SOUNESS: My top 10 EPL summer signings: Mount can thrive at Manchester United
A whopping £1.55billion has been lavished on signings by Premier League clubs so far this summer, but who’s done the best business?
Liverpool legend and Mail Sport columnist Graeme Souness picks the 10 players he expects to make the greatest impact.
1) MASON MOUNT, CHELSEA TO MAN UTD, £55m
I have always liked Mount, there is nothing to dislike about him. He has great technique and works his socks off. He is also leaving a big club to join, arguably, the biggest club. But he has shown he can handle the expectation of playing for Chelsea and England and, if he takes to his new surroundings at Old Trafford, he could be a star.
He needs to get more goals playing that far up the field. And he can, because he’s cute enough in those areas.
His record at Chelsea was one in six, which is good, but the challenge is to make that even better. I think he will be a very good player for Manchester United.
2) JAMES MADDISON, LEICESTER TO TOTTENHAM, £45m
He's had 39 goal contributions from midfield over the past two seasons (22 goals, 17 assists) and those numbers put him right up there with the best.
I have a lot of time for him, he’s a super player. Harry Kane, if he stays, will love playing with him. Maddison will quickly become Kane’s most frequent supplier of opportunities to put the ball in the net. He will pick Kane out in tight areas, if he is there!
This is a different type of pressure, though, coming from Leicester. He played with freedom there and there is a bit more on your shoulders at Spurs, especially if it doesn’t start well for them.
3) ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER, BRIGHTON TO LIVERPOOL, £35m
You try to eliminate risk when signing a player, and he is tried and tested in our football.
He was brilliant at the World Cup, but forget that — I
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