Friday 30 December 2016 15:25, UK
Shkodran Mustafi, Claudio Bravo and Eric Bailly were among the Premier League's top Spanish imports in the summer transfer window - but who could arrive from La Liga in January?
From a Real Madrid Galactico to a highly-rated Malaga youth product, Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Terry Gibson has picked out six players who could make the move to England.
Take a look through Gibson's Spanish selection below…
James Rodriguez
Club: Real Madrid
Position: Attacking midfielder
He was the last Galactico signing after bursting onto the scene during the 2014 World Cup finals, but he has become a victim of not playing enough in his preferred position. Ideally, he likes to play in a free role behind the strikers, but Real Madrid don't really use that system.
He didn't take part in the recent Club World Cup final and he hasn't played much at all for Madrid this season, but I think he's a fantastic player. They paid 80 million euros to sign him from Monaco and he is still only 25, so I think they are well within their rights to look to get as much of that back as possible.
He has come out and suggested it's time to look elsewhere, and I gather the club are not particularly happy with the timing of his comments. I thought he and Madrid might wait until the end of the season, but I think it's a possibility he could leave in January. He could play for any of the top teams in the Premier League easily.
Steven N'Zonzi
Club: Sevilla
Position: Central midfielder
N'Zonzi has been phenomenal since joining Sevilla, this season in particular. He's thriving with the extra responsibility given to him by Jorge Sampaoli, who took over from Unai Emery in the summer.
At times N'Zonzi is the only orthodox midfield player in the team, so he really has to work hard. He has shown he is a good athlete and he's really good technically as well. He's got an eye for a pass and he's added goals to his game this season.
We're not just talking about a player who sits in front of the back four. He's a multi-purpose midfielder. He could be box-to-box, he could be a holding midfielder and he could be an attacking midfielder. He's got everything.
I knew of N'Zonzi from his time in the Premier League, but it's really surprised me how good he has been at Sevilla. It's going to take the (£21.5m) buy-out clause to get him. Sevilla are a selling club who like to make a profit on a player, and I think they picked him up for seven million euros.
If the likes of Juventus are looking at him, I know for certain that Premier League clubs will be monitoring the situation as well. It would only be the top end of the Premier League for him. If not, he would prefer to go to Juventus. From a selfish point of view, I'm hoping he stays around!
Cedric Bakambu
Club: Villarreal
Position: Striker
He got 22 goals last season and became Villarreal's number one striker, but they brought in Alexandre Pato and Nicola Sansone in the summer, so Bakambu isn't the obvious first-choice pick now, which is somewhat surprising. He has had one or two injury issues but there have been times when he has been fit and not been selected.
He is a powerful player who is really quick. He's good at holding the ball up and he's an excellent finisher. He's a player who a lot of Premier League clubs were aware of when he was playing in France. They missed the boat then, but there's a possibility that he's now back on their radars.
Villarreal know when to sell and when to make a profit of the player, so I think there might be a little bit of interest in Bakambu.
Manu Trigueros
Club: Villarreal
Position: Central midfielder
I've always respected Trigueros and always thought he's a really good player but I wasn't sure whether he was the type who could go and play in the Premier League. He's not the biggest or most powerful, but he punches above his weight in terms of the physicality of the game, and he's a really good footballer.
He has improved year-in, year-out. He's still only 25 years of age, and it hasn't surprised me that he has been linked with Barcelona as they look for a long-term replacement for Andres Iniesta.
That will give people an idea of the type of player we're talking about. In years gone by, diminutive midfield players like him might not have been an attraction to Premier League clubs, but more are looking at that type of player now. He could play for any team in the Premier League. Villarreal might find it difficult to keep him long-term.
Inigo Martinez
Club: Real Sociedad
Position: Central defender
He's 5ft 11ins, a similar size to Sergio Ramos and probably taller than Carles Puyol, but his height is the reason no Premier League clubs have gone for him yet. He's 25-years-old and people have been monitoring him since he was part of Spain's U21 team. He played against England at Wembley recently.
He's a left-footed central defender, so that is the attraction with him. Most managers prefer to have a left-footer on the left side. He's also quick, and he's capable of scoring goals from set pieces.
It's just his height. A lot of people immediately look at it and prefer their centre-backs to be over 6ft tall, but believe me, he jumps well. His height is not a weakness, but some clubs do look at it like that.
I think he's a really good player. If I'm being honest I think the chance to move to England might have passed him by, purely because of the height. If someone was going to spend heavily on him, then I think they would have done it by now.
But I genuinely believe that he could play for a club like Manchester City. Pep Guardiola isn't too bothered about height, so maybe that is a possibility. He's certainly a very good player.
Pablo Fornals
Club: Malaga
Position: Central midfielder
Malaga are a team who have made a habit of selling off their best young players and replacing them with another young talent. Fornals has benefited from being at a club where youngsters really do get a chance to shine.
This is his second season in the first-team. He is a bit of everything. He can play box-to-box and he's 6ft tall, which will help persuade some managers. He might be the bargain of our selection because he's young and he's from Malaga. I'm not sure what buy-out clause is but it will be well within the reach of Premier League clubs.
My only worry would be that he would end up like some of the other youngsters who have gone to the Premier League from Spain, not playing and getting lost in the system.
From his point of view, it would probably be wiser to stay and play regularly at Malaga, but if the offer is there, it will be tempting for the player and the club. It's his second season in the first-team and he's more than holding his own. He scored a couple of goals against Valencia recently and he's a tremendously talented young player.
