Clubs do not have easy access to transfer players during the January transfer, as the clubs do not want to lose players in the middle of the season. However, over the past few years, Premier League has spent a lot of money in January.
Liverpool broke the record for transferring a player during the January transfer window, when last year bought midfielder Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton for a total of 84m euros.
There is still time for other Premier League clubs to break this record. However, so far, the list for the top 10 most expensive Premier League transfers in January is headed by Liverpool with Van Dijk.
1.Virgil van Dijk – 84m euros, from Southampton to Liverpool
2.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 68m euros, from Borussia Dortmund to Arsena
3.Christian Pulisic – 65m euros, from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea
4.Aymeric Laporte – 64.5m euros, from Athletic Bilbao to Manchester City
5.Fernando Torres – 56.6m euros, from Liverpool to Chelsea
6.Juan Mata – 42 million euros, from Chelsea to Manchester United
7.Andy Carrol – 39.6m euros, from Newcastle to Liverpool
8.Edin Dzeko – 36.8 million euros, from Wolfsburg to Manchester City
9.Wilfried Bony – 31.7m euros, from Swnsea City in Manchester City
10.Cenk Tosun – 30.6 million euros, from Besiktas to Everton