Premier League Transfers: What All 20 Teams Need In The Winter Window

Manchester City

What do they need? Manuel Pellegrini may want to strengthen his centre back and holding midfield options. City have also been mentioned in connection with a plethora of goalies. Linked with: Asmir Begovic (Stoke City), Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos (both Real Madrid), Julio Cesar (QPR), Lassana Diarra (Lokomotiv Moscow), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto), Nemanja Matic (Benfica), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Kurt Zouma (Saint-Etienne). Who we'd like to see the Etihad: Nemanja Matic. Once on the books at Chelsea, Matic would offer City a left-footed option in the engine room. Playing ahead of fellow Serbia international Matija Nastasic could help both players continue their promising development.

Matic, who may be swapped for Javi Garcia, is no ordinary midfield destroyer. Pellegrini would be getting a tall, rangy player that can make chances as well as chip in with the odd goal. On current form there is no breaking up the central partnership of Fernandinho and Yaya Toure at City. This proposed signing would generate competition. Regarding the goalkeeper issue, Joe Hart is back as first choice. There would seem to be little in rumours linking big name stoppers with a switch to the Etihad. Casillas and Cesar both need to start playing if they are to maintain their places at international level for the World Cup, however.