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Some clubs need a center half. Others could use a forward. A team needs to undo. It’s our guide for the January transfer window.
ARSENAL – Creative midfielder
Technical Director Edu said the same That the next gap Arsenal must fill in the January transfer window is “pretty clear”: a team with fewer Premier League goals than Brighton and Newcastle “needs a creative player in the middle.” The clamor for the reinstatement of Mesut Ozil will surely continue to be ignored and while Emile Smith Rowe is one of the few young players to emerge, Mikel Arteta would be foolish if he did not seek external improvements. Their main creator of opportunities after 15 games is winger Nicolás Pepe, who starts four league games. If Houssem Aouar were your priority in november, the following months may only have strengthened that resolve.
ASTON VILLA – Forward
Fifteen outfielders have played every possible minute of the Premier League this season. Ollie Watkins is the only forward among that select group. Dean Smith has carried out his summer acquisition to the point where he also participated in all three Aston Villa League Cup games, this after a 2019/20 season when he missed just ten minutes of the 49 games of Brentford on -Route to Championship Play-Off Heartbreak. Bertrand Traore, Anwar El Ghazi or Keinan Davis could theoretically supply when Watkins finally succumbs to the all-human need to rest, but Villa might prefer a more specialized alternative.
BRIGHTON – Midfielder
It would be simplistic to point out that Brighton probably needs a more reliable scoring source. A handful of players have scored more than once in open play for the Seagulls this season, with all three from Neal Maupay complemented by two from Solly March and Danny Welbeck. But it is much more difficult to sign a decent and prolific forward. Furthermore, they create more than enough opportunities to get ahead and are comfortably in the middle of the table in terms of scoring; it’s his defensive record that is among the worst in the division. The occasional redeployment of center midfielder Ben White has apparently helped solidify Graham Potter’s side, but a more permanent midfield fix is needed.
BURNLEY – Right Winger
Robbie Brady has started 18 Premier League games since December 2017. Johann Berg Gudmundsson has started 13 Premier League games since January 2019. Jeff Hendrick is gone. Dwight McNeil is a very young man. Josh Brownhill is becoming more central both literally and figuratively. Erik Pieters was a cast glued to a bursting dam. Burnley’s right side is by far the weakest and those particular attacking options really need to be ranked.
CHELSEA – Middle half
He probably I would not turn down Erling Haaland But Frank Lampard is approaching the stage where his answer to each and every problem is exactly the same, regardless of context. It is a matter of time before a young European striker is bought after being asked to do the dishes. Chelsea’s interests would be better served with more defensive additions, with depth in the two necessary winger positions and, in evidence of the slim opportunities of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger, coverage of the central half and competition for Kurt Zouma and Thiago Silva. as well.
PALACIO DE CRISTAL – Central half
The whole concept of transfers is rendered redundant by Roy Hodgson, who could be put in charge of any group of players in history from the 2007-08 Derby to the 2009-11 Barcelona and guide them towards meaningless security in the middle of the table. regardless of your expectations. It has Crystal Palace in 13th place with Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Ward, Tyrick Mitchell, Jeff Schlupp and James Mcs all taking on important roles, for yelling out loud. But former midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate could probably use a more stable defensive partner if we are demanding; He has started with Scott Dann, Gary Cahill, Mamadou Sakho and James Tomkins already this season without having been able to form a meaningful relationship.
EVERTON – Reserve Forward
Marcel’s Marks once referred to the January transfer window as a time for clubs to only do business “because they are in trouble” and a month that “statistically” carries much higher risk than any perceivable reward. Everton have also shown that tough questions regarding the unavailability of crucial starters can be answered from within. But with a place in the European rankings at stake, it would be foolish not to at least consider bringing in attack reinforcements to share the burden currently borne by Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Should you finally need to sit out of a game, either by choice or by force, the options have drawbacks: Richarlison would require the entire first team to shuffle a bit; and Cenk Tosun is Cenk Tosun.
FULHAM – Forward
Aleksandar Mitrovic has two goals, both in the same game and one from a penalty, from 34 shots. Ivan Cavaleiro has a goal, a penalty, of 20 shots. Ademola Lookman has two goals: not a shame – 29 shots. Scott Parker scored two goals, neither from penalties, on 17 shots in his final Premier League season for Fulham in 2013/14. Try it yourself or try to get a center forward, Scotty.
