Top 10 most expensive transfers in the 2015 January transfer window…
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10) Andrej Kramaric – £7.92m (HNK Rijeka – Leicester City)
Kramaric arrives from Prva HNL (Croatian Premier League) with a prolific reputation and could provide struggling Leicester City with the pick-me-up needed for Premier League survival.
9) Alan – £9.68m (Red Bull Salzburg – Guangzhou Evergrande)
25-year-old Alan becomes the latest player to be tempted to the Chinese Super League and under the tutelage of manager Fabio Cannavaro, is likely to flourish.
8) Kevin Kampl – £10.56m (Red Bull Salzburg – Borussia Dortmund)
Kampl is another of Red Bull Salzburg’s top performers to be poached but may rejuvenate a surprisingly poor Borussia Dortmund side this season.
7) Manolo Gabbiadini – £11m (Sampdoria – Napoli)
Manolo Gabbiadini has been given as the main reason behind Sampdoria’s impressive league position in this season’s Serie A and may prove to be worth every penny of his £11m price-tag.
6) Lucas Silva – £12.32m (Cruzeiro – Real Madrid)
The latest in what seems to be a constant conveyor belt of talent coming out of South America, Lucas Silva is only 21, and he may feel the pressure to perform on the world’s biggest stage.
5) Ricardo Goulart – £13.2m (Cruzeiro – Guangzhou Evergrande)
The young Brazilian is another player in the top 10 transferred to Guangzhou Evergrande, showing the financial muscle of domestic Chinese football.
4) Bernardo Silva – £13.86m (Benfica – Monaco)
The Portuguese midfielder made his loan move to Monaco permanent for the largest transfer fee in Ligue 1 this transfer window.
3) Gabriel Paulista – £17.6m (Villarreal – Arsenal)
Arsenal have splashed the cash on the uncapped Brazilian centre-back in a bid to plug what has been a leaky defence at times this season. He hasn’t completed a work-permit, but the deal is done.
2) Enzo Perez – £22m (Benfica – Valencia)
The Argentina international and Benfica star has been involved in one of the big money moves of the transfer window and will surely give Valencia confidence of holding onto a Champions League place.
1) Wilfried Bony – £28.42m (Swansea City – Manchester City)
The most expensive transfer of this January, predictably comes from billionaire run Manchester City as they strengthen their forward line with the goal-crazy Ivorian.