Newcastle Transfers: 10 Defenders Pardew Must Consider In January

5. Virgil Van Dijk

Club: Celtic He might have spent some of the past few months making eyes at Arsenal and saying how nice it would be to play for one of the world's most famous teams, but the Dutchman should still be on Newcastle's list of targets. He's young, gifted and strong at the back, and given Celtic's drop out of the Champions League - their one chance of keeping their bigger talents - it can't be long before he gets his wish to move on. Van Dijk needs to move to progress in his career, and while Arsenal might be his end-goal, Newcastle have clearly had some success selling the club as a stepping stone in recent years, and Van Dijk just might bite. And at his age he's likely to improve and become more valuable - the two things Ashley's model for transfers seeks.