Football: January transfers - spending slumps to a new low
Premier League clubs' spending in the winter transfer window was the lowest since the system began in 2003.
The record high of 170million a year ago has been replaced by a record low of around 30million, according to business advisory firm Deloitte.
Even the late signing of Adam Johnson by Manchester City for around 7million did not see the overall spending in the English top-flight beat the 35million spent in the first January window in 2003.
Sports business analysts believe managers are now reluctant to spend big sums on a player who may only have a limited impact during the last three months of the season.
Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at Deloitte, said: "Managers, club owners and directors have become increasingly sceptical of the near-term impact a January acquisition can have.
"Therefore, it is unsurprising to see a lack of high value activity, with those clubs that are active preferring loan deals.
"The absence of new club owners and the tightening of club finances and credit availability have helped to accelerate that trend and dampen down the market."
Jones said last year's record was mainly due to Manchester City's new owners - they accounted for almost half the spending then but have been relatively restrained this year.
"The relatively low level of transfer spending by Premier League clubs in January 2010 is broadly consistent with the situation of top division clubs in France, Germany, Italy and Spain," added Jones.
Until this year, spending in the winter transfer window had shown a steady overall increase followed by a sharp rise in 2008 and last year's record figure.
Previous figures were: in 2009, 170million; in 2008, 150m; in 2007, 60m; in 2006, 70m; in 2005, 50m; in 2004, 50m; and in 2003, 35m.
January transfers
Premier League
Jan 1: Darren Ward - Wolves to Millwall, free.
Jan 4: Paris Cowan-Hall - Portsmouth to Grimsby, loan.
Jan 5: Neill Collins - Wolves to Preston, undisclosed.
Jan 5: Richard Cresswell - Stoke to Sheffield United, undisclosed.
Jan 5: Luke Wilkinson - Portsmouth to Northampton, loan.
Jan 6: Tom Taiwo - Chelsea to Carlisle, undisclosed.
Jan 7: Vladimir Stojkovic - Sporting Lisbon to Wigan, loan.
Jan 6: Carl Ikeme - Wolves to QPR, loan.
Jan 7: Nicky Hunt - Bolton to Derby, loan.
Jan 7: Marlon Pack - Portsmouth to Dagenham, loan.
Jan 8: Andrea Dossena - Liverpool to Napoli, undisclosed.
Jan 8: Patrick Vieira - Inter Milan to Manchester City, undisclosed.
Jan 8: Olivier Kapo - Wigan to Boulogne, loan.
Jan 8: Jake Livermore - Tottenham to Pterborough, loan.
Jan 11: Elrio van Heerden - Blackburn to Sivasspor, free.
Jan 11: Michel - Sporting Gijon to Birmingham, 3million.
Jan 12: Andy Griffin - Stoke to Reading, loan.
Jan 12: Steven Gohouri - free agent to Wigan, free.
Jan 13: Gary Caldwell - Celtic to Wigan, undisclosed fee.
Jan 13: Maxi Rodriguez - Atletico Madrid to Liverpool, free.
Jan 14: Lucas Neill - Everton to Galatasaray, 750,000.
Jan 14: Russell Anderson - Sunderland, released.
Jan 14: Andros Townsend - Tottenham to Milton Keynes Dons, loan.
Jan 15: Samuel Galindo - Real America to Arsenal, undisclosed.
Jan 15: Kerrea Gilbert - Arsenal to Peterborough, loan.
Jan 16: Sol Campbell - unattached to Arsenal, free.
Jan 18: Amr Zaki - Zamalek to Hull, loan.
Jan 19: Adam Clayton - Manchester City to Carlisle, loan.
Jan 19: Krystian Pearce - Birmingham to Huddersfield, undisclosed.
Jan 19: Sam Cox - Tottenham to Torquay, loan.
Jan 20: Danny Simpson - Man Utd to Newcastle, undisclosed
Jan 21: Daniel De Ridder - Wigan to Hapoel Tel Aviv, loan.
Jan 21: Geoffrey Mujangi Bia - Charleroi to Wolves, loan.
Jan 21: Jo - Man City to Galatasaray, loan.
Jan 21: Matthew Kilgallon - Sheffield United to Sunderland, undisclosed.
Jan 21: Andrew Haworth - Blackburn to Rochdale, loan.
Jan 22: Nigel Quashie - West Ham (released) to QPR, free.
Jan 22: Frederic Nimani - Monaco to Burnley, loan.
