Research shows Premier League managers might as well sit tight today

If your struggling club hasn’t been active in the transfer market today, don’t be alarmed.

New research suggests Premier League clubs who resort to panic buying in the January transfer window to try and escape relegation have been no more successful than those who have stuck with their squads.

A study of the transfer window over the last 10 years by Professor Chris Brady, director of Salford Business School’s centre for sports business, shows clubs who bring in lots of new players are just as likely to go down as those that do not.