With the bottom five teams in the English Premiership on 21 points, the January transfer window could be instrumental in deciding who stays up and who will face the dreaded prospect of relegation to the Championship.Even tenth placed big-spenders Manchester City are just four points clear of the trailing pack and the relegation race looks set to be as exciting as it has ever been.
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One of the more active clubs in the window have been Tottenham Hotspur, who are looking for Juande Ramos' replacement Harry Redknapp to orchestrate a turnaround.
The new manager has acted quickly, signing Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and bringing back familiar faces in Jermain Defoe and Pascal Chimbonda.
The north Londoners are in the final of the Carling Cup - a trophy already locked away at White Hart Lane following last year's win over Chelsea - but Redknapp has admitted that premiership survival is the top priority.
Spurs are priced at 8/1 in the relegation dogfight and although this reflects the belief that they should stay up, Redknapp's collar could become increasingly hot if the Londoners don't pull away from the likes of West Brom (4/11) and Stoke (2/5).
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