Premier League signings of the season: Man City winger third, two Nottingham Forest buys in top 10

These Premier League players are the ten best signings of the season, according to WhoScored ratings. There is no place for Liam Delap and only two ‘Big Six’ players appear.

10) Evanilson (Bournemouth)

Replacing Dominic Solanke was always going to be a tricky task for whoever Bournemouth signed last summer and there were some teething problems in Evanilson’s first months at the club but now we are in April, there is no debate about whether or not the Brazilian has been a good signing.

Top ten of the season might be a stretch but we respect the hustle.

9) Yankuba Minteh (Brighton)

Newcastle United fans were frustrated to see Minteh leave the club last summer with their team crying out for a right winger. The young attacker excelled on loan at Arne Slot’s Feyenoord last season but profit and sustainability rules meant the Magpies were forced to cash in and got £30m for a player they signed for £6m a year earlier.

Some lovely profit and a dodged points deduction later, Newcastle are still in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League.

8) Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest)

The actual Premier League signing of the season, Serbian centre-back Milenkovic has been crucial in Nottingham Forest’s astonishing success in 2024/25.

His centre-back partnership with Murillo is one of the best in the Premier League and a huge reason why Forest are third in the table.

7) Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)

We are quite surprised to see Solanke’s name pop up – mainly because he has been injured so often. He meets the minutes played threshold despite his fitness issues and lands in seventh place ahead of Milenkovic, Minteh and Evanilson.

Solanke has a respectable seven goals in 22 league matches this term and has looked pretty decent when available.