5th – Leeds United – £99m   Having narrowly avoided the drop in 21/22, Leeds set about a summer revamp which was almost entirely funded by the departure of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha – undoubtedly Leeds’ two best players. But by taking a couple of big steps back, Jesse Marsch appears to be leaping several…

10th – Everton – £76m   Having avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth in 2021/22, it was crucial that Everton strengthened and levelled out what was an immensely imbalanced squad this summer to give Frank Lampard any chance of avoiding a repeat of last term. It started off badly; Richarlison departed for Tottenham…

15th – Nottingham Forest – £145m   I mean, where do you even start? This summer was always going to be tricky for Forest for two main reasons. They were promoted ahead of schedule, meaning that their squad last season was made up of mainly lower-mid level Championship players, with a handful good enough to…

The transfer window has now slammed shut, but which teams did the best, and the worst, summer business? We took a look and graded the Premier League teams from 20th down to 1st.   When considering each ranking, a bulk of the thought went on incomings with only major sales really factored in, while it…

Despite the fact that Valencia have been looking far from their best during the last few years, or even last decade, club captain Carlos Soler is still managing to stand out with his consistently solid performances, earning himself an important spot within the plans of Spain national coach Luis Enrique.   Not only that, the…