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Premier League giants Chelsea and Manchester United led Europe's winter spending, with Hull City and Fulham surprisingly among Europe's top ten spenders.

Chelsea led the spending in Europe with €52.8 million splashed on reinforcing Jose Mourinho's title challengers.

David Moyes and Manchester United followed, with a €45 million outlay bringing in principle target Juan Mata from fellow spenders Chelsea.

The surprise though, was that Premier League basement club Fulham and mid-table Hull City also made it into the top ten spenders in Europe's most prominent leagues.

Fulham paid out €16.3 million on a raft of players as they aim to avoid the drop, with Hull City and controversial owner Assem Allam using up €15.2 million to bring Shane Long and Nikica Jelavic to the club.

The Soccerex Transfer Review, compiled by Esteve Calzada for Prime Time Sport, also illustrated a trend of some of Europe's big clubs sticking with what they've got during the winter window.

Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona failed to strengthen for the third January running, whilst Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid and Juventus also left their money in the bank.

The Soccerex Transfer Review's top 10 highest spenders in Europe:

1. Chelsea, €52.8 million

2. Manchester United, €45 million

3. Paris Saint Germain, €25 million

4. Galatasaray, €18.2 million

5. Zenit St Petersburg, €18 million

6. Wolfsburg, €17 million

7. Inter, €16.8 million

8. Hull City, €16.3 million

9. Fulham, €15.2 million

10. Napoli, €14 million