Left: New Manchester City forward, Omar Marmoush. Right: Chelsea’s new world record by signing American defender Naomi Girma.
Premier League and Women’s Super League clubs were the driving forces behind the record figures spent in the 2025 January transfer window for the men’s and women’s game.
Nearly £1.9 billion was spent globally by clubs – an all-time high for the January window.
Clubs in England accounted for more than one-quarter of the spending in the men’s game with £498 million being spent on transfers, according to a report compiled by Fifa.
Manchester City were the biggest single spenders, signing Omar Marmoush, Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Nico Gonzalez for a total of about £190 million.
German clubs were the second biggest spenders, followed by Italy, France and Saudi Arabia.
The total spend in the men’s game was nearly 20 percent higher than the previous record set in January 2024, but the Premier League’s total spend of £370 million was well behind the record £815 million spent in 2023.
A record £4.65 million was spent in the women’s game, up over 180 per cent on last year’s record.
Chelsea set a new world record by signing American defender Naomi Girma in a £900,000 deal from San Diego Wave.
The Blues also landed Barcelona midfielder Keira Walsh for a fee of £460,000 pounds.
French clubs were the next biggest spenders in the women’s game, followed by the United States and Germany.
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