The January transfer window is a notoriously difficult one to navigate. Clubs have completed their main business in the summer and are reluctant to lose key players midway through the season. Any deals struck now tend to be more reactive and opportunistic, responding to an injury crisis or a major talent unexpectedly becoming available.
While most recruitment teams would ideally have little tinkering to do in January, all are alert to any exciting possibilities that could develop and ready to seize the right opportunity to strengthen.
