2018 transfer news

Here are some of the biggest transfer news stories from 2018:

January 2018

• Alexis Sánchez joins Manchester United from Arsenal in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan (January 22)
• Virgil van Dijk joins Liverpool from Southampton for £75 million (January 24)
• Olivier Giroud joins Chelsea from Arsenal for £18 million (January 31)

Summer 2018

• Cristiano Ronaldo joins Juventus from Real Madrid for £88 million (July 16)
• Paul Pogba signs a new contract with Manchester United, worth £290,000 per week (July 7)
• Harry Maguire joins Manchester United from Leicester City for £80 million (July 9)
• Alisson Becker joins Liverpool from Roma for £67 million (July 19)
• Jorginho joins Chelsea from Napoli for £57 million (July 14)
• Nabil Fekir joins Lyon from AS Monaco for £55 million (July 22)
• Yerry Mina joins Everton from Barcelona for £27.2 million (July 25)
• Lucas Torreira joins Arsenal from Sampdoria for £25 million (July 11)
• Bernd Leno joins Arsenal from Leverkusen for £22 million (July 7)
• Riyad Mahrez joins Manchester City from Leicester City for £60 million (July 11)

Other notable transfers

• Diego Costa joins Atlético Madrid from Chelsea for £60 million (January 8)
• Philippe Coutinho joins Barcelona from Liverpool for £142 million (January 6)
• Ousmane Dembélé joins Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for £96 million (August 25)
• Toby Alderweireld joins Tottenham Hotspur from Southampton for £13.5 million (July 14)
• Kepa Arrizabalaga joins Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao for £72 million (August 8)
• Richarlison joins Everton from Watford for £40 million (July 28)
• Fulham sign Aleksandar Mitrović from Newcastle United for £22 million (July 22)
• West Ham United sign Felipe Anderson from Lazio for £42 million (July 25)

These are just a few of the many transfer deals that took place in 2018. It was a busy summer transfer window, with many big-name players making moves to new clubs.