If I was given a pound for every time I heard someone say: There is no value in the January transfer window, I wouldn't quite be a millionaire, but I would be able to afford a nice weekend break to Butlins. Its a cliché that is used every single January. This myth surrounding British football that you cant buy a good player at a good price in January doesn't really make any sense, does it? Every team will have a valuation of their player and if youre willing to pay that, the month is really irrelevant. And if a player wants to sign for your club, the fact that Christmas was last month isn't going to put him off. So what makes January so bad? The January window only lasts a month, the whole month of January (figures) which is less than the summer transfer window. Although, not really that much less than the summer transfer window which is only open for two months. Another positive of the summer transfer window is that your team aren't playing competitive matches during most of it, unlike the January window. But, its not like the managers does the negotiating, which will distract him from the team. Every club will have specifically appointed person to negotiate transfer deals. You scout the players you are interested in for a long period of time and then you have a month to buy them. If that isn't evidence enough that the myth that buying in January is counterproductive is in fact a myth, then here are 15 examples of good January buys since the windows creation 11 years ago to settle the argument. Click next to start the countdown.
