The January window closed on Wednesday after a frantic month of activity during which Barcelona completed the most expensive deal by signing Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a transfer fee reported at about 142 million pounds.
Premier League clubs spent 430 million pounds ($612 million) in the January transfer window to shatter the previous mark of 225 million set in 2011, said a report by the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
The January window closed on Wednesday after a frantic month of activity during which Barcelona completed the most expensive deal by signing Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for a transfer fee reported at about 142 million pounds.
"International trade has flourished, with the highest ever January gross overseas outlay in Premier League history (260 million pounds), but also the highest amount of January receipts from abroad (185 million pounds)," said Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
"While another record-breaking season catches the eye, Premier League clubs' expenditure continues to be well within their means in the context of revenue generated. The estimated 2017-18 net spend of 755 million pounds represents 17 percent of forecast 2017-18 Premier League revenue, in line with the average over the 15 years since the first transfer window in January 2003."
The January window also saw the total expenditure by the Big Six -- Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool. Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal -- come to 265 million pounds, representing 62 percent of total gross spending.
This contrasted against last season's trend where half of gross expenditure came from the bottom-six clubs in a bid to retain their Premier League status.
"Such is the level of competition for a coveted top-four position in the Premier League, as well as ongoing European battles, that top clubs have been willing to break with more traditional summer investment strategies to steal a march on their rivals mid-season," Jones added.
Here is a list of major transfers in the English Premier League in the January transfer window (all transfer fees as reported by British media):
Arsenal
Arrivals: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund for 56 million pounds ($79.4 million), Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Manchester United - Swap deal, Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina for 1.9 million pounds.
Departures: Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United - Swap deal, Olivier Giroud to Chelsea for 17.5 million pounds, Francis Coquelin to Valencia for 12 million pounds, Theo Walcott to Everton for 20 million pounds, Mathieu Debuchy to St Etienne.
Bournemouth
Arrivals: None.
Departures: None.
Brighton and Hove Albion
Arrivals: Leonardo Ulloa on loan from Leicester City, Jurgen Locadia from PSV Eindhoven for 14 million pounds.
Departures: Jamie Murphy on loan to Rangers.
Burnley
Arrivals: Georges-Kevin Nkoudou on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, Aaron Lennon from Everton for an undisclosed fee.
Departures: Luke Hendrie to Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.
Chelsea
Arrivals: Olivier Giroud from Arsenal for 17.5 million pounds, Ross Barkley from Everton for 15 million pounds, Emerson Palmieri from Roma for 17 million pounds.
Departures: Michy Batshuayi on loan to Borussia Dortmund, Ike Ugbo on loan to MK Dons, Jake Clarke-Salter on loan to Sunderland, Kenedy on loan to Newcastle United, Baba Rahman on loan to Schalke 04, Charly Musonda Jr on loan to Celtic.
Crystal Palace
Arrivals: Erdal Rakip on loan from Benfica, Jaroslaw Jach from Zaglebie Lubin for 1.2 million pounds.
Departures: Andre Coker on loan to Maidstone United, Sullay Kalkai on loan to Charlton Athletic.
Everton
Arrivals: Cenk Tosun from Besiktas for 27 million pounds, Theo Walcott from Arsenal for 20 million pounds.
Departures: Ross Barkley to Chelsea for 15 million pounds, Aaron Lennon to Burnley for an undisclosed fee, Kevin Mirallas on loan to Olympiakos, Sandro Ramirez on loan to Sevilla, Ademola Lookman on loan to RB Leipzig.
Huddersfield Town
Arrivals: Terence Kongolo on loan from Monaco, Alex Pritchard from Norwich City for 10 million pounds.
Departures: Jack Payne on loan to Blackburn Rovers.
Leicester City
Arrivals: Callum Wright from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, Fousseni Diabate from Gazalec Ajaccio for 3.5 million pounds.
Departures: Raul Uche on loan to Real Betis, Leonardo Ulloa on loan to Brighton and Hove Albion, Ahmed Musa on loan to CSKA Moscow.
Liverpool
Arrivals: Virgil van Dijk from Southampton for 75 million pounds, Tony Gallacher from Falkirk for an undisclosed fee.
Departures: Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for 142 million pounds, Daniel Sturridge on loan to West Bromwich Albion, Marko Grujic on loan to Cardiff City, Lazar Markovic loan to Anderlecht.
Manchester City
Arrivals: Aymeric Laporte from Athletic Bilbao for 57 million pounds, Jack Harrison from New York City FC for 4 million pounds.
Departures: Marlos Moreno on loan to Flamengo, Jack Harrison on loan to Middlesbrough.
Manchester United
Arrivals: Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal - Swap deal.
Departures: James Wilson on loan to Sheffield United, Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal - Swap deal, Alex Tuanzebe on loan to Aston Villa.
Newcastle United
Arrivals: Kenedy on loan from Chelsea.
Departures: Adam Armstrong on loan to Blackburn Rovers.
Southampton
Arrivals: Guido Carrillo from Monaco for 19.1 million pounds.
Departures: Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool for 75 million pounds, Matt Targett on loan to Fulham, Ryan Seager on loan to Yeovil Town.
Stoke City
Arrivals: Badou Ndiaye from Galatasaray for 16 million pounds, Moussa Niakate from Paris FC for an undisclosed fee, Moritz Bauer from Rubin Kazan for 5 million pounds, Kostas Stafylidis on loan from Augsburg.
Departures: None.
Swansea City
Arrivals: Andre Ayew from West Ham United for 18 million pounds.
Departures: None.
Tottenham Hotspur
Arrivals: Lucas Moura from Paris St Germain for 25 million pounds.
Departures: Georges-Kevin Nkoudou on loan to Burnley.
Watford
Arrivals: Didier Ndong on loan from Sunderland, Gerard Deulofeu on loan from Barcelona, Dodi Lukebakio on loan from Charleroi.
Departures: Alex Jakubiak on loan to Falkirk, Mauro Zarate on loan to Velez Sarsfield, Isaac Success on loan to Malaga.
West Bromwich Albion
Arrivals: Ali Gabr on loan from Zamalek, Daniel Sturridge on loan from Liverpool.
Departures: Tyler Roberts to Leeds United for 2.5 million pounds.
West Ham United
Arrivals: Joao Mario on loan from Inter Milan.
Departures: Martin Samuelsen on loan to Burton Albion, Diafra Sakho to Stade Rennes for 8 million pounds.
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