If you thought Uefa’s financial fair play rules were going to curb Roman Abramovich’s spending at Chelsea, think again.
Following the signing of Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for £29.4m, the Blues’ total spend on transfer fees for the season has reached £123.3m. Chelsea have not spent as much in a single season for 10 years.
In fact, only in the first two years of the Abramovich era have the West London club spent more in a single campaign. The £147.4m spent in the Russian’s first season in charge (2003/2004) still remains the figure to beat, while the following year’s £142.5m has not been topped since.
Jose Mourinho was given £93.9m to play with in the summer, the large majority of which went on Diego Costa (£33.4m) and Cesc Fabregas (£29.04m). Only two clubs - Liverpool and Manchester United - spent more. But unlike Mourinho, neither Louis van Gaal nor Brendan Rodgers have been permitted to add to their squads this January. Only Manchester City have forked out more this window.
Uefa state that the the aim of FFP rules, which limit a club’s permitted losses and have been in place since 2011, “is not to make all clubs equal in size and wealth, but to encourage clubs to build for success rather than continually seeking a 'quick fix'.” Yet Chelsea, who have so far acted completely in accordance with FFP, are still dipping into the transfer market before their own academy. The Blues’ expenditure has actually been steadily increasing over the last four seasons.
Yet as Mourinho’s receipt has steadily increased, so has the amount of money coming into the club’s coffers. While Chelsea may be the second-biggest spenders this season, they are the undisputed biggest sellers, having made a whopping £116m from player sales.
The current league leaders have made big profits on players such as David Luiz, Romelu Lukaku and Andre Schurrle, sold for £43.6m, £31.1m and £28.2m respectively. More players have walked through the Stamford Bridge exit door than anywhere else this season, with a staggering total of 44 temporary or permanent departures from the club across the two transfer windows.
January Transfer Window
All the deals so far
Now 12 years old, the January transfer window has evolved into one of the most important months in the football calendar, and the source of frenzied excitement for fans.
Explore our interactive to find out who's spending big during the window and who's using the month to make some money.
TOTAL SPENT
TOTAL SOLD
TOP DEALS
Total Spent By Each Club
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Total amount spent by all premier league clubs:
£115,250,000
Total Sold By Each Club
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Total amount made by all premier league clubs:
£79,490,000
Top Deals in the Window So Far
Below is a list of the most expensive signings thus far in the january transfer window
1.
Wilfried Bony
£31,810,000
2.
Juan Cuadrado
£29,390,000
3.
Gabriel Paulista
£13,200,000
4.
Andrej Kramaric
£7,920,000
5.
Kyle Naughton
£5,810,000
6.
Callum McManaman
£5,590,000
7.
Jordon Mutch
£5,580,000
8.
Pape Souaré
£4,690,000
9.
Carles Gil
£3,700,000
10.
Krystian Bielik
£2,740,000
11.
Michael Keane
£2,250,000
12.
Doneil Henry
£1,670,000
13.
Stephen Hendrie
£1,170,000
14.
Victor Valdés
£0
15.
Mark Schwarzer
£0
16.
Jermain Defoe
£0
Arsenal
Players in
Gabriel Paulista (Villarreal CF)
£17,600,000
Krystian Bielik (Legia Warszawa)
£2,740,000
Players out
Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
£0
Joel Campbell (Villarreal CF)
Loan
Yaya Sanogo (Crystal Palace)
Loan
Matt Macey (Accrington Stanley)
Loan
Lukas Podolski (Inter Milan)
Loan (fee: £528,000)
Aston Villa
Players in
Carles Gil (Valencia CF)
£3,700,000
Scott Sinclair (Manchester City)
Loans
Players out
Daniel Johnson (Preston North End)
£0
Michael Drennan (Shamrock Rovers)
£0
Antonio Luna (Spezia Calcio)
Loan
Gary Gardner (Nottingham Forest)
Loan
Jordan Graham (Wolves)
£0
Burnley
Players in
Michael Keane (Manchester United)
£2,250,000
Players out
n/a
Chelsea
Players in
Juan Cuadrado (AC Fiorentina)
£29,390,000
Players out
André Schürrle (VfL Wolfsburg)
£28,160,000
Fernando Torres (AC Milan)
£2,640,000
Marko Marin (RSC Anderlecht)
Loan
Stipe Perica (Udinese Calcio)
Loan
Ulises Dávila (Vitória Setúbal FC)
Loan
Nathaniel Chalobah (Reading FC)
