Seven transfer-linked players who could cheat relegation: Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool & Tottenham ready to give Premier League reprieves

5. Mohamed Diame (Hull)

Simply too good for the Championship; Hull may have stayed up had the Senegalese, who scored four goals in his first five games this season, not suffered a long-term injury.

Newcastle United could be potential suitors should they lose their own box-to-box midfielder Moussa Sissoko to Chelsea or another rumoured admirer.