Here is the list of the most expensive deals and notable winter players signings at the January transfer window 2023ย
In the winter transfer window of 2023 in Europe, there was a lot of wheeling and dealing as elite teams splashed out on some of the most promising players in the world.
Additionally, young, talented players were signed midway before being overpriced in the offseason. Three players who are 21 years old or younger, Anthony Gordon of Everton, Benoit Badiashile of Monaco, and Noni Madueke of PSV, all received significant transfers.
Premier League January transfer window 2022-2023 list of most expensive players signings and transfer fee
More so than any individual player, Chelsea and its new ownership group were not afraid to push the financial fair play rules to their absolute limit and take advantage of loopholes to stockpile some of the most sought-after talents.
This team’s actions were the biggest story of the 2023 winter window.
The most expensive moves are listed below, and it should come as no surprise that several of them feature the Blues:
Most expensive 2023 January window transfers
The clubs that enforced the most expensive transfers during the 2023 window shouldn’t come as a surprise.
All of the top 10 transactions were initiated by English Premier League teams, while 18 of the top 20 deals were determined by the amount of the transfer fee.
The first significant transfer was when Liverpool signed Dutch teenager Cody Gakpo, but Chelsea’s mid-season spending spree, which included a ยฃ61.5 million deal for Ukrainian star Mykhailo Mudryk and Newcastle’s acquisition of Everton winger Anthony Gordon has since blown that out of the water.
The following lists the ten most costly transfers as of January 31, 2023, with all fees obtained from Transfermarkt (loan deals with future purchase options do not figure on the list):
Chelsea signed Benfica’s Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez for a British record 121m euro (ยฃ107m) transfer fee right before the deadline.
| Rank | Player | From | To | Transfer fee (โฌ / ยฃ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mykhailo Mudryk | Shakhtar Dontesk (UKR) | Chelsea (ENG) | โฌ70m / ยฃ61.5m |
| 2. | Anthony Gordon | Everton (ENG) | Newcastle (ENG) | โฌ45.6m / ยฃ40.2m |
| 3. | Cody Gakpo | PSV (NED) | Liverpool (ENG) | โฌ42.1m / ยฃ37.2m |
| 4. | Benoit Badiashile | AS Monaco (FRA) | Chelsea (ENG) | โฌ38m / ยฃ33.4m |
| 5. | Noni Madueke | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Chelsea (ENG) | โฌ35m / ยฃ30.8m |
| 6. | Malo Gusto | Lyon (FRA) | Chelsea (ENG) | โฌ30m / ยฃ26.4m |
| 7. | Georginio Rutter | TS Hoffenheimย (GER) | Leeds United (ENG) | โฌ28m / ยฃ24.6m |
| 8. | Jakub Kiwior | Spezia (ITA) | Arsenal (ENG) | โฌ25m / ยฃ22.03m |
| 9. | Leandro Trossard | Brighton (ENG) | Arsenal (ENG) | โฌ24m / ยฃ21.2m |
| 10. | Dango Ouattara | Lorient (FRA) | Bournemouth (ENG) | โฌ22.5m / ยฃ19.8m |
Which clubs made the biggest purchases during the January 2023 transfer window?
Chelsea has been brave in the January transfer window despite the strain on new head coach Graham Potter after a dismal start to the 2022-23 campaign.
With eight new players joining the team, the Blues have the most player transfers of any team. The most notable names thus far have been Mudruyk and Badiashile, with Enzo Fernandez also being pursued.
The following list shows the Top 10 spending clubs in the top leagues of Europe as of January 31, 2023, according to data from Transfermarkt:
| Rank | Club | Country | Transfer spend* (โฌ /ย ยฃ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chelsea | England | โฌ208.5m / ยฃ183.7m |
| 2. | Newcastle United | England | โฌ49.4m /ย ยฃ43.5m |
| 3. | Arsenal | England | โฌ49m /ย ยฃ43.2m |
| 4. | Liverpool | England | โฌ42m /ย ยฃ37m |
| 5. | Leeds United | England | โฌ41.2m /ย ยฃ36.3m |
| 6. | Wolves | England | โฌ38.5m /ย ยฃ33.9m |
| 7. | Bournemouth | England | โฌ33.5m /ย ยฃ29.5m |
| 8. | Aston Villa | England | โฌ30.1m /ย ยฃ26.5m |
| 9. | Tigres UANL | Mexico | โฌ22.3m /ย ยฃ19.7m |
| 10. | Flamengo | Brazil | โฌ22m /ย ยฃ19.4m |
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