Virgil van Dijk and Luis Suarez were great and Chelsea have also won – here’s my greatest ever January transfers
The January transfer window may be notoriously difficult to conduct business — but some clubs have made it look easy.
It was only in last year's winter market that Premier League teams splashed out a record £815million on new signings.
With transfer fees inflated and teams often failing to get their money's worth, the January window has always been a gamble.
But for Chelsea, Manchester United and especially Liverpool, some of their finest players have come through the doors midway through the season.
And they have shown you don't need to break the bank in order to assemble a title-challenging side.
From Bruno Fernandes to Nemanja Vidic to Nemanja Matic and David Luiz, the English top-flight has seen some wonderful players arrive.
It's hard to pick the best winter signings in Premier League history, but that is exactly what talkSPORT's very own Gabby Agbonlahor has done.
Here the 37-year-old has named his top five January signings as deadline day looms....
"Gary Cahill was a year older than me in the [Aston Villa] youth team, he was a top, top player.
«Martin O'Neil wasn't sure about him, he was great on the ball but (lacked) defensive qualities.
»Moved to Bolton, done well there, then got his move to Chelsea, that was really deserved.
«All look at the career he had at Chelsea, Premier League titles and every trophy you can think of.
»He was an outstanding captain as well when John Terry left, so Gary Cahill to Chelsea was a great move with the career he had.
«What a signing that was! He had potential as a young player, he got that move to United and didn't look back.
»He is up there with top three/four best left-backs in the Premier League era.
«Strong, quick, aggressive, funny… a top, top left-back.
»A leader, and what he did for
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