Loan
Tomás Kalas (Middlesbrough FC)
Loan
Todd Kane (Nottingham Forest)
Loan
Lewis Baker (Sheffield Wednesday)
Loan
Mark Schwarzer (Leicester City)
£0
Alex Kiwomya (Barnsley )
Loan
Crystal Palace
Players in
Jordon Mutch (Queens Park Rangers)
£5,580,000
Pape Souaré (LOSC Lille)
£4,690,000
Yaya Sanogo (Arsenal FC)
Loan
Players out
Stuart O'Keefe (Cardiff City)
£942,000
Andy Johnson (Released)
£0
Alex Wynter (Colchester United)
£0
Jack Hunt (Rotherham United)
Loan
Jake Gray (Cheltenham Town)
Loan
Jimmy Kébé (Unattached)
Released
Everton
Players in
n/a
Players out
Samuel Eto'o (UC Sampdoria)
£0
Christopher Long (Brentford FC)
Loan
John Lundstram (Leyton Orient)
Loan
Ben McLaughlin (Telford United)
Loan
Hallam Hope (Bury)
£0
Hull City
Players in
n/a
Players out
Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (Alloa Athletic FC)
Loan
Leicester City
Players in
Andrej Kramaric (HNK Rijeka)
£7,920,000
Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea)
£0
Robert Huth (Stoke City)
Loan
Players out
Adam Dawson (Bristol Rovers)
Loan
Adam Smith (Mansfield Town)
Loan
Jack Barmby (Rotherham United)
Loan
Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United)
Loan
Callum Elder (Mansfield Town)
Loan
Liverpool
Players in
n/a
Players out
Oussama Assaidi (Al-Ahli Club)
£0
Oluwaseyi Ojo (Wigan Athletic)
Loan
Jack Dunn (Cheltenham Town)
Loan
Kevin Stewart (Cheltenham Town)
Loan
Lloyd Jones (Cheltenham Town)
Loan
Manchester City
Players in
Wilfried Bony (Swansea City)
£31,810,000
Players out
Scott Sinclair (Aston Villa)
Loan
Bruno Zuculini (Córdoba CF)
Loan
Chidiebere Nwakali (FC Málaga)
Loan
George Evans (Scunthorpe United)
Loan
Kelechi Iheanacho (Atlético Malagueño)
Loan
Devante Cole (Milton Keynes Dons)
Loan
Matija Nastasic (FC Schalke 04)
Loan
Manchester United
Players in
Victor Valdés (Unattached)
£0
Sadiq El Fitouri (Salford City)
£0
Players out
Michael Keane (Burnley)
£2,250,000
Anderson (Sport Club Internacional)
£0
Ben Amos (Bolton Wanderers)
Loan
Joe Rothwell (Blackpool FC)
Loan
Will Keane (Sheffield Wednesday)
Loan
Sam Johnstone (Preston North End)
Loan
Ben Pearson (Barnsley)
Loan
Newcastle United
Players in
n/a
Players out
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (AS Roma)
£6,470,000
Davide Santon (Inter Milan)
Loan
Hatem Ben Arfa (OGC Nizza)
£0
Adam Campbell (FC Gateshead)
Loan
Callum Roberts (FC Gateshead)
Loan
Queens Park Rangers
Players in
Mauro Zárate (West Ham United)
Loan
Players out
Jordon Mutch (Crystal Palace)
£5,580,000
Josh Laurent (Brentford FC)
£0
Southampton
Players in
Filip Djuricic (SL Benfica)
Loan
Eljero Elia (Werder Bremen)
Loan
Players out
Jos Hooiveld (Millwall FC)
Loan
Stoke City
Players in
Philipp Wollscheid (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Loan
Players out
Maurice Edu (Philadelphia Union)
£0
Robert Huth (Leicester City)
Loan
Tomi Adeloye (Macclesfield Town)
Loan
George Waring (Barnsley)
Loan
Sunderland
Players in
Jermain Defoe (Toronto FC)
£0
Players out
Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC)
£0
David Ferguson (Blackpool FC)
£0
Connor Oliver (Blackpool FC)
£0
Charalampos Mavrias (Panathinaikos Athens)
Loan
Mikael Mandron (Shrewsbury Town)
Loan
Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United)
Loan
Swansea
Players in
Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
£5,810,000
Players out
Wilfried Bony (Manchester City)
£31,810,000
Ashley Richards (Fulham FC)
Loan
Alan Tate (Crewe Alexandra)
Loan
Tottenham Hotspur
Players in
n/a
Players out
Kyle Naughton (Swansea City)
£5,810,000
Kenny McEvoy (Colchester United)
Loan
Milos Veljkovic (Charlton Athletic)
Loan
Dominic Ball (Cambridge United)
Loan
Grant Hall (Blackpool FC)
Loan
West Bromwich Albion
Players in
Callum McManaman (Wigan Athletic)
£5,590,000
Players out
Luke Daniels (Scunthorpe United)
Loan
West Ham United
Players in
Doneil Henry (Apollon Limassol)
£1,670,000
Stephen Hendrie (Hamilton Academical FC)
£1,170,000
Players out
Blair Turgott (Coventry City)
£0
Jamie Harney (Colchester United)
£0
Stephen Hendrie (Hamilton Academical FC)
Loan
Sean Maguire (Accrington Stanley)
Loan
Mauro Zárate (QPR)
Loan
Nathan Mavila (Wealdstone FC)
Loan
Paul McCallum (Portsmouth FC)
Loan
Ricardo Vaz Tê (Akhisar Belediye Genclik ve Spor)
Loan
Last updated 2nd February 2015
All data courtesy of transfermarkt.co.uk