When Tottenham allowed Dimitar Berbatov to be sold on the last day of the transfer window they expected to bring in a top class striker to replace him with Argentina’s Diego Milito the player in question. However, instead the target man moved to Serie A side Genoa leaving Tottenham in turmoil.

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After beating Arsenal last weekend, Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will be aiming to get the better of Arsene Wenger once again with the signing of Belgian starlet Steven Defour in January. The two clubs look set to enter a bidding war for the young playmaker though they may well not be alone as at least 9 Premier League clubs are reported to be tracking the Belgian international.

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Arsenal were beaten again last weekend which seems to shock everyone, but it’s no surprise to me. The Gunners are simply not good enough at the moment. They are defensively feeble so they’ve got absolutely no chance of winning the title this season. They may have beaten United but they had to rely on the opposition missing a number of gilt-edged opportunities in doing so.

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Many have asked why the Premier League is so close this season in terms of the number of points between clubs, well for me it’s a case of you’ve got the big four and then the rest. You only have to look at the teams that are considered to be the sides capable of breaking into the top four and already you can see it isn’t going to happen. The likes of Aston Villa and Manchester City don’t look anywhere near as strong as the usual big hitters.

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There are a number of Premier League clubs looking to strengthen their squads with new strikers in January with the likes of Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Man City, Chelsea and Everton all in the market. One such target may well be a relative unknown to English fans but who has started to make a name for himself throughout Europe. That played is 20-year-old striker Nikola Kalinic.

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Wolves Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is reportedly drawing interest from a number of Premier League clubs with Arsenal leading the chase. However, the Gunners are not alone in their admiration for the Welsh stopper with Everton, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Middlesbrough also thought to be monitoring his progress.

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Mark Hughes’ Man City have been linked with some of the top players in the world since their takeover such as Kaka, Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas but it has emerged that one of his top transfer targets in January is far more realistic. The reported player being linked is Werder Bremen’s veteran defensive midfielder Torsten Frings.

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David Moyes, Mark Hughes and Juande Ramos are reportedly battling to sign CSKA Moscow’s Vagner Silva de Souza (Vagner Love for short) in Januray. However, signing the Brazilian striker won’t be easy after the Russian club sold his former partner Jo to Man City in an £18m deal.

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Bayern Munich star Lukas Podolski looks set to leave the Allianz Arena after failing to nail down a first team place with the Bundesliga giants. The talented forward has been linked to moves to Arsenal, Tottenham, Everton and Manchester City in the summer but remains in Germany though is getting increasingly disgruntled after constantly being used from the bench.

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Manchester City have emerged as potential suitors of Rennes’ highly-rated defensive midfielder Stephane M’Bia in January for a fee of £9.6m. The Cameroon international was linked to Everton and Arsenal this summer but his club were determined to keep the player.

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