Ideal January transfer targets for each of the Premier League Top 6

Chelsea - Jadon Sancho/Hakim Ziyech

Jadon Sancho has lit up Bundesliga with his stellar performances for Borussia Dortmund this season

Frank Lampard’s high-flying Chelsea have had their wings trimmed recently following their recent league defeats to Manchester City, West Ham United and Everton. The Blues have qualified for the Champions League knock-out phase but await a tough draw following their second-place finish in Group H.

Chelsea have, in spite of their recent struggles, cemented a place in the Premier League top-four and are looking like one of the more exciting teams to watch this season. Many wrote Chelsea off at the start of the campaign, however, Frank Lampard has rejuvenated the club by unleashing their talented wonderkids. Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori and Christian Pulisic, all 22-or-below, have announced themselves in the Premier League this season with superb performances.

However, if Chelsea are to compete with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City domestically and even in Europe, they need to inject world-class pedigree to this blossoming side. Two players who have been constantly linked with the Blues are Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho and Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech.

The 19-year-old has taken the Bundesliga by storm since the beginning of last season. Sancho had 26 goal contributions in 34 appearances in the league last season and has picked up from where he left by already racking up 7 goals and 7 assists in just 12 games this season. The former Manchester City winger was destined to return to English soil at a certain stage in his career and Chelsea are already planning to initiate the project. Sancho can easily become the poster boy of this young Chelsea side and the fact that he has played with many of them in England’s youth teams will help him settle at Stamford Bridge easily. The only hindrance faced by Roman Abramovich could be the winger’s massive price-tag of £100m.

Ajax's Hakim Ziyech could be a much more realistic target for Chelsea in January

A much cheaper but equally-talented alternative is Ajax’s 26-year-old Hakim Ziyech. The Moroccan midfielder already has a mind-blowing 20 assists to his name this campaign with more than half of the season still to play. Many were puzzled when Ziyech was not sought-after by the big guns in the summer, especially after Ajax’s brilliant 2018/19 season when they won the Eredivisie and reached the Champions League semi-finals. Ziyech is not only a potent provider but also a capable goalscorer, having scored 8 in all competitions this term. Given his extremely low-priced release clause at €25m and the fact that Ajax have been knocked-out of the Champions League, Chelsea and Frank Lampard should be all over the Moroccan come January.