Football clubs worldwide set a new winter transfer window record in terms of the number of transactions completed, according to a statement released by FIFA on Thursday, but the overall amount spent was down compared to last years high.
The January 2026 window saw a three percent increase in the number of transfers compared to the previous record set the year before with more than 5,900 international transactions completed.
However, with a total of over 1.9 billion spent, the cumulative amount splashed out on transfer fees is down by 18 percent compared to the record set in January 2025 2.35 billion.
