Cody Gakpo and Joao Felix are among the players set to transfer on January 2023

January 2023 is almost here and clubs across Europe have started bidding for players that they feel they are right for their respective projects.

Some will move permanently while others will be loaned out for months or a year. The aim is always to strengthen the squad and win trophies.

Cody Gakpo

Cody Gakpo will travel to England to finalize his move as a Liverpool player in the coming days. The contracts have been signed and the player is just waiting for his medical tests.

Cody Gakpo of Netherlands in action on December 3, 2022. AFP

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Virgil van Dijk was a key figure that helped Liverpool to land the Dutch winger despite Gakpo wanting to join Erik ten Hag at Manchester United since August 2022.

Frenkie de Jong

Manchester United have suffered a major blow in their pursuit to land Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona in January. Barcelona has reaffirmed that they are keeping De Jong.

Frenkie de Jong, central midfield of Barcelona and Netherlands during the warm-up before match between FC Barcelona and FC Bayern München at Spotify Camp Nou on October 26, 2022. AFP

United have been hunting the Dutch midfielder since August 2022 and it is now time to let go of the battle and shift their focus to another player.

Joao Felix

Joao Felix could be on his way to Chelsea with the London-based club ready to officially submit their six-month bid to Atletico Madrid.

Joao Felix of Portugal on December 10, 2022. AFP

The 23-year-old has fallen out with the current Atleti manager, Diego Simeone and a move to Chelsea could help salvage his career during the winter.

Mykhaylo Mudryk

Mykhaylo Mudryk wants to join Arsenal and he recently posted watching an Arsenal match on his Instagram page. It is now up to Arsenal to submit an official bid for the player.