Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
The world’s best and most decorated keeper still finds himself warming the substitutes’ bench at the Santiago Bernabeu under new los Blancos head coach Carlo Ancelotti, at least in La Liga, and with the 32-year-old believed to be concerned about losing his starting spot in goal for the Spanish national team at next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil, the shot stopper is expected to depart the Spanish capital in January in search of guaranteed first-team football.
And the Spain international’s next port of call is thought most likely to be Eastlands as City continue their own long-running search for a new keeper to replace the error-prone Joe Hart.
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
The brilliant, classy and silky smooth Germany international may have a contract with the Bundesliga giants that runs until June 30 2017, however, that has still not stopped the big-spending Premier League side from exploring the possibility of being able to lure the 24-year-old centre back to the north west when the winter transfer window opens again for business in January.