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Naas' Jamie Osborne nominated for ERC Player of the Year award; Premier League clubs 920 million euro Spending in January transfers

Premier League clubs spent a total of 920 million euro in the January transfer window, which is the most ever for that month.

Chelsea were the biggest spenders and broke the British transfer record with the signing of Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for 121 million euro

Their total spending this season is possible under current Financial Fair Play rules as transfer fees are calculated over the duration of contracts, and Chelsea have been signing players on deals of up to seven and eight years.

Newcastle spent a reported £40m initial fee to bring forward Anthony Gordon from struggling Everton – who were the only club not to make a January signing

Liverpool spent £38m on Netherlands international Cody Gakpo and Leeds broke their transfer record with a £35m move for Hoffenheim’s Georginio Rutter.

Republic of Ireland defender Matt Doherty has joined Atletico Madrid from Tottenham on a permanent deal until the end of the season.

His Ireland teammate Shane Duffy made his loan move from Brighton to Fulham permanent.


Newcastle will play either Manchester United or Nottingham Forest in the final of the Carabao Cup.

United bring a 3-nil first leg lead into their semi final second leg at Old Trafford tonight.


The top two in the Scottish Premiership are both in action this evening

Champions Celtic - who have a nine-point lead at the top - are at home to Livingston.

Rangers are away to third placed Hearts - those games start at 7.45.


Naas’s Jamie Osborne is among five Irish players nominated on the long list for the 2023 ERC player of the year award.

Leinster team-mates Josh Van Der Flier, Caelan Doris and Garry Ringrose and Munster’s Gavin Coombes are also nominated.

It is the third year in a row that World Player of the Year Van der Flier has been nominated and the second in succession for Doris.

Ringrose has previously been nominated in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

The Gordon Elliott trained 'Conflated' will not run in the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown this weekend.

The chaser will go straight to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup on St Patrick's Day.

Today’s racing is in Dundalk from 1.10pm