Premier League clubs increased their spending in the January window to £370 million -- up on the £100m paid out last year -- though Manchester City are chiefly responsible after splashing out £180m of that on their own. We were nowhere near the 2023 record of £815m, 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, it was closed for six days before reopening (for Premier League clubs at least) on June 16. But, as ever, 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 by date and then by highe