LONDON (AP) - English clubs spent a record 160 million pounds ($227.2 million; 177.6 million) during the midseason transfer window which ended Monday, with the biggest spenders being Manchester City.

The total at the close of business beat last year's previous record by 10 million pounds ($14.2 million; 11.1 million), according to figures released on Tuesday by business advisory company Deloitte.

Manchester City, which hired Wayne Bridge, Craig Bellamy, Nigel de Jong and Shay Given but failed to get AC Milan's Kaka in a world record bid, paid out more than 50 million pounds ($71 million; 55.5 million).

City is bankrolled by the oil-rich Abu Dhabi United Group, which took control of the Premier League club in September.

Tottenham, which bought a group of players including strikers Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe, spent 45 million ($63.9 million; 50 million).

Keane came back on Monday after only six months at Liverpool. The Irish forward has also played for Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds, and his transfers have totaled 73 million pounds ($103.6 million; 81 million).