The January transfer window has produced several surprises – and there’s still time for Premier League clubs to do business.
Here’s everything you need to know before the transfer deadline.
When does the transfer window close?
The transfer window opened on January 1 and will close at 23:00 GMT on Tuesday January 31 for the Premier League.
New signings are eligible for the next Premier League game if the club submits the required documents by midday on the last working day before that game.
In Scotland, the window closes at 23:59 GMT on January 31, while the Women’s Super League closes at midnight for international transfers and 17:00 for domestic transactions.
Elsewhere in Europe, the Bundesliga closes at 5:00 p.m., Serie A at 7:00 p.m., La Liga at 11:00 p.m. and Ligue 1 at 11:59 a.m. – all on January 31.
Who could be on the move?
Chelsea are reportedly still trying to sign Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez despite rejecting offers earlier this month.
The Blues could also return with an improved offer for the Brighton and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo.
Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham is attracting a lot of interest with clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City and Real Madrid reportedly battling for his signature.
Everton winger Anthony Gordon could attract Newcastle’s attention, while Brighton are reportedly interested in £20m-rated Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukrainian centre-back Mykola Matviyenko.
Bournemouth are reportedly in contention with Southampton for the signing of Villarreal and the Senegal striker Nicholas Jackson.
What transactions have already taken place?
Following a controversial Manchester United exit, Cristiano Ronaldo completed his move to Saudi club Al Nassr.
Chelsea have made six signings including the Shakhtar Donetsk striker Mykhailo Mudryk for a fee amounting to £89m, the PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke for £30m, the Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile for £35 million and Joao Felix on loan from Atlético de Madrid.
League leaders Arsenal have completed the signing of Brighton midfielder Leandro Trossard for £21million and an extra defender Jakub Kiwior from Serie A club Spezia for £17.6m.
Leeds have signed the striker from Hoffenheim Georginio Rutter for a club-record fee of £36m, and Liverpool brought in the striker from the Netherlands Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven in a deal that could reach £45m.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa have signed the striker John Duran for £18 million from Chicago Fire, Danny Ing moved from Villa to West Ham for £12million and Leicester signed the defender from Copenhagen Victor Kristiansen for £17 million.
Bournemouth signed the winger Dango Ouattara for around £20million from French club Lorient, and Southampton bought the midfielder Carlos Alcaraz to Argentinian side Racing Club for £12m.
Wolves have signed the winger from Paris St-Germain Pablo Sarabia for £4.4m Nottingham Forest landed Palmeiras midfielder danilo for around £16m and Aston Villa have agreed a £13.2m deal for the Real Betis left-back Alexander Moreno.
Meanwhile, the attacker Chris Wood moved from Newcastle to Nottingham Forest on loan, and Burnley’s Wout Weghorst was loaned to Manchester United.
How much has been spent so far?
Over £437million has already been spent in this transfer window by Premier League clubs.
Chelsea’s six signings cost around £181m – including Mudryk’s £89m move – while Leeds broke their club record for the £36m paid to Hoffenheim for the striker Rutter.
Gakpo’s move to Liverpool was worth between £35.4m and £44.3m, and PSV Eindhoven said it was a record transfer fee received by them.
