Sam Preston Archives: 01/2019

Manuel Pellegrini has lost Carlos Sanchez to injury and his January targets suggest he wants another holding midfielder – Reece Oxford could be an unlikely solution.

Leeds United should turn to bitter rivals Manchester United to aid their promotion bid with a loan swoop for young goalkeeper Joel Pereira.

Newcastle are now part of the race for Abdulkadir Omur but it would be a surprise if he was the man to come to St James’ Park and alleviate this season’s relegation fears.

Ryan Kent faces exceptional competition to get into the Liverpool team and a permanent move to Rangers is well worth exploring by all the relevant parties.

Andrew Gutman has had a trial with Rangers but is now edging closer to a move to Celtic, which should give their transfer window a much-needed shot in the arm.

Southampton were linked with the Nantes forward but the asking price should now see them look elsewhere for firepower to replace Manolo Gabbiadini.

Newcastle have been dealt two blows in their pursuit of top January target Miguel Almiron and Mike Ashley must spend uncharacteristically to land him now.

Steven Gerrard brought Ovie Ejaria to Ibrox to add bite to his midfield; that didn’t work out, but Matt Polster could belatedly be the man to do exactly that.

Christian Eriksen is currently stalling on signing a new Tottenham contract and Daniel Levy needs all the help he can get convincing him to sign amid interest from Real Madrid.

Nottingham Forest need further arrivals this month to shunt them up into the play-off places and Eldin Jakupovic would be an improvement between the sticks.

Declan Rice has just signed a new deal with West Ham after a protracted contract negotiation but the opportunity to join Manchester City could prove too much to turn down.

Liverpool starlet Ben Woodburn has the talent to add an extra dimension to Leeds United’s promotion push.

Southampton striker Manolo Gabbiadini’s stock has fallen so far since his move to St Mary’s that getting a fee that is under £4m less than what they paid for the striker is good business.

Both the north London rivals need a new central midfield player and Mauricio Pochettino should muscle in on Unai Emery’s latest target.

Liverpool’s bid to sign Burnley’s James Tarkowski on loan was unlikely to be well-received and the bumper pricetag the Clarets have put on his head proves that to be the case.