The international footballing extravaganza that was Euro 2024 is now very much a thing of the past. Once again, we put on our domestic football hats as the Premier League is soon to return.
There are still several weeks until the 2024/25 Premier League season gets underway, while there are several more weeks until the transfer window shuts.
We have however seen plenty of moves made by Premier League clubs, which is exactly what we’re looking at here. It’s time to run the rule over some of those moves and pinpoint a few newcomers to watch out for.
Newcomers to watch out for
It’s always hard to narrow it down in terms of transfers. Unless you’ve got a crystal ball, it’s difficult to see how things will pan out.
Many players look all set to make a big splash, yet they never get in the water so to speak, while many other signings look ordinary at best, before exploding into life.
In other words, there’s no way of knowing how transfers will turn out, but looking at the business already done by Premier League clubs, here are ten interesting transfers:
Player | Position | Joining | Leaving | Fee (reported) | Last season (all competitions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amadou Onana | Central midfield | Aston Villa | Everton | £50 million | 30 appearances, 2 goals, 71 tackles won |
Igor Thiago | Striker | Brentford | Club Brugge | £27.8 million | 26 appearances, 16 goals, 2 assists, 0.88 goals and assists per 90 |
Yankubah Minteh | Winger | Brighton | Newcastle | £29.5 million | 29 appearances on loan at Feyenoord, 10 goals, 5 assists, 0.93 goals & assists per 90 |
Ibrahim Osman | Winger | Brighton | Nordsjaelland | £16.4 million | 44 appearances, 10 goals, 8 assists |
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Central Midfield | Chelsea | Leicester | £29.8 million | 49 appearances, 12 goals, 15 assists, 0.63 goals & assists per 90 |
Iliman Ndiaye | Striker | Everton | Marseille | £15 million | 30 appearances, 3 goals, 3 assists, 0.33 goals & assists per 90 |
Joshua Zirkzee | Forward | Manchester United | Bologna | £35 million | 36 appearances, 12 goals, 6 assists, 0.55 goals & assists per 90 |
Nikola Milenkovic | Central defender | Fiorentina | Nottingham Forest | £12 million | 39 appearances, 41 tackles, 22 blocks, 27 interceptions |
Yukinari Sugawara | Right back | Southampton | AZ Alkmaar | £5.9 million | 30 appearances, four goals, 7 assists, 0.39 goals & assists per 90 |
Luis Guilherme | Winger | West Ham | Palmeiras | £19.5 million | 24 appearances since 2023, 1 assist, 0.39 expected goals & expected assisted goals per 90 |
One of the most expensive early signings sees Amadou Onana, who during the Euros became somewhat famous for his correcting of a journalist who incorrectly addressed the Belgian, switch Goodison Park for Villa Park.
Aston Villa paid a reported £50 million to secure the signature of a player who was a fixture in the Everton team last season. Onana will be tasked with filling the role left by the departing Douglas Luiz, who has joined Italian giants Juventus.
As expected, Manchester United have done some early business as they attempt to bridge the gap between themselves and the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City.
Joshua Zirkee is thus far the most high-profile of United’s signings. The forward enjoyed a fruitful campaign in Serie A with Bologna, registering 18 goals and assists in all competitions, prompting the Red Devils to part with around £35 million to bring the Dutchman to Old Trafford.
For me, one of the more intriguing moves is Yukinari Sugawara to Southampton. The Saints have had success with Japanese players before, with Maya Yoshida, who was something of a central figure for several years at St. Mary’s, playing 154 times for the club.
Saints’ fans will be hoping that Sugawara turns out to be as influential. The right-back comes to the Premier League having delivered some promising numbers for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands, producing 11 goals and assists combined, which is not bad at all for a full back.
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Seagulls swoop for wing duo
In recent years, Brighton’s recruitment has been loudly applauded, with the south-coast club becoming known for finding players that turn out to impress, before being sold on for an often vast profit.
This summer, they’ve already made two deals happen, bringing in a pair of wingers in Yankubah Minter and Ibrahim Osman. The former joins from Newcastle, despite never having played for the Magpies, signing off the back of a decent year on loan in the Netherlands with Feyenoord.
The latter, who is just 19 years old, arrives after a promising season with Danish side Nordsjaelland, for whom he scored ten goals, providing eight assists. Don’t be surprised to see either of that duo hit the ground running and impress this season.
Other notable transfers
The transfers above are only some of the more eye-catching moves. Other notable transfers include Ipswich’s signing of Aijanet Muric, who caught the eye playing for Burnley last season.
Keeper Vaclav Hladky, who was fantastic in the Tractor Boys’ promotion campaign last season can count himself unlucky to be on the way out, but he’s effectively swapped places with Muric, who really stood out in between the sticks at Turf Moor last season.
If Ipswich are to beat the drop at the first time of asking, the young keeper, who plays for Kosovo, will likely play a big role.
Elsewhere, Wolves have added another in a long line of Portuguese players to their ranks, welcoming Rodrigo Gomes.
The right midfielder goes to Molineux from Braga, though it were his efforts on loan at Estoril last season that clearly prompted the Premier League club to act.
For a side that is very much not one of the big teams in the Portuguese top flight, Gomes scored seven goals and registered seven assists, delivering 0.52 goals and assists per 90 minutes. Watch out for him this season.
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