January Freeze: how financial sanctions have stopped the splurge in the Premier League

With hours left in the transfer window, this could be the most frugal since 2012

The chill threat of sanctions for overspending in the Premier League has massively impacted this January transfer window - analysis of a brief history of the winter market in England’s top division reveals a cliff-edge plummet during the window that closes tomorrow night (1.2.24).