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 £1.9bn 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 £498m 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 £190m.
German clubs were the second biggest spenders (£237m), followed by Italy (£178m), France (£167m) and Saudi Arabia (£162m).
The total spend in the men’s game was nearly 20% higher than the previous record set in January 2024 but the Premier League’s total spend of £370m was well behind the record £815m spent in 2023.
A record £4.65m was spent in the women’s game, up 180.6% 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.
French clubs were the next biggest spenders in the women’s game (£860,000), followed by the United States (£702,000) and Germany (£298,000).
