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Ranking the Best 15 Value-for-Money Moves of the January Transfer Window

An exceptionally frantic January transfer window bore witness to a frenzied swapping of players between clubs, with big names moving for big prices.

The likes of Virgil van Dijk, Philippe Coutinho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stole the headlines as they won their desired moves—but not until their new clubs had stumped up exorbitant amounts of cash.

It's not all about the big spenders, though; there are bargains and value-for-money deals that follow in the wake of these super moves, and this article is in praise of the 20 best.

When selecting the deals, we ruled loan moves (and free transfers?