If January is a month for restraint and cutting back, football begins each year dutifully following the memo. Another transfer window might have opened across Europe but, in stark contrast to the lavishness of summer, spending will be mostly reluctant and circumspect.

The January transfer window is official open, giving all 20 Premier League clubs the chance to bolster their squads for the second half of the season.

Premier League teams have made eight signings for more than £30m combined in the first week of the January transfer window, with the promise of more to come.

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We are already past the first week of the midseason business period for European soccer clubs, but when is transfer deadline day?

The 2025 January transfer window has opened, with Premier League clubs eyeing reinforcements midway through another gruelling campaign. An array of teams in the English top flight will be strengthened during the winter window as those from top to the bottom of the table look to finish strong.

The January transfer window is here and all 20 Premier League teams will be keeping their eyes and ears open to opportunities to strengthen their squads. But who needs to strengthen, and where, in the next month?

The number of clubs yoyoing between the top and second tiers of English football has never been higher, leading some to speculate that the Premier League is all but a closed shop now, but is this the case?