Signings Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City must make for 2025/26 Premier League title push.
Some teams need a complete overhaul. Others just need that one missing piece. But every club on this list – from title-chasing Arsenal to whatever Manchester United are right now – has a glaring hole that must be filled before 2025/26 rolls around.
We’ve rank the top which need addressing in the Premier League this summer.
We were torn between Manchester City and Aston Villa needing right-backs in the 2025 summer transfer window. But Pep Guardiola’s side were given the edge considering Unai Emery actually has one at his disposal. Even if Matty Cash is someone the Spaniard will likely try to replace this summer.
Rico Lewis has struggled this season and is someone Guardiola is keen to play in midfield, with Matheus Nunes, naturally a midfielder, deputising at right-back in the absence of Kyle Walker. Who fell out of favour and was loan out to AC Milan in January.
It will likely be a big rebuild at the Etihad this summer but Rodri’s return will be better than any signing Guardiola can make. The ACL injury he suffered completely City’s season.
They have defensive frailties and starting Nunes right-back has certainly played a part in that. Though Pep has force to deal with lots of injuries at the back. Manuel Akanji has been out for ages, John Stones is a constant sick note and Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake have had their issues. The champions signed two centre-backs in January, so a right-back is next on the agenda.
Manchester United: Striker
The Red Devils have invested heavily in the striker position in the last two transfer windows, spending a combined £100 on Rasmus Hojlund in 2023 เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง and Joshua Zirkzee in 2024. Neither player looks like a natural goalscorer and the latter doesn’t even look like a natural striker. Zirkzee fits one of the two roles behind the No. 9 in Ruben Amorim’s system. While Hojlund doesn’t seem suited for the Premier League unfortunately.
He is still very young so we are not completely writing him off. But given Zirkzee’s inability to lead the line, it will be another year of Hojlund relie on as United’s only natural No. 9 Who can legally buy a beer.
Liverpool: Left-back
There is a debate had over what Liverpool’s summer priority position. Should new left-back or striker? Evidently, we think it’s the former. A new right-back should definitely be signed but Slot does not need to spend big money on one. With Conor Bradley good enough to come in to the starting XI following Trent Alexander-Arnold’s much-maligned free transfer to Real Madrid.