4) Bernardo Silva – £13.86m (Benfica – Monaco)
The Portuguese midfielder made his loan move to Monaco permanent for the largest transfer fee in Ligue 1 this transfer window.
Monaco have made Bernardo Silva’s loan permanent for €15.75M! That’s the largest transfer of L1 so far this mercato pic.twitter.com/vIOHRwEgty — Mrs. iFloyd (@Artistic_HL) January 22, 2015
3) Gabriel Paulista – £17.6m (Villarreal – Arsenal)
Arsenal have splashed the cash on the uncapped Brazilian centre-back in a bid to plug what has been a leaky defence at times this season. He hasn’t completed a work-permit, but the deal is done.
Gabriel Paulista has been granted a work permit and will now undergo a medical at Arsenal. #AFC pic.twitter.com/0VET5Jrm8t — Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) January 26, 2015