Given the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the January transfer window was surprisingly busy as clubs made mid-season moves to try and strengthen their sides.
According to Transfermarkt, the Premier League (€335 million) spending was actually the second-highest in history, with Liverpool‘s move for FC Porto winger Luis Diaz (€45m) and Newcastle’s signing of Bruno Guimaraes (€42.1m) leading the way. Tottenham, Everton and Aston Villa also parted with a decent amount of money, while Man City sealed a deal for River Plate’s Julian Alvarez (€17m) and sent him back on loan until the summer.
Clubs across Europe in Italy‘s Serie A (€175m), Spain‘s LaLiga (€75m), France‘s Ligue 1 (€66m) and Germany‘s Bundesliga (€62m) spent a total of €378m, with Juventus making a €70m splash to land Dusan Vlahovic and Barcelona paying Man City €55m to bring in
