Aston Villa: Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United)
It is an open secret that Premier League champions Manchester United are keen to offload their recently purchased England international on a six-month loan deal in January in order to give Zaha as much game time as possible in the second half of this campaign, and at this moment in time it is Paul Lambert’s outfit who appear to be leading the chase for the winger.
West Bromwich Albion: Steve Cook (Bournemouth)
The Baggies are in no great need to strengthen come the new year, but the west Midlands club have been linked with Bournemouth’s highly rated young defender in recent weeks, with manager Steve Clarke said to be pondering a move for the 22-year-old.