Arsenal

Whilst they have been insanely busy during this transfer window, Arsenal’s big name signing remains to be former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Ben White.

Standing at 1,82 m in height, the Poole-born defender was snatched up by Arsenal from Brighton for a whopping $69m.

At just 23 years of age, the Brighton academy graduate has become one of the most highly rated defenders in England. But what attributes does he have to justify that hefty price tag put on his head by Brighton?

Somewhat of a late bloomer, the 23 year old defender made his PL debut just last season, and my God, isn’t he a marvel?

Highly versatile, confident on the ball, and also an eager tackler, I think Arsenal has got not so much of a bargain, but a long-awaited dime considering they had to empty their pockets for the fellow.

So for this transfer I’d give Arsenal a 7/10, considering how good and young this signing is. For the first time in, I don’t know how long, Arsenal have actually found a solution to one of their never-ending problems.

Chelsea

Not much to say about the West-Londoners, it’s been nothing but rumors from them. Except of course the signing of goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli, who isn’t something we would really call a ‘big name signing’.

Liverpool

Yet another club that I thought would be knee-deep in signings by now, but it’s been relatively quiet.

The 2019/20 English Premier League champions have only announced the signing of 21 year old former RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate. Whom to be fair, was signed out of fear after last season’s horrors.

Following Virgil Van Dijk’s injury during a match versus Mersey rivals Everton, Liverpool took a turn for the worst, having their 68 game home record being broke by PL outfit Burnley.

The injuries continued to pile up too. For the entirety of last season, Liverpool used close to 18 different center-back pairings, as their defensive aspect of the game was most affected by injuries.

Anyhow, with Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, and Joel Matip all coming back from injury, there’s no certainty as to whether the French man will feature in the league, so I give Liverpool a 6/10 for this signing. He’s solid, but what does it matter if he possibly won’t feature?

Manchester City

A quiet transfer window thus far from the current PL champions, but with time I think some big name signings will soon be revealed. Linked with both Jack Grealish and Harry Kane, City are the likeliest to cash in on them.

Manchester United

Of all the big teams in the English Premier League, Manchester united spat out the most cash, signing both Jadon Sancho and Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane in the same transfer window.

Whilst these two have been one of the long-awaited signings amongst Man United fans, they came at no cheap price. Raphael Varane,28, cost the red devils £41m whilst Sancho on the other hand was amounted to £73m.

Both signings have exceptional CV’s, but as we have seen, such stars get ruined at Manchester United. The likes of Di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Memphis Depay, Michael Owen, and most recently Alexis Sanchez, have all flopped at Man United despite their individual excellence and previous beast performances for their former clubs.

Nevertheless, these two are exceptional signings, and with good care, they can light up the Premier League and take Man United back to their glory days.

I rate these two a 8/10. They are mad talented and both come at a well-precedented time for Man United, whom have been a sleeping giant for the past half decade.

Tottenham Hotspur

Seemingly the least big of the ‘big six’, Tottenham has had a hard time attracting big name signings to its club, but nevertheless, a signing has been made. Sevilla’s Bryan Gil has been announced as the latest addition to the North London football club.

Whilst the individual spent most, if not all his time at Sevilla on loan, he comes as a good addition to the already talented Spurs forward-line.

Bought for €25m in a swap deal that saw Argentine winger Erik Lamela go the opposite way, the 20 year old Spaniard has a 10 G/A from 54 games in La Liga.

To conclude, I grade this move a solid 6/10. The kid is obviously talented but he is a traditional winger. One has to wonder how he is going to fit into the squad since first-team wingers like Son, Bergwjin, and Lucas Moura are the modern-day cut-in & shoot wingers.