Who has been the best signing of the season?
We highlight 15 players who have made a major impact for their new club this season
Football writer Ben Bloom looks back at the Premier League’s summer and January signings and picks this season’s top 15 players.
We want YOU to tell us which signature has performed the best so far in the campaign.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United)
Five years after last reaching double figures in a Premier League season – for his former club Everton – Calvert-Lewin is in goal again at Leeds, with no other English player having scored more in the top flight than his 10 this campaign.
Watch: Calvert-Lewin’s streak of SEVEN GOALS in six matches
Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)
Recruited from Lyon last summer, Cherki made an instant impact with a goal on his Premier League debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The winger has since provided eight league assists – only Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has more – despite starting just 14 games.
Watch: Cherki’s masterclass in Man City’s win over Sunderland
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton)
After struggling to gain playing time at Chelsea, central midfielder Dewsbury-Hall has been a transformed man for Everton this season, scoring six Premier League goals and five assists in his new role as his side’s talismanic number 10.
Watch: Dewsbury-Hall’s sensational goal against Newcastle
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City)
A late signing from Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day last summer, Donnarumma has been an ever-present in the Premier League since keeping a clean sheet against local rivals Man Utd on his debut. His 11 clean sheets are second only to Arsenal’s David Raya.
Watch: The BEST OF Donnarumma so far this season
Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool)
There have been some dips in form since joining Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt, but Ekitike’s 11 Premier League goals – including two in his first two matches – place him fifth in this season’s standings. He also ranks second in 2026 for touches in the opponent’s box.
Watch: ALL of Ekitike’s Premier League goals so far
Marc Guéhi (Manchester City)
Having played for Crystal Palace throughout the first half of the season, centre-back Guehi has excelled since arriving at Man City in January, starting every Premier League game. Man City had not won any of their previous four league matches before signing; Since then, they have been undefeated in seven matches.
Watch: The best of Guehi’s debut
Viktor Gyokeres (Arsenal)
Things haven’t always been plain sailing as Gyokeres adapts to life at Arsenal after leaving Sporting last summer, but the Swedish striker’s 10 Premier League goals have helped his side move to the top of the table. He has scored eight in all competitions in 2026, including a memorable brace in the win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Watch: ALL Gyokeres goals so far this season
Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford)
Kelleher has already made more Premier League appearances at Brentford than in six seasons with Liverpool, keeping seven clean sheets and helping his side surpass most pre-season predictions. He is also the only goalkeeper to have avoided multiple penalties in the Premier League this season, with three.
Watch: Kelleher’s performance in Brentford’s win at Aston Villa
Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)
Since joining Brentford last summer, Mbeumo has shown a propensity to rise to the occasion, scoring in league wins over Arsenal, Man City and Liverpool. He also showed versatility in different offensive positions and earned the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for October.
Watch: How Mbeumo won the October Player of the Month award
Joao Pedro (Chelsea)
Arriving from Brighton & Hove Albion last summer, Joao Pedro’s 14 goals and five assists make him one of only two players (alongside Erling Haaland) to have scored more than 10 times and provided more than 5 assists in the Premier League this season. Eight of those goals have come in his last eight appearances under Liam Rosenior.
Watch Joao Pedro’s hat-trick against Aston Villa
Robin Roefs (Sunderland)
Roefs was largely unknown outside his native Netherlands until he joined Sunderland from NEC Nijmegen. He was a revelation for the promoted side, keeping eight clean sheets and achieving the second highest save percentage in the league (71.2%) among goalkeepers with over 65 saves.
Watch: SIX saves from Roefs against Nottingham Forest
Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)
If anyone thought Semenyo’s production might drop after he left AFC Bournemouth for Man City in January, they were wrong. To his 10 goals at Bournemouth this season, he has already added five in just eight Premier League games for City, placing him third in the overall 2025/26 goalscoring charts.
Watch: Semenyo’s goal and assist against Fulham
Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United)
He didn’t always thrive under Ruben Amorim after joining from RB Leipzig, but Sesko came to life in the Michael Carrick era. His goalscoring prowess off the bench has forced him back into the starting XI, and only two players have more Premier League goals in 2026 than his six.
Watch: ALL of Sesko’s 2026 goals so far
Granite Xhaka (Sunderland)
Few players have been as instrumental to their team as combative central midfielder Xhaka, brought in from Bayer Leverkusen to captain promoted Sunderland. In his 23 Premier League starts, Sunderland have lost just five times; of the six games he didn’t start, they lost four.
Watch: Some of Xhaka’s best moments so far this season
Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal)
If Arsenal win the Premier League title, many people will point to defensive midfielder Zubimendi as the crucial piece of the puzzle that has been missing in recent seasons. His 2,530 minutes played in the Premier League this season are the third highest among midfielders.