The January transfer window is usually rather a quiet affair with very few clubs prepared to do much serious business but January 2008, with the help of the latest bumper TV pay deal, turned out to be the highest spending January transfer window in history. We look at some of the major signings by English Premier League clubs as they chase the twin successes of trophies and the avoidance of relegation.
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- Afonso Alves signs for Middlesbrough in January 2008Afonso Alves
- Andy Reid signs for Sunderland in January 2008Andy Reid signs for Sunderland in January 2008
- Benjani Mwaruwari signs for Manchester City in January 2008Benjani Mwaruwari signs for Manchester City in January 2008
- Branislav Ivanovic signs for Chelsea in January 2008Branislav Ivanovic signs for Chelsea in January 2008
- Gary Cahill signs for Bolton Wanderers in January 2008Gary Cahill signs for Bolton Wanderers in January 2008
- Grzegorz Rasiak signs for Bolton Wanderers in January 2008Grzegorz Rasiak signs for Bolton Wanderers in January 2008
- Chris Gunter, Jonathan Woodgate, Gilberto and Alan Hutton sign for TottenhamChris Gunter, Jonathan Woodgate, Gilberto and Alan Hutton sign for Tottenham Hotpsur in January 2008
- Jermain Defoe signs for Portsmouth in January 2008Jermain Defoe signs for Portsmouth in January 2008
- Lassana Diarra signs for Portsmouth in January 2008Lassana Diarra signs for Portsmouth in January 2008
- Martin Skrtel signs for Liverpool in January 2008Martin Skrtel signs for Liverpool in January 2008
- Nicolas Anelka signs for Chelsea in January 2008Nicolas Anelka signs for Chelsea in January 2008
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