According to sports weekly reports: compared to last summer's popularity, the winter transfer window of the Premier League this season is obviously a lot colder, and in the case of three weeks, only Coutinho (joined Villa on loan), Trippier (12 million pounds, Newcastle) and Digne (25 million pounds, Villa) and other non-giants introduced non-top stars to support the scene. But there is still a week to go before the window is closed, and most of the teams also need to strengthen, so let's comb through and see what kind of actions the Premier League powers may take in the last few days.
Manchester city
In recent months, rumors that Haaland will not stay at Borussia Dortmund have not stopped, and Manchester City is one of the "next stops" that the Norwegian centre-forward may choose. However, this matter is more hype at the moment, even if Blue Moon can really beat other competitors, it will have to wait until the summer to reach a deal. With Manchester City currently leading the Premier League by nine points, Guardiola will certainly not be in a hurry to supplement the centre-forward. It is said that Blue Moon even had the idea of renting Sterling to slim down the attack line, but Ferran Torres was bought by Barca before choosing to give up.
However, City have not completely withdrawn from the transfer market, they are still looking for young talents who can be used as long-term investments. Giulian Alvarez, who currently plays for River Plate in Argentina, is the most recent "main target" of the Blue Moon, the 21-year-old striker has a stunning offensive stats just after playing the main force in the senior team, and there is news that Alvarez's current contract has a buyout clause worth about 20 million pounds, and the contract expires at the end of this year, so it is not difficult for Manchester City to take it down. However, even if it is bought, Blue Moon will probably not immediately activate the Argentine teenager, but will let him stay in River Plate temporarily as a loan.
Liverpool
The Reds' operating principle in recent transfer windows has been "early shot and early end", and since there has been no major movement in the first three weeks of this winter window, the team is likely to remain unchanged. Of course, they also have some interests, such as Portuguese winger Fabio Carvalho who plays for Championship Fulham, but unless Fulham want to sell the 19-year-old whose contract expires this summer, Liverpool will be more willing to wait another six months. On the other hand, centre-back Nathaniel Phillips, who has struggled to play again, wants to leave the squad, but the Reds can't find a buyer willing to bid £15m. Watford was interested in the 24-year-old Englander, and their plan was to rent and buy later.
Chelsea
With Chilwell saying goodbye to the season early and Reece James equally injured, the Blues' previous winter window programme was themed "complementary full-backs". They had asked Lyon for a shorter loan period for left-back Emerson and were willing to pay around £3 million in damages, but had not been agreed by the Ligue 1 club. Chelsea may continue to negotiate with Lyon in the future, after all, they need a skilled reserve. As for the right, Barcelona's Deszt is still a rumored loan target, but considering that James is not too far from injury and Maran Sal has also shown his value in the recent past, the Blues are not very short of people. In addition, Kennedy, who was previously loaned to Flamengo, has also been recalled in advance, and he can play the position of left wingback, so that Tuchel's team can also be considered to be able to stick to it.
Manchester United
The Red Devils' recent theme should be "Reducing The Burden". Martial is about to be loaned, and his next stop is basically Sevilla in La Liga, whose weekly salary of 240,000 pounds will be borne by the loan party, and Manchester United can also make a small loan fee. Jesse Lingard, who has few chances this season, is also looking for a home, and Newcastle's interest in him is very strong. Van der Beek and Dean Henderson are also looking for a transfer because of playing time problems, but it will be very difficult for them to find buyers who are willing to pay a high price at the moment.
As for the introduction, there are rumors that manager Ronnick is hoping to add one or two new signings to the team, including Amado Hydra, who now plays for Leipzig in the Bundesliga. But at present, it seems that the Red Devils do not have any formal purchase action, so it cannot be ruled out that they will not be paid in the end.
Arsenal
After entering 2022, the Gunners have not won five consecutive games in all seasons and have not scored 1 goal, and the problem of lack of front line has become very obvious, so the team's primary goal is to bring in a center. Prior to this, it was rumored that Arsenal had been fighting for Fiorentina's Vlahović, but this week's news was that the Serie A team rejected the 60 million Euro plus 10 million floating offer, and Vlahovic himself was reluctant to go to the Premier League. However, the Gunners still have other options, and Isaac, who plays for Real Sociedad in La Liga, is likely to be the former's next main attack. The 22-year-old Swedish striker, although less popular this season than Vlahovic, has also scored 41 goals for Real Sociedad in the last three seasons. He also worked as a team-mate with current Arsenal midfielder Erdegaard in the 2019-20 season. If they can work together again, it will certainly be easier for the two to spark.
In addition to the front, manager Arteta also hopes to complement the midfield position, and the main plan is still to loan Artur from Juventus.
Tottenham
Like their north London rivals, Spurs are poised to make some "big moves" in this winter window – buying Wolves winger Traore is their main plan at the moment. Due to the unsatisfactory statistics of goals and assists in the past two seasons, the "market price" of Traore," which has extraordinary explosiveness and amazing ability to surprise people, has fallen a lot, and may even be less than 30 million pounds, but the outside world is still optimistic that he can play a huge role under Conte. There is a view that in the case that Belwyn is likely to stay in the team, Traore may not be a reinforcement for Tottenham's forward, but is likely to be placed in the position of wing-back.
In midfield, since Lo Celso, Ndombele and Alli are not players that Conte would like to continue using, the club will also look for new "creative midfielders". In addition, the Italian coach also wants to add a centre-back, so that Spurs may be very busy in the final week of the winter transfer window.
other
As of 24 January, Aston Villa is arguably one of the most active teams in the Premier League winter window this season. They have won Coutinho, Digne and substitute goalkeeper Olsen in succession, and the temperament of the whole team seems to have changed, becoming more confident and aggressive. But manager Gerrard is not prepared to stop there, and his plans also include adding a defensive midfielder and a central defender candidate.
Newcastle United, the "new local tycoon" who replaced the Saudi boss, has completed two "practical introductions" of Trippier and Chris Wood, and they will add new blood in the midfield and defender line. Manchester United's Jesse Lingard may be their biggest new signing; Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos is considered the key to Newcastle's solid defense, but the 28-year-old Brazilian is not low, allegedly asking for 40 million pounds; and after the defeat in the fight for Digne, manager Eddie Howe still needs a new left-back, and dutchman Barcell, who plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, currently looks most likely to join.
In addition to the above teams and players, there is another message that deserves special attention. That is, Eriksen, who had suffered a cardiac arrest at the European Championship, has reached an agreement with Brentford that the two sides will sign a six-month contract with an extension of one year. However, the Danish midfielder, who had previously saved with Inter Milan, had to pass a medical examination planned for this week if he wanted to officially join.