Premier League and Women's Super League clubs drive record-breaking January transfer window
2025-02-07
Category: sports

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 Â£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 Â£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 Â£190m.German clubs were the second biggest spenders (Â£237m), followed by Italy (Â£178m), France (Â£167m) and Saudi Arabia (Â£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 Â£370m was well behind the record Â£815m spent in 2023. A record Â£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 Â£900,000 deal from San Diego Wave. The Blues also landed Barcelona midfielder Keira Walsh for a fee of Â£460,000. French clubs were the next biggest spenders in the women's game (Â£860,000), followed by the United States (Â£702,000) and Germany (Â£298,000).