The time when the transfer window is open is one of the busiest times in football be it during the winter break or off-season during the summer. The January transfer window closed few days ago and many surprising deals were made while many promising deals were put off for later.
Few of the premium transfers include Gonzalo Higuain's loan move to Chelsea, Frenkie De Jong's move to Barcelona, Denis Suarez's loan move to Arsenal, Alvaro Morata's loan move to Atletico Madrid and Christian Pulisic's move to Chelsea though he'll stay at Dortmund till summer.
The current Top 6 in the Premier League are in different stages of mind and in highly contrasting form. While Manchester United are flying high, Chelsea and Arsenal are dropping points. Manchester City, Liverpool and Spurs are consolidating their positions in the points table.
All the teams will be looking for reinforcements in the summer. Let's take a look at one player who each of the top 6 should sign.
Arsenal - Ivan Perisic
Arsenal failed to negotiate a loan deal with Inter Milan for World Cup star Ivan Perisic but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't bid for him once more in summer. Arsenal seem to be lacking creativity in the flanks and aren't playing wide formations choosing to operate Aubameyang and Iwobi or Aubameyang and Ramsey as left and right forwards playing Lacazette up front.
While Sead Kolasinac's movement is causing some activity down on the flanks, Arsenal haven't had a single player who actually replaced Alexis Sanchez. With Henrikh Mkhitaryan disappointing time and again, hunting for Perisic might prove to be fruitful for the Gunners. He is a man of Premier League experience and his arrival, though late can benefit Arsenal a lot.
Manchester United - Kalidou Koulibaly
Manchester United seem to have had a rejuvenated time under Ole Gunner Solskjaer as he's letting his main men operate freely without exercising too much control on the players. A lot of work has been done down the left side of the midfield with Shaw, Martial and occasionally Pogba strolling down the flanks. Rashford and Pogba seemed to have worked out a great chemistry and the passing sequences have started to become more crisp for United.
Their backline has certainly improved and the maximum utilization of Victor Lindelof has paid its dividends. Yet the other centre back position seems to be open as Eric Bailly hasn't proved to be reliable and is yet to curb his aggression which has led to lot of set pieces for the opponents in front of goal. Phil Jones certainly seems to be ageing as he isn't as effective as he used to be and even the clever marking he used to do hasn't been seen.
Man United are making rapid advances in signing Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli and he'll certainly be their best signing this summer. Valued at 70 million Euros, the center-back has been the receiving most attention among United's transfer targets and if this deal materializes, United's backline woes will certainly be cleared.
The towering center back ranks No.1 in Serie A for balls won along with team-mate Allan and is also a tremendous physical presence and dominates in the air. He's also pretty quick off the ball, something which is not expected from a player of his physique and if he comes to the Premier League, United could pose a serious title threat next season.
Tottenham Hotspur - Ciro Immobile
Tottenham Hotspur most seriously aim to buy Italian striker Ciro Immobile during the summer transfer window. After a long pursuit by Liverpool to buy the star during the January window, the Reds have turned their eyes towards German forward Timo Werner who seems to be more of a fit there. While Lazio apparently don't want to let their star man go, Spurs will be a more ideal and feasible destination for Immobile.
Immobile ranks sixth in the Serie A goalscorers list scoring 12 goals and has fired 41 shots on target and his stats are similar to that of Harry Kane who has fired 37 shots on target this season. His arrival will enable Kane to have a striking partner and give Pochettinho an option to replace Kane in case he's injured.
Immobile's transfer value is around 45 million euros which is something which the Spurs board can afford. This will also boost their goal-scoring ability as both Son and Alli haven't had a definite position and have been drifting around from midfield and back again. Dier, Alli and Eriksen can control the midfield while Son, Kane and Immobile can make a deadly attacking trio.
Liverpool - Timo Werner
Liverpool seriously need a striker in their team now as Roberto Firmino's performances this season have been far from impressive. Liverpool's attacking trio have been in among the goals but Firmino has few and far attacking returns than what has been expected from him. They have looked for clinical strikers in the game and first went for Immobile from Serie A but the deal didn't materialize. They now have talks on signing RB Leipzig forward, the very impressive Timo Werner.
Werner is a great finisher and is strong with both left and right leg. His wicked pace will add more sting to this very pacy front 3 of Liverpool and his ability to latch on to crosses and scoring chances will make the side more clinical in front of goal. Though he doesn't match Firmino's ability to create chances, Liverpool need an alternate source of goals and a proper striker because Firmino's role is more of that of a centre-forward. With money to spend, Liverpool should sign Werner to bolster their side for the next season.
Manchester City - Ruben Neves
Manchester City have all their bases covered and in this transfer window, they will look to sign backups for their first-team players or replacements for those whose contracts expire. One area of concern for them this season has been in the swinging form of Fernadinho which has left them exposed in the midfield on some occasions.
To remedy this, they expressed interest in Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves who's playing for the Wolverhampton Wanderers and attempted to sign him in the January Transfer Window but weren't able to do so. Though the deal didn't materialize, they must try to finish off the deal in the summer and bring the talented Portuguese to their side.
He has had a great season and scored 3 goals, 2 penalties and one free-kick and is a great set-piece taker. He has provided 2 assists and is a clever player who has a great understanding of the game. He is extremely strong in the air and also has made more than 200 recoveries. City must sign this young player to bolster their team.