It is always a risk changing clubs midway through the season, but certain players will be angling for moves now that the window is open across Europe
Getty ImagesDele Alli
Jose Mourinho has made little attempt to hide his dissatisfaction with Dele Alli and although the frostiness between the two has thawed somewhat in recent weeks, a January separation move still seems inevitable.
Indeed, if the England international is to have any chance of making Gareth Southgate's squad for this summer's European Championships, he will need to be playing regular football, and that is just not happening at the moment, with Alli having just one Premier League start to his name so far this term.
Mauricio Pochettino's appointment as Paris Saint-Germain coach could, thus, prove great news for the 24-year-old, who earned a reputation as one of Europe's most exciting young attacking talents during the Argentine's time in charge of Tottenham.
AdvertisementGetty ImagesMarcos Alonso
Frank Lampard said he would not hold any "grudges" after an alleged dressing-room argument with Marcos Alonso during the interval in Chelsea's 3-3 draw at West Brom back in September, but the versatile left-back hasn not seen a single minute of game time since.
The Spain international was linked with a move to Inter at the time, but Antonio Conte's interest in one of his former charges now appears to have cooled. Consequently, Alonso could well end up back in La Liga, with Atletico Madrid said to be considering a January bid.
At 30 years of age, Alonso certainly needs to leave Stamford Bridge if he is to feature this season, having not only fallen behind big summer signing Ben Chilwell in the pecking order but also Emerson Palmieri.
It is worth noting that Chelsea would also be open to selling reserve centre-half Antonio Rudiger in January and letting Fikayo Tomori leave on loan.
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Diego Costa has already parted company with Atletico Madrid, who ceded to the striker's request to be released six months before the expiration of his contract for "personal reasons".
It is not yet known, though, which manager will be brave enough to take a gamble on a powerful but infamously volatile forward who has been beset by injury issues over the past year.
Juventus have seemingly pulled out of the running even though they are looking for a back-up for Alvaro Morata, but Jose Mourinho still needs cover for Harry Kane at Tottenham and the Portuguese manager obviously won a Premier League title with Costa during their time together at Chelsea.
However, Molineux is probably the 32-year-old's most likely destination, given he is represented by Jorge Mendes, who has done a succession of deals with Wolves in recent seasons.
GettyJulian Draxler
Julian Draxler openly admitted that he considered leaving Paris Saint-Germain during the summer, after what he described as "a season to forget" for him.
In the end, though, he did not find a project that he felt ticked all the boxes in terms of what he was seeking.
It now seems likely that the Germany international will wait until the summer before joining a new club on a free transfer. However, Draxler will be desperate to find out immediately whether he is a part of Mauricio Pochettino's plans for the remainder of the season.
The versatile 27-year-old attacker, who has made just five starts in Ligue 1 this season, simply cannot afford to spend the majority of his time on the bench if he wants to represent his country at Euro 2020.