While the summer transfer window or pre-season transfer window of the major European football is moving towards the ending, the new season is going to start soon. Here we are talking about the top five new signings who have already shined in the pre-season matches.
Most European clubs are now busy finalizing their squad for the new season as soon as possible. The clubs have already started their pre-season campaign to get prepared before the beginning of the new season.
Now, we are briefly talking about the top five new signings who already shined in the pre-season matches
5. Frank Kessie (Barcelona)
The 25-year-old Ivorian central midfielder Frank Kessie joined the Spanish La Liga club Barcelona this summer. He joined the Spanish club as a free agent after ending his contract with the Italian Serie A club AC Milan.
Kessie played all three games in the ongoing pre-season friendlies. After starting the match against the Spanish team Olot, he appeared against Inter Miami and Real Madrid in the ongoing US tour. Though he hadn’t recorded a goal or assist in these pre-season friendlies, he impressed with outstanding performances in every game. After observing his performance against the arch-rivals Real Madrid, the Catalan club is hugely satisfied with the Ivorian.
4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
The Norwegian Erling Haaland, who just celebrated his 22nd birthday, was one of the key names in the ongoing summer transfer market. English Premier League club Manchester City signed the young goal-machine for reportedly around €60 million from the German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
In the pre-season friendlies, Haaland first time appeared for the Sky Blues on 23rd July when they faced the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich at Green Bay, United States. The game was shortened to 40 minutes per half due to multiple lightning delays, where Haaland scored the only goal of the match in the early 12th minutes.
3. Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
The 23-year-old Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez was also a big name in the ongoing summer transfer window. The English Premier League club Liverpool initially spent around £64 million (may go up to £85 million after add-ons) to bring Nunez from the Portuguese club Benfica.
Nunez has already travelled with the Reds on the Thailand, Singapore and Germany tours. He played all their three matches in their pre-season friendlies, where Liverpool faced Manchester United, Crystal Palace and RB Leipzig. He started to impress from the early matches and managed to score for the Premier League club against RB Leipzig. While Liverpool beat the hosts Leipzig by 5-0, Nunez scored four goals, including one penalty.
2. Raphinha (Barcelona)
The 25-year-old Brazilian winger Raphinha joined the Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona this summer after leaving his English Premier League club Leeds United for a transfer fee of around £50 million (excluding add-ons).
Raphinha has already played both the matches for the Catalan club in the ongoing US tour. After scoring one goal and managing two more assists against Inter Miami, he also scored the solitary goal of the match against Real Madrid.
1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
The 25-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus left the English Premier League club Manchester City for another Premier League club Arsenal this summer for a reported transfer fee of £45 million.
Since his joining of Arsenal, Jesus is firing in the pre-season games as he has scored four goals in four matches, including a brace. He scored twice against the German club 1. FC Nurnberg during the Germany tour.
In the US tour, Jesus appeared in all three matches against Everton, Orlando City and Chelsea. Jesus scored one goal each against Everton and Chelsea, while he also had an influential role against Orlando City.