Jan 22: Daniel de Ridder - Wigan to Hapoel Tel Aviv, loan.
Jan 22: Josh Payne - West Ham to Wycombe, loan.
Jan 22: David Stockdale - Fulham to Plymouth, loan.
Jan 22: Gavin Gunning - Blackburn to Rotherham, loan.
Jan 23: Philippe Senderos - Arsenal to Everton, loan.
Jan 25: Danny Welbeck - Manchester United to Preston, loan.
Jan 25: Adlene Guedioura - Charleroi to Wolves, loan.
Jan 25: Matt Hill - Wolves to QPR, loan.
Jan 25: Vladimir Weiss - Manchester City to Bolton, loan.
Jan 25: Zurab Khizanishvili - Blackburn to Reading, loan.
Jan 26: Craig Gardner - Aston Villa to Birmingham, 3million.
Jan 26: Stuart Holden - Houston Dynamo to Bolton, free.
Jan 26: Donal McDermott - Manchester City to Scunthorpe, loan.
Jan 27: Yildiray Basturk - Stuttgart to Blackburn, free.
Jan 27: Zoran Tosic - Manchester United to Cologne, loan.
Jan 27: Nicky Weaver - unattached to Burnley, free.
Jan 27: Giovani dos Santos - Tottenham to Galatasary, loan.
Jan 27: Mike Williamson - Portsmouth to Newcastle, undisclosed.
Jan 27: Leon Cort - Stoke to Burnley, 1.5million.
Jan 28: Robinho - Manchester City to Santos, loan.
Jan 28: Chris Smalling - Fulham to Manchester United, undisclosed. Smalling to join United at end of season.
Jan 28: Amine Linganzi - St Etienne to Blackburn, free.
Jan 28: Nathan Eccleston - Liverpool to Huddersfield, loan.
Jan 29: Eidur Gudjohnsen - Monaco to Tottenham, loan.
Jan 29: Martin Taylor - Birmingham to Watford, free.
Jan 29: Danny Fox - Celtic to Burnley, undisclosed.
Jan 29: Brian Easton - Burnley to Hamilton, loan.
Jan 29: Jamie O'Hara - Tottenham to Portsmouth, loan.
Jan 29: Gary McSheffrey - Birmingham to Leeds, loan.
Jan 29: Jack Wilshere - Arsenal to Bolton, loan.
Jan 29: Paul Robinson - West Brom to Bolton, undisclosed.
Jan 29: Patrick van Aanholt - Chelsea to Newcastle, loan.
Jan 29: Bryan Hughes - Hull, released.
Jan 30: Younes Kaboul - Portsmouth to Tottenham, 5million.
Feb 1: Stefano Okaka - Roma to Fulham, loan.
Feb 1: Diomansy Kamara - Fulham to Celtic, loan.
Feb 1: Victor Moses - Crystal Palace to Wigan, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Marcus Bent - Birmingham to QPR, loan.
Feb 1: Kyle Naughton - Tottenham to Middlesbrough, loan.
Feb 1: Nicky Shorey - Aston Villa to Fulham, loan.
Feb 1: Benni McCarthy - Blackburn to West Ham, undisclosed.
Feb 1: David Nugent - Portsmouth to Burnley, loan.
Feb 1: Peter Halmosi - Hull to Szombathelyi Haladas, loan.
Feb 1: Daniel Cousin - Hull to Larissa, loan.
Feb 1: Troy Archibald-Henville - Tottenham to Exeter, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Jack Cork - Chelsea to Burnley, loan.
Feb 1: Javan Vidal - Manchester City to Derby, loan.
Feb 1: Christopher Buchtmann - Liverpool to Fulham, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Daryl Murphy - Sunderland to Ipswich, loan.
Feb 1: Nyron Nosworthy - Sunderland to Sheffield United, loan.
Feb 1: Wayne Brown - Fulham to Bristol Rovers, loan.
Feb 1: Will Atkinson - Hull to Rochdale, loan.
Feb 1: Temitope Obadeyi - Bolton to Rochdale, loan.
Feb 1: Frank Fielding - Blackburn to Rochdale, loan.
Feb 1: David Martin - Liverpool to Leeds, loan.
Feb 1: Danny Ward - Bolton to Swindon, loan.
Feb 1: Ben Marshall - Stoke to Carlisle, loan.
Feb 1: Toni Kallio - Fulham to Sheffield United, loan.
