The smartest January buys for Premier League title contenders

It is notoriously difficult to value in the January transfer market and it has been argued that the days of the big-money winter panic buy are behind us.

However, several of the Premier League’s title-contending sides are in need of reinforcement at that halfway point of the season – and we may see them break out the checkbooks.

Here is FC Yahoo’s thoughts on the smartest buy for each of the title-chasing teams. Take a look at the video and be sure to offer your thoughts in the comments.