Usually January is the quick-fix month of transfers left over from the summer, a number of bad deals, and a few life-saving ones.
A British-record deal to bring in Enzo FernĂĄndez for more than ÂŁ105 million will take Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capitalâs spending past ÂŁ500 million in just two windows. In the January window alone, Chelsea spent ÂŁ288m, compared to the ÂŁ190m spent by the 78 clubs in France, Spain, Germany and Italy combined.
Arsenal completed the shock signing of Jorginho from Chelsea as Premier League clubs once again shattered the record for transfer spending in the winter window.