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With Patrice Evra’s Manchester United contract running out in the summer, it could be time for David Moyes to start looking for a replacement. Some people want Leighton Baines to make the move from Everton, while some fancy Southampton’s Luke Shaw to sign at Old Trafford. One name that keeps popping up though is Fabio Coentrao, who according to the Express is on the verge of signing until the end of the season. But is he the right man for the job?

Don’t you just love the January transfer window? It’s as if the names of players are put into one hat, the names of the clubs into the other, and whichever two they pull out and link together ends up on the back page of our papers, or slapped all over the online publications.

Signing players from lower leagues than the Premier League can stir mixed emotions with fans of the top tier team.

Manchester United need something special to happen this month if they are to retain their Premier League crown. Slumped in seventh place in the table, United are supposedly ready to spend big, and they don’t come much bigger in terms of ambition than Juventus pairing Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba – both of whom are to be bid for, according to the Daily Mail. But where would they fit in?

Everyone has an opinion in football, that’s one of the reasons why we love the game. But on the whole, the general football fan is in agreement about one thing, and that’s how dainty the Manchester United midfield currently looks. Again, spectators have their different choices to fill the central berth – Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal and Alex Song have all been bandied about in my local pub, but for me there is only one man to do the job – Marco Reus.

If having a midfield group consisting of Ramires, Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel and Michael Essien wasn’t enough, it now seems that Jose Mourinho is ready to land Inter midfielder Fredy Guarin. TalkSPORT report that the Blues have reportedly offered the Serie A club £15m for the player, so I thought that I would put a little scouting report together.

If you’re looking for technical players, La Liga is probably your best bet. The Spanish game is flooded with able players and the league is renowned for its soothing feel, so it is no real surprise that Premier League clubs are apparently flocking to La Liga for this month’s transfer window.

The Daily Express say that Arsenal have launched a £12.5m bid for Real Sociedad winger Antoine Griezmann, so I thought that I would put a few things together for the Arsenal fans. The Gunners currently have Theo Walcott on the right wing, although he is out for the rest of the season, and the likes of Santi Cazorla and Lukas Podolski on the left, but there is always room for talent depending on their capabilities. Here are five things that I think Gooners should know.