Premier League Signing of the Season: Rayan Cherki, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and GOAL’s top 20 for 2025-26 – ranked
As the 2025-26 Premier League season draws to a close, it’s time to look back on what has been a campaign full of twists and turns. Arsenal eventually saw off the challenge of Manchester City to secure the title, but European places and the final berth in the relegation zone are still to be decided into the final day.
As with any season, a number of new signings have played significant roles, though finding diamonds in the rough is becoming increasingly difficult for Premier League clubs given the increased exposure of the global game. Spending big on proven commodities, meanwhile, comes with its own risk, with the amounts involved meaning any level of failure will not be tolerated.
Fortunately for teams in England’s top-flight, a number of investments have paid off over the past nine months, and here at GOALour team of editors and writers in the UK have put our heads together to rank the top 20 signings of the season, based on overall performance, pre-transfer expectations and value for money.
NOTE: Players whose transfers were completed before the 2025 summer window (e.g. Eli Junior Kroupi) or who had previous loan deals become permanent (e.g. Kevin Danso) were not considered.
