Chelsea were the biggest spenders of the
January transfer window after splashing out
just over €52 million on new players during
the past month.
Jose Mourinho sealed deals for Kurt
Zouma, Mohamed Salah and Nemanja
Matic - with the French defender sent back
out on loan to Saint-Etienne - but the Blues
in fact recorded a profit for the window
thanks to the sales of Kevin De Bruyne and
Juan Mata.
The Spaniard's record-breaking arrival at
Manchester United puts the reigning
English champions second in our list, with
David Moyes splashing €44.73m on the 25-
year-old as he looks to revitalise his side's
ailing campaign. French champions Paris
Saint-Germain are some way behind in
third, with the sole capture of Yohan
Cabaye still enough to place them high on
the list.
Inter were the big spenders from Serie A
this month as their late deal for Lazio's
Hernanes puts them fourth, while
Galatasaray's busy window saw them
complete seven signings for just over €18m
- slightly ahead of Russian side Zenit St
Petersburg, who forked out the majority of
their outlay on Jose Salomon Rondon.
Wolfsburg were the busiest side in the
Bundesliga and find their way into seventh
in our list, just ahead of Hull City, who
splashed out on the double signing of
Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long. Fulham also
spent big in the window, investing €15.2m
in a bid to avoid Premier League relegation
- the majority of which was spent on a late
move for Kostas Mitroglou - and Monaco
complete our top 10.
In total, the Premier League saw by far the
biggest spending in the January window,
with clubs totalling €139.28m of investment
in new players. Ligue 1 is second - though a
long way behind - on €54.1, with the
Bundesliga third on €31.3m. La Liga's
absence from our top 10 is little surprise
when you consider only €12.55m was spent
on transfer fees in the division for the
winter window, with the likes of Barcelona
and Real Madrid passing on the
opportunity to invest in their squads.
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