Southampton: Five of Saints’ best ever January signings

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: Billy Sharp of Southampton celebrates scoring the opening goal during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Portsmouth at St Mary's Stadium on April 7, 2012 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 07: Billy Sharp of Southampton celebrates scoring the opening goal during the npower Championship match between Southampton and Portsmouth at St Mary's Stadium on April 7, 2012 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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DERBY, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 15: Grzegorz Rasiak of Southampton celebrates scoring the third goal with Leon Best during the Coca Cola Championship Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg match between Derby County and Southampton at Pride Park on May 15, 2007 in Derby, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
DERBY, UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 15: Grzegorz Rasiak of Southampton celebrates scoring the third goal with Leon Best during the Coca Cola Championship Playoff Semi Final 2nd Leg match between Derby County and Southampton at Pride Park on May 15, 2007 in Derby, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Grzegorz Rasiak

The Polish international joined Saints in a £2.7m move from Spurs midway through the 2005/06 season, but he produced his best form during the following campaign.

He produced some lethal form in front of goal and netted 21 goals in all competitions that helped Saints into the Championship play-offs, where they lost on penalties to his former side Derby County.

However, the 2007/08 seasons proved a struggle for both Rasiak and Saints and he was was shifted out on-loan to both Watford and Bolton.

A £1.62m transfer to Reading eventually materialised before he took moves to both Cyprus and then his homeland of Poland before retiring.