Arsenal have a player able to fulfil this function in Danny Welbeck, but he has been missing for the vast majority of the season, having made just six
league appearances so far.
Roberto Firmino endured a slow start to life at Liverpool since his # 29million move from Hoffenheim over the summer but the 24 - year old has found his feet at Anfield in recent weeks and has scored a respectable 5 goals in 20 Premier
League appearances so far.
The Swedish striker has scored a staggering 35 goals in just 40
league appearances so far this campaign and his availability has attracted the attention of clubs all over the world.
Emre Can has been hit by injury problems this season and it has restricted him to only 11
league appearances so far.
Lingard has found an extended run in the team under Jose Mourinho hard to come by, and has made fourteen Premier
League appearances so far this season.
Gray has made 30 Premier
League appearances so far this season, but 16 of them have been from the bench.
Courtois has made 21
league appearances so far this season for the Blues and kept eight Premier League sheets this term.
One such player who could be making way for those potential new signings is winger Ashley Young, who has managed just four Premier
League appearances so far this term...
Costa has a reputation of being a hot - tempered player from his days at Atletico and has already earned two yellow cards in three Premier
League appearances so far this season.
The German midfielder also scored his only goal against Everton, and has only provided 2 assists in his 9
League appearances so far, which is well below his best form by a country mile.
Fitness issues have resulted in a disjointed campaign thus far, with the 28 - year - old making just five Premier
League appearances so far this season, totalling 367 minutes on the pitch for the Gunners.
With just three Premier
League appearances so far this season, a chance to really prove himself and show his qualities with Everton could be too appealing to turn down for Trippier as it's highly unlikely that he will displace Walker any time soon unless due to injury or suspension.
Mahrez's form has been one of the key factors behind Leicester's unlikely title challenge this season, and has already chalked up an impressive 13 goals and seven assists in 21 Premier
League appearances so far.
This season has been no different, getting four goals and four assists in 29 Premier
League appearances so far.
This season has been a bit different for the Spurs talisman however, as Alli has only managed to score two and assist one in his seven
league appearances so far this campaign.
He has scored 22 league goals in each of the past two seasons, plus nine in 21 La Liga and Champions
League appearances so far this term.
It appeared to be an astute acquisition by Palace, but he has struggled to replicate his Marseille form in a Crystal Palace shirt and has subsequently made just nine Premier
League appearances so far this term.
The Colombian has struggled with injury problems since joining the club last summer, and has made just 12 Premier
League appearances so far.
The 28 - year - old has been involved in 11 goals in 14 Premier
League appearances so far this campaign; one more than he contributed to in the entirety of last term.
The 22 - year - old has scored six goals in 13
league appearances so far this season, with Inter holding a four - point lead at the top of the standings over nearest rivals Fiorentina and Napoli.
Not exact matches
Seems some big one's mind the joining of «Turkey» and that is why all this pressure applied to make Muslims life more difficult in Europe with
so many regulations... Some are taking into consideration the balance of powers and religions... Why can't Europe say no to America if do not want the joining of «Turkey» to
League... why buy time prolonging with excuses and conditions while from inside they fight any thing called Islamic from
appearance to rituals...?!
In 2011, he made his 500th English
League appearance against Barnsley and in doing
so cemented his unarguable status as a Premier
League classic.
The player has only made two
appearances for Antonio Conte's side
so far this season, with one coming in the Premier
League 2, with the other coming in the EFL Cup for the Blues» U23 side.
The German youth team international has made 27
appearances so far this term, helping his team to sixth place in the
league table.
He was replaced at Barca the summer after he scored 21 goals in 54
appearances, he already won a spanish
league title, a spanish Cup and a host of other trophies with them, and he has to know he is a star and an absolute fan favorite with us,
so I see no reason to go back to la liga.
So far this season, the defender has only been able to make nine
appearances, with all of these coming in the Premier
League.
So far, the defender has been able to make a total of 32
appearances for the former Premier
League champions, scoring two and assisting three in that time period as well.
With 15 goals and 10 assists in 29
appearances in all competitions, he's certainly made his mark in France and
so it remains to be seen if it's enough to earn himself a move to the Premier
League.
