See which winter signings made our dream January transfer XI…
For a long time, January was known as a “bad time to buy”, because of inflated prices and a perceived lack of quality in the market.
Recent seasons have proved this theory incorrect though, and this team is made up of the finest players that have been bought and sold in the winter window.
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GK) Jack Butland – Birmingham City to Stoke City
The talented young Englishman has barely featured for Stoke since making a January move last winter, but continues to impress in his loan spells.
LB) Patrice Evra – AS Monaco to Manchester United
Picked up in the same January as Vidic, Evra struggled to settle in at first, but was soon established as one of the league’s best full-backs.
CB) Gary Cahill – Bolton Wanderers to Chelsea
Cahill has been a rock at the Blues since they bought him from struggling Bolton for just £7m.
CB) Nemanja Vidic – Spartak Moscow to Manchester United
Vidic was the rock which Sir Alex Ferguson built his second Champions League winning side around.
RB) Branislav Ivanovic – Lokomotiv Moscow to Chelsea
It took Ivanovic almost a year to break into the first team at Stamford Bridge after his January move from Lokomotiv Moscow in 2008, but it was worth the wait.
DM) Javier Mascherano – West Ham United to Liverpool
Mascherano couldn’t get a game for relegation threatened West Ham, but excelled for the Reds after his £18m winter switch.
CM) Mikel Arteta – Real Sociedad to Everton
David Moyes made the smart move of picking up Arteta for just £2m from Sociedad, the club he’s just joined.
CM) Nigel De Jong – Hamburg to Man City
Was a rock for Man City for several seasons, and is now proving his worth in Italy with AC Milan.
ST) Luis Suarez – Ajax to Liverpool
People knew Suarez was good when he signed for the Reds from Ajax to replace Fernando Torres, but nobody knew just how good.
ST) Edin Dzeko – Wolfsburg to Manchester City
Despite fierce competition and a rocky start, Dzeko has scored consistently for City since joining from Wolfsburg £27m.
ST) Daniel Sturridge – Chelsea to Liverpool
Has been superb for Brendan Rodgers’ men since they picked him up from Chelsea for £12m in 2013, but also scored eight in 12 games for Bolton Wanderers after a January loan move.