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Top 5 biggest January 2021 transfers so far – Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and more

01/02/21
Top 5 biggest January 2021 transfers so far – Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and more
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There may still be a week left of the January transfer window, but we have already seen a number of high-profile moves across Europe.

Moussa Dembele (Lyon to Atletico Madrid), Luka Jovic (Real Madrid to Eintracht Frankfurt) and Willian Jose (Real Sociedad to Wolves) have all made mid-season loan switches, but what are the biggest transfer fees of the January transfer window so far?

• Sebastien Haller – West Ham United to Ajax (€22.50m)

It’s fair to say that Sebastien Haller failed to make an impression at West Ham. The forward joined the Hammers for €50 million back in 2019, yet he only managed to score 14 goals in 53 appearances for the London club.

However, the 26-year-old has already hit the ground running with Ajax. The giant striker notched up one goal and three assists in his first four appearances for the Dutch side. West Ham fans will surely be wondering where it all went wrong.

• Amad Diallo – Atalanta to Manchester United (€21.00m)

Amad Diallo only made five first-team appearances for Atalanta, although that was clearly enough for Man Utd to pay the Italians €21 million to acquire his services.

Having bagged 23 goals and six assists in 41 games for Atalanta U17, as well as 13 goals and 15 assists in 46 outings for Atalanta Primavera, the 18-year-old is obviously a special talent. Can he make an instant impact at Old Trafford?

• Dominik Szoboszlai – Red Bull Salzburg to RB Leipzig (€20.00m)

It felt like Dominik Szoboszlai was on the radar of just about every major European club leading up to the January transfer window. However, RB Leipzig ultimately won the race to sign the highly-rated Hungarian.

Szoboszlai has already racked up nine goals and 11 assists for Red Bull Salzburg this season. Leipzig will now be hoping that he can replace the goals of the departed Timo Werner.

• Krepin Diatta – Club Brugge to AS Monaco (€20.00m)

After starting the 2020/21 campaign in flying form, it is hardly surprising that Krepin Diatta was attracting plenty of attention. In the end, Monaco paid Club Brugge €20 million for the 21-year-old winger.

The Senegal international scored ten goals in 19 Jupiler Pro League appearances before making the switch to Ligue 1. At just 21, Diatta already has 16 international caps. Needless to say, big things are expected.

• Geoffrey Kondogbia – Valencia to Atletico Madrid (€15.00m)

Over the past few years, Geoffrey Kondogbia has established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in Europe. Having made over 100 appearances for Valencia, Atletico Madrid snapped up the French-born Central African Republic international.

Diego Simeone’s side have been nothing short of sensational this term, especially in defence. Kondogbia will only bolster Simeone’s defensive options.

Major League Soccer Eastern Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Inter Miami CF 24 12 7 3 2 14
2
FC Cincinnati 21 11 6 3 2 4
3
Toronto FC 19 11 6 1 4 0
4
New York Red Bulls 17 11 4 5 2 0
5
Columbus Crew 15 10 3 6 1 3
6
Philadelphia Union 14 10 3 5 2 3
7
New York City FC 14 10 4 2 4 1
8
DC United 14 11 3 5 3 -1
9
Charlotte FC 14 11 4 2 5 -1
10
Atlanta United 12 10 3 3 4 3
11
Montreal Impact 12 10 3 3 4 -7
12
Nashville SC 11 10 2 5 3 -4
13
Chicago Fire 10 11 2 4 5 -8
14
Orlando City SC 9 10 2 3 5 -7
15
New England Revolution 7 10 2 1 7 -11
Major League Soccer Western Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Salt Lake 21 11 6 3 2 9
2
Minnesota United 20 10 6 2 2 6
3
Vancouver Whitecaps 18 10 5 3 2 8
4
Los Angeles Galaxy 18 10 5 3 2 4
5
Austin FC 16 11 4 4 3 1
6
Colorado Rapids 15 10 4 3 3 1
7
Los Angeles FC 15 11 4 3 4 0
8
Houston Dynamo 14 10 4 2 4 -1
9
Saint Louis City 13 10 2 7 1 1
10
Sporting Kansas City 11 11 2 5 4 -1
11
Portland Timbers 10 11 2 4 5 -3
12
Seattle Sounders 9 10 2 3 5 0
13
FC Dallas 8 10 2 2 6 -5
14
San Jose Earthquakes 7 11 2 1 8 -9

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