EPL clubs spend nearly £130m in January

English Premier League clubs spent close to £130 million during the January transfer window, with title contenders Chelsea splashing out about £48 million to bring in the likes of Bertrand Traore, Kurt Zouma, Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic.

Zouma, 19, joined Chelsea from St Etienne in a deal reportedly worth £12 million on transfer deadline day but will remain on loan at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard for the rest of the season.

The highly-rated France youth international has put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half deal at Stamford Bridge.

In other news, Chelsea priced at  to win the Premier League managed to beat Liverpool to the £11 million signing of FC Basel winger Mohamed Salah, who scored in both UEFA Champions League group matches agai…