Every year, the question arises as to who the greatest January signing of all time is. The usual answers include Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, and Virgil van Dijk. However, Gabriel Agbonlahor recently shared his opinion on TalkSPORT’s YouTube channel, naming Luis Suarez’s £23m move to Liverpool in 2011 as the best January transfer in Premier League history, surpassing van Dijk. Agbonlahor commented on both Suarez and Van Dijk.”
Agbonlahor ranked Van Dijk in second place, acknowledging that the player’s outstanding performance at Liverpool was a phenomenon. He praised Van Dijk’s pace, strength, and exceptional passing skills. Agbonlahor then named Luis Suarez as his number one January signing, stating that on his day, Suarez could be one of the top three Premier League strikers ever. He commended Suarez’s finishing skills, his ability to score goals that others wouldn’t even try, and his link-up play. Agbonlahor believed that if Suarez had stayed longer in the Premier League, he would have broken numerous records. The writer acknowledged that while Van Dijk was transformative, Suarez’s £23m transfer fee was an amazing piece of business, especially considering Fernando Torres’s £50m transfer on the same day. The writer concluded that Suarez may be the best January signing in the history of the Premier League.
