Top 4 signings of the 2018-19 football season so far
The 2018-19 football season is into its 4th month, and we have already seen some ups and downs. Big clubs like Juventus, Barcelona, and Liverpool are leading the Serie A, LaLiga, and EPL tables respectively.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich has recovered somewhat after a poor start to their season, but traditional powerhouses, Manchester United and Real Madrid, have been really suffering.
Clubs like Borussia Dortmund, PSG, and Arsenal have been pretty impressive this season, and would definitely be hopeful of winning silverware. Both PSG and Arsenal have employed new managers this season, and have performed exceptionally well under them.
Real Madrid have been forced to sack their manager only a few months after appointing him, and are still struggling. The same is true about Manchester United, who have been very mediocre this season.
There have been some new signings who have impressed football lovers all over the world. These are players who have managed to adjust to their new clubs very well, and have performed exceptionally so far. We discuss 4 such players in this article.
#4 Aymeric Laporte
Laporte was signed by Manchester City in January 2018, and has been a revelation so far. He has performed exceptionally well at the heart of the City defence, and is one of the reasons behind the fact that they have conceded few goals in the league so far.
Laporte has forged a very successful partnership with fellow centre-back John Stones, and they have replaced Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi very successfully.
Laporte has exceptional positional sense, and is more of a ball playing centre-back. Stones prefers to go for the tackle, and Laporte ensures that the ball is removed safely from the penalty box area.
Moreover, he is very strong aerially, and mostly wins his battles in the air. He has also scored 3 goals with headers for City this season, and is proving to be a very good signing for them overall. Pep Guardiola, the City coach, put faith in the French defender, and is being rewarded for the same.