Looking ahead to 2011 and the January transfer window is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet. With a host of experienced and talented Premier League players available for moves during January; here we look at just a few who are seeking a move:
Robbie Keane – A very talented player in his own right; Keane is a certainty for a move in the January transfer window. Currently 4th choice striker at Spurs behind Defoe, Crouch and Pavlyuchenko; Keane is too bigger talent even at the ripe old age of 30 to be sitting on the bench week in, week out. Keane knows just where the goal is, having scored better than a goal every 3 games during his career. He also still has an abundance of skill and despite his failure to perform in a Liverpool Shirt, is more than capable of walking into a lot of Premier League teams.
Steve Sidwell – Has never really settled since moving from Reading to Chelsea and now finds himself on the fringes of the Aston Villa first team. A combative, box to box midfielder, Sidwell needs a move away from the club to settle down and fulfil the potential he showed at Reading. Likely to move on to create funds for Gerard Houllier, Sidwell is good enough to remain in the Premier League, but needs to go to a club where he will be first choice in the centre of midfield.
Emmanuel Adebayor – Seems to have fallen out of favour at Manchester City this season, after scoring 14 goals in only 26 appearances in 2009/10. Adebayor is a top striker, who has shown throughout his career that he is more than just a big target man. He is capable of scoring all types of goals and is a constant menace to defenders with his sheer presence alone. A controversial character at times; like Keane, Adebayor is too good to be warming the bench and will be seeking a move in January unless he is promised first team football by Roberto Mancini.
Jonathan Woodgate – Has been made available for a loan move in January by Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp in order to aid his recovery from an on-going groin injury. Unfortunately for Woodgate, injuries have thwarted his once promising career and Tottenham have more than enough cover at centre back to let Woodgate go out and gain some much needed game time. He would be a great coup for any Premier League club until the end of the season as there is no doubting his talent.
Roque Santa Cruz – The second player in Manchester City’s striking artillery seeking a move away from Eastlands due to a lack of first team football. Santa Cruz has actually been told by Mancini he can leave the club, as he is clearly not in his future plans. Having scored 23 goals in 57 games for Blackburn Rovers, Premier League managers know that Santa Cruz can score goals in this league. A natural goal scorer is always on a manager’s wish list and I’m sure the powerful Paraguayan will have no shortage of offers come January.
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