5 of the most exciting signings made by Premier League sides so far

The Summer Transfer window has only 3 weeks left for English clubs. Most clubs have made a foray into the transfer market with only Everton, Burnley and Tottenham to have not signed a player yet. Every pre-season in the English top-flight brings new stars and this one is no different.

There have been some interesting and very exciting signings across the board and we can't wait to discover the next big thing in England, for now we can only judge on reputation and speculate on the impact they will have on their new sides.

#5 Bernd Leno- Arsenal

Bernd Leno joins an increasing number of German stars who are slowly embracing the Premier League. Leno is a German International capped six times since making his debut in 2016 for the Der Mannschaft, which is an impressive feat considering his competition for the Goalkeeping spot includes Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Marc der-Stergen (FC Barcelona) and Kevin Trapp (Paris Saint-Germain).

Leno became the youngest Goalkeeper to play in the UEFA Champions League in 2011-12 while playing for Bayer Leverkusen. This was the start of an eight-year stint as Leverkusen No 1 managing over 200 Bundesliga appearances.

Arsenal's incumbent goalkeeper Petr Cech is aging and made some noticeable errors last season and Leno could help stem the mistakes and at 26 has at least a good ten years ahead of him as a top level goalkeeper.

He came through the Vfb Stuttgart youth system but never made a senior appearance for the first team.

#4 Jean-Michaël Seri- Fulham

Seri with coach Jokanovic

Jean Seri is one of the hottest talents in Europe. Period. How Fulham managed to convince the former OGC Nice star to join them remains a matter of speculation. The Ivory Coast International began his career in his home country and soon caught the eye of Portuguese giants Porto.

He signed for Pacos de Ferriara soon afterwards and his passing range became of the talk of the town. Since he signed for Nice, Seri's presence on the pitch saw his stock rise and he was linked with clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona.

Seri possesses an ability to dictate the tempo of a game and has great vision. Playing in Fulham's very attacking side coached by Slavisa Jokanovic will provide a great opportunity for the talented midfielder to flourish.

#3 Jorginho- Chelsea/Fabinho-Liverpool

Jorginho

Teacher's Pet? Jorginho with manager Sarri

Jorginho joined Chelsea recently with his Napoli boss Sarri joining the West London club as well. Jorginho flourished under Sarri in the Serie A. The Brazil-born Italy international is known for his control on and off the ball and his ability to find team-mates in tight situations. A hard-worker on the pitch Jorginho proved to be a player Sarri found indispensable.

The transfer has got the fans excited and for good reason. He was linked with Manchester City and Liverpool as well with City's title-winning manager Pep Guardiola publicly admitting his admiration for the versatile midfielder.

Fabinho

He'll Never Walk Alone

Liverpool fans got very excited with Fabinho to complement Naby Keita (another interesting signing who missed out on this list) in the midfield. It's a huge improvement no doubt on Jordan Henderson and Wijnaldum with no disrespect to these players.

While Fabinho was targeted to replace the Juventus bound Emre Can, he quickly transformed into a signing to show off Liverpool's attractiveness when it was rumoured that Manchester United missed out on Fabinho.

Apart from all the paper-talk, Fabinho is an especially gifted midfield bulldozer who has the ability to break down attacks and create fantastic transitions in moments. Take a look at the video below to understand the talent he is!

#2 Felipe Anderson- West Ham United

Felipe 'Iron' Anderson

Another one of those amazing deals. Anderson was linked last summer to both the Manchester giants among other prestigious clubs across Europe. A mercurial talent, Anderson began his career alongside Neymar at Santos. His skilful style of play and dynamism earned his interest from Europe and he made his move to Lazio in the Serie A.

His all-around attacking ability created a flourish around him and he excelled for the Rome based side scoring 25 and assisting 27 in the Serie A. The Brazilian suffered through injuries and that has affected his overall growth. The talent, however, is still very obvious when one considers the near 40 million Pounds West Ham paid for a player who had just 9 starts last season and had fallen out with his manager.

He can play in the midfield and as a forward and his talent is of the kind Irons fans have always wanted.

#1 Stephen Lichtsteiner- Arsenal

Swiss Legend Lichtseteiner prepares to take a throw-in

Now, you could be forgiven for wondering why of all the amazing players like Naby Keita, Lucas Torreira or Fred signing this season, this list ends with a 'washed up'/'declining 34 year old signed on free is the most exciting signing this season.

First take a look at this. From the almost ever-reliable Football Manager 2018 is this profile-

FM 18 says it all

For a 33/34 year old, Lichtsteiner is very quick, brave, composed, strong, very competent in a technical sense, cost nothing apart from wages, has won a league title in every one of his last six seasons, played over a 100 games for his country, has been an unqualified success at all his previous clubs and is still better 'past his peak' than most players are at their peak!

Make no mistake, Lichtsteiner isn't moving to Arsenal as only a back-up to Bellerin. He brings experience, versatility and a winning mentality that is tremendous for a club who were seemingly in a terminal decline from their former 'elite of the elite' status.