Deadline day is usually a frantic affair and, judging by Manchester United's activity, things were indeed chaotic at Old Trafford in the final hours of the January transfer window.
The Red Devils left it late but got a deal to sign Marcel Sabitzer on loan from Bayern Munich over the line. The Austrian playmaker, 28, has joined until the end of the season, bolstering United's midfield ranks after Christian Eriksen was ruled out injured for at least three months.
On paper, Sabitzer appears to be a shrewd last-minute acquisition for Erik ten Hag and Co. given his title-winning experience and eye for goal, even though his recent form has been far from prolific. However, it has emerged that the former RB Leipzig star was not United's initial target - one of his teammates was.
