27 January 2025 …
Premier League transfers: January spend higher than last year with one week left
Manchester City’s surprisingly poor defence of the Premier League title has led to Pep Guardiola making three big-money signings – with the potential of more to come.
City have signed Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush (£59m), Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis (£29.6m) and Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov (£33.6m).
They had not previously made a significant January signing since £57m Aymeric Laporte in 2018.
Paul MacDonald of FootballTransfers.com said: “In January 2023,