Three January bargains for Man City

Santi Cazorla

Santi Cazorla has blessed the Premier League with his incredible ability for the past four and a half years. But this coming summer the 31-year-old’s contract with Arsenal is up, meaning he could be available for a cut-price fee this January.

The mercurial Spaniard started out behind the striker at Arsenal but has since found a home in one of the central midfield roles, as a deep-lying playmaker. He makes Arsenal tick, and links back to front superbly well.

We here at Shoot! reckon City are missing a player like this, of all their options there is no one who can dictate the tempo of a match from deep, maybe Gundogan and Fernandinho, but they strike us more as exceptional athletes rather than pass-masters.

City should look to capitalise on Cazorla’s contract situation this January and give their team a new dimension in the process.