Best Premier League transfers so far this summer

Although the transfer window officially does not start till the beginning of July, many deals have already been concluded, which will take effect from the 1st of July. While the spotlight has firmly been on the newly promoted French side AS Monaco and Neymar choosing Barcelona over Real Madrid, the clubs from the Premier League have also been active this summer – some spending heavy, some banking on free transfers. Some of best transfers that the Premier League clubs have made so far post end of 2012-13 season are:

Andre Schurrle – Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea – £18 million

Jose Mourinho’s first signing back at Chelsea. Although Schurrle having been on Chelsea’s radar for quite a while means Jose probably didn’t play a big part in this transfer. Schurrle played under Jurgen Klopp at Mainz and impressed enough that Leverkusen signed him in a £6.5m deal two years ago.

Schurrle, a German international since Nov 2010, predominantly plays on the left wing but is comfortable operating in any forward position. Although much more a goal creator than a goal scorer – he averages about one goal in three matches – he can up the pace any time he wants. He is good on-the-ball skills, fast with and without the ball. Mata, Hazard, Oscar and Schurrle – the combination is creative and fast enough to break the toughest of the defense not only in the Premier League but also in Europe.

The only questionable aspect in this transfer is the role Lukaku and de Bruyne will play in the coming season, putting a question mark on the number of starts Schurrle will get, but the ones who have seen him operate in the Bundesliga will no doubt say every penny of the £18 million is well spent.