Premier League clubs increased their spending in the January window to £370 million -- up on the £100 million paid out last year -- though Manchester City are chiefly responsible after splashing out £180 million of that on their own. We were nowhere near the 2023 record of £815 million, but will the summer see a rise in expensive moves?
This year, for the first time, the transfer window has been split into two because of the Club World Cup. The first window ran from June 1-10, and it was closed for six days before reopening (for Premier League clubs at least) on June 16. But as always, international deals not involving clubs in the Club World Cup, and free transfers, didn't go through until July 1.
Here are grades for all the major confirmed transfers in the men's game, with each listed