Transfer Watch: Suitable Signings- Part 1

With the transfer market going mad in the current era of spending, and all managers scratching their heads attempting to strategically plan their teams future, WFC has taken a look at each EPL club and summarised a two-part article that outlines possible transfers that could or should occur to better each EPL team’s success. Some of the decisions are necessity based, while others are luxury based with heavy forward thinking taken into account. The listed players have decent level of suitability to each teams aspirations, table situation, positional need, playing style and transfer budget available.

The transfers may or may not occur during the January transfer window or ever for that matter, but each player outlined would bring value, and an added boost to each team’s set-up.

So, we start with Part 1 of the article – The more suitable transfers for each team in the current market and Premier League landscape:

   

Arsenal

Inigo Martinez

Position – Centre back

Previous clubs/appearances – Real Sociedad (238)

Age - 26

Career Goals - 17

Career Assists - 7
Estimated Transfer Price - £35mill

Bournemouth

Ryan Sessengon

Position – Left Back

Previous clubs/appearances – Fulham (52)

Age - 17

Career Goals - 14

Career Assists - 8
Estimated Transfer Price - £10mill

Brighton

Moussa Dembelè

Position - Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Fulham (64), Celtic (70)

Age - 21

Career Goals - 59

Career Assists - 21
Estimated Transfer Price - £6mill

Burnley

Lucas Vasquez

Position – Right Wing

Previous clubs/appearances – Real Madrid Castilla (92), Espanyol (38), Real Madrid (107)

Age - 26

Career Goals - 30

Career Assists - 48
Estimated Transfer Price - £15mill

Chelsea

Arturo Vidal

Position – Centre Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Bayer Leverkusen (144), Juventus (171), Bayern Munich (120)

Age - 30

Career Goals - 93

Career Assists - 64
Estimated Player Price - £60mill

Crystal Palace

Stefano Okaka

Position – Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Roma (48), Modena (33), Brescia (17), Fulham (13), Bari (10), Parma (16), Spezia (38), Sampdoria (47), Anderlecht (49), Watford (19)

Age - 28

Career Goals - 58

Career Assists - 23
Estimated Transfer Price - £5mill

Everton

Stevan Jovetic

Position - Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Partizan (61), Fiorentina (134), Manchester City (39), Inter Milan (28), Sevilla (22), Monaco (7)

Age - 28

Career Goals - 84

Career Assists - 46
Estimated Transfer Price - £13mill

Huddersfield

Luis Muriel

Position - Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Deportivo Cali (11), Udinese (65), Granada (9), Lecce (29), Sampdoria (84), Sevilla (19)

Age - 26

Career Goals - 65

Career Assists - 41
Estimated Transfer Price - £12mill

Leicester

Erik Lamela

Position – Right Wing

Previous clubs/appearances – River Plate (36), Roma (67), Tottenham (127)

Age - 25

Career Goals - 44

Career Assists - 52
Estimated Transfer Price - £20mill

Liverpool

Allan

Position – Centre Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Vasco da Gama (73), Udinese (116), Napoli (109)

Age - 27

Career Goals - 10

Career Assists - 31
Estimated Transfer Price - £25mill

Manchester City

Alexis Sanchez

Position – Left Wing

Previous clubs/appearances – Cobreloa (50), Colo-Colo (48), River Plate (31), Udinese (112), Barcelona (141), Arsenal (165)

Age - 29

Career Goals - 152

Career Assists - 105
Estimated Transfer Price - £35mill

Manchester United

Danny Rose

Position – Left Back

Previous clubs/appearances – Leeds (0), Watford (7), Peterborough (6), Bristol (17), Sunderland (29), Tottenham (152)

Age - 27

Career Goals - 11

Career Assists - 24
Estimated Transfer Price - £40mill

Newcastle

Steven N’Zonzi

Position – Defensive Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Amiens (41), Blackburn Rovers (96), Stoke (120), Sevilla (106)

Age - 29

Career Goals - 20

Career Assists - 18
Estimated Transfer Price - £30mill

Southampton

Daniel Sturridge

Position - Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Manchester City (32), Bolton (12), Chelsea (96), Liverpool (133)

Age - 28

Career Goals - 102

Career Assists - 38
Estimated Transfer Price - £20mill

Stoke

Danny Welbeck

Position - Striker

Previous clubs/appearances – Preston (8), Sunderland (28), Manchester United (142), Arsenal (89)

Age - 27

Career Goals - 59

Career Assists - 37
Estimated Transfer Price - £12mill

Swansea

Robert Snodgrass

Position – Right Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Livingston (92), Stirling Albion (15), Leeds (193), Norwich (74), Hull (56), West Ham (15), Aston Villa (21)

Age - 30

Career Goals - 84

Career Assists - 71
Estimated Transfer Price- £5mill

Tottenham

Luke Shaw

Position – Left Back

Previous clubs/appearances – Southampton (67), Manchester United (56)

Age - 22

Career Goals - 0

Career Assists - 5
Estimated Transfer Price - £12mill

Watford

Tom Carroll

Position – Centre Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Leyton Orient (14), Derby (12), QPR (26), Swansea (18), Tottenham (56), Swansea (38)

Age - 25

Career Goals - 6

Career Assists - 17
Estimated Transfer Price - £5mill

West Brom

Alex Iwobi

Position – Left Wing

Previous clubs/appearances – Arsenal (76)

Age - 21

Career Goals - 7

Career Assists - 13
Estimated Transfer Price - £7mill

West Ham

Hatem Ben Arfa

Position – Central Attacking Midfield

Previous clubs/appearances – Lyon (89), Marseille (90), Newcastle (86), Hull (9), Nice (37), PSG (32)

Age - 30

Career Goals - 63

Career Assists - 53
Estimated Transfer Price - £15mill

By Luke Scali - Twitter @WFC_LS_Potzi