Feb 1: Marcelo Moreno - Shakhtar Donetsk to Wigan, loan.
Feb 1: Mehdi Kamara - Fulham to Celtic, loan.
Feb 1: Mark Connolly - Bolton to St Johnstone, loan.
Feb 1: Michael Tonge - Stoke to Derby, loan.
Feb 1: David Healy - Sunderland to Ipswich, loan.
Feb 1: Asmir Begovic - Portsmouth to Stoke, 3.25million.
Feb 1: Adam Johnson - Middlesbrough to Manchester City, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Alan Hutton - Tottenham to Sunderland, loan.
Feb 1: Troy Archibald-Henville - Tottenham to Exeter, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Damien Johnson - Birmingham to Plymouth, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Robbie Keane - Tottenham to Celtic, loan.
Feb 1: Keith Treacy - Blackburn to Preston, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Jay Rodriguez - Burnley to Barnsley, loan.
Feb 1: Jonathan Lund - Burnley to Rotherham, loan.
Feb 1: Mido - Middlesbrough to West Ham, loan.
Feb 1: Ilan - Free agent to West Ham.
Championship
Jan 1: Lee Johnson - Bristol City to Derby, loan.
Jan 5: Neill Collins - Wolves to Preston, undisclosed.
Jan 5: Richard Cresswell - Stoke to Sheffield United, undisclosed.
Jan 7: Nicky Hunt - Bolton to Derby, loan.
Jan 7: David Cotterill - Sheffield United to Swansea, 600,000.
Jan 7: Tommy Smith - Ipswich to Brentford, loan.
Jan 8: Didier Digard - Middlesbrough to Nice, loan.
Jan 8: Carl Baker - Stockport to Coventry, undisclosed.
Jan 8: Jake Livermore - Tottenham to Peterborough, loan.
Jan 9: Jose Fonte - Crystal Palace to Southampton, undisclosed.
Jan 10: Izale McLeod - Charlton to Peterborough, loan.
Jan 12: Andy Griffin - Stoke to Reading, loan.
Jan 12: Danny Andrew - Peterborough to Cheltenham, loan.
Jan 12: David Worrall - West Brom to Bury, free transfer.
Jan 13: Marcos Painter - Swansea to Brighton, loan.
Jan 13: Colin Healy - Ipswich to Falkirk, loan.
Jan 13: Mohamed Shawky - Middlesbrough to Kayserispor, free.
Jan 13: Barry Robson - Celtic to Middlesbrough, undisclosed.
Jan 13: Willo Flood - Celtic to Middlesbrough, free.
Jan 13: Chris Killen - Celtic to Middlesbrough, free.
Jan 13: Nathan Doyle - Hull to Barnsley, free.
Jan 15: Russell Anderson - Sunderland to Derby, free.
Jan 15: Nicky Adams - Leicester to Leyton Orient, loan.
Jan 15: Ashley Eastham - Blackpool to Cheltenham, loan.
Jan 15: Stephen McGinn - St Mirren to Watford, undisclosed.
Jan 16: Dominic Green - Peterborough to Chesterfield, loan.
Jan 16: Kerrea Gilbert - Arsenal to Peterborough, loan.
Jan 19: Mark Yeates - Middlesbrough to Sheffield United, undisclosed.
Jan 19: Jamal Campbell-Ryce - Barnsley to Bristol City, undisclosed.
Jan 19: Kwesi Appiah - Peterborough to Kettering, loan.
Jan 20: Rene Howe - Peterborough to Gillingham, loan.
Jan 21: Luke Varney - Derby to Sheff Wed, loan.
Jan 21: Ashley Chambers - Leicester to Grimsby, loan.
Jan 21: Matt Thornhill - Nottingham Forest to Cheltenham, loan.
Jan 21: Toumani Diagouraga - Peterborough to Brentford, loan.
Jan 21: Darren Dennehy - Cardiff to Gillingham, loan.
Jan 21: Tristan Plummer - Bristol City to Gillingham, loan.
Jan 21: Frankie Artus - Bristol City to Chesterfield, loan.
Jan 21: Matthew Kilgallon - Sheffield United to Sunderland, undisclosed.
Jan 22: David Stockdale - Fulham to Plymouth, loan
Jan 22: Nigel Quashie - West Ham (released) to QPR, free.
Jan 22: David Stockdale - Fulham to Plymouth, loan.
Jan 25: Danny Welbeck - Manchester United to Preston, loan.
