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Manchester City are looking to be active this January following a spell of form uncharacteristic of the treble winners.
From defence, to scoring goals, to an aging quad, a lot of potential problems have been unearthed.
One particular problem is how Pep Guardiola’s side never replaced forward Julian Alvarez. Could Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush be the player to fill that void?
After close call with the bottom-three last campaign, Millwall have managed to steady the ship, despite changing managers. It can often be difficult to find bright lights when you sit 14th in the table, but Millwall certainly have one in the form of young winger, Romain Esse.
One of the biggest names thrown around at the beginning of this transfer window is French forward, Randall Kolo Muani.
Martin Zubimendi is a player that has been on the lips of several top clubs over the past summer and lining up to the January transfer window.
After showing out at EURO 2024, Liverpool tried their luck to fill the defensive midfield hole they felt they had, Zubimendi rebuffed them, instead declaring his loyalty to Real Sociedad.
The now Sir Jim Ratcliffe guided side are riddled with problems, with United fans craving identity and effort on the pitch as this new era begins at Old Trafford. With that being said, what is first on the list for Amorim’s attention as he looks to save this season and look forward to success in the future.
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola confirmed that star midfielder, Rodri, would miss the remainder of the season after sustaining an ACL tear in the club’s top-table clash with Arsenal. The statistics show that City are much better with the Spaniard, than without, so who in the Manchester club’s squad can step into the vacated role?
22-year-old Morgan Rogers has slipped seamlessly into Aston Villa’s starting line-up since joining in January of this year. The attacking midfielder has come from a background of football pedigree, but is he a key component in keeping Villa at the top of English football?
Liverpool are on a quest to find Arne Slots perfect No. 6, whilst Wataru Endo is more than capable in the position, the Reds are looking to make an upgrade. First target Marin Zubamendi has chosen to stay with boyhood club Real Sociedad, could Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone be the answer?
Riccardo Caliafiori was one of Italy’s only shining lights at this years Euro’s, after a stellar year at Bologna, he looks to be on the move this summer. Courted by those at the top of European football, it looks as though Arsenal have beaten the rest to the Italian defenders signature.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have moved to fix their goalscoring issues, bringing in Celta Vigo’s Norwegian International, Jorgen Strand Larsen. Gary O’Neill will be hoping the versatile forward can add much needed goals to his Wolves side and help them really break into the top half of the Premier League.
On the back of giving Boss Erik ten Hag a new deal, Manchester United looked to strengthen their attacking options. The Red Devils did so by recruiting Bologna’s Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee.
A player more than familiar to fans of the EFL is Ronnie Edwards. The highly touted Peterborough defender will get his chance in the top-flight with newly promoted Southampton.
Aston Villa were one of the first Premier League sides to get their business started following a Champions League qualifying campaign. Whilst PSR may have been a contributing factor, they shipped star Douglas Luiz to Juventus, bringing in English youngster Samuel Iling-Junior as part of the deal.
EURO 2024 is just over a week away, with England playing one last warm up game against Iceland this Friday. After this, Gareth Southgate will be tasked with trimming his initial 33-man-squad down to just 26. Whilst James Maddison and Curtis Jones have already been informed, they will not be on the plane, here is who I would take to Germany from the original squad chosen by Southgate.
Xabi Alonso has thrown a spanner in the works for Liverpool, as he announces he will stay at German club Bayer Leverkusen for at least next season. The Spaniard’s decision ends the idea of romantic reunion on Merseyside for now and leaves the Reds still hunting for Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
With Profit and Sustainability rules being at the forefront of times in the Premier League, it is always helpful when a club can be in the green, rather than the red. This is often a rarity, with the trials and tribulations of England’s topflight being a lot to comprehend, despite this, Brighton announced record profits from the 2022-23 financial year.
Coventry City face a task on their hands if they’re to keep hold of star midfielder Gustavo Hamer. The Brazilian-born player looks set on a move to a Premier League team after he nearly guided his side there, scoring in the Play-Off Final, albeit in vain.
Liverpool continued their midfield revolution, adding Hungarian talisman Dominik Szoboszlai to their ranks, in a deal that see’s the Red’s spend £60m to bring in the player from RB Leipzig.
Tottenham Hotspur continue to fight against the depths of mediocrity, but time and time again fail to complete the process in order to join Europe’s elite. Daniel Levy’s pride and joy have overseen attempted tenures of Managers who regard themselves as some of the best, Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, but both have failed to captivate fans and take the club to the brink of trophies.
Chelsea are having an odd old time. Currently tenth in the Premier League, facing a deficit in their Champions League knockout tie and out of every other major competition.
Nottingham Forest completed the signing of young Brazilian midfielder, Danilo, this week, but who is the the 21-year-old? And what can he bring to the Premier League club?
From the outside, this could look like a strange connection, even an absurd, desperate transfer, but it just might make sense. A 30-year-old target man, who didn’t exactly make that much of a mark during his time in the Premier League, so just how would this fit work?
Manchester United have finally found some new life under Erik ten Haag. Moving slowly up the table, playing fluid football, and removing the distractions that have plagued the club for so long.
Liverpool are in a rut. Coming in off a year where they were two games of a historic quadruple, the Merseyside team find themselves sixth, 16 points of Premier League leaders, Arsenal.
