The Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup tournaments are set to get under way this month and some Premier League sides will be without key players for a minimum of two weeks.
If their players are to reach the final of the tournaments, they could be away for over a month. Fortunately, there is a mini winter break in the English top flight this season, meaning some players may only miss one match.
AFCON spans from January 13 until February 11, while the Asian Cup commences and concludes a day prior.
The Sporting News takes a look at which players will be missing from the Premier League for the next few weeks.
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Of the 20 teams that compete in the Premier League, at least 17 will be affected by these two January international tournaments.
Manchester United will be without their starting goalkeeper, Andre Onana, however, he will be allowed to participate in their home game against Tottenham Hotspur on January 14 before heading to the tournament the following day. Sofyan Amrabat will join up with the Moroccan squad ahead of their AFCON opener against Tanzania.
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Manchester City will have no players at either tournament, a huge boost to their title hopes. Liverpool on the other hand will lose Mohamed Salah, their top goalscorer and key man.
Below is the full list of players that each team will be without:
| Team | Players | Tournament |
| Arsenal | Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
| Aston Villa | Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) | AFCON |
| Bournemouth | Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) | AFCON |
| Brentford | Saman Ghoddos (Iran) Kim Ji-soo (South Korea) Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
| Brighton | Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) Kaoru Mitoma (Japan) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
| Burnley | — | — |
| Chelsea | Nicolas Jackson (Senegal) | AFCON |
| Crystal Palace | Jordan Ayew (Ghana) | AFCON |
| Everton | Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) | AFCON |
| Fulham | Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal) Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) | AFCON |
| Liverpool | Wataru Endo (Japan) Mohamed Salah (Egypt) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
| Luton Town | Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso) | AFCON |
| Man United | Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) Andre Onana (Cameroon) | AFCON |
| Man City | — | — |
| Newcastle United | — | — |
| Nottingham Forest | Ola Aina (Nigeria) Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast) Willy Boly (Ivory Coast) Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal) Moussa Niakhate (Senegal) Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast) | AFCON |
| Sheffield United | Yasser Larouci (Algeria) Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia) | AFCON |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Yves Bissouma (Mali) Son Heung-min (South Korea) Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
| West Ham | Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) | AFCON |
| Wolves | Hwang Hee-chan (South Korea) Justin Hubner (Indonesia) Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria) Boubacar Traore (Mali) | AFCON & Asia Cup |
