Big four may be thrifty in January

THE January sales are set to kick in — the multi-million euro shop and swap extravaganza that is football’s winter transfer window.

And while the Premier League’s relegation roulette will ensure massive January spending, the Big Four may be more thrifty — save for Chelsea’s likely move on the much-travelled Nicolas Anelka.

Several clubs are keen on £8m rated Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb, while despite yesterday’s appeals from his Arsenal manager Jens Lehmann, the German keeper seems certain to return to the motherland next month.