The winter window transfer in January 2022 eventually became the second most expensive transfer window in Premier League history.
Total spending by Premier League teams reached £295 million. There are a lot of trades that are done at the last moment of the day the window closes.
This is the fifth time in premier League history that the total transaction volume has exceeded £200 million, with the total cost of a transfer of £430 million in 2018 riding the line.
In the winter of 2018, Liverpool signed centre-back Van Dijk for £75 million, making it the most expensive signing in that winter window.
This winter history repeats itself, with Liverpool spending £37.5 million to bring Porto winger Luis Diaz to Anfield Stadium, making Diaz the most expensive signing in this winter window and helping to make the winter window the second highest in Premier League history.
The last time the Premier League spent more than £200 million on the winter window, it was £230 million in the winter of 2020.
The winter window costs were able to break through in the face of the general economic downturn of Premier League teams, thanks to Newcastle United, which replaced the owner.
Liverpool bought the most expensive players, while Newcastle spent the most money.
Newcastle spent a total of £89 million on the winter window to buy five new players.
The five most expensive players in this Premier League winter window transfer are:
1st place Louis Diaz (Liverpool) £37.5 million;
2nd place Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle) £35 million;
Third place Chris Wood (Newcastle) £25m;
Tied for third place Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) £25m;
Fourth place Bentancour (Tottenham) £19m;
As expected, Newcastle are the busiest Premier League clubs in the January window.
For them, the winter window closed too hastily. Newcastle has a feeling of having a little bit of money but not spending it.