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The January switch window noticed loads of motion throughout the globe, headlined by Manchester Metropolis spending greater than the remainder of the English Premier League (EPL) mixed as they tried to patch holes of their more and more leaky title defence.
Having wasted no time buying highly-rated Egyptian attacker Omar Marmoush in a €75m swoop from Frankfurt, the membership additionally splashed one other €77m on the younger defensive duo Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis from RC Lens and Palmeiras respectively.
Then, a deadline day frenzy noticed the Residents purchase FC Porto defensive midfielder Nico González.
Off the again of a humiliating 5-1 loss to Arsenal on Sunday, the EPL holders splashed €60m on the Spanish midfielder – €42m greater than his Transfermarkt valuation – to finish a considerable window of spending for Pep’s aspect.
The most important single deal got here from Saudi Arabia, nevertheless, with 21-year-old Colombian striker Jhon Durán buying and selling Aston Villa for the Roshn Saudi League and Al-Nassr earlier than his profession even took off in Europe.
The transfer, price €77m, made manner from the Villans to signal Manchester United wantaway Marcus Rashford on mortgage with a €45m possibility to purchase on the finish of the season, which ruffled quite a lot of feathers amongst followers in England.
Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia parted methods with Napoli after turning into annoyed with contract discrepancies. The gifted teenager was nonetheless on his authentic contract signed after his €12m switch from Georgian membership Dinamo Batumi in 2022, at €1.8million per yr.
His contract after signing for Paris Saint-Germain – €11m per yr.
The highest ten largest offers are as follows:
Jhon Duran – Aston Villa to Al Nassr – €77m
Omar Marmoush – Frankfurt to Manchester Metropolis – €75m
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Napoli to PSG – €70m
Nico Gonzalez – Porto to Manchester Metropolis – €60m
Xavi Simons – PSG to RB Leipzig – €50m (+€30m potential add ons)
Galeno – Porto to Al Ahli – €50m
Abdukodir Khusanov – RC Lens to Manchester Metropolis – €40m
Vitor Reis – Palmeiras to Manchester Metropolis – €37m
Luiz Henrique – Botofogo to Zenit St Petersburg – €33.5m
Santiago Gimenez – Feyenoord to AC Milan – €32m
The highest three highest-spending leagues had been the Premier League (+£242.1million web), Saudi Professional League (+£117million web) and Italy’s Serie A (+£35.5million web). The most effective web spend got here from Portugal (-112million web), who’ve established themselves into elite sellers.
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