English Premier League Club Player Transfer Recap In January: Chelsea Is The Most Royal, MU Can Only Borrow

Chelsea is the most royal in the January transfer market. (Photo: Twitter/@ChelseaFC)

JAKARTA - The January period transfer market is officially closed. The total costs incurred by English Premier League clubs in this period reached 815 million pounds (IDR 14.8 trillion).

Of that total, 275 million pounds (IDR 5 trillion) was spent in the final minutes of the transfer market to strengthen his team. Chelsea is the most wasteful team because it buys a lot of players.

No club has spent more than Chelsea spending seven players and one loan. The Blues spent IDR 5.3 trillion to buy Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Malo Gusto, Enzo Fernandez and borrowed Joao Felix from Atletico.

Meanwhile, the leaders of the standings, Arsenal, are trying to maintain their strength by bringing in Jorginho and Leandro Trossard for a relatively small fee. The Gunners will also receive additional strength from Poland's international centre-back, Jakub Kiwior.

Manchester United took a different path in this transfer market. Instead of buying, the Red Devils chose to borrow three players. They are Jack Butland from Crystal Palace, Wout Weghorst from Burnley, and Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich.

On the other hand, Liverpool and Manchester City have compactly only brought in one player. The Reds brought in Cody Gakpo from PSV for £45 million or the equivalent of IDR 830 billion.

Meanwhile, City got Maximo Perrone from Argentine club Velez Sarsfield at a fairly cheap price, namely, 8 million pounds (IDR 147 billion) after Joao Cancelo left for Bayern Munich.

Newcastle United, who are struggling at the top flight, signed Anthony Gordon from Everton, Harrison Ashby from West Ham United, and Garang Kuol from Central Coast Mariners for a total of IDR 867 billion.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest also sped up shopping by borrowing Keylor Navas from PSG and then buying Felipe and Jonjo Shelvey. Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur also brought in three new players, namely Pedro Porro, Jude Soonsup-Bell, and Arnaut Danjuma.