Transfer Window: Sky Sports News HQ special on New Year's Eve
Thursday 31 December 2015 20:59, UK
The January Transfer Window is almost here - and there's a bumper day of build-up on Sky Sports News HQ to whet your appetite.
Whether it's luring a key player to boost a title tilt or a host of reinforcements to raise hopes of avoiding the drop, clubs are preparing to do what could prove crucial business at the halfway stage.
The window officially opens on Saturday, January 2 and closes at 11pm on February 1 - but we're gearing up to a month of deals and drama with a packed schedule on New Year's Eve.
Whether you're watching at home or following on the move online or with our apps, Sky Sports is the place to stay in touch with all the news and gossip throughout the window. Here's what's in store on December 31 to get you in the mood...
Transfer window preview on SSNHQ
From 6am Sky Sports News HQ - complete with transfer window countdown clock - will serve up a day of transfer-related specials from exclusive interviews to features that take you to the heart of a deal, including:
- The transfer that never happened: Peter Odemwingie - from his car window! - lifts the lid on the move to QPR that never was.
- The secrets of scouting: we go behind the scenes at Italian company Wyscout - the scouting tool used by a string of top clubs.
- Graeme Souness's top transfers: the Sky Sports pundit picks his top five deals from last summer. Leicester, Arsenal and Crystal Palace all made signings that caught his eye...
- From Spain to England? Sky Sports Spanish football expert Terry Gibson - formerly a Spanish scout for Manchester City - tells us how he spotted the likes of Santi Cazorla and David Silva. Watch out for Guillem Balague on Friday, too, as he talks through the La Liga names that just might be on Premier League radars.
- View from the lower leagues: we head to Scunthorpe to find out the challenges faced by clubs further down the football pyramid, whether they're out to cash in or determined to stave off bids for their top players.
- Sky Sports Now guests: Stuart Pearce and Tommy Smith drop into the studio from 10am to midday, while Rangers boss Mark Warburton joins us live to reveal his club's transfer plans.
Sky Sports at Westfield London
Reporter Dharmesh Sheth will be live from Westfield shopping centre in west London as Sky Sports takes its transfer coverage out on the road.
Got a message for your manager? Heard a rumour and want to get the lowdown on a player linked with your club? Get involved with our transfer window touchscreen - and check out that potential new player's credentials with our Football Manager data.
Follow the Transfer Centre
Sky Sports' online Transfer Centre is the best place to follow all the news and analysis, as well as the latest stories and gossip throughout the day.
Our live blog will deliver news first and fast - plus we'll bring you the latest reports, breaking stories, pictures, video bulletins, analysis and done deals from our team of correspondents across England and Europe.
Every day throughout the window
- Watch Sky Sports News HQ on Sky channel 401 for news of the deals as they happen, details of moves on the boil from our investigating desk and bulletins from our Transfer Zone and dedicated Football League team.
- Follow the Transfer Centre online and via our apps - including the now free-to-download iPad app - track the done deals on our news wire, read daily features and pundit opinion, and watch regular video bulletins, from a round-up of the morning papers to a hometime summary of the day's biggest deals..
- Join the conversation on Twitter @SkySportsNewsHQ and @SkyFootball.
