Premier League top six spent a grand total of just £40k in January window as Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man City, Man United and Spurs tighten belts

Daily Mail | February 1, 2017

The battle to finish in the Premier League's top four this season is as intense as it's ever been, with just six points splitting five teams behind runaway leaders Chelsea.

Yet despite all this jostling for position and the pressure to qualify for the Champions League, the top six clubs spent a grand total of just £40,000 in the January transfer window.

While the 20 top-flight club spent £218.3million on January acquisitions, only a tiny proportion of this could be attributed to the elite half-dozen.

Arsenal signed Cohen Bramall from Hednesford Town for u00a340,000 - the only money spent by the big six in the Premier League during the January transfer window — Arsenal signed Cohen Bramall from Hednesford Town for £40,000 - the only money spent by the big six in the Premier League during the January transfer window

Arsene Wenger welcomes the 20-year-old starlet to the Emirates Stadium last month

Bramall in action for Arsenal's under 23 side in a recent match against Southampton

The £40,000 in question was spent by Arsenal on 20-year-old unknown Cohen Bramall, plucked from the non-league obscurity of Northern League Premier Division side Hednesford Town.