Top 5: Premier League signings of the January transfer window

Lee Grant to Stoke City

The 33-year-old has penned a two-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League side Stoke City for a fee of £1.3m following his move from Derby County.

Filling in for the injured Jack Butland was always going to be tough after a superb season last year.

But, goalkeeper Grant has played excellently between the sticks, especially in a spectacular display acquiring Stoke a point versus Manchester United in a 1-1 draw. Since then, Grant has been an ever-present in the Stoke team, who are currently sitting in 11th place.

Outstanding recent performances have earned him a permanent transfer to the Potters, which will see his contract end in 2019.

Grant has kept six clean sheets so far this season, the sixth best tally in the league, only behind the likes of world renown goalkeepers such as Thibaut Courtois, Hugo Lloris, David De Gea and Petr Cech, as well as Fraser Forster in goal for Southampton, who are always defensively sound every single season.

The ex-Derby shot stopper however has played less games than those above him in the rankings, playing 17 league games so far, those above him playing at least 20 or more games.

The English shot stopper has only conceded 20 goals so far this season, one less than Manchester United’s De Gea and two less than Arsenal’s Cech, both goalkeepers having a far superior defence in front of them.

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