While Telegraph Sport is sure there will be plenty of talking points throughout the day, we are not expecting a bumper day of big-money moves. Like much of the rest of the world, Premier League clubs are having to operate within their means, with the relatively new – and strictly enforced – profit and sustainability rules (PSR) hanging over the heads of chairmen and agents like the sword of Damocles.
Earlier this month Nottingham Forest and Everton were charged for breaking the rules. Both clubs now face the possibility of being handed points deductions if found guilty. Everton, of course, have already received a 10-point deduction for breaking PSR in a separate case.
Despite the relative prudence of the Premier League clubs going into the final day of the winter transfer window, there has been some movement in the market. The four most expensive Premier League signings of the window so far are Radu Dragusin, the £25 million Romanian defender who moved from Genoa to Tottenham Hotspur; Claudio Echeverri, the £12.5 million Argentine midfielder from River Plate; Daniel Muñoz, the £8.5 million Colombian defender who signed for Crystal Palace from Genk; and Kosta Nedeljkovic, the Serbian defender who cost Aston Villa £8 million from Red Star Belgrade.
In the loan market, the most significant movements are Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig to Spurs, who in turn let Sergio Reguilón move on loan to Brentford. Jadon Sancho has moved on loan back to Borussia Dortmund from Manchester United. Kalvin Phillips has joined West Ham United from Manchester City, while Burnley signed forward David Datro Fofana on loan from Chelsea, and the Stamford Bridge club have also loaned Ian Maatsen to Borussia Dortmund.
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