The weather is getting colder, winter is starting to take full effect and that means that the January transfer window is getting closer and closer.

It is an intriguing period because both clubs and players are often either dreading it or they cannot wait for it.

For a football club, January is your last pit-stop before the end of the season; the last chance you have to ensure your club has the means to achieve its goals, be that promotion, survival or whatever.

For a player, it is a chance for a fresh start: to earn yourself a move away, to transfer to a team who are likely to offer you more game time or somewhere where you will make more of an impact.

Everton have a large squad and therefore have a number of peripheral players who might be seeking switches away from Goodison Park this winter, either on loan or permanently.

Here are TWO Everton players that Norwich should consider signing in January to boost their chances of promotion.

Leandro Rodriguez

Leandro Rodriguez's time at Goodison Park has not quite worked out with the Uruguayan forward limited to just a one-minute cameo in the FA Cup last season.

The 23-year-old looked decent in his two outings for Brentford on loan last season before a hamstring injury cut his spell short.

Norwich are after a striker and they could get the former River Plate Montevideo man either on loan or as a cheap permanent signing.

Tyias Browning

Versatile defender Tyias Browning would add youth, strength and pace to the ageing Norwich back line.

The 22-year-old has found regular game time hard to come by at Everton and could be set for a January loan move or maybe even a permanent deal.

The former England under-20 international needs to be playing regular football at senior level to further his game and prevent his career from stalling.