Manchester City's January spending was not a precautionary measure for a future transfer embargo, manager Pep Guardiola said, adding the club would learn the verdict of a hearing into their alleged violations of Premier League regulations in "one month".

Global transfers during the January window broke the $2 billion (£1.6bn) mark for first time in the men's game according to FIFA data.

Omar Marmoush’s blockbuster switch from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City was arguably the biggest transfer of the winter window, as another market slams shut.The Egyptian international was

Fueled by England and Saudi Arabia, clubs spent a record $2.35 billion on international transfer deals in a booming January trading period for men’s soccer, FIFA said Friday. The 5,863 international transfers — those between clubs in different countries that are processed by FIFA — also was 900 more than the previous highest,

Clubs worldwide spent a record $2.35 billion on international transfers in men's soccer in the January window, nearly a 58% increase from last year, world soccer's governing body FIFA said in a study published on Friday.

The January 2025 transfer window shattered records across the footballing world, with global spending hitting an unprecedented $2.35 billion, according to FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot. This marks a nearly 20% increase from the previous January high set in 2024.