The Bundesliga 5 best signings of the season so far
With FC Bayern Munich winning the Bundesliga crown for the last six seasons in a row many expected this season in the Bundesliga to be much of the same. However, with an ageing squad and a rocky start for new manager Niko Kovac, the Bavarians have left the door open for some sort of title race this season. Lucien Favre and his Dortmund troops snapped up the opportunity with both hands and have led the Bundesliga table for much of the season. With just one defeat all season, BVB show no signs of relinquishing their early lead. Despite a Bayern recovery of late, this season has all the potential to have grand slam ending. One of the reasons for this highly competitive season is the quality of talent that Bundesliga teams have managed to once again recruit to their teams. Several summer signings have added immensely to their squads and have added to quite an entertaining Bundesliga season indeed. So as we reflect at the halfway point of the season, we ask which of these new signings have had the greatest impact thus far? The following are the top 5 best signings of the Bundesliga so far.
#5 Abdou Diallo
France's U21 captain is part of an electrifying group of French youngsters flourishing in the Bundesliga. Diallo joined Dortmund this summer after a brilliant first Bundesliga season at Mainz 05. The former Monaco man has been brilliant for Dortmund so far and is ever-present in their defence alongside young superstars in their own right in Manuel Akanji and Dan-Axel Zagadou. His versatility has also been instrumental to Dortmund's success both in domestic and European competition playing the left-back role if needed. As with a lot of Dortmund young talent, it would not be long before a European powerhouse flexes its muscle for Diallo and sending on the move again.