Targets: Belgium

Kristof Terreur gives his verdict on five potential Premier League arrivals from Belgium.

Kristof Terreur worked as a football writer at Voetbal magazine before taking up his current position as the Premier League correspondent for Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. He is also Sky Sports' Belgium correspondent and we caught up with him get his expert verdict on five stars from the country who we could be seeing in the Premier League.

Michy Batshuayi

Age: 20
Nationality: Belgium
Club: Standard Liege
Position: Striker
Good fit for: Everton; Swansea

The word

Batshuayi is enjoying a sensational season in Belgium having scored 15 goals in 22 league games for Standard Liege so far this season. This form has seen some demand his call up for the senior team ahead of the World Cup. "He still has to learn a lot, but he is fast, can play in many positions and fit into different systems," said Hein Vanhaezebrouck, coach of Belgian club KV Kortrijk. "Michy is someone who is able to make a difference and you need such a player at the World Cup."

Kristof's expert view

Michy Batshuayi is Belgium's next star striker having taken the Belgian Pro League by storm this season. The U21 international is a very versatile striker, not a one trick pony. Most of the time he is clinical in the box, has pace, power, an athletic body, can strike the ball well with both feet and is a huge nuisance for defenders. His heading is a weak point, though and sometimes he's still too selfish. Arsenal have sent some scouts to watch him. Ty Gooden followed him in the U21 games, but from what I hear they're not convinced yet. He still has everything to prove at the highest level and has to work on his discipline. He admits he often comes too late for training sessions - the police caught him with an alarm pistol in the trunk of his car and he was sent away at the Belgian U21 for inviting girls to his room. Juvenile. Standard say they're not willing to sell their top striker in the January window, but he has a release clause of £6.8 million in his contract. Swansea made a bid last summer, but the club's president rejected it. Now an as yet unknown English club (possibly Everton) is reportedly willing to trigger the clause to loan him to Belgian champions Anderlecht.

Cheikhou Kouyate

Age: 23
Nationality: Senegal
Club: Anderlecht
Position: Centre-back
Good fit for: Fulham

The word

Kouyate has been heavily linked with a Premier League move and if the transfer doesn't happen in January it is likely to be a summer switch for the Anderlecht defender. "I'm reading everywhere he'll be leaving in January, but I'm not sure about that," Herman Van Holsbeeck, managing of director of Anderlecht, told Belgian weekly Sport/Foot Magazine. "The chances he stays at Anderlecht during the winter break are 75 per cent. We have promised him a transfer at the end of the season."

Kristof's expert view

Cheikhou Kouyate is one of the better defenders in Belgium. He was a defensive midfielder but has moved a row backwards. Sometimes he still has some strange attacking movements and the last six months weren't the best of his career. He's tall, quick and powerful but rather inconsistent. He knows how to play football but he's not technically brilliant or the best passer. Kouyate has been linked to Premier League clubs for ages, but he couldn't apply for a work permit, as he hadn't played enough international games. In September, he finally obtained a Belgian passport, so now he's free to move wherever he wants. In July some agents tried to push him to Dynamo Kiev, but he chose to stay for one more year as he's waiting for a Premier League team to make a move. He can fit in the Premier League as he has all the qualities to make it over here - but not with a top club. Arsenal used to scout him, but I can't think they're still interested in him. He's not even a consistent performer in the Belgian league so why would he be in a top team? Last summer there was interest from Southampton, West Ham and Fulham, and while Anderlecht are not keen to sell Kouyate this winter, if a team pays €8million - the full price - they could be tempted to negotiate.