Finally, the 2019-20 Premier League season came to an end on Sunday as Manchester United and Chelsea secured Champions League spots while Watford and Bournemouth followed Norwich City to the second division.
Having spent a combined £1.4billion across the division on transfers, clubs are will be looking to see who they can bring in to strengthen their squads ahead of the next campaign.
This time around, they wouldn’t want to repeat the same mistakes that saw them signing players that didn’t add any value to the team. So, let’s take a look at the best signing of the season
Top signings of 2019-20 Premier League
Bruno Fernandes
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer who knew what Bruno Fernandes can bring to his squad and he was well spot on in bringing him to Old Trafford.
The 25-year-old Portugues has propelled the Red Devils into the top four, with 10 goals in 20 games and eight assists to show that he has been at the heart of the club’s impressive form since the turn of the year.
Although, he looked tired in the last few games of the season he stepped up in the big moments, scoring a crucial penalty in the final day’s top four shoot-outs with Leicester.
His arrival has brought more creativity to Solskjaer’s side and Paul Pogba’s return to the first-team has given United fans glimpses of what they could see from the duo next season.
For his contributions, Fernandes has been arguably the Premier League’s best signing in the 19-20 season.
Allan Saint-Maximin
The Frenchman joined Newcastle United for 16m pounds from Nice and he has proven to be a bargain for the club.
Saint-Maximin, who recorded just two assists and one goal in the first half of the season was not frustrated but picked up immediately after the restart to stun his critics, which included his former coach, Patrick Viera.
He started making progress after scoring a winning goal against Southampton in the last game before the Premier League’s suspension. He then came to life after the restart, scoring in a dominant display against Sheffield United before grabbing three assists in the Magpies 4-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
His stock has therefore reason with Steve Bruce, saying there is ‘no chance’ he would be leaving St James next season after reported interest from Arsenal and Napoli.
Danny Ings
After an unsuccessful stint with Liverpool, Danny Ings had to restart his career all over again, which was a reminiscence of a good stint with Burnley that made the Premier League champions to purchase him.
After joining Southampton permanently in the summer of 2019 for £20million after a successful loan spell in the previous campaign, the 28-year-old repaid the sum the Saints handed over to Liverpool to be among the leading goalscorers in the Premier League. He ended up missing on the golden boot with just a goal behind the eventual winner, Jamie Vardy.
His 22 goals helped lift Ralph Hasenhuttl move away from relegation trouble and the club finished the season in 11th place, 18 points clear of the bottom three.
Dean Henderson
23-year-old Dean Henderson was rewarded with another loan deal at the Brammal Lane after helping Sheffield United achieve promotion from the Championship last season.
Having come from the second division with no top signing, several people were expecting the South Yorkshire to struggle in their first season back in the top flight since 2007 but they ended up finishing ninth, just missing out on a spot in Europe.
Although, they are one of the lower-scoring sides in the top half, their ability to keep clean sheets proved crucial. All thanks to Henderson, who made the step-up to the top flight with ease recording 13 clean sheets. This is the fourth-highest in the division and only three less than Golden Glove winner Ederson.
With his form, Manchester United goalie, David de Gea will have to watch his back after struggling for form.
Gabriel Martineli
No one believed that Gabriel Martineli will make an instant impact ar Arsenal as a 19-year-old striker, who ahd already been called up tot eh Brazilian national team.
He arrived North London from the Brazilian side Ituano in July 2019 and shun out impressive performance that made the club to reward him with a new long-term deal earlier this month.
Before picking up a serious knee injury Martinelli scored 10 goals and made four assists in 26 appearances across all competitions.
Raul Jimenez
Raul Jimenez has had one of the best Premier League season of his career after turning his loan deal from Benficainto a permanent one.
In his second season in the Premier League, the Mexican striker scored 26 goals in all competitions and made 10 assists.
He even helped the club in maintaining a serious Champions League challenge until they faltered in final few weeks of the season, ending the campaign in seventh.
With his impressive form also noticed in the Europa League, Jimenez is being him linked with Manchester United and Juventus.