LEEDS – Midfielder
Interest in Rodrigo De Paul has been rekindled, if recent reports are to be believed. It is clear why Leeds continue to ask a lot from Mateusz Klich in an already demanding position, under the guidance of one of the most demanding coaches in modern history. The shallowness beyond him is really stark when presented in simple terms: a forward (Rodrigo), a right back turned winger (Stuart Dallas), a creative midfielder (Pablo Hernández), a central midfielder (Pascal Struijk), a left back turned left back (Ezgjan Alioski), another forward (Tyler Roberts), a relative rookie (Jamie Shackleton) and the broken Adam Forshaw. They need something more.
LEICESTER – Middle half
Brendan Rodgers has used seven different central defensive combinations in the Premier League so far this season, from the recent Evans-Amartey deal to the interim Soyuncu-Ndidi engagement, as well as a brief foray into Fuchs-Fofana-Justin territory. Wes Morgan isn’t far from being pulled for more than a few alternate minutes, so they could at least try to hire someone they can sell to for ten times the price in a couple of years down the road.
LIVERPOOL – Central half
Liverpool know that any defender they can sign in the January transfer window will be either ridiculously expensive (every club will smell their desperation and see their bulging portfolios from all over Europe) or a short-term solution that doesn’t deserve a place in that defense. It has been almost five years since Steven Caulker and that will not happen again in 2021 or as long as Klopp and the transfer committee remain fully in tune with each other and with the rest of the football club. ”
Fair. But Joel Matip is also perennially on the brink of breaking up, so even as Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez return, Liverpool probably need another option to allow Fabinho to be a brilliant center and let Bournemouth sign Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips for £ 50 million each.
MANCHESTER CITY – Forward
A left back would be helpful, but when the January transfer window opens it will have been exactly four years since Manchester City last signed a forward for real money. Gabriel Jesus is good, but he doesn’t come close to the required goal standard. Sergio Agüero is very standard but has no knees. Does anyone still have Nolito’s number?
MANCHESTER UNITED – Defensive midfielder
Nemanja Matic still has its uses, which is the least Manchester United could expect from a player who was granted a three-year contract extension in July. But even in his prime, he’s a 32-year-old whose systemic lack of mobility means he’s never far from being outmatched by Demba Ba or keeping Harry Maguire company on defense. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, at least, needs an alternative at the position.
NEWCASTLE – A new manager
But also right back. Javier Manquillo has started five games there ahead of Jacob Murphy (four), Emil Krafth (three) and DeAndre Yedlin (two). Brandon williams He could kill two defense birds with one borrowed shot while offering simultaneous cover for Jamal Lewis on the left.
SHEFFIELD UNITED – Creative Midfielder
The last Premier League goal scored in open play by a Sheffield United midfielder came on the final day of last season. None of John Lundstram, Sander Berge, John Fleck, Oliver Norwood, Ben Osborn or Ethan Ampadu have created more than one shot per game. The leaves have many holes to fill, but none more than in their soft center.
SOUTHAMPTON – Side
It has been a total of 167 days since Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Jake Vokins started the same Premier League match on the right and left back respectively for Southampton. If that doesn’t underscore how Ralph Hasenhuttl needs wingers, nothing will.
TOTTENHAM – Expenses
“You ask me about Dele, you could ask me about the other seven players we left behind,” said José Mourinho. in September. “To be honest, I don’t like the number of players I have on my team, it’s very, very difficult to handle in all aspects of my job,” he continued, airing his first world problems of having “too many players.” ”In Tottenham. Paolo Gazzaniga and Danny Rose weren’t registered in the Premier League, Jack Clarke and Gedson Fernandes have hardly had a chance and Alli is surely heading elsewhere in a January transfer window that is sure to involve more downloads than tickets.
WEST BROM – Middle half
James tomkins. Yes.
WEST HAM – Forward
In an ideal world, Michail Antonio would be five years younger and infinitely more robust. The makeshift center forward ranks 10th in Premier League goals in 2020, five ahead of his closest teammate, Tomas Soucek. Sebastien Haller has performatively refused to celebrate his five goals this calendar year. Beyond that and Jarrod Bowen, there really isn’t much of a constant threat of attack in East London.
LOBOS – Forward
Raúl Jiménez’s injury and his indeterminate absence have only exacerbated the existing need for the Lobos to look for some goals. Adama Traore’s last in the Premier League was on December 27 (2019). Pedro Neto and Daniel Podence are excellent, but ultimately they need a focal point to play. Fabio Silva is an unproven teenager in a difficult position. Only Burnley and the bottom three have scored fewer league goals than the Wolves’ 15 in 16 games and it’s really starting to show itself. Does Diego Costa enter?
Matt stead
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