The January transfer window has closed after Premier League clubs spent more than £400 million.
But while the overall outlay made this the third most expensive January window of the past decade for Premier League clubs, only eight teams signed more than one player, with West Ham the only side to make as many as five additions.
Six Premier League teams did not sign a single new player during the January 2026 window. These included Burnley, Everton, Leeds United, Manchester United and Newcastle United.
Liverpool also made zero January signings.
However, the Reds did agree a summer deal for Jeremy Jacquet after he rejected a move to Chelsea.
Liverpool will pay Rennes an initial transfer fee of £55m for Jacquet — a figure former France star Christophe Dugarry thinks is too high.
Which Premier League club spent the most money in the 2026 January transfer window?
Crystal Palace were the surprise biggest spenders of the January window, committing significant funds to refresh their forward line.
The Eagles completed a club-record deal for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen (pictured above), after also signing Brennan Johnson from Tottenham earlier in the month.
Those two deals cost Palace £83m in transfer fees, while they also added Evan Guessand on loan from Aston Villa.
West Ham made the most January signings this season
West Ham signed a total of five new players in the January window of 2026 — more than any other Premier League team.
The Hammers brought in Pablo Felipe from Gil Vicente, Taty Castellanos from Lazio, Adama Traore from Fulham, and defender Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea, while also adding young midfielder Keiber Lamadrid on loan from Deportivo La Guaira.
West Ham’s need for new blood has been highlighted by their league position. They are currently 18th and facing the very real prospect of relegation.
If West Ham do drop into the Championship then they will be able to sack their manager without compensation due to a relegation clause in Nuno Espirito Santo’s contract.
| Club | January signings |
|---|---|
| West Ham United | 5 |
| Bournemouth | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 3 |
| Tottenham | 3 |
| Sunderland | 3 |
Premier League January transfers 2026 – Club by club list
Arsenal
In
Evan Mooney – St Mirren (undisclosed)
Out
Osman Kamara – Blackburn (undisclosed)
Oleksandr Zinchenko – Ajax (undisclosed)
Louie Copley – Crawley (loan)
Ethan Nwaneri – Marseille (loan)
Maldini Kacurri – Grimsby (loan)
Aston Villa
In
Tammy Abraham – Besiktas (£18.2m)
Alysson – Gremio (£10m)
Brian Madjo – Metz (undisclosed)
Douglas Luiz – Juventus (loan)
Out
Louie Barry – Stockport (loan)
Samuel Iling-Junior – Pisa (loan)
Evann Guessand – Crystal Palace (loan)
Aidan Borland – Swindon (loan)
Sil Swinkels – Chesterfield (loan)
Donyell Malen – Roma (loan, obligation to buy)
Finley Munroe – Middlesbrough (undisclosed)
Yasin Ozcan – Besiktas (loan)
Bournemouth
In
Fraser Forster – unattached (free)
Alex Toth – Ferencvaros (£13m)
Christos Mandas – Lazio (loan)
Rayan – Vasco da Gama (£30.3m)
Out
Antoine Semenyo – Manchester City (£64m)
Julian Araujo – Celtic (loan)
Romain Faivre – Auxerre (undisclosed)
Will Dennis – Leyton Orient (loan)
Brentford
In
Kaye Furo – Club Brugge (£8.7m)
Out
Frank Onyeka – Coventry (loan)
Iwan Morgan – Shrewsbury (loan)
Michael Olakigbe – Swindon (loan)
