The 2011 January transfer window has been a bit of a strange one so far, despite numerous rumours and plenty of speculation, very little business has been done. There have been a couple of deals that have gone through though, and here is a run through of what the new faces could do for their respective Premier League clubs.

Manchester City – Edin Dzeko (£27m from Wolfsburg)

City have been chasing Dzeko for some time and the Bosnian striker could well prove to be a big hit at Eastlands. He’s already endeared himself to the City fans without even kicking a ball, by having a dig at arch rivals Manchester United and he could be a massive asset for the Eastlands side.

Dzeko has a prolific record in the Bundesliga with 66 goals in 111 appearances in his three and a half year stint with Wolfsburg, he also has an impressive record for Bosnia with 17 goals in 31 games.

The 24-year-old is not blessed with great speed, but he is a fantastic target man who knows where the goal is and could prove to be the perfect foil for Carlos Tevez, who has shouldered much of the goal scoring responsibility for City this season.

Dzeko could make his debut when City host Wolves on Saturday, as boss Roberto Mancini is expected to throw him straight into action, he will also have fresh legs having just had the benefit of the Bundesliga’s winter break (can Dzeko fire City to glory? – 7/1 to win the Premier League).

Stoke City – Jermaine Pennant (£1.75m from Real Zaragoza)

Potters boss Tony Pulis picked up Pennant as soon as the transfer window opened, after a successful four month stint on loan at the Britannia.  The former Liverpool and Birmingham man has added a bit of quality to the Stoke midfield and has an excellent delivery.

We’ve already seen what Pennant can do in the first half of the season and Stoke would certainly have noticed his absence had he left, and at £1.75million Pennant could prove a great bit of business at the end of the campaign.

Fulham – Steve Sidwell (Undisclosed from Aston Villa)

Sidwell was regarded as a quality midfielder when he left Reading for Chelsea back in 2007.  He never managed to secure regular football at Stamford Bridge and moved to Villa, where again he could not get into the side.

The 28-year-old was also a target for West Ham and Wolves but instead opted to move to Fulham, it remains to be seen if he can have an impact at Craven Cottage but boss Mark Hughes will no doubt already be delighted to have beaten two rivals in the battle against the drop to the midfielder’s signature (Fulham are 7/2 to be relegated)

Newcastle United – Hatem Ben Arfa (£5.75m Marseille)

French winger Ben Arfa was regarded as one of the brightest prospects in France a few years ago but a series of bust ups, first at Lyon then at Marseille, have hampered his career and progress to a degree. The gifted playmaker joined on loan in the summer and made an immediate impact at St James’ Park with a few moments of brilliance, including a sublime strike against Everton.

The midfielder suffered a leg break in October following a challenge from Nigel de Jong in Newcastle’s loss to Manchester City, and there were fears he could miss the season.

However, Ben Arfa is making good progress and could return to action in February, where he will surely hand boss Alan Pardew a massive boost if he can rediscover the kind of form he was showing before his untimely injury (Newcastle face Sunderland in their next fixture – Match Betting – Sunderland 11/10, draw 23/10, Newcastle 23/10).

That is pretty much it!  Aside from the four done deals above the only other business that has been done in the January transfer window is the capture of South African defender Bongani Khumalo by Spurs in a £1.5million deal from SuperSport United, while Manchester United have snapped up goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard  from Aalesunds for an undisclosed fee. Manchester City have also captured former Barcelona youngster Gai Assulin as a free agent but it remains to be seen if the young Israeli will break into the team this season, while Khumalo and Lindegaard are also thought to be ones for the future.

The transfers should pick up as we enter the latter half of the month, but at the moment the Premier League has been very quiet in terms of movement.

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