Every season there's an influx of signings in the summer and no one actually knows how they're going to go. At this point in the season we can see some are doing well and some are doing badly but who is doing best?
You probably noticed but this summer a lot of money was spent on transfers both here in the Premier League and abroad throughout Europe, especially in Paris and Barcelona of course.
Teams went out of their way to break their own transfer records on an almost daily basis, especially in the top tier in England, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal amongst so those doing so.
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We are now long enough into the season to know that the money United spent on Romelu Lukaku, for example, seems a decent investment (despite his current slump) whilst all the money Everton spent seems like it didn't work out too well.
Everton's recruitment policy really didn't work. Image: PA
So who is the signing of the season? Well according to Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, writing in the Telegraph, it's his beloved Reds' signing of Mohamed Salah:
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"Of all the transfers last summer, none has had more impact than Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Romelu [Lukaku] has also made an immediate impression at Manchester United - who have made a better start to this season - but Salah has only one goal fewer than the centre-forward. It is some goal rate.
"Since Luis Suarez was sold to Barcelona in 2015, the most goals any Liverpool player has scored in a season is 14 (Philippe Coutinho in 2016/17). When I saw Salah score his first for the club at Watford on the opening day, I felt this was a player who would score 15 this season. I underestimated. He is on schedule to get 25.
'The Egyptian is more than a traditional winger. He is a wide striker with the ability to get into goalscoring positions every time he plays.
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"There has been plenty of criticism of Liverpool's recruitment in recent years - much of it deserved. But just as with the signing of Sadio Mane in 2016, they have spent very well in bringing Salah back to England after his disappointing spell at Chelsea.
"Paying over £35 million seemed risky, but as was the case with Mane, Salah already looks to be worth more than he cost."
Salah flopped at Chelsea but his move is a success at Liverpool. Image: PA
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Salah continued his excellent form against West Ham on Saturday. He scored twice as the Reds battered the Hammers 4-1.
Is Carragher right?
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