N.B. Ability and value for money are taken into account in this list
7. Christian Benteke - £32.5m
SOME CONSIDER IT a gamble, but with 42 goals in 88 appearances for Villa, Liverpool have signed a proven Premier League goalscorer, and despite problems elsewhere in the team, Benteke has begun his Anfield career in promising fashion.
6. Dmitri Payet - Undisclosed
Signed from Marseille for a fee reported to be in the region of £10million, the 28-year-old French international attacking midfielder has impressed in particular in the wins over Arsenal and Liverpool.
5. Xhedran Shaqiri - £12.0m
From Bayern to Inter to Stoke, 23-year-old Xhedran Shaqiri surely still possesses some of the same magic that gained him a reputation as one of Europe’s hottest prospects not so long ago.
4. Yohan Cabaye - £13.0m
Part of the reason why Palace are currently second is due to their clever signings, and Cabaye is no exception — less than two years ago, he joined one of the biggest clubs in Europe in PSG. Surely the French international can’t have gotten that bad over night.
3. Kevin De Bruyne - £52.0m
The transfer fee may have been exorbitant, but 2015′s Footballer of the Year in Germany is expected to be worth every penny, consolidating City’s title credentials in the process.
2. Matteo Darmian - £12.7m
The Italian right-back came to England with a big reputation and he has certainly lived up to those expectations so far, slotting in seamlessly to what has been a problem position over the years for the Red Devils.
1. Andre Ayew - Free
Andre Ayew may not be the best player signed this summer, but in terms of value for money, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better deal. The 25-year-old attacker, who starred for Ghana in last summer’s World Cup, signed on a free transfer from Marseille. And he has begun life in England very promisingly, with three goals in four appearances, helping to lift the club to fourth place in the process.