The Belgian international's last Premier
League appearance came back on October 28, and
so from a personal perspective too, he'll be delighted to be back involved and will be hopeful of playing a key role in helping Tottenham enjoy a successful end to the campaign on all remaining fronts.
So far this campaign, Goretzka has got off to a flying start, as the midfielder has managed to clock up four goals in just 10
league appearances for Die Königsblauen.
He has been sorely missed, he is our second top scorer with 6 in his 14 premier
league appearances, his direct running often causes havoc in the opposition half, and on the break he makes us
so much more dangerous and incisive on the break.
So it may come as a surprise to learn that the 20 - year - old brought up 50
appearances for the Gunners in their 1 - 0 Premier
League victory over Newcastle United yesterday.
Having now scored 50 goals in just over 100
league appearances for Dortmund, the German international's valuation will have increased significantly since his $ 17.5 m switch from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2012, as per Sky Sports, and
so Arsenal must be prepared to splash out.
Despite this, Rashford has struggled for regular game time
so far in 2018, with Mourinho only giving the player substitute
appearances in the Premier
League since the turn of the year.
The 30 - year - old has featured 24 times for the La Liga outfit in
league competition
so far this term — of which 23
appearances have come from the start — but he has managed only four goals, although eight assists mark him out as a much more productive operator than he ever was in North London, where he scored only seven goals and contributed six assists over two miserable
league campaigns.
The winger has made 27
appearances in the
league so far this campaign, however a large part of these have been from the substitute's bench.
The 25 - year - old has been in decent form
so far this season, scoring six goals in 18
appearances for the Ukrainian giants, with a total tally of 12 goals and 22 assists in 90
league outings since his move from Atletico MG in 2013.
Tierney has made three
appearances in the Champions
League so far this season, with the player grabbing an assist for his troubles in that time, a feat that shouldn't be sniffed at considering the teams in Celtic's group.
Walcott has made seven
appearances so far this season, mainly coming in the Europa
League and
League Cup, and
so for his own career, he may also seek an exit elsewhere as he'll want a more prominent role than what he's getting at Arsenal.
Anichebe has scored a measly 24
league goals in his 186
appearances so far in his career with Everton and West Bromwich Albion combined, and hardly boasts any kind of record which would warrant a move to our big club.
The 25 - year - old has made just nine
appearances so far this season in all competitions, with his last Premier
League start coming back on September 16 in the defeat to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
As determined by their rankings and minimum
appearances filter, we've worked out who they have determined as the weak links for every Premier
League team
so far this season, although we're not sure we agree:
Giroud was highly praised for his cameo
appearance,
so much
so that following on from his form these past few weeks, many have suggested he should be reinstated ahead of Alexis Sanchez as the side's starting sole striker, starting with this weeks Champions
League fixture against PSG.
The highly - rated Argentina international has impressed at Serie A giants Inter following his arrival at the San Siro from Sampdoria in 2013;
so far the striker has netted 19 times in 40
appearances for the club, with 10 goals in 16
league appearances this season.
It's not hard to see just why Inter are trying to tie Icardi down
so much with the striker or why the two table - topping Premier
League sides are interested, Icardi has managed an impressive 15 goals in 27
appearances despite Inter's struggle for form for the majority of this season.
So far this campaign, Holding has been able to make a total of 19
appearances for Arsene Wenger's side, with the majority of these coming in the Premier
League and the Europa
League.
That takes his overall tally to 36 goals in 58
league appearances since moving to England, and
so it's no surprise that Atleti were keen on testing the waters and discussing a possible return.
With Alli now starring in the Premier
League — he has made 11
appearances and scored two goals
so far this season — and impressing for England, Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho will doubtless regret missing out on this glistening talent when they had the chance.
I honestly couldn't care less about the Champions
League, because it's embarrassing seeing us beaten
so easily every season, and even worse seeing Leicester go further in their first, and probably last ever
appearance in the competition.
Lichsteiner has already made an
appearance in the Champions
League for Juve
so will be cuptied for us if we progress further in the competition, but there will be enough
League and FA Cup games for the Swiss defender to be used in rotation with whoever else happens to be fit at the time!