The Premier League's January transfer window is upon us with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United all set to be busy.
Chelsea have made the biggest splash with the signing of Borussia Dortmund's Christian Pulisic with Gonzalo Higuain joining him on loan from AC Milan. Don't expect the Blues to stop there, however, with Cagliari's Nicolo Barella still on their radar. And what of outgoings with the futures of Eden Hazard and Callum Hudson-Odoi firmly up in the air. Liverpool were the summer's biggest spenders with no fewer than four new arrivals.Goalkeeper Alisson was the headline-grabber with the Brazilian already proving worth every penny of the world-record fee the Reds shelled out for the Brazilian. Could Jurgen Klopp bolster his title challengers this month?
United got a couple of new faces in through the door in the summer but it hasn't made a difference with Jose Mourinho out and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in. Will he spend them out of trouble in the January sales?
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has dismissed reports linking Wilfried Zaha with a transfer to Borussia Dortmund, insisting there has been no contact between the two clubs.
It is in the final third where Hodgson hopes to strengthen his team - Bakary Sako is close to concluding a return to the club - so the loss of his finest player would significantly disrupt his plans.
To that end, Everton's Cenk Tosun has been linked with a loan move to Selhurst Park following the collapse of a similar bid for Dominic Solanke, but Hodgson also refused to discuss any potential interest in him.
"There has been no dialogue whatsoever between Borussia Dortmund and Crystal Palace," the 71-year-old said. "Wilf signed a long-term contract with Crystal Palace. He's very much our player.
"I'm (also) not prepared to talk about any individual players (like Tosun) because we could be here all afternoon if I was supposed to take notice of every player we're supposedly interested in.
"We have two players coming back from long-term injuries. Connor Wickham, after two years' absence, and Christian Benteke coming back from a serious operation. We don't know how long it will take before he is back to the player we know he can be, so we don't have an awful lot of attacking options.
"So it's not surprising we're being linked with attacking players. But we do have players. A lot depends upon how it pans out with Connor and Christian in terms of their recovery."
Eden Hazard hopes that Gonzalo Higuain’s goals can make the difference for Chelsea now that he has completed his move from AC Milan, and that he can finally replace the penalty box ruthlessness of Diego Costa.
The Argentine striker was paraded before fans at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night and is set to make his debut against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup on Sunday.
Chelsea have struggled with their number 9 options ever since Diego Costa fell out with Antonio Conte two years ago, even before he went back to Atletico Madrid. So far this season Alvaro Morata has five league goals and Olivier Giroud just one. Hazard is their top league goalscorer with 10.
But Hazard cannot do it all himself and he is looking forward to partnering with someone who has led the line for Real Madrid, Juventus and Napoli over the years.
And who can give Chelsea that extra edge in the penalty area that they have been missing. He thinks Higuain can be just as good as Costa, the man whose strength and courage helped the team to the Premier League titles in 2014-15 and 2016-17.
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