Top 5 Valuable Signings Across Europe This January

11/09/23 3220

An intense last day in this January transfer window! Let's have a look at the best trades made this winter.

Jorginho (Chelsea to Arsenal - £12m)

Adding a Champions League and European Championship winner to your team is one thing. Getting him from a rival team for just £12m is even better and Jorginho has now potentially swapped a mid-table battle for the Premier League title.

Arsenal were missing one thing in their title race: squad depth. Now, with Jorginho in the middle and Leandro Trossard up top, they’ve seriously bulked up their chances of winning the Premier League title for the first time since 2004.

Weston McKennie (Juventus to Leeds United - Loan)

As part of the American takeover at Elland Road, Weston McKennie joins his compatriots Jesse Marsch, Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson at Leeds United.

There is an option to buy in this loan move from Juventus to Leeds and it is another positive attacking addition for the Whites.

The American does only have three goals and two assists in 21 games for Juventus this season, but nevertheless, he is expected to fall right into the system of his countryman in charge, Marsch.

Terem Moffi (Lorient to Nice - Loan With Obligation to Buy)

A transfer that doesn’t make too much sense is Terem Moffi from Lorient to Nice.

Moffi has scored a very impressive 12 goals in Ligue 1 this season for Lorient and only Kylian Mbappe has scored more. So, statistically speaking, Nice have acquired a man well in with a chance of snatching the top scorer award.

Nice are, however, down in 10th and seven points behind Lorient in sixth. This could be the transfer that now rockets Nice up into the top eight over time.

Danny Ings (Aston Villa to West Ham United - £12m)

While the likes of Arsenal have merely added depth to boost their title charge, West Ham United have bought a key figure to keep them up.

Ings has six goals already in the Premier League for Aston Villa, including a late equaliser in the derby against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In total, the Englishman has scored 68 goals in 189 Premier League appearances and he'll be great addition to a West Ham side that have just 17 league goals after 20 games

Effectively, West Ham have spent very wisely and this could end up being the signing that keeps them in the Premier League this season. Just another clever piece of transfer work from a man that never gets enough credit in the market, David Moyes.

Memphis Depay (Barcelona to Atletico Madrid - £2.5m)

Memphis Depay has swapped his struggles at Barcelona for Atletico Madrid for just £2.5m. The only issue is how Yannick Carrasco could now move in the other way in the summer as part of the deal.

Nevertheless, Depay joins an Atletico side in fourth with just 28 goals from 19 games. Moreover, Atletico are out of Europe and can only focus on the league, so this addition in the forward ranks should give Diego Simeone enough confidence to rocket his side into third over time.