The 2022–23 January transfer window saw Premier League clubs spend a record-breaking £2.8 billion in transfers, shattering the previous mark set in the United Kingdom.
Once finalised, Chelsea’s 121 million euro (£107 million) acquisition of Benfica’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez will bring the total amount spent by top-flight teams in January to a record-breaking £815 million.
Prior to the market closing for English teams at 23:00 GMT on Tuesday, more than £275 million was spent just on deadline day.
In this thread, we want to examine and discuss about the losers and winners of the transfer activities. Feel free to join the discussion and share your views.
The winners for me is definitely Chelsea Football club
A much needed rebuild was needed at the club considering how much they’ve underperformed with so many players struggling for form, which has resulted in the terrible season they’re currently having.
Chelsea’s new owners has shown a huge ambition towards getting Chelsea back on track and that’s the reason why they’ve been so busy in the transfer market. They got all their targets as well.
LaLiga has hit out at the Premier League for “cheating” and “doping” after clubs spent a record £815 million ($1 billion) in the January transfer window
10 clubs with the most spend in the January transfer window:
Chelsea: €363.6m
Southampton: €63.25m
Arsenal: €60.3m
Bournemouth: €56.2m
Newcastle: €49.35m
Liverpool: €42m
Leeds: €41.2m
Marseille: €40m
Wolves: €38.51m
Leicester: €31m
Chelsea in the January transfer window:
David Datro Fofana: £11m
Benoît Badiashile: £34m
Andrey Santos: £11m
João Felix: £11m
Mykhailo Mudryk: £88m
Noni Madueke: £30m
Enzo Fernández: £106m
