New signings in stats

With the Premier League season almost upon us, Sky Sports has once again teamed up with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to take a closer look at the top transfers in the top flight and what each player’s data tells us about their chances of success in England’s top flight this season…

Paul Pogba

Pogba’s potential has been in the spotlight all summer and while the young Frenchman is not yet the complete player, his Serie A numbers are certainly spectacular. Last season, he ranked among the top 20 in the country for goals, shots, assists, chances created, through-balls, dribbles and tackles. It’s an astonishing all-round skill-set that suggests Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be able to turn him into anything that he wants him to become.

John Stones

Pep Guardiola is renowned for his love of centre-backs capable of building play from the back and in Stones Manchester City have recruited one of the Premier League’s top passers. The former Everton man ranked 10th among players in his position for completed passes last season and only three defenders completed more dribbles. However, his clearances and tackles statistics reflect the criticism he’s received for his style.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The veteran striker arrives with a big reputation and the numbers to back it up. Ibrahimovic was the second highest scorer in Europe last season, behind only Luis Suarez, and do not be too concerned by the fact that those goals came in France.

The Swede’s pedigree is long established across five different European leagues. Indeed, he has scored more goals than any Manchester United player in each of the past six seasons, dating back to his days at Barcelona.

Sadio Mane

Jurgen Klopp seems to have set out to add goals from midfield this summer with Mane arriving as well as Georginio Wijnaldum. The signing from Southampton has reached double figures in the Premier …

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