With the January transfer window set to open in less than a month, clubs across Europe are preparing to open their checkbooks and bolster their squads ahead of the second half of the season.
Top of the wish lists of several teams will surely be Shakhtar Donetsk star Alex Teixeira, whose 25 goals in all competitions make him the second top goal scorer on the continent this term.
Chelsea has subsequently been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as it bids to arrest a disastrous start to the campaign and Goal has taken a closer look at the Brazilian star.