7. Igor Akinfeev – CSKA Moscow
Recent reports in Russia have claimed that the talented goalkeeper may finally leave the Russian capital in the January transfer window as talks over a new deal to keep him there have stalled.
Akinfeev’s current deal with the Railwaymen expires at the end of the season, and with talks over a new contract stalling, he could be available for a reduced fee in January, or nothing at all in the summer.
Critics have long been calling for Akinfeev to test himself in a stronger league, and though it’s easy to still think of him as a fresh faced youngster he’s actually 27-years-old now and approaching the prime of his career. As no stranger to European competition, there is no doubt that he will be able to compete at the highest level, and though Wojciech Szcz?sny has been noticeably improved so far this season, there is still a sense that Wenger doesn’t quite trust him.