We list the Premier League’s top 10 signings of the season, including an Arsenal player.

We’ve decided to exclude those who haven’t yet played for their club, so although we like Liverpool’s signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili and rate Manchester United’s young talent Leny Yoro, we’re not taking them into consideration. We also ignore Arsenal’s David Raya, who spent last season on loan at the Emirates.

10) Archie Gray – Leeds to Tottenham (£35m)
This kid is really good and his departure hurt Leeds deeply. It will bother him for a while, but at least he didn’t go to Manchester United. This would cause riots.

Tottenham were very successful in completing the transfer of Gray, who was close to joining Brentford just hours before Ange Postecoglou’s side were front-runners for his signature.

A natural central midfielder, Gray can also play as a full-back but is a bit wasted there. Thirty-five million of the king’s best money is also a very modest fee. We love this signature.

9) İlkay Gündoğan – From Barcelona to Manchester City (free)
There is already an article about this signature. You should read this when you’re done here.

This represents great business for the Premier League champions and although Gundogan has had a slow start this season, we all know the quality he has.

8) Emile Smith Rowe – Arsenal to Fulham (£27m)
Smith Rowe is finally playing regularly and we are delighted. After two trial years at his boyhood club, struggling for game time and injuries, he thrives at Fulham.

A return to the England squad is a long way off for the 24-year-old, but it is certainly a possibility if he continues his superb start to the season.

7) Yankuba Minteh – Newcastle to Brighton (£30m)
Newcastle felt compelled to cash in on Minteh after his terrific year on loan at Arne Slot’s Feyenoord, securing him £30 million from Premier League rivals Brighton.

He missed the Seagulls’ last three games due to injury; His most recent performance was against Tottenham, where he scored from 2-0 down in the first half to inspire a 3-2 win.

The Gambian winger bagged an assist on his Premier League debut and looks like a full-back’s nightmare and someone who could solve many of Newcastle’s problems. He is certainly better than Miguel Almiron and if he were still there Anthony Gordon could play consistently on the left where he belongs rather than on the right or through the middle.

6) Riccardo Calafiori – Bologna to Arsenal (£33.6m)
The strongest defense in the country has been further strengthened by the addition of Italy international Calafiori, who left Bologna after one season.

Calafiori’s cost was a hefty £33.6 million and the fee could rise to around £42 million, which is an excellent piece of business for Arsenal.

He is naturally a centre-back, but in the early years of his career he was used as a left-back by Mikel Arteta. Arsenal actor. The 22-year-old is a complete player, but he moves like a full-back, which is quite scary. It’s scary for everyone except Arsenal, who are thrilled with their new defender.

5) Ferdi Kadıoğlu – From Fenerbahce to Brighton (£25 million)
Turkish left-back Kadıoğlu was linked with top clubs in Europe but moved to Brighton at the end of the summer. He’s a signing we really like, especially as a slightly different ‘last piece of the puzzle’ acquisition.

Virgil van Dijk is one of the most famous ‘puzzle signings’ who helped Liverpool become a juggernaut once again; Looking at Brighton’s starting XI for the opening games, the only position you felt they might be exposed to was left-back – with Matt O’Riley being kept in mind as a defensive midfield replacement for James Milner.

We think Brighton should sign a centre-back, but it wasn’t as pressing as the additions of Kadıoğlu and O’Riley (from Fenerbahçe and Celtic) respectively. To be clear, Jack Hinshelwood is a great young player, but he is not at the same level as Kadıoğlu.

4) Liam Delap – Manchester City to Ipswich (£15.3m)
Ipswich have struggled since returning to the Premier League but one player who has found the progression seamless is Delap, who has scored five goals in nine top-flight appearances in the 2024/25 season.

His form has been a pleasant surprise but has not yet been enough to earn Kieran McKenna’s side a league win.

3) Amadou Onana – From Everton to Aston Villa (£50m)
Onana’s early impact at Aston Villa is a big reason why he is in the top three. He’s already proven to be a valuable asset in both areas, and being around better players is clearly helping him reach another level that he’s always been able to reach.

He cost a lot of money and his playing well in his first few months at the club is frankly nowhere near enough to justify a £50 million transfer fee. Regardless it was a great start.

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2) Iliman Ndiaye – Marseille to Everton (£15 million)
Everton rarely make the right signings but they are with Ndiaye. He has been the team’s best player this season and it is no coincidence to see their form improve after his addition to the starting 11.

The former Sheffield United playmaker scored a crucial goal to help his side win 2-0 at Ipswich and earned the Toffees a valuable point at Leicester City.

He moved to Marseille from the Blades in the 2023 summer transfer window and has had just a few excellent games for the French team in Ligue 1, scoring three assists and five goals. Ndiaye’s struggles did not translate into the Premier League and Everton will be very grateful for that. For this. They wouldn’t have won without him.

1) Savinho – Troyes to Manchester City (£21m)
This is a disgraceful transfer. Regardless, it’s a great signing. Whatever the logistics (or danger), £21 million for a player of Savinho’s quality is ridiculous. He is hugely talented and has already shown that in his first months as a Manchester City player.

Savinho could have a much bigger impact than Jeremy Doku last season and with those men on both wings, the Premier League full-backs will be even more fearful of facing City. They are both extremely fast and do not lose speed with the ball at their feet, which is scary.

Jack Grealish’s transformation from a gunner to a simple cog in Pep Guardiola’s machine led us to think that any winger signed by the Citizens would see their excitement stripped from them, but that wasn’t the case for Doku and it didn’t seem to be the case for Savinho either. It’s all a bit confusing. Maybe Pep values ​​Grealish’s ability to keep the ball more and wants Savinho and Doku to take more risks on the ball because they’re likely to lose it anyway. We Really I work here, Jack.