gave Premier League The transfer window opened on Wednesday, giving clubs the chance to improve their squads for the remainder of the 2024-25 season and beyond.
Teams will be able to sign players until the window closes on February 3, 2025 at 11 a.m. GMT (6 p.m. ET).
The transfer window also applies to other divisions of England’s football league system and is replicated in France and Germany. However, the winter window opens on January 2 in Spain and Italy.
La LigaThe window closes on February 3 at midnight local time in Spain (11 a.m. GMT, 6 p.m. ET). League 1 Clubs will have one hour less to sign when the window closes on February 3 (10 pm GMT, 5 pm ET). i business Bundesliga Must be completed by 6pm CET (5pm GMT). Serie AThe window closes after two hours.
Last year, Premier League clubs spent a combined £100 million ($127.7m) on transfers in January, £715m below the record amount (£815m) that changed hands during the 2023 window a year earlier. According to data released by Deloitte.
Apart from January 2021 when spending was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the only time clubs spent less on new players was in January 2012 (£60m).
A relatively quiet window meant the most expensive signature. Tottenham HotspurAcquiring a protector Rado Dragosin from Genoa In one A contract worth around 25 million euros ($27.3m) plus a further €5m in add-ons.
However, spending by clubs in Europe’s “top five” leagues increased from €255m in January 2023 to €455m in January 2024.
This time around, there are several Premier League players who are being speculated to switch clubs.
Manchester United ahead Marcus Rashford has suggested he may be ready to leave the club he joined as a seven-year-old. He said he was. “Ready for a new challenge” After admitting it was “disappointing” to be dropped from manager Ruben Amorim’s squad for the team’s derby win. Manchester City On December 15
He has yet to feature for United since missing the derby but returned to the bench for the team’s home defeat by Newcastle United on Monday.
The respective futures of Liverpool All three Muhammad Salah, Trent Alexander Arnold And Virgil van Dijk There is also the subject of speculation as all three players are out of contract at the end of the season.
In the absence of an extension, he is now free to talk to non-English clubs about the possibility of agreeing a pre-contract agreement that would see him sign as a free agent on July 1.
Man City are in a similar situation with the star midfielder. Kevin De Bruyne whose contract is also due to expire in the summer.