Premier League: 5 January Transfers That Won't Happen

3. Robert Lewandowski To Manchester United

Lewandowski Borussia would be fools to sell now, and they know it. Similarly to Falcao, it's a situation of 'if we have to sell, then in the summer.' They don't have to though, which means that the only thing that could push this transfer through would be if Lewandowski himself tries to engineer a move, and unfortunately for the Premier League, he's one of the few players who has a moral compass. Rare for a footballer, that. My main reason why he won't leave the Bundesliga isn't just that he doesn't want to leave just yet; it's that the press are only championing one club as a possible destination for him: Manchester United. Year in, year out, with no relief from a relentlessly moronic typist sat up late trying to fill space in his paper's transfer column that has to go out in a few hours, but he has nothing. Invariably, they say "this player, United, £20+ million. Invariably, United, do not but big players, in the January transfer window. They do business a way which makes sense. Buy early in summer, let players gel, sit back and count the league titles. Don't panic buy. If in doubt, shout a hell of a lot. If running scared, buy the league's best striker at a great price, sit back and count the league titles. Rinse and repeat.
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