I don't expect there will be many big signings during January transfer window, the past tell us the story. Well, except rich clubs like Manchester City might get new signings to bolster their squads.
What excited me the most among the transfers and rumors is the arrival of Landon Donovan joining Everton on loan. The 27 years old American was voted the best player in MLS and he should bring some qualities to David Moyes team.
Check out Guardian's transfer summary:
Arsenal
Budget: £30m
Possible arrivals: Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux, £4m), Edin Dzeko, right, (Wolfsburg, £25m), Carlton Cole (West Ham, £10m), Igor Afinkeev (CSKA Moscow, £20m), Robert Green (West Ham, £5m)
Possible departures: Philippe Senderos (Roma, £2m), Jack Wilshere (Burnley, Fulham, West Ham, loan)
Aston Villa
Budget: £5m plus money from sales
Possible arrivals: A holding midfielder
Possible departures: Nigel Reo-Coker (Fulham, £5m), Craig Gardner (Birmingham City or Wolverhampton Wanderers £3m), Emile Heskey (Chelsea, Liverpool, £3.5m), Marlon Harewood (loan), Ciaran Clark (loan)
Birmingham City
Budget: Up to £40m
Possible arrivals: Charles N'Zogbia (Wigan Athletic, £8m), Aiden McGeady (Celtic, £7m), Marc Janko (Red Bull Salzburg, £7m), Kevin Kurányi (Schalke 04, £5m), Craig Gardner (Aston Villa, £3m), Michel (Sporting Gijon, £3m)
Possible departures: Kevin Phillips (Middlesbrough, £500,000), Lee Carsley (Wolverhampton Wanderers, £500,000)
Blackburn Rovers
Budget: Precious little
Possible arrivals: James Beattie (Stoke City, swap with Jason Roberts), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)
Possible departures: Benni McCarthy (Fulham, Porto, £3m), Jason Roberts (Stoke City, swap with Beattie), Morten Gamst Pedersen (£1.5m)
Bolton Wanderers
Budget: £6m
Possible arrivals: Guti (Real Madrid, loan), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon, £6m)
Possible departures: Nicky Hunt (£250,000), Mustapha Riga (£300,000), Danny Shittu (£1m)
Burnley
Budget: £3m, at the very most
Possible arrivals: Gareth Bale (Spurs, loan), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal, loan), David Nugent (Portsmouth, purchase outright)
Possible departures: None, except possibly the odd fringe player on loan
Chelsea
Budget: In excess of £50m
Possible arrivals: Sergio Aguëro (Atlético Madrid, £35m), Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough, £6m), Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg, £25m), Jerko Leko (Monaco, £8m), Philippe Mexès (Roma, £5m), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa, £3.5m), Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich, £35m), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria, £15m)
Possible departures: None, unless youngsters are loaned
Everton
Budget: Money raised through sales
Possible arrivals: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy, loan confirmed), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liège, £3m)
Possible departures: Yakubu Ayegbeni, James Vaughan
Fulham
Budget: Money raised through sales
Possible arrivals: Alan Hutton (Spurs, £5m), Adam Johnson (£6m), Gary O'Neil (£2.5m, both Middlesbrough) Maxi Pereira (Benfica, £2m), Paul Scharner (Wigan, £2m), John Arne Riise (Roma, £2m), Nigel Reo-Coker (A Villa, £5m), Ariel Borysiuk (Legia Warsaw, £2m), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal, loan), Benni McCarthy (Blackburn, £3m)
Possible departures: Toni Kallio (Sheff Utd, £1m). Kagisho Dikgacoi, David Elm, Seol Ki-hyeon, Eddie Johnson, Fredrik Stoor are all effectively available for loan or transfer
Hull City
Budget: Zero
Possible arrivals: In unlikely event of sales, Sol Campbell (free agent), Kris Boyd (Rangers, £1m), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland, minimal), Spanish loans
Possible departures: Pearson would like to see the back of several but don't bet on any actually leaving
Liverpool
