The January transfer window has now officially opened, with teams working to boost their squads for the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, but it is set to be a quiet month for the vast majority of clubs.
The rules surrounding Financial Fair Play continue to cause issues, while Manchester United are among the teams who will allegedly find it difficult to boost their squad during the winter market.
The Premier League's Profit and Sustainability rules mean that the Red Devils will allegedly have to sell in order to buy, but Manchester City do have money to spend and are set to boost their squad due to their issues this term.
Man City are not in a Premier League title race at this moment in time, sitting down in sixth spot in the Premier League table, 14 points behind the leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand.
There are expected to be incomings at the Etihad Stadium, but it would be a surprise to see any transfer records broken in the winter market due to the difficult nature of the window.
Trevor Francis became Britain's first £1m footballer when he transferred from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest in February 1979, with the fee believed to be in the region of £1.18m.
The 52-time England international also went on to represent Man City, Sampdoria, Atalanta BC, Rangers and Queens Park Rangers before retiring at Sheffield Wednesday in 1994.
Francis famously netted the winning goal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmo and also helped the English club lift the trophy the following year.
He would late step into management, taking charge of QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Crystal Palace.
Francis's name will forever be remembered when it comes to British transfers, but can you detail the progression of the British record transfer fee from February 1979 to the present day?
Matt Law
