Top five Premier League signings of the summer

[Guest CityFan 06]

Comment your top five PL signings of the summer... What do you think? Doesn't necessarily have to be in order.

 

1. Kante - Chelsea

2. Ibrahimovic - Manchester Utd

3. Gueye - Everton

4. Negredo - Middlesbrough 

5. Wilshere - Bournemouth

[foxes_rule1978]

Kante to Chelsea certainly... what a bargain that was..

 

[stix]

Kanté

Ibrahimović

Slimani

Stones

Wilshire(if he can stay fit)

 

[lcfcben76]

Kante

ibra

wilshere

Wanyama

Bony or Matip can't decide

[Donut]

Pogba to Man Utd. Obvious quality, may be the deciding factor in them winning the league this season.

 

Ibrahimovic to Man Utd. Was he coming for a swansong, to say hed played in England? Hes been red hot in front of goal and he is an absolute class act.

 

Kante to Chelsea. Already looks a stellar signing. Keeping Cesc Fabregas out of the team, thats no mean feat, and giving them solidity with his brilliant anticipation skills in snuffing out danger.

 

Stones to Man City. Has the potential to be one of the best ball playing midfielders the country has produced, will probably be a huge part of Man City for the next decade and a mainstay of the England team.

 

Sane to Man City. Weve known about him for a while, and its time to see if he can justify the big fee in England

 

[Donut]

We should have a seperate thread for bad or strange deals i think

[fuchsntf]

Kante

Mendy

Musa

Hernandez

Slimani

Ibra.

 

Being a Leicester fan, my bias will have it say and shine out....

[Tuna]

 

 

Defour

Kante

Mane

Willshere

Zlatan.

[AKCJ]

People are actually calling Stones a good signing? 50m...

 

 

IMO;

1) Kante. Makes Chelsea a very realistic title contender.

2) Mkhitaryan £25m for someone who scored/assisted 52 goals in sensational business.

3) Negredo. Everyone knows his potential and Karanka looks to have got the best out of him. Great signing.

4) Bailly. 22 and already look at home. Plugs the gap United have been missing since Ferdinand's good days.

5) Mane. Was always a nearly  player but his first few weeks for Liverpool have  been incredible. Looks an absolute World beater at the minute.

 

Worthy mentions - Musa, Mustafi, Bravo, Wanyama, Janssen, Ibraahimovic.

[Donut]

7 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

People are actually calling Stones a good signing? 50m...

 

 

IMO;

1) Kante. Makes Chelsea a very realistic title contender.

2) Mkhitaryan £25m for someone who scored/assisted 52 goals in sensational business.

3) Negredo. Everyone knows his potential and Karanka looks to have got the best out of him. Great signing.

4) Bailly. 22 and already look at home. Plugs the gap United have been missing since Ferdinand's good days.

5) Mane. Was always a nearly  player but his first few weeks for Liverpool have  been incredible. Looks an absolute World beater at the minute.

 

Worthy mentions - Musa, Mustafi, Bravo, Wanyama, Janssen, Ibraahimovic.

£50 million for what COULD be one of the best defenders England have produced, and a player that will basically be at the heart of Man City's defence for 10+ years.

 

I dont think Man City will be disappointed with the fee

[foxes_rule1978]

5 minutes ago, Donut said:

£50 million for what COULD be one of the best defenders England have produced, and a player that will basically be at the heart of Man City's defence for 10+ years.

 

I dont think Man City will be disappointed with the fee

I think with pep sterling and stones will excel... Everton were terrible under Martinez last season and that knocked all the confidence out of stones.. He is better than that and shown it the seasons prior 

[AKCJ]

12 minutes ago, Donut said:

£50 million for what COULD be one of the best defenders England have produced, and a player that will basically be at the heart of Man City's defence for 10+ years.

 

I dont think Man City will be disappointed with the fee

What do people see in him that's worth 50m?

 

He can pass it 5 yards and can dribble it 50% of the time witout being tackled... great. All looks very good.

 

But can he defend? The answer is a resounding NO.

 

If he wasn't English he'd be going for about 10m. The press have bigged him up because he's the first young English defender who can actually pass the ball a bit.

[foxes_rule1978]

11 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

What do people see in him that's worth 50m?

 

He can pass it 5 yards and can dribble it 50% of the time witout being tackled... great. All looks very good.

 

But can he defend? The answer is a resounding NO.

 

If he wasn't English he'd be going for about 10m. The press have bigged him up because he's the first young English defender who can actually pass the ball a bit.

He has shown he can defend , last season he was bad but the seasons prior for me he was brilliant 

[Donut]

7 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

What do people see in him that's worth 50m?

 

He can pass it 5 yards and can dribble it 50% of the time witout being tackled... great. All looks very good.

 

But can he defend? The answer is a resounding NO.

 

If he wasn't English he'd be going for about 10m. The press have bigged him up because he's the first young English defender who can actually pass the ball a bit.

Well, i dont think we are really ones to judge what to "see" in a player.

 

Pep Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world and he was desperate to get Stones in. He turned Boateng into one of the worlds best defenders and ive no doubt he could do the same with Stones.

 

If we like Ashley Williams say, for being a header and a kicker and a leader, getting stuck in, all the stuff we associate with as fans, wouldnt Man City have just gone for him at a fraction of the cost?

 

I think Pep knows Stones will be immense.

 

[Dan]

How has Stones been this season? I keep missing Man City's games for some reason and I've read very mixed reviews about him again.

[Guest CityFan 06]

Just edited my fifth choice to Wilshere. I think he could be a real signing for Bournemouth and think he will suit their system very well. It is dependent of course on his fitness & injury situation but when fit and playing regularly he can be excellent, and that's why I think he could do flourish with Bournemouth, his attributes suit them I feel. 

 

Stones is still a very talented CB, he could easily be in that top five list because under Guardiola at Man City he will contiune to develop his game I think. Having a manager of that calibre managing him and helping him, could really help his development to take him onto the next level.