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Your support makes all the difference.Temperatures are plummeting outside which can only mean one thing - the winter transfer window must be just around the corner.
Some of world football's biggest names swapped clubs for monster money in the summer, Neymar smashing the world transfer record by moving from Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain being the headline-grabber, but many closer to home could follow him in January with speculation about the futures of Philippe Coutinho, Alexis Sanchez and more refusing to go away.
Manchester City were the summer's biggest spenders splashing over £200m on new arrivals but Pep Guardiola isn't likely to stop there with a title there for the taking. Crosstown rivals United were busy too and will want more despite adding Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof in the summer with Jose Mourinho keen on an attacking wide player and a new full back.
Liverpool struggled to get deals over the line and could still lose Coutinho while Chelsea are still in need of bodies as Antonio Conte continues to battle with a hectic fixture list.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's unhappiness at Real (see below) is having knock-on effects, putting David de Gea's long-awaited return to Madrid in jeopardy.
The two share an agent, in Portuguese 'superagent' Jorge Mendes, and Ronaldo's dealings with Madrid mean that Mendes' relationship with Real will likely be too strained to complete a deal for de Gea.
If the Spanish stopper's move to Spain does not come off in the summer, Zinedine Zidane may turn to Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois to solve his goalkeeping conundrum.
Crystal Palace's woes in front of goal have been well-documented, with no goal in their first seven Premier League games and none away from Selhurst Park.
Christian Benteke's misses have played a large part in this, with the striker missing a penalty over the weekend, and Roy Hodgson today declared the striker's form a "concern."
Palace may well look for January reinforcements up front with Benteke the only natural striker in their first-team squad. Hodgson is rumoured to be considering Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi, Fiorentina's Khouma Boubacar or Everton;s Oumar Niasse as January additions.
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