Which Premier Leauge stars could be strutting their stuff on foreign shores by February?
We hear a lot about the players who are coming to the Premier League from abroad, but less about those who are on their way out of the English top flight.
Here is an XI of the top players linked with moves away from the Premier League in January.
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GK) Petr Cech – Chelsea
While the stopper has been linked with moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, Chelsea would prefer to sell abroad, and Real Madrid seem the perfect destination.
DR) Glen Johnson – Liverpool
Johnson was initially linked with old Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez at Napoli, but more recently Roma have apparently been sniffing around the defender.
DC) Matija Nastasic – Manchester City
The talented defender established himself under Roberto Mancini but has fallen out of favour under Manuel Pellegrini. Roman side Lazio are one of many Serie A sides interested.
DR) Vlad Chiriches – Tottenham Hotspur
Another player attracting interest from the Italian capital, Roma are allegedly looking at a bargain deal for the Spurs reject.
DL) Kurt Zouma – Chelsea
The defender has done well as a sub for Chelsea, but Jose Mourinho is apparently considering sanctioning a move to Besiktas to get the youngster more game time.
MR) Mohamed Salah – Chelsea
Another Blues player linked with Besiktas is Salah, who has barely featured since arriving last January.
CM) Lucas Leiva -Liverpool
The first but by no means the last player on this list apparently attracting interest from Inter Milan.
CM) Frank Lampard – Manchester City
Nobody is quite sure where Lampard will end up. He’s supposed to be heading to New York, but some say he’ll stick around till the summer.
ML) Steven Pienaar – Everton
New Real Sociedad boss David Moyes is apparently keen to get his old Everton protege onboard in Spain.
ST) Mario Balotelli – Liverpool
Mancini is said to be keen on bringing the man he took to the Premier League to his new club, Inter Milan.
ST) Lukas Podolski – Arsenal
The last name on Inter Milan‘s impressive Premier League list of targets is Arsenal outcast Podolski.