charlie Pavey (Hereford, loan), Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba (West Brom, loan), Kadan Young (Reading, loan), Louie Barry (Stockport County, loan).
Bournemouth
Ins: Fraser Forster (free), Alex Toth (Ferencvaros, £10.4m), Ade Solanke (Lorient, undisclosed), Rayan (Vasco da Gama, £30.3m), Christos Mandas (Lazio, loan).
Outs: Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City, £62.5m), Julian Araujo (Celtic, loan), Romain Favre (Auxerre, loan).
Brentford
Ins: Kaye Furo (Club Brugge, undisclosed).
Outs: Iwan Morgan (Shrewsbury, loan), Michael Olakigbe (Swindon, loan), Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United, undisclosed), Gustavo Nunes (Swansea, loan), Matthew Cox (Shrewsbury, loan), Chanse Headman (Harrogate, undisclosed), Yunus Konak (Oxford United, loan), Paris Maghoma (Norwich City, undisclosed), Frank Onyeka (Coventry City, loan).
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ins: Pascal Gross (Borussia Dortmund, £1.5m), Matt O'Riley (Marseille, returned from loan).
Outs: Eiran Cashin (Blackburn, loan), Yoon Do-young (Dordecht, loan), Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham, loan), Facundo Buonanotte (Leeds, loan), Brajan Gruda (RB Leipzig, loan), Diego Coppola (Paris FC, loan), Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough, loan), Tommy Watson (Millwall, loan), Jacob Slater (Harrogate, loan), Joe Knight (Stevenage, loan), Caylan Vickers (Wigan, loan).
Burnley
Ins: James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United, loan), Cameron Scott (Rangers, undisclosed).
Outs: Lewis Forshaw (Worksop, loan), Hannes Delcroix (Lugano, undisclosed), Luca Koleosho (Paris FC, loan), Michael Obafemi (Blackpool, loan), Oliver Sonne (Sparta Prague, loan), Brad Grant (released), Joe Bevan (Dundee United, undisclosed), Felix Chester (Burscough, loan), Tom Tweedy (Darlington, loan), Manuel Benson (Maccabi Haifa, undisclosed), Joe Ashton (Marine, loan).
Chelsea
Ins: Yisa Alao (Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed).
Outs: Raheem Sterling (released), Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton, end of loan), Kendry Paez (River Plate, loan), Aaron Anselmino (Strasbourg, loan), Tyrique George (Everton, loan), Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough, undisclosed), David Fofana (Strasbourg, loan), Ato Ampah (Stoke City, undisclosed), Axel Disasi (West Ham United, loan).
Crystal Palace
Ins: Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur, £35m), Evan Guessand (Aston Villa, loan), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £48m).
Outs: Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre, undisclosed), Romain Esse (Coventry, loan), Owen Goodman (Barnsley, loan), Marc Guehi (Manchester City, £20m).
Everton
Ins: Tyrique George (Chelsea, loan).
Outs: Francis Okoronkwo (Doncaster, loan), Harrison Armstrong (Preston, loan), George Finney (Ayr United, loan), Roman Dixon (Stockport, loan), Will Tamen (Tranmere, loan), Harry Tyrer (Cardiff, undisclosed), Martin Sherif (Port Vale, loan), Eli Campbell (Port Vale).
Fulham
Ins: Oscar Bobb (Manchester City, £27m).
Outs: Adama Traore (West Ham United, £2m), Luke Harris (Wycombe Wanderers, loan), Chibby Nwoko (Forest Green, loan), Aaron Loupalo-Bi (Walsall, loan), Terell Works (Yeovil Town, loan), Marco Underwood (Uxbridge, loan).
Leeds United
Ins: Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton, loan).
Outs: Jack Harrison (Fiorentina, loan), Harry Gray (Rotherham), Rory Mahady (Scunthorpe, loan), Connor Douglas (Buxton, loan).
Liverpool
Ins: Mor Talla Ndiaye (Amitie, undisclosed), Jeremy Jacquet (Rennes, £61m).
Outs: James Norris (Shelbourne, undisclosed), Luke Chambers (Charlton, loan), Lewis Koumas (Hull City, loan), James Balagazi (Forest Green Rovers, loan), Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City, loan).
Manchester City
Ins: Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth, £62.5m), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace, £20m).
Outs: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (Koln, loan), Claudio Echeverri (Girona, loan), Will Dickson (Chesterfield, undisclosed), Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United, loan), Joel Ndala (Sheffield Wednesday, loan), Oscar Bobb (Fulham, £27m), Stefan Ortega (Nottingham Forest, £500,000), Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday, loan), Jadel Katongo (Kayserispor, undisclosed).