Jan 25: Zurab Khizanishvili - Blackburn to Reading, loan.
Jan 27: Mike Williamson - Portsmouth to Newcastle, undisclosed.
Jan 29: Martin Taylor - Birmingham to Watford, free.
Jan 29: Stephen McManus - Celtic to Middlesbrough, loan.
Jan 29: Paul Robinson - West Brom to Bolton, undisclosed.
Jan 29: Patrick van Aanholt - Chelsea to Newcastle, loan.
Jan 29: Fitz Hall - QPR to Newcastle, loan.
Jan 29: Mihkel Aksalu - FC Flora Tallinn to Sheffield United, undisclosed
Jan 29: George Donnelly - Plymouth to Stockport, loan.
Jan 29: Kyel Reid - Sheffield United to Charlton, loan.
Jan 30: Jason Puncheon - Plymouth to Southampton - undisclosed.
Jan 31: Kenny Cooper - 1860 Munich to Plymouth, loan.
Feb 1: Geremi - Newcastle to Ankaragucu - undisclosed.
Feb 1: Marcus Bent - Birmingham to QPR, loan.
Feb 1: Kyle Naughton - Tottenham to Middlesbrough, loan.
Feb 1: Leon Best - Coventry to Newcastle, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Tamas Priskin - Ipswich to QPR, loan.
Feb 1: Alex Bruce - Ipswich to Leicester, loan.
Feb 1: Javan Vidal - Manchester City to Derby, loan.
Feb 1: Daryl Murphy - Sunderland to Ipswich, loan.
Feb 1: Shelton Martis - West Brom to Doncaster, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Nyron Nosworthy - Sunderland to Sheffield United, loan.
Feb 1: Akpo Sodje - Sheffield Wednesday to Charlton, loan.
Feb 1: Gareth Ainsworth - unattached to Wycombe, free.
Feb 1: Tom Parkes - Leicester to Burton, loan.
Feb 1: Billy Kee - Leicester to Accrington, loan.
Feb 1: Toni Kallio - Fulham to Sheffield United, loan.
Feb 1: Robert Kiernan - Watford to Kilmarnock, loan.
Feb 1: David Healy - Sunderland to Ipswich, loan.
Feb 1: Michael Tonge - Stoke to Derby, loan.
Feb 1: Scott McDonald - Celtic to Middlesbrough, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Lee Miller - Aberdeen to Middlesbrough, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Andwele Slory - Feyenoord to West Brom, free.
Feb 1: Aleksander Prijovic - Derby to FC Sion.
Feb 1: John Akinde - Bristol City to Brentford, loan.
Feb 1: Stephen Henderson - Bristol City to Aldershot, loan.
Feb 1: Stephen Husband - Hearts to Blackpool, undisclosed.
Feb 1: DJ Campbell - Leicester to Blackpool, loan.
Feb 1: Stephen Dobbie - Swansea to Blackpool, loan.
Feb 1: Robbie Clarke - Doncaster to Brigg, loan.
Feb 1: Paul Coutts - Peterborough to Preston, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Darryl Flahavan - Crystal Palace to Oldham, loan.
Feb 1: Ed Harris - QPR to Hayes & Yeading, loan.
Feb 1: Alessandro Pellicori - QPR to AC Mantova, loan.
Feb 1: Damien Johnson - Birmingham to Plymouth, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Marvin Sordell - Watford to Tranmere, loan.
Feb 1: Scott Severin - Watford to Kilmarnock, loan.
Feb 1: Rob Kiernan - Watford to Kilmarnock, loan.
Feb 1: Keith Treacy - Blackburn to Preston, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Filipe Teixeira - West Brom to Barnsley, loan.
Feb 1: Jay Rodriguez - Burnley to Barnsley, loan.
Feb 1: Alan Gow - Plymouth to Hibernian, loan.
Feb 1: Steven MacLean - Plymouth to Aberdeen, loan.
Feb 1: Jim Paterson - Plymouth to Aberdeen, loan.
Feb 1: Adam Johnson - Middlesbrough to Manchester City, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Damien McCrory - Plymouth to Dagenham and Redbridge, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Mido - Middlesbrough to West Ham, loan.
Feb 1: Victor Moses - Crystal Palace to Wigan, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Michael Raynes - Stockport to Scunthorpe, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Lathaniel Rowe-Turner - Leicester to Torquay, undisclosed.
Feb 1: Peter Winn - Scunthorpe to Gateshead, loan.
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