4) Stoke City
Hard to argue much with this one. Xherdan Shaqiri and Ibrahim Afellay join Bojan and Mame Biram Diouf in a truly exciting front line – one that would have had most of us drooling on Football Manager a few years ago. They’ve also added former Red Glen Johnson and Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel. A very impressive job.
3) Crystal Palace
Alan Pardew used his connections to score Yohan Cabaye from Paris Saint Germain – a fantastic coup for the them – while Bakary Sako has started well after joining from Wolves. They arguably lack a little bit of fire power up front, although Connor Wickham and Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford will be hoping to change that this year.
2) Swansea City
A strange one this, as they’ve had a very quiet window. Andre Ayew and Eder have boosted their forward line and their early season form suggests that they will be typically difficult to beat this season. They have improved their squad, but not enough to score second place in this list in our humble opinion.
1) Manchester City
Providing you ignore the enigma that is Financial Fair Play, we have to admit that they’ve done well. They’ve splashed silly money yet again, but their squad is looking a lot stronger for it. Adding Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling to their forward line could make them hard to stop, while Nicolas Otamendi and Fabian Delph will provide further competition for an already packed squad.
