Top 10 most expensive transfers in January 2021

The Coronavirus pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the financial conditions of all the clubs. The transfer market has also been affected as a result. On top of that, not many clubs go for their transfer targets in the winter transfer window unless there’s a crisis at the club.

As a result, a lot less money is spent during the winter transfer window than the summer transfer window. So here we take a look at the official FIFA list for the top 10 most expensive transfers in January 2021:

10. Arkadiusz Milik

Transfer: Napoli to Marseille
Price: £8m loan fee plus £2.7m in bonuses

9. Jeremie Frimpong

Transfer: Celtic to Bayer Leverkusen
Price: £9m deal which could reportedly rise to £11.5m

8. Dennis Man

Transfer: FCSB to Parma
Price: £11m

7. Joakim Maehle

Transfer: Genk to Atalanta
Price: £9m initially but will rise to a higher fee

6. Chris Smalling

Transfer: Manchester United to Roma
Price: £18m

5. Dominik Szoboszlai

Transfer: RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig
Price: Undisclosed but his release clause was in the region of £23m

4. Krepin Diatta

Transfer: Club Brugge to Monaco
Price: £17.3m initially but can rise up to £20m

3. Sebastien Haller

Transfer: West Ham to Ajax
Price: £20m

2. Diego Rosa

Transfer: Gremio to Manchester City
Price: £4.5m initially but can rise up to £21m

1. Amad Diallo

Transfer: Atalanta to Manchester United
Price: £19m initially along with £18m in add-ons, which make the total worth of the deal £37million