January transfer window will not be left a loan!

As even the most sceptical of football fans will tell you, January is never a time to buy. Prices on each players heads are hiked by somewhat 10-20% to put other teams off. Only those with a lot of cash can really buy what they want and even then, they usually have to find the extra 10% to make it a January transfer.

The bigger teams will only buy if really required or, if they feel one or two players will make the difference between second or first place. Chelsea, although they deny they will be making massive purchases probably need to buy more than others. With the majority of their midfield and strikers heading off the the African Cup of Nations they will need to bulk up to be in with a chance of winning the Premiership title and perhaps even the much coveted Champions League.

Manchester United may even look to purchase another striker to help Rooney, Owen and Berbatov although their main issue seems to be defence, especially with rumours adrift of Vidic’s departure and the ongoing injury crisis which now looks to be coming to an end.

The lower end of the table will see teams trying to loan a player here and there as paying wages is a lot less than handing out a bulk fee, especially as the credit crunch starts to have its affect on football in general. If you would excuse the pun in the title one will find most teams will be loaning rather than buying this January although many teams, and in particular Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, will be looking to offload to give them some more financial muscle this month and again in the summer.

Harry Redknapp will suggest he will “not be doing any business” but this is laughable and he says this every transfer window, like a gambler he is addicted to buying and selling at any opportunity. You could place him as the next England manager and he will try and sell players to Scotland!

Portsmouth look as though they are in trouble on and off and will look to make as much money as possible, most of which will probably be used to pay the players wages although one would not be feeling too sorry for players earning 20-80 thousand pounds per week. The majority of football fans could quite happily stay at home after one weeks wages for the rest of the year!

As things stand, the best online bookmakers still have Chelsea as favourites for the title at evens although one could make an educated guess that these are likely to change should one or two superstars begin walking through the door.

Ben Carso is a freelance article writer currently working on the online casino list.

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