Who are the top 5 Premier League January signings of all time?

Check out who made our winter wish-list

The January transfer window is a chance for clubs to take stock of their season and look to fill some much-needed gaps in their squads.

Whether it be finding the goalscorer to fire them to the title or grab a bargain to plug a leaky defence.

There have been plenty of big-money since the early-noughties arrival of the January window.

So we’ve racked our brains for the top five winter bargains of the Premier League era.

Christophe Dugarry – Bordeaux to Birmingham City (2003)

Long before Dimitar Berbatov brought his languid style to the Premier League – there was Christophe Dugarry.

The Frenchman was allegedly urged to make a move to England by former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, and he didn’t disappoint!

The veteran was signed on a loan deal from Bordeaux and grabbed five vital goals that went on to help secure Brum’s top-flight status in the 2002-2003 season.

He’s a hero at St. Andrews!

Javier Mascherano – West Ham United to Liverpool (2007)

Carlos Tevez fired West Ham to safety in 2007, but Javier Mascherano was merely an onlooker during his brief spell at Upton Park.

The highly-rated Argentine was kept out of the Hammers side by Hayden Mullins.

But a move north to Merseyside became the making of the tough-tackling midfielder.

Mascherano ended the 2006-07 season playing in the Champions League Final for Liverpool.