Five new entrants to the English Premier League to watch out for

With the transfer market now operating in full swing, there have been several big-money and big-name signings who have signed up with several clubs in England. But, there are a select few who will definitely catch the eye more than the rest.

Here are – in this author’s opinion – the five players who have joined an EPL club this summer to keep an eye out for. Please note that this list only includes those who have not previously played in England.

5) Wilfried Bony (Swansea City and Cote d’Ivoire)

Having broken their transfer record for bringing the Ivorian to the Liberty Stadium, Swansea will be hoping the 24-year-old will be able to showcase the same goalscoring form he did at Vitesse Arnhem, which led him to be named last season’s Dutch Footballer of the Year.

Judging by what we have seen so far, he has already begun to show his dexterity in front of goal. The £12 million signing assisted two goals in the Swans’ final pre-season game against Reading and was at times unplayable as he plundered two goals against Malmo in their Europa League Playoff against the Swedish side in a 4-0 romp in Wales.

One of the reasons he has been brought in is to take the goalscoring burden off Michu, who like Bony, made waves when he came to England last season.

He matched Robin van Persie at the top of the scoring charts for most of the first half of the previous season, and although they did not dry up in the second half, his free-scoring run was somewhat curbed after January.

Bony will make sure that Swansea’s supply of goals come from more than one source and while the two will most likely play in tandem, what makes the striking situation at Swansea so interesting to watch is that even if one of the two strikers is unavailable, Michael Laudrup can count on the other to deliver the goods.