Enzo is second, Germany is ranked among the top 10 deals in the history of the winter window, Manchester United is sixth at the core, and Barcelona is on the list
Traditionally, the transfer window has been divided into two types: summer and winter. The summer window is the window before the start of the season, and teams generally have more money at this time. In order to achieve good results in the new season, there are usually a lot of blockbuster transactions born in the summer window. Comparatively speaking, the winter window cannot be compared with the summer window in terms of the scale and number of reinforcements. Of course, there are also cases where some giant teams spend huge sums of money on reinforcements in the winter window because of the shortage of personnel.
Just now, the authoritative data website German Turnie counted the ten highest transfer fees in the history of football in the winter window. It has to be said that the amount of these transactions is indeed not inferior to the summer window. In first place is Philippe Coutinho, who caused a stir in football at the time when the Brazilian star moved from Liverpool to Barcelona for a fee of €135 million in the 2018 winter window. However, it is a pity that Coutinho did not live up to his talent after joining Barcelona. The player himself is now reduced to playing in non-big five league teams, which can be described as quite embarrassing.
In second place is Enzo, who is relatively new to the deal, so fans are no strangers to it. He joined Chelsea from Benfica for a transfer fee of €121 million. At that time, the Blues felt that the squad was poor after changing the new owners, so they directly spent liquidated money to poach the Argentine talent. In third place was Virgil van Dijk, the Dutch centre-back who moved from Southampton to Liverpool for a transfer fee of €84.65 million. At that time, the value of the most expensive central defender in football was renewed, until it was later broken by Manchester United's introduction of Maguire and Juventus's introduction of De Ligt. To this day, it's still a deal that Liverpool fans find worth it.
In fourth place is Vlahovic, who Juventus spent €83.5 million in the winter window to take away from Fiorentina. After joining the team, Vlahovic became the team's top scorer. In the game that just ended, he even contributed a stoppage-time stunner, which is a great value. In fifth place is Mykhailo Mudryk, who spent €70 million to sign him from Shakhtar Donetsk in the winter window when Chelsea went on a buying spree. I have to say that it is still very exaggerated, and Mudryk did not show a performance that matched his value after joining Chelsea, which can be said to be a parallel import.
In sixth place is Fernando Fernandes, who Manchester United signed from Sporting for €65 million in the winter window. It has to be said that this is also the most valuable deal for Manchester United in recent seasons, because B Fee has directly become the core of Manchester United after coming to the team. Both the data and the attitude on the pitch are very good, and the 65 million spent can be said to be the real value. In seventh place is Aymeric Laporte, who Manchester City signed from Bilbao for €65 million in the winter window. After joining the team, Laporte also spent a very glorious period with the team. Solid performances have made him the main central defender in the hands of Guardiola, and the price is still okay.
In eighth place is Christian Pulisic, who joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for €64 million. Although the individual player has a diligent attitude, there are always some differences in the style of play with Chelsea, so it also did not meet expectations. In ninth place is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was bought by Arsenal for €63.75 million in the winter window. After joining the team, Aubameyang did become the team's top scorer and also won the Premier League Golden Boot. Later, he chose to leave the team due to the decline in his age form, and the deal was still okay.
In 10th place is Diego Costa, who spent €60 million on a re-signing by Atletico Madrid after his impressive performances at Chelsea. What do you think of the top 10 deals in the history of the winter window?