Premier League 2018-19: Incoming Transfers XI

Forwards: Andre Schurrle, Xherdan Shaqiri and Riyad Mahrez

Mahrez would provide a different avenue for Manchester City

The Premier League clubs didn’t go all out for attacking players as a majority of the big clubs are well stocked in that department. However, there were still a few quality additions that were made in the window.

Riyad Mahrez was bought by Manchester City from Leicester City. Mahrez has grown in stature since Leicester’s fairy-tale and he finally got his dream move to the blue half of Manchester.

Mahrez was sensational last season, scoring 12 goals and assisting a further 10 goals. In our XI, Mahrez would start on his preferred right wing position.

On the left flank, I have gone for the enigmatic Xherdan Shaqiri. Klopp signed Shaqiri from Stoke to add to Liverpool’s firepower up front.

The latter was in decent form last season and made the net bulge on eight occasions while bagging seven assists. He was a constant thorn for sides at the World Cup, marking his World Cup with a sumptuous goal against arch-rivals, Serbia. The ability to go past his man and whip in devilish crosses is what gets him into our XI.

I have gone with Andre Schurrle through the middle. There weren’t any big name centre forwards that arrived in England this summer.

Out of the options available, Schurrle was the best bet. Schurrle has played before in England with Chelsea and was relatively successful.

Earmarked as an exciting prospect at a young age, his career has stagnated due to injuries and loss of form. Schurrle would hope his second coming in England with Fulham would put him on the German national team map again.

The front three would be very mobile and interchangeable with all the forwards equally adept at scoring and creating. On their day, they would run rings around any defence in the Premier League.

Bench: Bernd Leno, Fred, Richarlison, Joao Moutinho, Jack Wilshere.