Five best Premier League transfers of the summer

It has been one other frantic summer season switch window within the Premier League.

Clubs nonetheless have 4 weeks to go earlier than the window closes at 7pm on September 1 however the race is on to get gamers on board previous to the season kicking off on the weekend of August 15/16/17/18.

Plenty of enterprise has already been executed – both aspect of the Club World Cup – and right here we rank our high 5 buys to this point:

5. Anthony Elanga – Nottingham Forest to Newcastle (£55m)

The Sweden worldwide was a key member of the Forest aspect that over-achieved final season and can fill an issue place on the right-hand aspect of Newcastle’s entrance three.

The 23-year-old scored six objectives and added 11 assists as Nuno Espirito Santo’s males completed seventh final time period.

Elanga will add tempo and creativity on Tyneside, though he will probably be desperately hoping countryman Alexander Isak stays at St James’ Park.

4. Jhon Arias – Fluminense to Wolves (an preliminary £15m)

A deal that has flown underneath the radar however, make no mistake, Arias is the actual deal.

A Colombia worldwide described as “the most effective gamers in South America,” by former Brazil boss Fernando Diniz.

Arias was one of many star performers in Fluminense’s run to the Club World Cup semi-finals earlier than deciding to swap Brazil for Wolverhampton. He created 18 possibilities within the United States, 50 per cent greater than some other participant within the match.

He will probably be anticipated to fill the opening created by Matheus Cunha’s transfer to Manchester United.

3. Viktor Gyokeres – Sporting CP to Arsenal (an preliminary £55m)

The man Arsenal followers hope will remodel the staff from practically males to trophy winners.

The Swede scored 97 objectives in 102 appearances for Sporting, propelling them to the Primeira Liga title in each his seasons in Lisbon.

Arsenal have lacked an out-and-out striker for a while with the absence of a prolific goalscorer typically cited as the explanation they’ve completed second for 3 successive Premier League campaigns.

Gyokeres didn’t come low cost, particularly given he’s 27 years of age, however he’s tailor made to thrive in North London.

2. Granit Xhaka – Bayer Leverkusen to Sunderland (an preliminary £13m)

Xhaka completed Sixteenth within the Ballon d’Or voting in October 2024, simply 5 months after Sunderland had limped to a Sixteenth-placed end within the Championship.

At that stage, no-one may have imagined Xhaka, capped 137 occasions by Switzerland, rocking up on Wearside 9 months later.

But Sunderland’s promotion, and the break up of the Leverkusen aspect that Xabi Alonso guided to their first Bundesliga title, has altered the panorama.

The 32-year-old returns to the Premier League simply two years after leaving Arsenal and his expertise and know-how will show invaluable to a Sunderland staff that was the youngest within the second tier final season.

1. Milos Kerkez – Bournemouth to Liverpool (£40m)

Liverpool could have signed Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike but it surely’s Kerkez who we imagine will show the shrewdest acquisition of the lot.

The Hungary full-back is the pure successor to Andy Robertson down Liverpool’s left aspect and can look to duplicate the Scot’s common contributions to the staff’s assault.

Kerkez supplied eight assists over two seasons at Bournemouth however anticipate that quantity to rocket given the standard of gamers round him at Anfield.

Fit, strong and energetic, the 21-year-old ticks each field in an Arne Slot staff.