Premier League clubs spend almost £300m in January transfer window

Luis Diaz, left, and Chris Wood were among the biggest January signings (Laurence Griffiths/Mike Egerton/PA)

A flurry of big-money moves before the transfer deadline took Premier League spending to the second-highest ever for a winter window.

The likes of Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes and Rodrigo Bentancur in the last few days of January left the league’s gross spending at £295million according to estimates from finance company Deloitte.