Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) rather inconveniently got in the way of our transfer round-ups.
With a bit of midweek respite, it’s time to switch our attention back to the Premier League’s latest new signings.
We’ll have some full Scout Reports on the most notable incomings over the last week or so to come.
But now, a quick round-up of some of the other recent acquisitions.
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Jackson Tchatchoua (Hellas Verona to Wolves, £10.8m)
Wolverhampton Wanderers have bolstered their defence with the signing of Jackson Tchatchoua (£4.5m) from Hellas Verona.
The Cameroon international enjoyed his best season to date last season when he missed only two matches for the Serie A side due to suspension.
Tchatchoua started out as a right winger with Charleroi before being converted to a right-back in his second season in Belgium. At Verona, he was deployed as a right wing-back, where he became a first-team fixture last season.
He is versatile enough to play on both flanks, having played once at left-back, nine times in left midfield and four times as a left winger.
Stats from Transfermarkt
But with left wing-back David Moller Wolfe (£4.5m) already captured in the summer, it’s clear where Tchatchoua is going to operate.
A right wing-back was a priority signing for Wolves manager Vitor Pereira following the departure of Nelson Semedo in the summer.
Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.0m) has been used there in pre-season, and indeed in Gameweek 1, but it was always expected that reinforcements would arrive on the right flank. This move obviously spells bad news for the budget Hoever’s game-time.
Last season, Tchatchoua scored twice and made three assists for Verona. Three assists might not seem like a lot but he created 34 chances in the Italian top flight, a tally that would have ranked him joint-11th among FPL defenders in 2024/25.
The Cameroonian also scooped the Frecciarossa award, so named after the high-speed train (the ‘red arrow’) and awarded to the fastest player in Serie A, for clocking 36.3km/h.
Pereira will hope he has landed upon the new Rayan Ait-Nouri (£6.0m), only on the opposite flank.
“I learned a lot on the defensive phase, the tactics, I have learned a lot about them. In Italy, you have a lot of big teams, a lot of big matches, and I think in England it’s the same. We have lot of good teams there.
“In Italy, you have a lot of exertions because every match is difficult. I think it’s a good step before the Premier League, being focused on this. – Jackson Tchatchoua
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa to Newcastle United, £40m)
Newcastle have completed the signing of midfielder Jacob Ramsey (£5.5m) from Aston Villa for £40m.
Having been knocked back in their bids for various players this summer, the Magpies are suddenly on a roll, having landed a midfielder to follow the arrivals of Aaron Ramsdale (£5.0m) and Malick Thiaw (£5.0m).
Ramsey was a brilliant budget buy when he broke into the Villa side in the 2020/21 season, priced at £4.5m. He returned 109 points that campaign (six goals and one assist) and bettered that the following season with 135, repeating his goal tally but adding seven more assists to his previous season’s haul.
Injury slowed the progress of the box-crashing midfielder thereafter, reducing his starts to only eight the following campaign. He started on only 19 occasions in 2024/25, too, being brought on as a sub in a further 10 fixtures. With Morgan Rogers (£7.5m) nailed, Ramsey – almost exclusively used as a left winger last season – was reliant on the versatile Rogers being shifted elsewhere in the attack.
Above: Ramsey was way down the list of Villa midfielders for minutes per xGI last season
While Unai Emery fancied him on the left flank, might Ramsey be used in midfield at Newcastle? The Magpies are already well stocked on the left wing with Harvey Barnes (£6.5m), Anthony Gordon (£7.5m) and even youngster Park Seung-soo (£4.5m).
In midfield, less so. Sean Longstaff (£5.0m) is gone, while Joe Willock (£5.0m) – as he so often is – is injured. Lewis Miley (£4.5m), still a teenager, is the only back-up they’ve got in midfield right now.
Ramsey will likely start off life on the bench at Newcastle, then, as many new recruits do. Newcastle do have the demands of a Champions League campaign to deal with this season, however, so Ramsey should get minutes eventually. Given his unremarkable goal/assist output in recent years, he’s got a long way to go before we can speak about him in the same breath as the similarly priced Tijjani Reinders (£5.6m).
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Unattached to Leeds United, free)
Leeds United are hoping they have landed a bargain after signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.5m) on a free transfer.
The 28-year-old ran down his contract at Everton last season after spending nine years at Goodison Park but has had an injury-ravaged career since his 2020/21 heyday, when he scored 16 goals in 33 appearances.
Above: Calvert-Lewin’s recent struggle for minutes and returns
Of course, we should remember that when fit to play, Calvert-Lewin has been feeding off the scraps of teams managed by the likes of Duncan Ferguson, Rafa Benitez, Sean Dyche and David Moyes. Nevertheless, one suspects DCL’s best days are behind him.
Like Everton sides of recent years, Leeds will probably also be in a relegation dogfight this season.
If he can stay fit, £5.5m might not be a terrible price for a player who has four goals and 11 caps for England.
But with Joel Piroe (£5.5m) and Lukas Nmecha (£5.0m) as competition, first he has to simply establish himself in the starting XI.
Giovanni Leoni (Parma to Liverpool, £26m)
Liverpool have signed 18-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni (£5.0m) from Parma in a deal worth £26 million plus add-ons.
The reigning champions beat off competition from a host of leading Italian clubs and several Premier League rivals to secure the signature of Leoni, who has signed a six-year contract.
Leoni’s age suggests that his recruitment is a long-term move but there are no plans to farm the teenager out on loan.
Leoni made his senior debut for Padova at just 16 years of age in the 2022/23 season and moved to Sampdoria in February 2024, making 12 appearances and scoring once in Serie B before joining Parma ahead of their Serie A return.
He became Parma’s youngest defender to score in Serie A, with a header against Cagliari last season, aged 18 years and 50 days. He won over 60% of his duels and 63% of aerial challenges in 2024–25, registering an 88.7% passing accuracy.
He is comfortable with both feet, so could possibly deputise on either side – as the Opta image below shows:
is known for reading the game well and is known to be a tough competitor, but with Marc Guehi (£4.5m) potentially on his way to join Ibrahima Konate (£5.5m) and Virgil van Dijk (£6.0m), he’s an avoid at £5.0m.
Nordi Mukiele (Paris Saint-Germain to Sunderland, £9.5m)
Sunderland have continued their transfer-market spree with the acquisition of Nordi Mukiele (£4.0m) from Paris Saint-Germain for £9.5m.
Mukiele is an experienced campaigner who has played for RB Leipzig, PSG and Bayer Leverkusen, where he spent last season on loan. The 27-year-old made 15 league appearances last term, scoring once, and played five times in the Champions League, where he also produced a goal and an assist.
A versatile player, Mukiele can play at right back, in right midfield, at centre-back or as a right wing-back, so will be able to slot into a variety of defensive permutations Regis Le Bris might decide to deploy. The likeliest scenario is him being a challenger for Trai Hume (£4.5m) at right-back but he may also threaten man-of-the-moment Dan Ballard‘s (£4.5m) minutes.
The Frenchman is quick and good in the air, and adept at dribbling and getting to the byline when playing as a full-back. He ranked fourth for dribbles per 90 minutes for full-backs in the Bundesliga last season, third for offensive duels and fourth for deep completed crosses.
According to FBref, he featured in the top seven percentile for shots per 90 minutes from Bundesliga full-backs, too.
Another £4.0m defender to monitor as the Sunderland defence gets ready to settle down for the new season.