Myles Peart-Harris – Oxford (undisclosed)
Gustavo Nunes – Swansea (loan)
Paris Maghoma – Norwich (undisclosed)
Brighton
In
Pascal Gross – Borussia Dortmund (£1.2m)
Out
Andy Moran – Preston (£1m)
Brajan Gruda – RB Leipzig (loan)
Tommy Watson – Millwall (loan)
Jeremy Sarmiento – Middlesbrough (loan)
Eiran Cashin – Blackburn (loan)
Facundo Buonanotte – Leeds (loan)
Burnley
In
None
Out
Hannes Delcroix – Lugano (undisclosed)
Joseph Bevan – Dundee (undisclosed)
Luca Koleosho – Paris FC (loan)
Michael Obafemi – Blackpool (loan)
Chelsea
In
Yisa Alao – Sheffield Wednesday (undisclosed)
Out
Axel Disasi – West Ham (loan)
Tyrique George – Everton (loan)
David Datro Fofana – Strasbourg (loan)
Aaron Anselmino – Strasbourg (loan)
Raheem Sterling – released
Leo Castledine – Middlesbrough (undisclosed)
Crystal Palace
In
Jorgen Strand Larsen – Wolves (£48m)
Brennan Johnson – Tottenham (£35m)
Evan Guessand – Aston Villa (loan)
Out
Marc Guehi – Manchester City (£20m)
Romain Esse – Coventry (loan)
Naouirou Ahamada – Auxerre (undisclosed)
Owen Goodman – Barnsley (loan)
Everton
In
None
Out
Francis Okoronkwo – Doncaster (loan)
Harrison Armstrong – Preston (loan)
Roman Dixon – Stockport (loan)
Will Tamen – Tranmere (loan)
Fulham
In
Oscar Bobb – Manchester City (£27m)
Out
Adama Traore – West Ham (undisclosed)
Luke Harris – Wycombe (loan)
Aaron Loupalo-Bi – Walsall (loan)
Leeds United
In
None
Out
Jack Harrison – Fiorentina (loan)
Harry Gray – Rotherham (loan)
Liverpool
In
None
Out
Calum Scanlon – Cardiff (loan)
James Norris – Shelbourne (undisclosed)
James Balagizi – Forest Green (loan)
Manchester City
In
Antoine Semenyo – Bournemouth (£64m)
Marc Guehi – Crystal Palace (£20m)
Out
Oscar Bobb – Fulham (£27m)
Kalvin Phillips – Sheffield United (loan)
Stefan Ortega – Nottingham Forest (£500k)
Manchester United
In
None
Out
Jacob Devaney – St Mirren (loan)
Ethan Wheatley – Bradford (loan)
Sam Mather – Kayserispor (undisclosed)
Harry Amass – Norwich (loan)
Newcastle United
In
None
Out
Antonio Cordero – Cadiz (loan)
Joe White – Bradford (loan)
Harrison Ashby – Bradford (loan)
Nottingham Forest
In
Luca Netz – Borussia Monchengladbach (£1.1m)
Stefan Ortega – Manchester City (£500k)
Lorenzo Lucca – Napoli (loan)
Out
Arnaud Kalimuendo – Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
Josh Powell – Fleetwood (loan)
Sunderland
In
Nilson Angulo – Anderlecht (£17.5m)
Jocelin Ta Bi – Maccabi Netanya (undisclosed)
Melker Ellborg – Malmo (£3.4m)
Out
Patrick Roberts – Birmingham (undisclosed)
Timothee Pembele – Le Havre (loan)
Jay Matete – MK Dons (undisclosed)
Tottenham
In
Conor Gallagher – Atletico Madrid (£34m)
Souza – Santos (£13m)
James Wilson – Hearts (loan)
Out
Brennan Johnson – Crystal Palace (£35m)
Manor Solomon – Fiorentina (loan)
Jamie Donley – Oxford (loan)
Dane Scarlett – Hibernian (loan)
West Ham
In
Pablo Felipe – Gil Vicente (£20m)
Taty Castellanos – Lazio (£25.2m)
Adama Traore – Fulham (undisclosed)
Axel Disasi – Chelsea (loan)
Keiber Lamadrid – Deportivo La Guaira (loan)
Out
Lucas Paqueta – Flamengo (£36.5m)
Niclas Fullkrug – AC Milan (loan)
Luis Guilherme – Sporting (£17.5m)
James Ward-Prowse – Burnley (loan)
Wolves
In
Adam Armstrong – Southampton (undisclosed)
Angel Gomes – Marseille (loan)
Out
Jorgen Strand Larsen – Crystal Palace (£48m)
Ki-Jana Hoever – Sheffield United (loan)
Marshall Munetsi – Paris FC (loan)
