The winter transfer window is now closed for Premier League clubs and we have taken a look at the key takeaways from the past month

Manchester City easily topped the spending charts in the January transfer window with the signing of Spanish midfielder Nico Gonzalez on Deadline Day to complete a busy month for the ailing Premier League champions.

Omar Marmoush’s blockbuster switch from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City was arguably the biggest transfer of the winter window, as another market slams shut.

Premier League clubs spent around £370m in the winter transfer window with Manchester City spending almost as much as the other 19 top-flight teams combined.

Around two-thirds of Premier League spending this January 2025 transfer window came from Manchester City. Meanwhile local rivals United looked to loan out high earners.

The 2025 January transfer window is closed. Which teams made the most of it, and which teams left opportunities on the table?

The top clubs largely resisted the sort of excess spending that has characterised past windows, while middle-class sides like Aston Villa are closing the gap

Man City needed a midfielder but only valued González's transfer at €40m before they eventually relented on deadline day to pay his €60m release clause. The 23-year-old is a good addition, who knows how to play in the style of a Pep Guardiola team, but it does feel like a bit of a panic move from City.

Despite a mounting defensive injury crisis, Real Madrid did not bring in any reinforcements during the January transfer window.

Gonzalez's arrival takes Manchester City's spending this window up to about £180m, compared to £177m for the other 19 teams in the Premier League combined. That's the second-highest spend in a winter window ever,

Premier League clubs spent approximately £370 million ($459m) in this past transfer window, with Manchester City paying out £180m ($223m), nearly as much as the other 19-top flight teams.