Top 5: Stars who could be Premier League-bound

The January transfer window is now open and many of the top clubs will undoubtedly be making some key additions to their squads, whether this is to help with a title push or purely for Premier League survival.

There is bound to be lots of activity over the next month and whilst the majority of deals will be completed by your average struggling side, there will be some transfers that get the pulses racing.

Last January; Premier League clubs spent £175m in January and the likes of Alexandre Pato, Giannelli Imbula, Lamine Kone, Mohamed Elneny, Oumar Niasse and Nordin Amrabat all transferred to the English top-flight from an international club.

This year will be no different as clubs look to strengthen their squads with the latest international talent and, in fact, there are already some done deals in place as champions Leicester City will be bringing in Genk midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have agreed a £27m fee for Palmeiras forward Gabriel Jesus.

There are plenty of rumours about which players might be securing a deal with a new club in the New Year, but here are five international superstars who Shoot! think could be on their way to the Premier League during the 2017 January transfer window…