Agents are fully expecting this January transfer window to break all spending records.
Premier League clubs are fast approaching £300m and traditionally there is always a rush of late deals so the previous biggest outlay of £430m in the 2018 winter window is under threat. Chelsea have clearly blown everyone away as their £90m capture of Mykhaylo Mudryk is their headline signing but obviously raises the question of how a club already on UEFA’s Financial Fair Play “watch list” can stay within spending rules.
UEFA’s annual Benchmark Report is due out at the start of February and will highlight that, after two years of financial difficulties because of Covid, football is returning to normal as it attracts big commercial deals, has full stadiums and TV deals.
