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B/R Football Ranks: The 10 Best Deals of the January Transfer Window

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The 2020 January transfer window was pure, unfiltered chaos. Teams collectively spent hundreds of millions—sometimes calmly, but often not.

It's hard to strike a smart deal in this window; it literally exists as an emergency, midway point for those in need. But you can do it if you put the work in beforehand, and some clubs enter February having struck superb deals.

We've scoured the list of sealed transfers and picked out our top 10. Quality or potential of player is important, as is the price paid, but other circumstances factor in too.