JANUARY 2023’S MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFER XI … IT’S HALF CHELSEA!
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The transfer window is closed … so it’s time to build January’s most expensive XI.
Obviously, these aren’t the 11 most expensive players of the month, because then we’d have no goalkeepers, only a couple of defenders, and any number of wingers. That would be ridiculous.
Instead, we’ve tied ourselves to a 4-2-3-1 and cheated a little bit at left-back. It’s a minor tweak, you’ll forgive us.
Chelsea provided five of these players. If they’d have fancied it, the entire new XI would only have set them back €456.7 million (£403.5 million) — talk about January sales!
All figures from Transfermarkt.
GK: Jonas Omlin, €9m
Montpellier ➡️ Borussia M’Gladbach
![Jonas Omlin | Football Stats & Goals | Performance 2022/2023](https://1vs1-7f65.kxcdn.com/img/players/large/png/jonas-omlin-244848_294.png)
RB: Malo Gusto, €30m
Lyon ➡️ Chelsea
![Chelsea confirm capture of Malo Gusto from Lyon with defender heading back to France on loan | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blte8597ab1e21a5b2a/63d68d5089961a71141ecf80/Gusto.jpg)
CB: Ilya Zabarnyi, €22.7m
Dynamo Kyiv ➡️ Bournemouth
![Scout Report: Ilya Zabarnyi](https://www.scoutedftbl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/zabarnyi-ukraine1.jpg)
CB: Jakub Kiwior, €25m
Spezia ➡️ Arsenal
LB: Benoît Badiashile, €38m
Monaco ➡️ Chelsea
![Benoit Badiashile to Chelsea: 'Complete defender' has physicality and passing ability to shine in Premier League | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/23/01/768x432/skysports-benoit-badiashile_6014640.jpg?20230105005528)
DM: Danilo, €20m
Palmeiras ➡️ Nottingham Forest
![Palmeiras: Danilo diz estar maduro para Europa e que seleção fez bem](https://conteudo.imguol.com.br/c/esporte/8d/2022/08/03/danilo-do-palmeiras-na-partida-contra-o-atletico-mg-pela-libertadores-1659579057373_v2_450x600.jpg)
CM: Enzo Fernández, €120m
Benfica ➡️ Chelsea
![Enzo Fernandez set for sensational stay at Benfica - Football España](https://icdn.football-espana.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Enzo-Fernandez2-min.jpeg)
RW: Noni Madueke, €35m
PSV Eindhoven ➡️ Chelsea
![Noni Madueke: Chelsea's new signing 'among best young attackers in Europe' and has mentality to thrive | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/23/01/768x432/skysports-noni-madueke-chelsea_6037111.jpg?20230126152254)
AM: Anthony Gordon, €45m
Everton ➡️ Newcastle
![Newcastle put Anthony Gordon on the spot with awkward Everton video moments after signing | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/Newcastle-transfer-news-Anthony-Gordon-Everton-video-1727823.jpg?r=1675030915833)
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk, €70m
Shakhtar Donetsk ➡️ Chelsea
![Mykhaylo Mudryk to Chelsea transfer all but confirmed with social media surprise](https://static.standard.co.uk/2023/01/14/17/newFile-3.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp)
ST: Cody Gakpo, €42m
PSV Eindhoven ➡️ Livepool
![Cody Gakpo: Liverpool secure transfer of Netherlands international forward from PSV | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/2048x1152/skysports-cody-gakpo-liverpool_6007094.png)