If January is a month for restraint and cutting back, football begins each year dutifully following the memo. Another transfer window might have opened across Europe but, in stark contrast to the lavishness of summer, spending will be mostly reluctant and circumspect.

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Premier League teams have made eight signings for more than £30m combined in the first week of the January transfer window, with the promise of more to come.

The winter transfer window is open, and shutting later than usual this year, at 11pm on February 3. Many of Yorkshire clubs have already dipped their toes into the market with ingoings and outgoings.

Fans will notice no Premier League matches are scheduled for January 10-13, despite it traditionally being an EPL matchday. The Sporting News explains the reason behind this break.