Premier League winners and losers from the January transfer window

To see a list of completed deals in the January window, visit theScore's Premier League transfer tracker.

Most boardrooms of Premier League clubs must comprise of a scatty bunch at the moment. Like exhausted folks scrambling for gifts on Christmas Eve, many teams thrashed out deals right until the January transfer window slammed shut.

Here are the winners and losers of a month that saw over £150 million spent on transfers in England's top flight:

Winners

From shrewd signings to high-profile acquisitions, these clubs strengthened areas that needed attention.

Newcastle United

Steve McClaren began the second week of January in stunning fashion, with Jonjo Shelvey and the versatile Henri Saivet joining Newcastle United in the space of two days. This duo alone should've been enough to address the Magpies' toothless midfield and pull the club out of the Premier League drop zone, but forward Seydou Doumbia and winger Andros Townsend followed towards the end of the window. While the reported £12-million fee for the latter seems expensive, the quartet brought in has to be enough to keep Premier League football on Tyneside.

Norwich City

You'd be hard-pressed to name a player in English football with a greater work rate than Steven Naismith, and, depending on which reports you choose to believe, he was paid for with money accumulated from the sale of Lewis Grabban to Bournemouth. That is incredible business for Norwich City. Ivo Pinto and Timm Klose were also brought in to address an often dumbfounded defence, and deadline day buy James Maddison could prove a great talent in the future:

Watford

The Pozzo's philosophy of quick player turnover and taking advantage of their network of clubs was displayed most strongly in the last-day signing of Adalberto Penaranda, as all three of the family's team portfolio featured. Watford signed the Venezuelan teenager to a four-and-a-half year contract from Udinese, but he remained on loan at Granada to continue his impressive development. Elsewhere, Nordin Amrabat and Abdoulaye Doucoure added more penetration from midfield, while Mario Suarez - who previously worked under Quique Sanchez Flores at Atletico Madrid - will be asked to protect the back four.

Manchester City

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Honourable mention: Southampton

Losers

Priced out of moves and missing out on opportunities, the lack of activity from these clubs should leave their supporters disappointed.

Leicester City

Demarai Gray looks a tricky opponent on the flank, and at just 19 has plenty to offer Leicester City, but it was an otherwise underwhelming January in the East Midlands. Daniel Amartey and Daniel Iversen joined amid minimum fanfare, and the deadline day failures to bring in Loic Remy, Mame Diouf, or Ahmed Musa could prove costly, as the club has considerable dearth in talent up front behind Jamie Vardy.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa may as well plan trips to Brentford and Huddersfield now. Ten points adrift of safety in the Premier League, the club worked to alleviate concerns of its supporters by doing absolutely nothing. Even Gary Gardner, long regarded as Villa's greatest academy product in years, was allowed to leave on loan yet again. Manager Remi Garde is unsurprisingly disappointed with a clear lack of support from the boardroom, and is considering his future.

Tottenham

A significant injury to Jan Vertonghen has suddenly left Tottenham Hotspur vulnerable at the back. The 19 goals conceded by Spurs this season is not bettered by anybody in the Premier League, but that has been down to the Belgian's partnership with his compatriot Toby Alderweireld. The refusal to strengthen the defence puts a lot of trust in Kevin Wimmer or Moussa Dembele, presuming Eric Dier fills in at centre-back as expected. With Spurs' first title in 55 years in sight, adding more depth would've been a wise move.

Manchester United

It must be tougher for Manchester United to attract players given the dull football and, as a result, disgruntled fan base at Old Trafford nowadays, but not so difficult that only two players come in following poor loan spells. Striker Will Keane was recalled from Preston North End after one goal in 20 Championship appearances. Adnan Januzaj's loan at Borussia Dortmund was cut short too, and the Belgian - once dubbed a suitable heir to Ryan Giggs on the left wing - returned bereft of confidence and fitness. Qualification for the Champions League looks a big ask.

Honourable mention: Liverpool