The January transfer window wrapped up on Monday night, leaving the rosters of all 20 Premier League clubs set in stone for the remainder of the season—unless, of course, they decide to bring in a free agent. This period saw a mix of strategic investments and cautious restraint, with some teams opting for significant acquisitions while others chose to keep their finances in check until the summer transfer window.

In an analysis aligned with the current Premier League standings, the Daily Mail Sport team assessed each club’s transfer activities and assigned a performance grade accordingly.

One standout move came from a club that managed to snag Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi for a combined fee of £82.5 million. This strategic play, executed ahead of their competitors, was complemented by securing a £27 million deal with Fulham for Oscar Bobb, and arranging a loan for Kalvin Phillips to Sheffield United. Such maneuvers have effectively bolstered their lineup for both immediate challenges and future prospects.

1st) Arsenal: D

2nd) Manchester City: A

For Unai Emery’s team, the acquisitions of Tammy Abraham, Alysson, and a loan deal for Douglas Luiz were crucial. These additions aim to provide much-needed depth to a squad grappling with injuries as they gear up for the season’s final stretch.

Manchester City beat rivals for the signatures of Antoine Semenyo (left) and Marc Guehi 

3rd) Aston Villa: B+

However, not every team opted to dive into the market. Some clubs, focusing on long-term strategy, decided against adding midfield reinforcements in January, prioritizing major overhauls in the upcoming summer transfer window, thereby conserving their resources for more impactful future moves.

4th) Manchester United: D-

Would ideally have added midfield depth to aid their Champions League push, but they are targeting major surgery in the summer so wanted to preserve funds.

5th) Chelsea: E

No additions. Missing out on Jeremy Jacquet to Liverpool is a major blow if he turns out to be good. Letting Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi go was, at least, the honourable thing to do.

6th) Liverpool: C-

Losing the race for Marc Guehi from pole position was poor. They’ve lined up lots of prospects to arrive in the summer – most notably Jacquet for £60m from Rennes – but nobody knows how good they’ll be.

Jeremy Jacquet will join Liverpool in the summer, but the Reds missing out on Guehi is a blow

7th) Brentford: D+

Signed the highly rated 18-year-old forward Kaye Furo from Club Brugge and that’s it. Offloaded deadwood and peripheral figures.

8th) Sunderland: C

After a chaotic summer window, this was calmer waters. Deadline day saw the arrival of winger Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht. But with Sunderland flying this season: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

9th) Fulham: B

Signed the highly-rated Oscar Bobb who should flourish in west London and kept the in-form Harry Wilson. Failed to land striker Ricardo Pepi though, something they’ll revisit in the summer.

Fulham fans should be excited by the arrival of Oscar Bobb from Manchester City last month

10th) Everton: C+

Added Tyrique George to bolster their attacking options on deadline day, but it was a quiet window as expected for the Toffees.

11th) Newcastle: D

Failed to add anyone to their squad, much to their fans frustrations. The lack of depth could take its toll in the second half of the season as they juggle Champions League aspirations and battling top-four aspirations.

12th) Bournemouth: C+

Lost top goalscorer Semenyo to Manchester City. Used the money to sign Rayan who provided an assist on debut. Alex Toth is another promising player to have arrived in the January window.

Semenyo’s replacement Rayan (right) marked his Bournemouth debut with an assist

13th) Brighton: B

Re-signed fan favourite Pascal Gross to add experience to many young players. Typically do their business in the summer.

14th) Tottenham: D-

Signed Conor Gallagher to bolster their midfield but their squad is thinner in attack. Missed out on Semenyo and sold Brennan Johnson while dealing with plenty of forward-line injuries. Interest in Andy Robertson may be revisited in the summer.

15th) Crystal Palace: B-

That might seem a generous grade for a club who announced the loss of their captain and coach during one disastrous week, with Jean-Philippe Mateta also wanting out.

But in Jorgen Strand Larsen and Brennan Johnson for £78m combined, along with Evann Guessand, the attacking resources have very definitely been bolstered.

16th) Leeds: D

Very little of note to report for Daniel Farke’s men. Facundo Buonanotte joined on loan and Jack Harrison headed out for a few months at Fiorentina. It doesn’t look like they’ll regret the lack of activity and should have enough to stay up.

17th) Nottingham Forest: C

Sean Dyche will hope 6ft 7in behemoth Lorenzo Lucca can provide the goals to steer Forest clear of the relegation battle on loan from Napoli.

Stefan Ortega and Luca Netz look like low-risk late pick-ups, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz’s loans were terminated.

Nottingham Forest will hope 6ft 7in striker Lorenzo Lucca (centre right) can fire them to safety

18th) West Ham: B-

It’s hard to judge Taty Castellanos and Pablo Felipe, who the club splashed out a combined £47m on. Neither have scored yet but have contributed to improved form.

A chunky sum of £36m for Lucas Paqueta is nice to fill the coffers but will they miss the mercurial Brazilian when it matters?

19th) Burnley: D

Very quiet month at Turf Moor and it looks as though Scott Parker’s side are drifting towards an inevitable relegation.

James Ward-Prowse has joined and his set-pieces could be a huge difference-maker, if not this season, then in the Championship.

20th) Wolves: C-

The basement boys recouped £47m for Strand Larsen which is not to be sniffed at but they’re very much preparing for the Championship already, with Adam Armstrong joining. It will be interesting to see if Angel Gomes gets game time on loan from Marseille.