Finding value in the January transfer window is easier said than done, but Newcastle United showed in 2012 that such a thing is possible when they brought Papiss Cisse to St James' Park.
Alan Pardew's side had started the season like a train, going 11 games unbeaten to start the campaign, but fell back into the pack by the time the January transfer window opened.
It was an impressive recovery, with the Magpies having won just three of 15 games the previous season after selling Andy Carroll to Liverpool for £35m, but some summer spending went about as well as it could have done.
