One player that each of the top 6 Premier League teams should target in the January transfer window

3. Manchester City: Caglar Soyuncu

It won't be easy, but Soyuncu could save City's season

Throughout the summer, the news surrounding Manchester City was the fact that Vincent Kompany had departed, and that they had failed to recruit a replacement. City, however, was bullish about the fact that defensive midfielder Fernandinho could plug a gap there, if he was required, and so City started the season with 3 senior centre-backs; John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi and Aymeric Laporte.

Laporte's long-term injury, however, has thrown a spanner in the works, and City has looked extremely vulnerable in recent months, at times even resorting to playing Fernandinho and fellow midfielder Rodri in defence. It is clear that they need a solution-and fast, and that player could potentially be Leicester City centre-back Caglar Soyuncu.

It will be extremely difficult to prise him away from Leicester City, given the Foxes' fantastic start to the season, but the opportunity to work with Pep Guardiola and the chance to compete for silverware consistently could help City bring him in.

So far this season, Soyuncu has been immense at the heart of Brendan Rodgers' defence, putting up 2.6 tackles and 1.4 interceptions per game, besides winning 65% of his aerial duels. It's also a good thing that, like Upamecano, Soyuncu is an excellent passer of the football, something that is a prerequisite for every player in a Pep system. He completes 87.8% of his total passes and also completes 3 long balls per game. This season, he has made an average of 71.9 passes per game, so he is comfortable with having to consistently pass accurately.

If this transfer goes through, Manchester City will have a real gem on their hands and will be praying that Soyuncu has the same effect for them that Virgil van Dijk had for Liverpool when he arrived in 2018.