Sunday 22 February 2015 12:09, UK
After a busy month of deals, we look at where the money was spent and who was the most active in the transfer window.
The big transfers of the summer may not have been replicated this week but the first window of 2015 certainly saw plenty of movers and shakers.
Darren Fletcher bade farewell to Manchester United, Wilfried Zaha signed for Crystal Palace on a permanent deal, while Juan Cuadrado finally completed his move to Chelsea on Deadline Day - and all that following Manchester City's earlier acquisition of Wilfried Bony.
But where was the most money spent throughout the whole of January? Who added the most to their ranks? How did the window compare to previous years? We take a look…
Big three lead the way
They are normally in the mix when it comes to the biggest spenders but with Manchester United set on their current crop, rivals Manchester City, table toppers Chelsea and a resurgent Arsenal accounted for around 50% of the total gross spending in January.
Despite the outlay on Cuadrado, Chelsea did in fact make a profit during the window thanks to the sales of Andre Schurrle to Wolfsburg and Ryan Bertrand to Southampton.
Influx at Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace welcomed the most fresh faces through the gates during the window with no fewer than seven new additions.
New boss Alan Pardew brought in Andreas Breimyr, Lee Chung-Yong, Jordan Mutch, Pape Souare, Keshi Anderson and Zaha on permanent deals, while Yaya Sanogo joined on loan until the end of the season.
Two clubs did no business at all in January. Liverpool and Newcastle allowed several players to depart, but both Brendan Rodgers and John Carver were happy with the personnel that remained.
Some way off 2011 record
In total, Premier League clubs spent £124million on new talent in this window, which, despite a relatively quiet Deadline Day, was only slightly down on what was spent this time last season.
The figure is some way off the record £225m outlay in January 2011, but messrs Andy Carroll and Fernando Torres had a great deal to do with that.
However, 2015’s first window saw almost double the spending of 2012’s, when clubs were feeling the January pinch more than ever and only £60m forked out.
Overseas imports most common
Despite plenty of rumours, players moving between Premier League clubs only accounted for 42% of the total gross spend in January.
£65m expenditure on acquisitions from abroad saw the likes of Cuadrado arrive, Leicester smash their transfer record to bring in Andrej Kramaric in and Jermain Defoe make his Premier League return from the MLS.
The Football League also saw some investment from Premier League clubs, with Dele Alli’s move to Tottenham accounting for much of the £10million spent on players from the Championship or below.
Premier League top of Europe's spenders
Over the past decade, Premier League club’s January transfer spending has typically exceeded that of other European Leagues.
Top division clubs in Italy are the second highest gross spenders this January, with a reported total spending of around 50 per cent of the Premier League’s total.
Both Germany and Spain spent 40 per cent of what English top flight clubs did, while France around a quarter of the £124m expenditure.
