It's that time of the year again when transfer rumours abound with Premier League clubs looking to strengthen their squads for the remainder of the season.
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The winter transfer window opened on 1 January and closes on 2 February at 19:00 GMT.
With one week to go before it shuts, BBC Sport looks at some of the players that have been linked with moves to and from Premier League clubs.
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Current club: Crystal Palace
Possible destinations: Juventus, Aston Villa, AC Milan, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest
With Jean-Philippe Mateta having already told Crystal Palace that he wants to leave and the club listening to offers for the France forward, this feels like a move waiting to happen.
The 28-year-old only has 18 months left on his present deal despite signing a contract extension with the Eagles just over 12 months ago.
Italian giants Juventus and Premier League Aston Villa are believed to be leading the chase for Mateta, who Palace value at around £40m.
Whether they would be wise to sanction the departure of their leading goalscorer this month is another matter altogether.
Palace fans have seen their team collect just two Premier League points since 7 December, suffer the greatest shock defeat in FA Cup history, in terms of league placings, and watch captain Marc Guehi complete a switch to Manchester City.
On top of that, manager Oliver Glasner has already announced he will be off this summer and subsequently launched an attack on the club's hierarchy.
Palace should have enough points on the board to avoid being drawn into a relegation battle. But if their current form were to persist much longer, they could endure a difficult ending to a season currently being propped up by the Europa Conference League.
Jorgen Strand Larsen
Current club: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possible destinations: Leeds, West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace
Having rebuffed several advances from Newcastle last summer, Wolves now look ready to allow Jorgen Strand Larsen to leave the club.
Despite having 15 top-flight games left, bottom club Wolves already look destined to be playing in the Championship next season, as they are effectively 18 points from safety.
So with Leeds, West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace all circling for the Norway forward's services, it would be no surprise if Molineux was not his home for very much longer.
The 25-year-old has averaged a goal every 3.5 games during his club career.
Tammy Abraham
Tammy Abraham has won 11 caps for England
Current club: Besiktas
Possible destination: Aston Villa
On Monday, Besiktas paid £11.2m to Roma for Tammy Abraham - as the Turkish club prepare to sell him to Aston Villa.
The England striker had a medical on Saturday, having travelled to the UK on Friday after Villa agreed an £18m deal with the Super Lig side.
Besiktas had an obligation to buy in the loan deal which took Abraham from Roma last summer and did not want to sell him, but are reluctantly allowing Abraham to return to England.
The former Chelsea forward is still only 28 and enjoyed a prolific loan spell at Villa Park during 2018-19, when the Midlands club returned to the Premier
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