You can only do an evaluation at the end of the season. Whilst buying x, y and z player may seem great to some now will they actually perform as expected - that is the question still to be answered.

Generally foreign imports take six months to get acclimatised to this league - Souare joining last January is a perfect example.

The bottom clubs have, rather obviously, been the most active.

Newcastle - spent loads but not one defender and that is where they have real problems. Likely going to be good to watch for the next few months but whether they win enough remains to be seen. However, I think they will survive...just.

Bournemouth - Grabban for 7m - really? Afobe has made a quick start but will it continue? I hope they stay up though as they are always entertaining.

Sunderland - Their record at buying centre backs this past five years has been nothing short of atrocious. Now another two arrive and both from overseas. How they work out will determine whether Sunderland stay up or not - I am betting on the 'or not' bit.

Norwich - Some quite good buys but 'quite good' will unlikely be good enough to keep them up. I do rate Pinto but the rest are very average.

Aston Villa - Everyone knew they were already down so they spent this window convincing their own squad that this is the case.

Swansea - May well have been lulled in to a false sense of security by wins at home to Watford and then away at an Everton team who had both eyes on their LC semi-final. Really they have only swapped Shelvey for Fer and got in Alberto Paloschi of whom I know nothing.

For us, well, we needed a striker and we got one, a very good one. I am happy enough and look forward to some quality signings this summer.

So around eighty million spent by Newcastle; Norwich; Sunderland and Bournemouth with two of them likely to go down. As I said at the beginning it will be interesting to evaluate at the end of the season.

You can only do an evaluation at the end of the season. Whilst buying x, y and z player may seem great to some now will they actually perform as expected - that is the question still to be answered.

Generally foreign imports take six months to get acclimatised to this league - Souare joining last January is a perfect example.

The bottom clubs have, rather obviously, been the most active.

Newcastle - spent loads but not one defender and that is where they have real problems. Likely going to be good to watch for the next few months but whether they win enough remains to be seen. However, I think they will survive...just.

Bournemouth - Grabban for 7m - really? Afobe has made a quick start but will it continue? I hope they stay up though as they are always entertaining.

Sunderland - Their record at buying centre backs this past five years has been nothing short of atrocious. Now another two arrive and both from overseas. How they work out will determine whether Sunderland stay up or not - I am betting on the 'or not' bit.

Norwich - Some quite good buys but 'quite good' will unlikely be good enough to keep them up. I do rate Pinto but the rest are very average.

Aston Villa - Everyone knew they were already down so they spent this window convincing their own squad that this is the case.

Swansea - May well have been lulled in to a false sense of security by wins at home to Watford and then away at an Everton team who had both eyes on their LC semi-final. Really they have only swapped Shelvey for Fer and got in Alberto Paloschi of whom I know nothing.

For us, well, we needed a striker and we got one, a very good one. I am happy enough and look forward to some quality signings this summer.

So around eighty million spent by Newcastle; Norwich; Sunderland and Bournemouth with two of them likely to go down. As I said at the beginning it will be interesting to evaluate at the end of the season.