While the arrivals of Raphaël Varane to Manchester United and Romelu Lukaku are about to be formalized, the offseason has already been marked by a series of transfers that could change the situation in the Premier League, which begins on Friday.
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Jack Grealish, 25, Manchester City
After spending nine years at Aston Villa, aside from a one-year loan at Notts County, Jack Grealish is making the leap.
The attacking midfielder, who will celebrate his twenty-sixth birthday in a month, is recruited at a high price (100 million pounds, or 117 million euros) by Manchester City.
The darling of English fans at the Euro will have to come to an agreement with the main custodian of City's offensive game, Kevin de Bruyne, among half a dozen other attacking midfielders or wingers who have the level of holders.
He will also have to take more pressure than Aston Villa, who is also the player who suffers the most faults in the Premier League.
Jadon Sancho, 21, Manchester United
Transferred to Borussia Dortmund by Manchester City in 2017 for a relatively low sum, Jadon Sancho returns to England, to the other Manchester giant, with already significant experience for a player of this age.
His 38 goals and 51 assists in 104 Bundesliga matches justify the amount of his transfer (85 million euros).
His provocative profile is complementary with the record of other Manchester United strikers (Martial, Cavani, Rashford, James, Greenwood).
Ibrahima Konaté, 22, Liverpool
Recruiting an up-and-coming center-back was the top priority for Jürgen Klopp, after last season's nightmare marked by a series of injuries in the defensive sector.
The former French U21 international is himself coming out of two complicated seasons, marked by a series of injuries, in which he only played 22 Bundesliga games.
Recruited in exchange for 41 million euros, he is called to be better than the substitute of Joe Gomez and to win alongside one of the very best defenders in the world, Virgil Van Dijk.
Ben White, 23, Arsenal
After just one Premier League season, in a Brighton side that finished the league at the bottom of the table, Ben White became one of England's most expensive defenders in history with a transfer valued at € 59m towards Arsenal.
At 23, White benefited from the injury of Alexander-Arnold to make his appearance in the English squad at Euro, but hardly appeared on the match sheets.
Bryan Gil, 20, Tottenham
Less than three weeks before the end of the transfer window, Bryan Gil is Tottenham's only rookie. The amount paid to Sevilla, 25 million euros, is a real bet since this right winger has just completed a season on loan at Eibar, red lantern and second worst attack in La Liga. His statistics were not impressive (4 goals and 3 assists). Spanish international since March, Bryan Gil has not been summoned by Luis Enrique for the Euro, in favor of the European Under-21 Championship and the Olympic Games.
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