Chelsea smash record for most spent in January with Man United NOT in top five

The Blues are closing in on the £30million capture of PSV Eindhoven star Noni Madueke which will be their SIXTH signing this January.

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Todd Boehly already spent close to £300m in the summer to land the likes of Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Kalidou Koulibaly.

But they've endured a miserable season so far following the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel with the club languishing in tenth in the Premier League.

Madueke is set to be the latest in the door this month after Mykhailo Mudryk, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana and Joao Felix.

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The deal will take Chelsea's spending in the January window to £190m, well over triple the £50m teams in the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and LaLiga have spent combined.

And it's enough to take the west Londoners above every other Premier League side that has chosen to invest heavily in the winter window.

Despite Manchester United spending the most overall on new signings, the Red Devils rarely act in the New Year and don't feature in the top five.

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Newcastle - January 2022 (£100m)

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The Magpies were in a relegation battle following their October 2021 purchase by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

But a near £100m spree in the January window transformed their fortunes, which started with the £40m captures of Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood.

The chequebook then came out again for Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn, while Matt Targett also arrived on loan from Aston Villa.

Now, 12 months later Eddie Howe will be conducting minimal business this time around, with his side sitting third in the table.

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Transfers in: Kieran Trippier [Atletico Madrid] £12m, Chris Wood [Burnley] £25m, Bruno Guimaraes [Lyon] £35m, Matt Targett [Aston Villa] Loan, Dan Burn [Brighton] £13.5m

Liverpool - 2018 (£75.2m)

Jurgen Klopp shattering the Reds' record transfer for defensive colossus Virgil van Dijk meant the Dutchman's price-tag was almost enough for Liverpool to top this list on his own.

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When Philippe Coutinho forced a move to Barcelona, Klopp's restoration job at Liverpool looked to have hit a huge stumbling block.

Yet the German coach had unknowingly taken the biggest step forward just days before with the protracted capture of Van Dijk from Southampton.

The future Ballon d'Or runner-up has since lifted every trophy on offer in English football, including the 2019 Champions League.

But he wasn't the only arrival that month - with Scottish youngster Tony Gallacher also joining the club to slightly less fanfare.

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The now-22-year-old settled on a switch to St Johnstone earlier this month following just one League Cup appearance for the Reds.

Transfers in: Virgil van Dijk [Southampton] £75m, Tony Gallacher [Falkirk] £200,000

Chelsea - 2011 (£75m)

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The Blues are no strangers to using the January market to usher in some superstar signings at Stamford Bridge.

But incredibly their entire outlay for the whole month came on that memorable deadline day in 2011.

Chelsea, under Carlo Ancelotti, agreed a-then British record £50m deal for Fernando Torres that triggered Liverpool to buy Andy Carroll.

At the 11th hour they also sanctioned a move to bring David Luiz to the club for his first stint in a deal that saw Nemanja Matic agree to go the other way.

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Transfers in: Fernando Torres [Liverpool] £50m, David Luiz [Benfica] £25m

Manchester City - 2018 (£61m)

Chelsea's outlay in 2011 is sandwiched between three clubs who broke the typically-quiet January mould in five years ago.

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Not to be outdone by rivals Liverpool's move for Van Dijk, Pep Guardiola also spent big that month on a new central defender.

Aymeric Laporte was the headline capture as the Spanish international helped City wrestle back the title from Chelsea.

But the Citizens also wrapped up a £4m deal for Jack Harrison, who was flourishing on the books of sister club New York City FC.

The England winger struggled to find his feet at the Etihad but has since become a star at Leeds.

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Transfers in: Aymeric Laporte [Athletic Bilbao] £57m, Jack Harrison [New York City] £4m

Arsenal - 2018 (£57.8m)

The Gunners refusal to be drawn into a huge bidding war for Mykhailo Mudryk was in stark contrast to the way the club used to do business.

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Three months before legendary boss Arsene Wenger confirmed he would be leaving, the club had backed him by breaking their transfer record.

A £56m move for Aubameyang was sanctioned and although the striker hit the ground running, it wasn't enough to fire Arsenal back into the top four.

The north Londoners also set aside a cool £1.8m to sign Greek defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAOK.

Four years later they had both departed the Emirates, with Aubameyang leaving for Barcelona in January 2018 and Mavropanos following suit to Stuttgart that summer.

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Transfers in: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang [Borussia Dortmund] £56m, Konstantinos Mavropanos [PAOK] £1.8m

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