We speak to NationalWorld writers covering Premier League and Championship clubs, on which positions they believe those clubs should look to strengthen in, in the final week of January.
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00:00 Well, I think it's probably two areas for me.
00:04 I mean, we've brought in Timo Werner,
00:06 but I think as you saw at Manchester United,
00:08 we lacked a little bit of conviction in the final third.
00:11 You know, Richarlison is in form,
00:14 Brennan Johnson, you know, we're getting into these positions
00:17 and not quite finishing teams off in terms of being clinical.
00:19 So a clinical goal scorer in an ideal world, very difficult to find.
00:23 There's a dearth of number nines across Europe at the moment, isn't there?
00:26 At the moment, we've obviously got Son coming back from the
00:30 Asian Cup as well.
00:32 So, you know, a clinical forward if you're talking ideal world,
00:35 but I think probably more pressing would be a bit of a midfield general.
00:39 I don't know. Well, they won't make any permanent transfers.
00:42 I could say that pretty confidently.
00:44 Certainly any significant money spent.
00:46 I think there's a chance that a lone player will come in.
00:50 But I think that's the most that United fans can expect.
00:55 Yeah, I mean, the only business I'm really expecting City to do
00:59 is to bring in Claudio Echeverri, a young player from Argentina,
01:03 a young midfielder.
01:05 We're expecting him to come in permanent transfer.
01:07 I think it's initial fee of 14 million euros, I think, plus add-ons.
01:11 But then he's going to be loaned back to River Plate
01:15 at least for the end of this season.
01:16 Maybe a versatile defender.
01:18 Maybe someone who can play left side, centre half, stroke left back.
01:22 Or there's still some fans, there's still a climate, someone get another number six in with Tara Wendles.
01:28 Finally starts to acclimatise after a struggle in early season.
01:33 But is he one for the long term future?
01:36 Because he's 30. How long has he got in him for?
01:38 I think, yeah, a versatile defender or a left-sided defender.
01:43 Oh, sorry, or a holding midfielder.
01:45 I beg your pardon.
01:46 Yeah, it's tough, Everton, because the hands are pretty much tied with finances.
01:49 But I mean,
01:52 they've been in the market for a winger for a long time, another winger.
01:56 I mean, that's what we saw in the summer.
01:57 They did bring in Harrison and Dan Juma, but both on loan.
02:00 Midfield, again, is another topic as well that they've been looking at.
02:04 I mean, they only really have the Dries O'Gay gone.
02:06 You know, they look a little bit light in midfield.
02:08 Wolves, it's a tricky one, I think.
02:11 Maybe another striker because Goliath's going out.
02:14 Fabio Silva is well on loan.
02:16 You've only really got Mateus Kounia and Hwang Hee-chan, of course,
02:19 when he comes back from international duty.
02:22 So they're going to want another player to have a bit of depth up top.
02:25 A winger, as I was alluding to before, they're in the market for one
02:29 and they haven't got enough depth.
02:30 Very similar to Wolves, really.
02:32 They've had so many injuries or they've had players loaned out, etc.
02:35 So, yeah, they need to bring in someone else out wide.
02:38 He's brought back Kaiser Hayden from Plymouth Argyle on loan, another right back.
02:42 So that means that Matty Cash is a bit more competition
02:45 because he's not really been at it this season.
02:47 So you can see what they're trying to do there.
02:49 Central midfield, they might try and bring in some cover.
02:52 Neander Den Donker is allowed to leave.
02:54 He said that they're going to try and bring in one or two faces this month
02:57 because they've not really got the resources to do too much.
03:00 But in the summer, they're expected to spend big.
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