Budget: Sales unless cash is released
Possible arrivals: Emile Heskey (Aston Villa, £3.5m), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland, £10m), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid, loan), Scott Parker (West Ham, £7m), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Tottenham Hotspur, swap)
Possible departures: Ryan Babel (Ajax, loan or swap), Andriy Voronin (several Bundesliga clubs, £3m), Andrea Dossena (Napoli, Zenit St Petersburg, Atlético Madrid, £3.5m), Philipp Degen
Manchester City
Budget: £150m
Possible arrivals: Angel di María (Benfica, £30m), Simon Kjaer (Palermo, £12m), Iván Córdoba (Internazionale, £4m), Maicon (Internazionale, £25m), Mario Balotelli (Internazionale, £25m), Matthew Upson (West Ham United £12m), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, £20m)
Possible departures: Benjani Mwaruwari (Stoke, Portsmouth, £1m)
Manchester United
Budget: £10m, or more if Nani is sold
Possible arrivals: Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille, £8m), Steven Defour (Standard Liège, £15m), Simon Kjaer (Palermo, £12m)
Possible departures: Nani (£10m)
Portsmouth
Budget: Less than zero
Possible arrivals: Depends on the above
Possible departures: Kevin-Prince Boateng (£6m, Sunderland), David James (£1m, Tottenham), David Nugent (Burnley, loan deal made permanent)
Stoke City
Budget: Money raised through sales
Possible arrivals: Andy Carroll (Newcastle United, £4m), Jason Roberts (Blackburn Rovers, swap with James Beattie), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland, £10m), Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza, £4m)
Possible departures: James Beattie (Blackburn, swap), Dave Kitson (£2.5m), Andrew Davies (£750,000)
Sunderland
Budget: £20m
Possible arrivals: Maynor Figueroa (Wigan, £6m), Robbie Keane, Michael Dawson, Alan Hutton (all Spurs, swap), Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough, £6m), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux, £4m), Kevin-Prince Boateng (£6m, Sunderland)
Possible departures: Anton Ferdinand (Spurs, swap), Kenwyne Jones (Liverpool, Stoke, Tottenham, £10m), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich or Hull, minimal), David Healy (various, minimal)
Tottenham Hotspur
Budget: Money raised through sales
Possible arrivals: David James (Portsmouth, £1m), Sandro (Internacional, £8m), Matthew Upson (West Ham, £12m), Scott Parker (West Ham, £7m), Ryan Babel (Liverpool, swap), Anton Ferdinand (Sunderland, swap), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan, £6m), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland, £10m)
Possible departures: David Bentley (Atlético Madrid, £8m or loan), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Liverpool, swap), Alan Hutton (Fulham, Sunderland, £5m or swap), Robbie Keane (Celtic, Sunderland, £8m or swap), Michael Dawson (Sunderland, swap)
West Ham United
Budget: Money raised through sales
Possible arrivals: Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina, £5m), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal, loan), central defender and midfielder
Possible departures: Robert Green (Arsenal, £5m), Scott Parker (Liverpool, Spurs, £7m), Carlton Cole (Arsenal, £10m), Matthew Upson (Man City, Tottenham, £12m)
Wigan Athletic
Budget: £1m-5m
Possible arrivals: Striker, central midfield and defence
Possible departures: Charles N'Zogbia (Birmingham, £8m), Paul Scharner (Fulham, £2m), Maynor Figueroa (Sunderland, Tottenham, £6m), Ben Watson (QPR, loan extension), Olivier Kapo (Boulogne, loan), Richard Kingson, Erik Edman (Championship clubs/abroad)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Budget: £2m plus money from sales
Possible arrivals: Craig Gardner (Aston Villa, £3m), Lee Carsley (Birmingham City, £500,000)
Possible departures: Matthew Hill, David Jones (Championship clubs)
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