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In a transfer market where holding midfielders are now going for over £100m, it can be quite difficult to find a bargain. The days when you could get a Andrea Pirlo for free, a Nemanja Vidic for £7m, or an Andy Robertson for £8m are seemingly long gone, but with a little due diligence clubs can still find the odd shrewd transfer move. And luckily for Premier League clubs, we've done that due diligence for them. Here's seven cut price signings that Premier League should consider during the January transfer window. 1. Paulo Dybala A top player when fit / Silvia Lore/GettyImages Suitable clubs : Manchester United, Arsenal , Chelsea Potential fee: £10.3m A release clause inserted into Paulo Dybala's contract means that your club could acquire one of the best left feet in the Game for just £10.3m. The issue? Said left foot is attached to a player who is egregiously injury prone - missing 28 Game s in the last 18 months due to eight separate ailments. When sporadically fit thoug...

Sitting in one of the few sections of Old Trafford below a patched-up roof, Sir Dave Brailsford was in attendance for Manchester United's final home game of 2023. Two days after it was announced that INEOS had finally acquired a 25% stake in Manchester United, Brailsford - the company's director of sport and right-hand man to owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe - took cover in the crumbling home ground for a thrilling 3-2 victory over Aston Villa. Aside from one less available seat in Old Trafford's executive suite, what impact will INEOS's investment have on Manchester United in the short term? As the January transfer window creaks open, here's how the boardroom reshuffle could impinge on Erik ten Hag's attempts to refresh his squad this winter. Have INEOS completed their investment into Man Utd? Manchester United reaches agreement for Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Chairman of INEOS, to acquire up to a 25% shareholding in the Company.#MUFC — Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 24, 2...

The rapid emergence of the Saudi Pro League amid the Saudi government's relentless desire for sporting relevancy meant we endured a transfer market like no other in the summer of 2023. While Premier League clubs continue to spend at an utterly ludicrous rate, the rest of Europe fell behind as Pro League clubs combined to spend £767m in the summer transfer window - more than Ligue 1 (£687m), Bundesliga (£609m), Serie A (£568m) and La Liga (£324m). The bulk of the Saudi outlay was splurged by the four clubs taken over by the country's Public Investment Fund in June, and the division proved they can attract more than mere has-beens. The riches involved are staggering, and the country's hope of hosting the 2030 or 2034 World Cup means the government will do all they can in the coming years to ensure the Pro League develops into a genuine force. That means the spending is set to continue for the foreseeable future, and Saudi clubs will almost certainly attempt to go big again in...