With the January transfer window opening in just over three weeks time, TEAMtalk's James Marshment presents his top 10 transfer possibilities.
Rod Fanni to Liverpool The Rennes full-back has long been linked with a move to the Premier League - with his name often the source of much amusement among our headline writers in the Towers.
Fanni, a powerful (and all-too-rare-these-days) defensive-minded right-back would bring both strength and discipline to a Reds rearguard, which has too often been caught out this season.
The potential £7million capture of Fanni - the regular back-up to Bacary Sagna in the France national team - would free up Glen Johnson to play on the right of midfield, with Roy Hodgson hoping he can do for Liverpool what Gareth Bale has done so impressively for Spurs.
David Luiz to Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti's need for more cover and competition at centre-half has become increasingly urgent in recent weeks with both John Terry and Alex struggling, and eventually succumbing, to injury. The sale of Ricardo Carvalho in the summer left the Blues badly short of options in the heart of defence so the capture of the Brazilian centre-half would make perfect sense.
The one drawback could be his fee, with reports suggesting Benfica would want up to £14million for the 23-year-old.
But with his best years ahead of him, Ancelotti could be persuaded to blow his entire budget on Luiz. Besides, he's got a wicked barnet and you can already hear the 'Sideshow Bob' chants ringing out from the terraces.
Shay Given to Arsenal Arsenal's need for a goalkeeper is so painfully obvious that it has long since gone beyond a joke. Arsene Wenger has hinted that he's unlikely to add to his squad in January, but even he would not pass up the chance to move for Given, who has cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the Manchester City bench this season.
A fee of £5million would land him - but it could be amongst the shrewdest pieces of business that Wenger has ever conducted if he lands his man.
Matt Gilks to Man City Shay Given's exit from Eastlands is one of the more obvious moves to call, but his departure would leave City in urgent need of experienced back-up to Joe Hart.
Gilks, out of contract in the summer, looks certain to leave Blackpool sooner rather than later and the short move to Eastlands would make perfect sense for all parties concerned.
Robbie Keane to Newcastle Harry Redknapp has already confirmed that the much-travelled forward will be sold to the highest bidder this winter, but there are not too many moves left open for the Irishman.
A move to Newcastle, however, would make perfect sense, where his intelligence and creativity would not only make him the perfect foil for Andy Carroll, but also make him an instant Toon idol.
And if Newcastle, as expected, move for Martin Jol as a replacement for the dismissed Chris Hughton, a move to St James' looks even more likely for Keane, who would revel in linking up once again with his former White Hart Lane mentor.
Emmanuel Adebayor to Tottenham Redknapp may already have denied the link, but you can often take what the crafty Cockney says with a pinch of salt.
And with Keane moving on to pastures new, expect Redknapp to fill the void at Tottenham with the purchase of unsettled Manchester City frontman Adebayor.
Redknapp, who has form for signing former Arsenal stars after the capture of William Gallas in the summer, would relish the chance of landing the former Gunners frontman and simultaneously give his striking options a much-needed alternative option.
Just be careful not to call Redknapp a 'wheeler-dealer' in the meantime.
Keisuke Honda to Man City The exit of Adebayor would leave City a striker light and Honda could be the man to fill the void. The Japanese talisman looks destined for a move to the Premier League and a switch to Eastlands from CSKA Moscow would make perfect sense - especially given City's attempts to crack into the Far East market and commercial way of thinking.
The only downside is that he could be too 'samey' to Carlos Tevez, though 'square pegs, round holes' has never seemed to bother City in the past.
Stephen Ireland to Sunderland 'The King of Bling' has only been at Aston Villa since the summer but if ever a move was destined for failure it was this one.
Signed as a makeweight in the mega-bucks transfer that took James Milner in the opposite direction, Ireland made his debut in the 6-0 embarrassment at Newcastle towards the back end of August.
His run in the team lasted just under a month, during which time Villa had appointed Gerard Houllier. But the Frenchman soon had Ireland's cards marked, labelling his work-rate and fitness not up to standard and also prefering to play some untried kids in Ireland's prefered central midfield position.
Wearside could be his next stop, though a loan move rather than a permanent residency looking like the most obvious temporary solution.
David Wheater to Newcastle The towering Middlesbrough academy graduate has probably stayed on at The Riverside for a season too long as Boro have lurched from one crisis to another of late.
In that time, Wheater's stock has probably taken a tumble, but he still possesses good timing in the tackle, good aerial ability and a commanding presence in the heart of defence.
The right move could propel Wheater onto bigger and better things and the short move up the A19 could well suit all parties, where he could develop his game under the expert tutelage of Sol Campbell.
Scott Dann to Liverpool Dann's form for Birmingham over the past 18 months has been nothing short of magnificent, and but for the solid central defensive options at Fabio Capello's disposal, he can consider himself unlucky not to have been called into the England squad.
The Liverpool-born defender has enjoyed a remarkable rise in the game, given that he was plying his trade for non-league Redditch United just five years ago.
But he poses all the style and grace of an Alan Hansen in the making and looks a natural long-term successor to Jamie Carragher, who has seen injuries and poor form catch up with him in recent campaigns.
