The 2025-26 Premier League marketing campaign kicks off on Friday, when Liverpool start the defence of their title at residence in opposition to Bournemouth.
Egypt star Mohamed Salah is the reigning participant of the season and might be bidding to choose up his fifth golden boot as he kinds a new-look entrance line for the Reds alongside big-money signings Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz.
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A lot of fellow African stars have secured high-profile transfers of their very own, whereas there are new arrivals from international locations together with DR Congo, Morocco, Mozambique and Senegal.
In the meantime, 50 gamers from the continent might have their Premier League campaigns which runs from 21 December to 18 January.
BBC Sport Africa casts a watch over among the gamers settling in to new groups and trying to make an impression over the approaching 9 months.
Can Mbeumo restore United to former glories?
Cameroon worldwide Bryan Mbeumo was the topic of the largest deal involving an African participant within the shut season, ($87m).
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The 25-year-old ahead scored 20 league objectives and registered seven assists for Brentford final season however now faces a step up at “the membership of his desires”.
United are in a rebuilding section beneath boss Ruben Amorim after ending fifteenth, their worst-ever efficiency within the Premier League period.
Mbeumo will face prompt strain to carry out alongside fellow big-money arrivals Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko – with United having spent £200m ($271m) on the attacking trio – even when there is no such thing as a European soccer for the Previous Trafford outfit.
His off-field ardour for enjoying the piano and chess are well-known, and now United want Mbeumo to hit the proper notes and execute his greatest methods on the pitch.
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Will Kudus be best alternative for Son?
Kudus is the primary participant to maneuver instantly from West Ham to Tottenham since 2011, when Scott Parker swapped east London for White Hart Lane [Getty Images]
One other large switch noticed Mohammed Kudus finish his two-year stick with West Ham and ($74m).
The Ghana midfielder impressed in his first season in east London however his second marketing campaign was underwhelming as he struggled to adapt to Graham Potter’s wing-back system.
Kudus’ glittering performances at Ajax had made him certainly one of European soccer’s hottest properties and Spurs might be anticipating the 24-year-old to rediscover that type.
That includes within the Champions League once more was one cause for his change to north London, whereas the Black Stars man was additionally enticed by the chance to play for brand spanking new Spurs coach Thomas Frank, who has made the change from Brentford.
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“From the place [Frank] has come from, and seeing the quantity of expertise he has developed to turn into nice gamers, it is a large signal as to why I wished to work beneath him,” stated Kudus.
With Spurs legend Son Heung-Min departing and James Maddison set to overlook a lot of the season by way of damage, Kudus might discover himself in a pivotal position from the offset.
Can Ait-Nouri assist Metropolis rediscover swagger?
Rayan Ait-Nouri was a part of the Manchester Metropolis facet crushed by Saudi outfit Al-Hilal on the Fifa Membership World Cup [Getty Images]
After slipping to 3rd place – and ending 2024-25 and not using a main trophy – Manchester Metropolis are anticipated to mount a extra sustained problem for the title.
The Etihad outfit moved early within the window for left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, and the 24-year-old has already seen aggressive motion with Metropolis since
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The Algeria worldwide, who described his change as “a dream come true”, began three video games on the Fifa Membership World Cup earlier than Pep Guardiola’s males exited within the final 16.
Ait-Nouri offered a critical attacking menace from wing-back whilst Wolves struggled final season, bagging 4 objectives and 7 assists, and was additionally sometimes utilized in a extra superior position.
After adapting to Metropolis’s possession-based fashion, Guardiola will little doubt be in search of his new man to enhance on these attacking metrics.
Six bid for survival on Wearside
Simon Adingra arrange each objectives for Ivory Coast of their 2023 Afcon ultimate victory however lacked recreation time for Brighton final season [Getty Images]
Sunderland are again within the Premier League for the primary time since 2017 and have been busy within the switch market, making 11 signings.
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And there was a distinctly African really feel to their recruitment, with six of these arrivals from throughout the continent.
The Black Cats shelled out a club-record £30m ($40m) on Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra in addition to including DR Congo pair Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki, Mozambique defender Reinildo and Moroccan winger Chemsdine Talbi
Ivory Coast’s has additionally been tempted from the south coast to the north east after solely beginning 12 league video games for Brighton final season.
As one of many few gamers within the Sunderland squad with Premier League expertise, the 23-year-old winger might want to translate his trickery into factors if the Wearsiders are to keep away from an instantaneous return to the Championship.
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Extra strikes to observe…
Nicolas Jackson could have picked up the Membership World Cup trophy with Chelsea however now seems to be on his means out of Stamford Bridge [Getty Images]
Kudus could have departed the London Stadium however West Ham will nonetheless have an African of their ranks after paying Slavia Prague £19m ($25.5m)
Irons boss Potter says the 20-year-old Senegal wing-back is “hungry and bold”.
“I believe he might be a really constructive addition to the group,” he added.
DR Congo centre-back Axel Tuanzebe, in the meantime, might be trying to keep away from a second successive relegation, having swapped Ipswich City for Burnley.
And may teenage left-back Adam Aznou power himself into the Everton facet within the Toffees’ first season at their new stadium after the Moroccan joined from Bayern Munich?
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With the switch window open till Monday, 1 September, there’s loads of time for extra offers involving Africans.
DR Congo star Yoane Wissa has been angling for a transfer away from Brentford, whereas Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson has