14/08/2024 17:24hs.
The wait passed quickly. Between the Copa America, the Euro Cup and the Olympic Games there was plenty of activity to keep up with but This Friday, the world’s top league returns: the Premier League. With Manchester United hosting Fulham, a tournament with the usual candidate, Pep Guardiola’s City who no longer has Julián Álvarez and with several looking to end that reign of four leagues in a row: Arsenal and Liverpool, the main challengers.
As usual, again It is the league that has invested the most money in reinforcements for this transfer market. So far, it is 1.6 billion euros!almost three times more than the competition that follows them on the list, Italy’s Serie A (680 million). The most expensive investment was made by Tottenham: 65 sticks for Dominik Solankea centre forward who was at Bournemouth.
But if there is one thing that stands out in this elite Premier League, it is for having top Argentinians. It is true that he lost one with the sale of the Spider who left City to Atlético de Madrid but Emiliano Martinez remains at Aston Villa, Alexis Mac Allister at Liverpool, Christian Romero at Tottenham, Enzo Fernandez at Chelsea or Lisandro Martinez and Alejandro Garnacho at United. Part of the 16 footballers who will represent the blue and white flag.
Dibu Martínez, a star of an Aston Villa that invested heavily.
A competition in which there is also a great change. After nine years, Jürgen Klopp is no longer in charge of Liverpool and the baton was taken by the Dutchman Arne Slot (ex Feyenoord) with a curious detail: until now He did not incorporate footballers and has the same base than last season. They also have until August 30, when the transfer window closes in Europe.
Another one that is moving quietly is Manchester City, who will debut against none other than ChelseaPep only added Savinho to his squad, the Brazilian winger who had a great season at Girona and played for Troyes. One signing among three City Group clubs. The big question is whether they will go out to look for a replacement for Julián.. Waiting for a misstep from the sky blues is Arsenal, who will seek to end a 21-year streak without winning the Premier League, and why not, United, with its 11-year drought following the departure of its idol Alex Ferguson.
Alexis in a Liverpool that no longer has Klopp but has not spent on reinforcements… for now (REUTERS).
The other side of the coin is Chelsea, who did not stop adding new faces (the top was Pedro Neto from Wolverhampton for 60 million) and that It has a squad of 42 footballers! So numerous that surely as the days go by and before the market closes, some will surely be released.
While Aston Villa has just made the biggest investment in its history by purchasing Belgian midfielder Amadou Onana (from Everton) for 60 million with the aim of repeating the fourth place of the previous campaign as well as competing in the Champions League.
Guardiola no longer has Julián but he is going for his seventh Premier League and his fifth in a row (REUTERS).
Another detail is the trust in the coaches. Only five teams out of the 20 changed coaches compared to the previous season. Pep has been in charge the longest since 2016 and Erik ten Hag managed to stay in charge of United but with the obligation to improve a lot. And, after Mauricio Pochettino’s dismissal from Chelsea, there are no Argentines.
The 16 Argentines in the Premier League
- Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)
- Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
- Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United)
- Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
- Cristian Romero (Tottenham)
- Young Lo Celso (Tottenham)
- Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
- Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)
- Enzo Barrenechea (Aston Villa)
- Guido Rodriguez (West Ham)
- Valentin Barco (Brighton)
- Nicolas Dominguez (Nottingham Forest)
- Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth)
- Facundo Goodnight (Leicester)
- Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton)
- Maximo Perrone (Manchester City)
Enzo Fernández, a key player at Chelsea after the controversies (REUTERS).
This is how the first date of the Premier is played
- Manchester United vs. Fuham – Viernes 16 hs
- Ispwich Town vs. Liverpool – SÁB 8.30 hs
- Arsenal vs. Wolverhampton – SÁB 11 hs
- Everton vs. Brighton – SÁB 11 hs
- Newcastle vs. Southampton – SÁB 11 hs
- Nottingham Forest vs. Bournemouth – SÁB 11 hs
- West Ham vs. Aston Villa – SAT 1.30 p.m
- Brentford vs. Crystal Palace – DOM 10 hs
- Chelsea vs. Manchester City – DOM 12.30 hs
- Leicester vs. Tottenham – DOM 16 hs
Buonanotte, one of the Argentines who changed teams. He went from Brighton to Leicester.
The most expensive transfers in this market in the Premier
- Dominic Solanke: 65 Millones, del Bournemouth al Tottenham
- Leny Yoro: 62 M, del Lille al Manchester United
- Pedro Neto: 60 M, from Wolverhampton to Chelsea
- Amadou Onana: 60 M, from Everton to Aston Villa
- Max Kilman: 47,5 M, del Wolverhampton al West Ham
- Matthijs de Ligt: 45 M, from Bayern Munich to Man. United
- Riccardo Calafiori: 45 M, from Bologna to Arsenal
- Ian Maatsen: 44,5 M, del Burnley al Aston Villa
- Joshua Zirkzee: 42.5, from Bologna to Man. United
- Archie Gray: 41 M, del Leeds al Tottenham
Leny Yoro, 18-year-old French defender who was bought by United for 62 million euros…
