Biggest moves of January 2023 transfer window: Chelsea make five of top 12 signings

Chelsea have made five of the biggest signings of the January transfer window and take first place from Liverpool with their transfer of Mykhaylo Mudryk.

Here are the best transfers involving European clubs…

1) Mykhaylo Mudryk: Shakhtar Donetsk to Chelsea - £62m at the moment they will only pay £62m for the Ukraine winger who just a week ago told us several times that he only wanted to join Arsenal. He signed an eight and a half year contract, which is officially a lot.

2) Cody Gakpo: PSV to Liverpool - £37.2m Liverpool didn't wait for the window to open before agreeing a deal to sign Gakpo, reportedly under Manchester United's noses, although the Subsequent pursuit of the veteran center forwards on loan suggests they were never really serious about the Netherlands international. Gakpo is getting his feet under the table after making his FA Cup debut against Wolves but Liverpool fans have to hope the club haven't blown another striker's winter budget as they so obviously need a midfielder.

3) Benoit Badiashile: Monaco to Chelsea - £33m. It is a considerable amount, but what is obvious in this agreement is the duration of the contract. Badiashile committed at seven and a half years to Stamford Bridge, which takes him until 2030. With Armando Broja recently signing six-year terms, it looks like Todd Boehly is implementing a new policy, which protects their assets but also allows them to spread. finer damping to satisfy the FFP policy.

4) Georginio Rutter: Hoffenheim to Leeds - £24.8m This could possibly be a club record for Leeds United, who fans are hoping is better than his debut would suggest: two goals in 15 Bundesliga games aren't exactly the sort of record that will keep Leeds in the Premier League and Jesse Marsch in a job.

5) Andrey Santos: Vasco Da Gama to Chelsea - £18mChelsea's third January signing is likely to be the future. Santos, an 18-year-old box-to-box midfielder, helped Vasco secure promotion from the Brazilian second division last season with eight goals in 33 appearances. He has also represented Brazil at Under-20 level.

6) Danilo: Palmeiras to Nottingham Forest – £17.8m Long linked with Arsenal, it's somehow Nottingham Forest that have emerged with the signing of the 21-year-old Brazilian central midfielder. "I'm really happy to fulfill my dream of playing in the Premier League and playing for Nottingham Forest," Danilo said. Great things are happening in Forest.

7) Gerson: Marseille to Flamengo - £17.6m French side get their money back if Flamengo become responsible for most of the additions.

8) Alex Moreno: Real Betis to Aston Villa - £13.3mLike every other professional footballer, Moreno came close to joining Nottingham Forest in the summer but eventually made his way to the Premier League after Unai Emery tipped over to Betis with a truck full of euros. The 29-year-old, who came through Barca's academy, usually plays at left-back but is capable of doing work in more advanced positions.

9) Carlos Alcaraz: Racing Club to Southampton - £12m Inter Milan were keen on Alcaraz, as were Benfica, Porto and Wolves. Racing Club will be entitled to 15% of anything the Saints sell to the Argentine.

10) Max Wober: RB Salzburg to Leeds - £11mIt's a well-trodden path between Salzburg and Leeds. Wober is the third player to make the move, after Rasmus Kristensen and Brenden Aaronson to reunite with former Salzburg boss Jesse Marsch. However, how long Marsch will stick around seems far from certain.

11) David Datro Fofana Molde to Chelsea - £10.6millionMolde was happy to accept Chelsea's money for the 20-year-old striker who has scored 24 goals and registered 10 assists in 65 games for the North...