Manchester United
Ins: N/A.
Outs: Toby Collyer (Hull City, loan), Harry Amass (Norwich City, loan), Ethan Wheatley (Bradford, loan), Rhys Bennett (Fleetwood Town), Joe Hugill (Kilmarnock), Gabriel Biancheri (Rotherham, loan), James Scanlon (Swindon Town, loan), Sam Mather (Kayserispor, undisclosed), Jacob Devaney (St Mirren, loan).
Newcastle United
Ins: N/A.
Outs: Ben Parkinson (Falkirk, undisclosed), Antonio Cordero (Cadiz, loan), Joe White (Bradford, loan), Harrison Ashby (Bradford, loan), Cathal Heffernan (Harrogate, undisclosed), Joe Brayson (Morpeth, loan), Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians, loan), Max Thompson (Ayr, loan).
Nottingham Forest
Ins: Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli, loan), Stefan Ortega (Manchester City, £500,000), Luca Netz (Borussia Mönchengladbach, £1.1m).
Outs: Arnaud Kalimuendo (Frankfurt, loan), Jamie McDonnell (Oxford United, undisclosed), Josh Powell (Fleetwood Town, loan), James McDonnell (Oxford United, undisclosed), George Murray-Jones (Chester, loan), Esapa Osong (Fleetwood Town).
Sunderland
Ins: Jocelin Ta Bi (Maccabi Netanya, undisclosed), Melker Elborg (Malmo, £3m), Nilson Angulo (Anderlecht, £17.5m).
Outs: Jay Matete (MK Dons, undisclosed), Timothee Pembele (Le Havre, loan), Trey Ogunsuyi (Shrewsbury, loan), Zak Johnson (York, loan), Oliver Bainbridge (South Shields, loan), Jake Waters (Spennymoor, loan), Timur Tutierov (Exeter, loan), Joe Anderson (Barrow, undisclosed), Ben Middlemas (Swindon, undisclosed), Simon Adingra (Monaco, loan), Anthony Patterson (Millwall, loan), Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City, undisclosed), Dan Neil (Ipswich Town, loan), Leo Hjelde (Sheffield United, loan), Blondy Nna Noukeu (Boulogna, undisclosed), Aji Alese (Portsmouth, loan), Adil Aouchiche (Schalke, undisclosed).
Tottenham Hotspur
Ins: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid, £35m), Souza (Santos, £13m), James Wilson (Hearts, loan).
Outs: Brennan Johnson (Crystal Palace, £35m), Manor Solomon (Fiorentina, loan), Jamie Donley (Oxford, loan), Kota Takai (Borussia Monchengladbach, loan), Yan Min-hyeok (Coventry, loan), Oliver Irow (Mansfield, loan), Yusuf Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers, loan), Damola Ajayi (Bromley, loan), George Abbot (Mansfield Town, loan), Dane Scarlett (Hibernian, loan), Alfie Dorrington (Salford, loan).
West Ham United
Ins: Pablo Felipe (Gil Vicente, £22m), Taty Castellanos (Lazio, £25m), Keiber Lamadrid (Deportivo La Guaira, loan), Adama Traore (Fulham, £2m), Axel Disasi (Chelsea, loan).
Outs: Luis Guilherme (Sporting Lisbon, £17m), Niclas Fullkrug (AC Milan, loan), Callum Marshall (Bochum, loan), George Earthy (Bristol City, loan), Junior Robinson (Boreham Wood, loan), Andy Irving (Sparta Prague, undisclosed), Kaelan Casey (Leyton Orient, loan), Lucas Paqueta (Flamengo, £35.5m), Guido Rodriguez (Valencia, undisclosed), James Ward-Prowse (Burnley, loan), Igor Julio (returned to Brighton), Emeka Adiele (Utrecht, undisclosed).
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Ins: Adam Armstrong (Southampton, £7m), Dapo Anunlopo (Bromley, undisclosed), Angel Gomes (Marseille, loan).
Outs: Alfie Pond (Crewe, loan), Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United, loan), Temple Ojinnaka (Shrewsbury, loan), Marshall Munetsi (Paris FC, loan), Fletcher Holman (Swindon, undisclosed), Fer Lopez (Celta de Vigo, loan), Jorgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace, £48m), Caden Voice (Cardiff City, undisclosed), Tawanda Chirewa (Barnsley, loan).
With the transfer window now closed, Premier League managers must work with their revised squads as the intense competition for titles, European places, and survival resumes in earnest. The impact of these January signings will become clear in the crucial months ahead.
