The 5 Best Football Transfer Gurus To Follow On Twitter/X In January

The 2024 January transfer window is on the horizon with a number of teams across Europe hoping to replenish their squads for the new year.

Whether it’s getting rid of the dead wood or bringing in a new star striker, social media is typically the place to be to find out all the breaking news.

Here at SportsLens, we take a look at the best football transfer accounts and the 5 best transfer gurus to follow in January.

Best Football Transfer Accounts On Twitter/X

Twitter/X has been the go-to social media platform for football fans to find out all the latest transfer news for a number of years now, and it’s popularity and reliability shows no signs of slowing.

The most reputable news outlets all use Twitter/X to share a variety of stories, whether it’s the latest transfer rumours, injury updates or match reports.

There are several football transfer accounts on Twitter/X but which are the main ones you should be following in January 2024?

Naturally, football teams official pages are the most trustworthy and reliable sources for completed transfers and any other topical updates.

Sky Sports Premier League/Football, Premier League, BBC Sport, ESPN UK/FC, B/R Football, Transfermarkt and Goal are perhaps the best football accounts to follow in January 2024.

🚨🌳 Nuno Espirito Santo signs in as new Nottingham Forest head coach today — contract ready.

Deal will be valid until June 2026, Nuno is already in England with his representative since yesterday.

Official soon. pic.twitter.com/H3deuSJNML

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 20, 2023

Top 5 Football Transfer Gurus To Follow

Reputable sport writers and journalists are a very good source for the latest football transfers, news and rumours. Unsurprisingly, those who work for large media outlets and/or tabloid newspapers will generally be at the forefront of the latest transfer updates and breaking news.

In the UK alone, their are hundreds if not thousands of aspiring sports journalists and fully-fledged and accredited writers who will all use Twitter/X  to share the latest football transfer updates. Let’s take a look at the top five football transfer gurus to follow in the 2024 January transfer window:

1.  Fabrizio Romano – With 19.3m Twitter/X followers, the Italian sports journalist is the absolute go-to account for all the latest transfer news and updates. Romano is famous for his tag line ‘here we go’ when announcing completed deals. The 30-year-old is trusted by players and clubs alike and he’ll be one of the busiest people on the planet in January.
2.  David Ornstein – The football correspondent has 2.6m followers on Twitter/X and is responsible for a variety of exclusives and breaking transfer news stories. Ornstein is held in high regard by his peers and is also a very reliable and trustworthy source for the latest football transfers and rumours.
3. Henry Winter – One of the most famous British sports journalists who boasts a Twitter/X following of 1.3m, Winter currently works as a Chief Football Writer and has been a household name in the industry since the 1990s. The 60-year old is highly respected and well received by players and club officials.
4. John Cross – The Chief Football Writer has worked as a sports journalist for over 20 years and currently has 359.6k followers on Twitter/X. Cross has covered World Cups, European Championships, the Champions and Premier League. He has a vast array of contacts and is very reputable in the industry.
5. Daniel Taylor – The four-time Football Journalist of the Year winner has a fairly modest Twitter/X following of 284.2k but again, is a very trustworthy and reliable source for all of the latest football transfer news and breaking stories. Taylor’ account is definitely one to follow in January 2024.

Note: The best UK betting sites have all the latest January 2024 Transfer window markets and odds.