Burnley: A certified goal scorerīurnley were one of the top-scoring teams in the Championship last season but it was due to Vincent Kompany getting goals from all over the pitch, something that's easier said than done in the top flight. With Raya already coming close to moving to Tottenham, European soccer could be enough to convince him to move to Brighton while also shifting the club's transfer strategy more in line with new European expectations by bringing in an established player who will still have sell on value in the future. While that's a valuable skill, it doesn't mean that it will be enough to make Button an above-average keeper while also taking part in Europe. Utilizing the duo of Robert Sanchez and David Button during the season, Roberto De Zerbi made the switch as Button did more with the ball at his feet to assist with buildup. Brighton: David RayaĮverything about what Brighton did last season to secure Europa League soccer was impressive but one place where the team fell short of expectations was between the sticks. There are plenty of talented forwards in the Bees' ranks but a more direct option through the middle would doubtless help. Brentford don't become a bad side without their talismanic forward – he played no part in victories over Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City last season – but they will surely miss the physicality and shrewd running of one of the Premier League's best strikers. This might already have been a key focus for Thomas Frank even before Ivan Toney was handed a nine month ban from English football, one which means he will miss the bulk of the 2023-24 season. With the push to improve, adding more finishers around him can help ease pressure and make the team more dangerous overall. It's clear that Bournemouth want more from the team to improve by hiring Andoni Iraola to push their playstyle forward but adding in more attackers around Solanke is key. It was a season of growth for the 25-year-old4 striker, but to avoid relegation again, they'll need more this season. While the Cherries were able to avoid relegation, the only reason that they were able to accomplish that feat was due to Solanke's 13 goal contributions, his highest tally in the Premier League so far. Bournemouth: Support for Dominick Solanke It is perhaps no surprise that Villa are among the clubs in the mix for USA captain Tyler Adams, a player who impressed in anchoring Leeds before last season came to an early, injury-enforced end. What they could do with, however, is someone to mop up behind all the dynamism. Add captain John McGinn, fresh from signing a new deal, and there are all sorts of progressive options for Unai Emery. You cannot question the depth of talent in Aston Villa's midfield with Boubacar Kamara, Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz all winning the club's player of the month award before the latter claimed the prize for the season. Considering that Reiss Nelson has just signed a new contract and Emile Smith Rowe has been told he can't go, even that move does not seem like an absolute necessity. If there were one addition to be made, though, it might just be another forward to provide another gamechanger, one who could either back up Bukayo Saka (and best of luck finding an elite talent who would commit to that role) or a center forward who could allow Gabriel Jesus to get minutes wide on the right. Mikel Arteta's side might well have reached the level where they cannot do much to improve their hopes of challenging Manchester City: their best bets are that they stay fully fit and the champions wobble. That adds an elite midfielder and a promising, versatile defender. Havertz is an intriguing replacement for the Bayer Leverkusen-bound Granit Xhaka, not a true midfielder but certainly a player who can offer more in the penalty area, while at the time of writing Rice and Jurrien Timber were due for medicals before the end of the week. From A-W we took a look at each team and here's what they need: Arsenal: One more forwardĪrsenal have probably done the lot by the start of July. Some teams certainly need more than others but we took on the task of trying to identify what needs to be done to bump up some team's transfer grades before the season is underway. But with just over a month until the new season gets underway, each team that isn't Manchester City has a hole or two that needs to be filled if they want to set themselves up for optimal success. From Arsenal being on the verge of adding Declan Rice and having already snagged Kai Havertz from Chelsea to Manchester United's acquisition of Mason Mount, teams have been quite active on the transfer market. Around the Premier League, teams have gotten the summer off and running making big transfers left and right.
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