Throughout the Premier League era there have been hordes of transfer hits and misses, but today we're looking at those signings who proved game-changing for their club and the competition, the ones who really moved the needle. At number 10 on the list is Petr Cech. Austrian goalkeeper Jurgen Macho was one of first faces through the door as the Roman Abramovich era began at Chelsea, arriving on a free transfer from Sunderland, only to tear his cruciate ligament and never play for the club.
At the time of writing Celtic have just four new players to show for it. Because the window they truly needed to hit was the one that gave Martin O'Neill a stronger squad before the Champions League play-off. After what happened against LASK, whatever Celtic manage to do in the final hours of the window will inevitably feel slightly hollow.
Neil McCann insists "there's no panic" at Kilmarnock after three defeats out of three Scottish Premiership matches. Killie have conceded 13 goals over losses to St Johnstone, Celtic and Dundee United, the latter of which won 4-0 at Rugby Park on Saturday. McCann took over at Kilmarnock in January and helped the Ayrshire side stave off any relegation fears.
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