The courts are freezing, the gloves are off, the cold air is blowing in the mist. This can only mean one thing. It’s winter now and it’s only a couple of weeks until the winter transfer window opens. This season, many great talents joined the Premier League, such as Arsenal’s midfield maestro Mesut Özil. But some real gems left England, like a certain Welshman who went to a club called Real Madrid for a small fee of £86 million. The top 4 teams have been linked with world class players and all of these transfers could happen in January.
Arsenal:
In: Alejandro Duck
Out: Carl Jenkinson
Although Pato has recently fallen out of favor at Corinthians, we all know how good Pato is in front of goal. This season, Arsenal have been excellent, currently sitting 5 points clear of second-placed Liverpool and 8 points ahead of reigning champions Manchester United who sit miserably in 9th place. Arsenal have also lost just 2 games in the Premier League so far, a record second only to Merseyside side Everton, who have only lost one game this season against Chelsea. Even with all this recent success, Arsenal lack a prolific striker. Not to say Giroud isn’t a good player, far from it, but Arsenal need someone a bit more reliable up front who will make the most of his chances. In the summer, Arsenal linked up with strikers such as Gonzalo Higuaín and Luis Saura, but were unsuccessful in securing any strikers in the 2-month window. Pato would be a great addition to the Arsenal squad as they are already packed with talent, especially in their midfield, so the Brazilian would love to play on his midfield strengths to score some goals and show why he deserves it. with the elite of Europe. again.
Arsenal’s defense is arguably one of the best, if not the best, in the league with the likes of German giant Per Mertesacker and Frenchman Force Laurent Koscielny in the middle of the back four – a solid partnership, especially with their French compatriot Mathieu Flamini now back at Arsenal holding down midfield as well as offering protection to defenders. Their first-choice full-backs are also very good, Kieran Gibbs and Bacary Sagna, both similar in their game, both high-flying full-backs who often make overlapping runs past the wingers to give more width when attacking. One defender I would like to see leave Arsenal is Carl Jenkinson. When Sagna was ruled out for around 2 weeks early in the season, Jenkinson was brought in to play right-back and let’s just say he did little to convince Wenger to implement Carl in the starting XI over Sagna. He gave away the ball, often got caught looking at the ball and generally didn’t play in the chances he had in the starting XI. In my opinion, Jenkinson is the only weak point in Arsenal’s solid defense and parting ways with Arsenal would benefit both parties, Carl could join a club where he would be first choice and develop as a player and for Wenger, it frees up wages that are can use to attract a top-class striker like Alexandre Pato.
manchester united:
In: Claudio Marchisio
Out: Tom Cleverley
Manchester United have been abysmal in the league this season, picking up just 25 points from 16 games and seriously off-beat in the title race, though they’ve qualified for the Champions League round of 16 and Capital One semi-finals. . Bowl. Manchester United seem to lack creativity in midfield, quite the opposite of Arsenal, whose midfield is full of creative players, something United seem to lack after the retirement of Paul Scholes. New manager David Moyes obviously saw this problem when he tried to land Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona with 3 offers, each publicly rejected by the Catalan club and the only midfielder the Scotsman brought in was the afro-haired man Marouane Fellaini who hasn’t performed. . for the Red Devils and certainly hasn’t tested his £28m price tag. With Juventus being drafted into the Europa League after a disastrous Champions League run, many players are considering a move on from the Italian champions and one is Claudio Marchisio. The Italian would be a perfect signing for Moyes since Marchisio is a very versatile player, he can play in the middle, on both sides, as a defensive midfielder and even as a central defender if necessary. The Italian is also exactly what Manchester United need, a spark of creativity in midfield.
Although their midfield is the main weak point of the United team, they have a dead weight in their squad, such as Tom Cleverley. He is increasingly becoming the victim of abuse from fans and pundits alike, who focus on his constant mistakes while playing. He doesn’t have first-team quality and he sure doesn’t have Manchester United quality. He hasn’t secured a place in the England setup either, he’s just been called up simply because he’s at a big club and this is out of prejudice towards big English clubs, but that’s another argument. But Tom Cleverley doesn’t deserve his place, number 23 should go to Marchisio’s or even Wesley Sneijder’s, who is also open to a move to England after he reportedly seeks a way out of Turkey.
