We look at 10 players likely to create headlines next month, including the ‘new Kevin De Bruyne’
Men’s transfer interactive: January 2026 edition
While Semenyo would doubtless prefer to be in Morocco at the moment, one of the advantages to Ghana’s failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations has been that the 25-year-old is in the same country as all the clubs who have expressed an interest in signing him. With a contract at Bournemouth containing a £65m release clause that becomes active for the first two weeks of January, Manchester City appear to have won the race for the player who has scored 19 Premier League goals since the start of last season. Chelsea and Tottenham have now moved on to other targets but could Liverpool or Manchester United attempt to steal a late march on their rivals? They need to get a move on if so.
The England defender has been outstanding for Crystal Palace in the first half of the season despite being denied his move to Liverpool in August. But while Guéhi has signalled his desire to leave on a lucrative free transfer in the summer, this is Palace’s last chance to cash in on their captain and his long list of suitors that also includes Manchester City could tempt them into selling in January. That scenario still appears unlikely given how Guéhi’s departure would go down with the manager, Oliver Glasner, although the Austrian has still not signed his own contract extension and could also be off at the end of the season. Guéhi is free to sign a pre-contract with an overseas club from 1 January and Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Inter are all believed to have shown an interest.
