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5 best deadline day signings in the Premier League

Deadline day signings are often seen as a move of panic. While clubs have at their disposal a few months to scout and sign players, the frantic rush on the last day of the transfer window reeks of desperation and a need to fill gaps in a squad.However, many Premier League clubs have seen their most successful signings come in on deadline day, with this list discussing the top 5 that Premier League clubs have made in recent times.

#5 Carlos Tevez (Corinthians to West Ham United - undisclosed)

Carlos Tevez was instrumental in West Ham’s fight to save themselves from relegation

After having impressed for Argentina at the 2006 World Cup, Carlos Tevez found himself on the radar of many of Europe’s heavyweights. 

But instead, he ended up rather strangely at West Ham United on deadline day of August 2006.

He might have moved to Manchester United only a year into his stint at Upton Park, but the Argentine striker single-handedly dragged West Ham out of a long relegation dogfight, scoring eight goals in the club’s last 10 games of the season.

His last goal for West Ham? A winner on the final matchday against the Red Devils to keep the club’s head above the water.

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