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Premier League fans are used to watching their teams throw money around with reckless abandon, and that may have just caught up with them this winter as January spending dropped from £780m in 2023 to just £96.2m in 2024. While a number of the richest clubs declined to splash any cash during the latest window, there were still plenty of expensive moves to the Premier League which you ought to take note of. Here are the ten most expensive signings from Premier League teams in the 2024 January transfer window . 10. Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (Elfsborg to Brentford) Valdimarsson joined Brentford / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages Transfer fee: £2.6m Kicking things off are Brentford, who parted with a cool £2.6m to sign Icelandic goalkeeper Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson. Named the top goalkeeper in Sweden in 2023, 22-year-old Valdimarsson comes highly rated and Bees manager Thomas Frank did not hide his excitement at getting this deal done, describing him as "an exciting goalkeeper with big...

Going into the 2008/09 season, Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to replicate the formidable strength in depth boasted by his 1999 treble winners. "For us to achieve what we want to, we must have four strikers of the quality of Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer," the legendary Manchester United manager insisted. Back then, the Scot could call upon any one of Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney or Dimitar Berbatov. Erik ten Hag has no such riches. With Anthony Martial sidelined until the middle of April after undergoing groin surgery, Rasmus Hojlund is United's only senior striker after a desperately quiet January transfer window . "It's not a secret that I wanted a striker extra," Ten Hag revealed. Over the final five months of the campaign, the manager admitted: "We have to be a little bit creative if it's up to the number nine position." Here are some of the solutions Ten Hag could employ if Hojlund is una...

Giovanni Reyna is set to join Nottingham Forest from Borussia Dortmund on the final day of the transfer window after the two clubs reached an agreement on a loan deal. The 21-year-old has attracted interest from several European sides in recent weeks as he looked for Game time having fallen down the pecking order with the German outfit. As reported by journalist Florian Plettenberg, Reyna will fly to the UK today (Wednesday) to undergo a medical before officially completing his move to Forest. Reyna’s deal The USA international will join on a loan deal until the end of the current campaign and there will be a buy option in the region of €15million to €20m included for Forest, with agent Jorge Mendes being instrumental in the deal between the parties. ⬛️🟨 Yes, Gio #Reyna will fly to Nottingham today to pass his medical at Forest! Total agreement with @BVB is done now ✔️ ➡️ 6-months-loan ➡️ Option to buy of around €15-20m ➡️ Loan fee. As always reported: Forest has been in the Po...

It's almost time for Chelsea to buy some more Football ers, folks. Mauricio Pochettino's side have not made the sort of progress fans would have hoped for during his first half-season in charge and injuries mean the squad is somehow looking thin in parts. The idea of Champions League qualification is already fanciful with the Blues struggling to cement a place in the top half of the Premier League table. Pochettino will be given time to build some form at the start of 2024, but he might want some new players to kick-start that process. Here are the areas Chelsea could look to address in the 2024 January transfer window and the players who have been linked so far. Right-back Matty Cash is a potential target / Ryan Pierse/GettyImages It seems odd that Chelsea need another right-back with both Reece James and Malo Gusto at the club, but the repetitive injuries the duo have suffered means Axel Disasi keeps having to play out wide. That has hindered the depth at centre-back which is...

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has played down the possibility of the club going hard in the January transfer window after a difficult first half of the season. United have lost ten games across all competitions from the 22 they have played so far and, despite showing promise last season, the squad is far from a finished project at this stage. Around £190m was spent on new players, both permanent and in the loan market, during the summer and a combination of Financial Fair Play and a lack of genuine options available to bring in is likely to mean less January activity than many fans probably want, given results. "I don't think [we will spend a lot]," Ten Hag told  United We Stand . "As a club, you have to look for improvements, so if you can find better and it's realistic financially and with Financial Fair Play, the club has to go with it. But most of the time you don't attract the best players in the winter." 90min understands that United are...

Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) maintained the club's stance of not wanting to sell Mohamed Salah this summer as the Saudi Pro League transfer window closed on Thursday. Al Ittihad had a verbal offer of around £150m rejected late in August and Liverpool insisted all along that they did not want to lose Salah. 90min understands that Salah was keen on making the move to the Pro League - who see the Egyptian and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba as their top two targets moving forward - but a deal could not be agreed. Al Ittihad and the Pro League continued talks through the start of September and they maintained some hope that a deal could be struck, making it clear they would happily break the global transfer record - Neymar's £200m move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 - if Liverpool decided to listen to offers. 90min has been told by sources within Anfield that some of the club's hierarchy were willing to entertain such a huge bid and felt that £200m for 31-yea...

Arsenal are in a very unusual situation heading into the January transfer window because the Gunners are sitting at the top of the Premier League. But there are also a couple of clear areas to address in the squad. The directors and Mikel Arteta may feel too nervous to alter the formula that has so far taken them to a five-point lead over Manchester City after 15 Game s, but a wise man fixes the roof whilst the sun is shining. Any January business Arsenal do will not be drastic because a radical overhaul is not needed and there isn't a huge amount of money in the bank to play with in a month where it is expected to pay over the odds. That being said, Arteta has been clear that they are looking for additions. "We are going to be active and active means we are looking to strengthen the team," he said. "This squad still doesn't have the luxury of not maximising every single window . We have to do that because it's really important. But then we have to get the ri...

A host of clubs have registered their interest in landing Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix, sources have told 90min . 90min revealed in November that the Portugal international was ready to look for a move in the new year and, earlier this week, Atletico chief Miguel Angel Gil Marin admitted that a move was likely. Gil Marin confirmed there was a problem between Felix and Rojiblancos boss Diego Simeone, admitting that there are plenty of reasons for the club to consider their options ahead of the January window , And Felix does have a number of long-term suitors including the likes of Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. While the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal have also been offered his services, the size of a deal to land Felix does look problematic, with Atletico wanting a deal worth at least £100m as they look to recover as much of their investment as possible. He joined for £113m in 2019. Harry Symeou hosts Andy Headspeath, Quentin Gesp and Jack G...