During this period, the world’s most lucrative league has been busy with huge names coming and going from the Premier League on a daily basis, with some clubs making massive strides towards their end goal for the season.

Here, Vodacom Soccer takes a look into the top five biggest transfer deals for the Premier League so far this January.

5. Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool to Hull City, loan)

The Portuguese winger has moved to Championship side Hull City for the remainder of the season. This takes my No. 5 spot with some close competition with the likes of Donny Van De Beek making a move abroad and Spurs signing the ‘Romanian Van Dijk’ - but the quality of Carvalho and the step down into the Championship stands out to me.

Starting his senior career at Fulham, he signed for the London-based club in 2020 after spending five years in their youth set-up. Overall, he registered 40 appearances for the Cottagers, scoring 11 goals and helping them gain promotion back to the Premier League.

Carvalho is a great pedigree of player and Liverpool have seen that, signing the youngster in 2022 for a reported fee of £5million (rising to £7.7million with add-ons) and has so far scored twice for the Merseyside club. At the beginning of this season, he was sent on loan to RB Leipzig which was cut short after only making nine appearances and failing to score.

He now makes the drop down to England’s second tier for the remainder of the season to Hull City amidst reported interest from other Championship clubs - it was supposedly the playing time he was guaranteed at Hull which swung the decision.

Carvalho is one for the future and is a great player to have amongst the ranks for Liverpool - and a successful loan move for the back end of this season could be how he kickstarts his career in the Premier League.

4. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich, loan to buy)

England international Dier has followed his former captain Harry Kane and made the move across Europe - and now plies his trade for German champions Bayern Munich.

This takes my No.4 spot because of how surprising this move is. After only making four Premier League appearances this season, a move away from the club was warranted - but it was expected that he would stay in the Premier League.

Dier simply isn’t suited to Ange Postecoglou’s system of a high line as he much prefers to be in the centre of a back three, controlling a robust and solid defence. This change of style saw him play 198 minutes of football and within that, he was in a defence that conceded eight times.

His move abroad makes sense in terms of wanting the game time and it’s reported he’s very interested in winning his spot back in the England side for Euro 2024. That largely depends on how he does at Bayern Munich - something Gareth Southgate will be keeping tabs on.

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3. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur to LAFC, free transfer)

Another Tottenham departure - and one which may not have the shock factor as the others - but a transfer which signifies the end of a flourishing career at the highest level.

From being captain last season to not making an appearance for the club this season, Hugo Lloris makes a move to the USA in what will likely be his place of retirement.

The veteran goalkeeper has made nearly 400 appearances in the Premier League over his time at Tottenham and can look back on a highly-decorated career, with a World Cup winners’ medal being the highlight.

Spurs have reportedly let the Frenchman go for just £1.5million and Lloris will join players such as Giorgio Chiellini and Carlos Vela in Los Angeles, with the club sitting third in the Western Conference.

2. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig to Tottenham Hotspur, loan to buy)

Timo Werner has made his return to the Premier League after a considerably disappointing spell at Chelsea where he registered just 10 goals over two years at the club.

The German sharpshooter left Chelsea for RB Leipzig in 2022 and has since scored 11 goals for the German side. He is back in London on loan for the remainder of the 23/24 season.

Werner has joined an energetic and fast-paced Tottenham side and has already made a strong start, bagging an assist in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford on his debut.

Tottenham’s fast, possession-based style of football should suit Werner due to his athleticism and unrivalled pace on and off the ball.

This could work out to be one of the signings of the season.

1. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund, loan)

At No.1 is the return of former Man City youth star Sancho to his beloved Borussia Dortmund, for whom he spent four years before making his move back to England with Manchester United.

Having joined the Red Devils in 2021, Sancho went on to make just 58 appearances. He fell out of favour with manager Erik Tan Haag after disagreements around his behaviour at training and the following disputes online.

Sancho since has claimed to be a ‘scapegoat for a long time’ and feels as though he has been treated unfairly by the Manchester club - so a move away was certainly the most beneficial decision for both club and player, especially as United will be glad to have such an unsettled player off the books.

Sancho’s move to Dortmund started well with his first game seeing him come off the bench to assist Marco Reus in a conclusive 3-0 victory.

Dortmund currently sit fifth in the Bundesliga table but the signing of Sancho could be the difference between the Europa League and Champions League for the German giants.

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