5 Players Who Could Leave In The January Transfer Window

Transfer policies have gone mad. Wherever you find a overly successful European side, you generally will find a wealthy owner who will throw money at any cause. It seems every transfer window records are broken, more money is spent and big players go from one club to another. Loyalty is hard to come by nowadays.

January is approaching and the rumours inevitably are going to be spreading around social media as if every day was Deadline Day. Here's a look at some of the players (6 to be precise) you could possibly see leaving their European club over the coming year. 

Probably worth mentioning that all of this is mere speculation and possibility, quite frankly no-one has a clue what goes on behind the scenes.

Arturo Vidal (Juventus) 

We don't know about anyone else but this rumour is doing my head in. Every window Vidal is linked with the possibility of joining Man Utd or Man City, but a deal never materialised. 

The Chilean international played down speculation linking him away from Italy in the summer, but the fact that Vidal has to state he is 'happy' at Juventus indicates quite the opposite, and we wouldn't be surprised to see him in the Premier League after all.

Julian Draxler (Schalke 04) 

What a prospect this guy is. We've started to see the German's name come up a few times during the past transfer windows but nothing has been concrete. Arsenal and Tottenham were linked with the winger over Summer, but being part of a World Cup winning squad is always going to up your value. 

Don't be surprised to see Draxler join up with the rest of the star Germans at Bayern Munich, who are looking for long term solutions to Ribery/Robben.

Sami Khedira (Real Madrid)

The holding midfielder has found himself on the bench for the most part of this season for Madrid, and we think he is far too good for that. Khedira was rushed back from injury to take part for Germany in the World Cup, where he was key in a 7-1 drubbing over Brazil… as if you need reminding. 

We would suggest that Khedira would fit in perfectly at Arsenal, but he is good enough for anyone around Europe. PSG? Bayern? City? Only time will tell. 

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

This one is looking increasingly unavoidable for Tottenham (again). If their defence wasn't so leaky, maybe he wouldn't have been called on so often. Unbelievable performances so far have seen him in the spotlight, and with Tottenham struggling to mount a challenge for top 4, it looks like Lloris could be out the exit door. Maybe a replacement for Casillas? Or even a replacement for De Gea?

Xherdan Shaqiri (Bayern Munich)

Another rumour that keeps bubbling to the surface every window. Shaqiri is at an age where if he wants to further his development, he needs to be playing first team football every week. His lack of first team opportunities makes us think that the Swiss has not turned out to be the signing Bayern were hoping for. He's constantly linked with Liverpool and perhaps this would be a good match. We think Shaqiri would do a great job at Atletico Madrid as well. Who knows?