Chelsea:
In: Radamel Falcao
Out: Kevin De Bruyne
At the start of the season Chelsea looked like true champions with José Mourinho again in charge of The Blues and having won their second straight European trophy by winning the Europa League last season they had a very good team, arguably the best in he league. At the start of the season, they had a chance to win their first silverware of the season and José’s first silverware since he returned to Chelsea. Chelsea trailed 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in which the Londoners found themselves somewhat assaulted when Javi Martínez equalized for Bayern in the 120th minute of extra time, essentially on the last shot of the game. It was Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri who won the UEFA Super Cup for Bayern from 12 metres, but most of the blame fell on 19-year-old Romelu Lukaku, who missed the decisive penalty. This likely made Mourinho decide to loan the Belgian, who was sent on a season-long loan to Everton Merseyside in the dying minutes of transfer deadline day. The previous season, when Lukaku was on loan at West Brom, in which he scored 17 league goals in 35 appearances (20 starts, 15 off the bench) for the Baggies and led them to an eighth-place finish. Now at Everton, he is excelling at a rate not even The Special One could foresee and is arguably the best striker Chelsea have signed at the moment, with current strikers Torres, Ba and Eto’o all having 5 goals and 4 assists in 27 apps between them. , while Romelu has 8 goals and 3 assists at Everton. Recently, José Mourinho has been monitoring Colombian striker Radamel Falcao for quite some time, and he admitted that he sought to lure the forward while he was at Real Madrid. Mourinho was seen watching Falcao carry out international duties for him when Columbia beat Belgium 2-0, but he was booed by Belgian fans for the way he used Kevin De Bruyne this season or should I say he I do not use it. Getting Falaco would greatly increase Chelsea’s chances of winning the league and would make the second leg of the special at Chelsea even more special.
Personally, I don’t think Kevin De Bruyne should leave Chelsea for not being good enough, quite the opposite. De Bruyne is a young attacking midfielder who can also operate on the wings. Sounds familiar? Oscar and Juan Mata already dominate these positions and are an integral part of the Chelsea team. De Bruyne would literally be a third wheel if he stayed at Chelsea, lower in the pecking order behind the Brazilian and Spaniard and although he is extremely talented, even Kevin would find it difficult to break into the already fairly strong midfield of the Chelsea. Last season he had a successful loan spell at Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, where he scored 10 goals and provided 9 assists in 33 applications. He is also a starter for the Belgian national team, which is quite an achievement, considering the talent they have in midfield like Moussa Dembele, Axel Witsel and Marouane Fellaini. It has been reported that Werder Bremen are looking to buy the Belgian after his loan and German club Bayer Leverkusen are also looking to acquire De Bruyne’s services. Kevin De Bruyne’s departure from Chelsea would help his career flourish. He may go to a smaller club, but he will get more playing time and show why he is one of the best young prospects in Europe right now.
City of Manchester:
In: Mateo Musacchio
Out: Joleon Lescott
Manchester City look much stronger this season than last, arguably they now have a better team than they had in the 2011/12 season where they won the title with the likes of Fernandinho and the Spanish duo from Sevilla Negrado and Jesus Navas. Manchester City’s ‘backbone’ is also vital to their success, which is Joe Hart – Kompany – Yaya Toure – Agüero. Even with Hart sitting out and Romanian bluff Pantilimon between the sticks, City are doing very well and their home form is excellent, an unbeaten run stretching across 20 games. Although I see a great weakness in the City team. Your centrals. When Kompany was out through injury the city team looked lost on the pitch, sure this could be down to him being the captain, but a dominant centre-back is vital to a successful team. Just look at their rivals from across town, Manchester United. They have Serbian Nemanja Vidic, who looks like he’s headbutting the posts in training when he lets an attacker through. On the field, he is very vocal and is not afraid to express his opinion. Rio Ferdinand is like that too, which is why their partnership is one of the best in the league. Mateo Musacchio is the person Manuel Pellegrini from Villareal de LaLiga looks at. Pellegrini knows very well how good Musacchio is, since the Chilean managed him for a while at Villareal and also faced him as coach of Real Madrid and Málaga. The Argentine would be a perfect buy for Manchester City as he will be cheap, valued at around £5m and will connect well with fellow countrymen Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero.
Joleon Lescott has found himself way down the pecking order in recent years at City, with Vincent Kompany a certain starter and new signing Martin Demichelis slowly making his way into the team, the former Everton defender staying on the bench most matches and sometimes not even called up. This lack of playing time has also affected his place in the England setup, which now has Phil Jagielka and Gary Cahill as the preferred central defense pairing with Phil Jones as back-up. Although Joleon is 31 and probably nearing the end of his career in a season or two, he should move to another club for more playing time and as a last ditch attempt to impress Roy Hodgson and be on that plane to Brazil next year. . for the world cup.
I for one can’t wait for the winter transfer window to open and see what moves are made in and out of the Premier League, as well as La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.