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Premier League January transfer spending hits £130m | |
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Premier League football clubs spent £130m in this year's January transfer window, the same amount as in January 2014, research shows. | |
The biggest spenders were Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, which between them accounted for around half of the total, according to Deloitte. | |
A flurry of last-minute deals worth some £45m helped to lift the total. | |
Deloitte said despite clubs "relative restraint" in January, 2014/15 was still a record season for transfers. | |
The accountancy firm said clubs in total had spent more than £950m on acquiring players, easily surpassing the 2013/2014 season's record of £760m. | |
However, the amount for the January window was significantly less than the record £225m seen in January 2011. | |
"Given the record level of spending seen in the summer, it is not entirely surprising that we haven't seen a new record for the January window," said Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte. | |
Broadcast boost | |
Big deals on Monday's final day of the window included Chelsea's £23.3m payment for Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado from Italian club Fiorentina, which was part-funded by the club's sale of Andre Schurrle to German side Wolfsburg. | |
Manchester City's £28m purchase of Swansea's Ivory Coast striker Wilfried Bony was the most expensive signing of the January window. | |
Deloitte said increased spending on players by Premier League clubs was largely the result of increased broadcast revenue. | |
The rights to cover Premier League football between 2013 and 2016 were sold for £3bn in 2012 - a 70% rise on the previous deal. | |
All 20 Premier League clubs now rank in the global top 40 based on their revenue. |