5 of the best January transfers in EPL history

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#3 Patrice Evra

Patrice Evra
Patrice Evra

AS Monaco - Manchester United

Date of arrival - 10 January 2006

Transfer fee - £5.5m

Patrice Evra gained widespread attention following his exploits as a left-back for Monaco, contributing immensely to the club's record breaking run to the Champions League final in 2004 which saw him named as Ligue 1's best Young Player of the Year.

He consequently moved on to Manchester United in January 2006 and went on to become arguably the best left-back in the world in his prime, being named into the PFA Team of the Year on three occasions, as well as making the FIFPro XI in 2009.

His eight-year career at Old Trafford saw him highly decorated, winning almost everything winnable at club level, including five Premier League titles, three League Cups, One Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup.

Evra cemented himself into United folklore with his world class performances for the club and would undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest left-backs in the club's illustrious history.

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