Our whistle-stop transfer round-up takes a closer look at some of the deals done recently in the Premier League. 

Don’t forget that you can find all the confirmed transfers listed here throughout the summer, with deadline day fast approaching.

Tyler Dibling (Southampton to Everton, £40m)

The Toffees have splashed the cash on the signing of 19-year-old Tyler Dibling (£5.5m) from Southampton for a package of around £40m.

The England under-21 international impressed at times last season, particularly in the first half of the campaign. He was, as Everton noted, in the top 20 Premier League players for attempted take-ons and successful dribbles per 90 minutes.

There are obvious comparisons to be made with Jack Grealish (£6.5m), not just in the hair/socks department.

“He’s the most talented player I’ve ever seen – ever worked with. He’ll play as a number eight or number 10 eventually but he was 18, so we played him out wide and he was incredible. We played him as a false nine in pre-season and he was our best player.” – Russell Martin on Tyler Dibling, whom he managed at Southampton early in 2024/25

Despite his promising dribbling numbers, he is still a work in progress, with just two goals and no assists to his name last season. He was in and out of the Saints XI, too, that initial mania around his talent giving way to a saner realism that this was a teenager in his first proper year of professional football.

Underlying numbers-wise, Dibling’s minutes per chance (M/C) and minutes per chance created (M/CC) averages were both poor, even compared to those playing for an attack as blunt as Everton’s:

Of course, special mitigation goes to the fact that he was playing for one of the worst sides the English top flight has ever seen.

So, where will he fit into this increasingly promising-looking Everton attack?

Dibling is expected to line up on the right wing, with new boss David Moyes previously stating it was a priority position to fill in the summer following the departures of loanee Jack Harrison (£5.4m) and Jesper Lindstrom.

Indeed, on his debut on Wednesday night in the EFL Cup, that’s exactly where he featured (below image from Sofascore):

That may put him on a bit of a collision course with Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m), who started in – and scored from – the right-wing position in Gameweek 2. It’s most definitely the Senegalese star’s shirt to lose for now, and in any event, there are games in which Dibling, Ndiaye and Grealish will start – on the right, in the hole and on the left respectively. That would entail Kieran Dewsbury-Hall (£5.0m) moving deeper, something we’ve not seen Moyes do all that willingly yet.

So, expect bench appearances for Dibling at first, perhaps as he learns the ropes from Ndiaye and Grealish a bit more. £40m is not a figure you’d shell out for a long-term substitute, however.

“There are so many players here to learn from, real quality players like Jack Grealish and Iliman Ndiaye. 

“I’d say the wow factor in my game is my dribbling. That’s what I’m best at and that’s what I want to excite the fans, and I hope I’ll get to do a lot of it.

“My aim for this season is just to play as many games as I can and to help the team as much as I can with goals and assists. As a team, hopefully we can have a good season and see where it goes.” – Tyler Dibling

James Justin (Leicester City to Leeds United, £10m)
Noah Okafor (AC Milan to Leeds United, £18m)

James Justin (£4.0m) and Noah Okafor (£5.5m) have become Leeds’ 11th and 12th signings of the season as the newly promoted club aims to beat the drop.

JAMES JUSTIN

The versatile Justin will likely initially provide cover for starting full-backs Jayden Bogle (£4.5m) and Gabriel Gudmundsson (£4.0m).

Justin played a part in every Premier League game for Leicester last season, scoring and assisting twice.

But he’s a non-starter initially, both in FPL terms and on Daniel Farke’s teamsheet. Joe Rodon (£4.0m) and Gudmundsson are at the same price and more assured of minutes, so go with them if you’re after a Leeds stopper.

NOAH OKAFOR

Like Justin, fellow new signing Okafor has versatility going for him, with the attacking player capable of playing in multiple positions.

But it’s on the left flank where we expect to see most of him. It’s where he featured as a substitute in Gameweek 2, and where he started in the midweek cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday.

That means competition for Wilfried Gnonto (£5.5m) predominantly.

Above: Noah Okafor’s touch heatmap in Gameweek 2

Okafor follows a couple of other injury-afflicted attackers living off former glories in joining Leeds: Lukas Nmecha (£5.0m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.5m).

Last year’s season for Okafor was stop-start, interrupted by injury and divided across stints with parent club Milan and on loan at Napoli. He only made the starting XI on five occasions in 2024/25, with his games as an unused substitute (14) almost matching his total Serie A appearances (15).

LAST TWO SEASONS IN ITALY

Before moving to Milan, Okafor was at RB Salzburg. Even there, he wasn’t a 90-minute man: 11 starts and 10 substitute appearances in both 2021/22 and 2022/23. He bagged nine goals and nine assists in the former, so there’s potential there – but like Nmecha, it hasn’t been realised in recent years.

Douglas Luiz (Juventus to Notts Forest, loan)
Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich to Notts Forest, £37.5m)
James McAtee (Man City to Notts Forest, £30m)

Amid criticism from their manager Nuno Espirito Santo, Forest have brought in three new players over the last fortnight.

Forest were good for FPL assets last season due to their manager’s consistency in line-ups, but with European football this season, we could see the Tricky Trees start to rotate.

DOUGLAS LUIZ

Central midfielder Douglas Luiz (£5.0m) brings a wealth of experience to the City Ground, after signing from Juventus on loan.

In his time at Aston Villa, Luiz established himself as one of the best central midfielders in the league, with Villa reluctantly letting him leave due to PSR reasons.

His time in Italy was disappointing for all parties involved but if the Brazilian can return to his Villa levels, then Forest could have found a bargain.

Central midfielders are often avoided in FPL but Luiz was the exception due to his set piece prowess, as figures from his last season at Aston Villa show:

Four of those nine goals were penalties, however, and he’s unlikely to get those at Forest. Defensive contribution (DC) points-wise, he’d have snaffled a so-so 14 of those in 2023/24.

The big question: will it have owners of Elliot Anderson (£5.5m) sweating? Not necessarily, with Danilo gone, Nicolas Dominguez (£5.0m) out longer term and now Forest reportedly entertaining offers for Ibrahima Sangare (£5.0m). Forest could actually be worse off for numbers in central midfield than they were last season.

JAMES MCATEE + OMARI HUTCHINSON

Further muddying the waters at Forest are James McAtee (£5.5m) and Omari Hutchinson (£5.5m)

Both could operate in a number of different positions in the Forest team but spent the majority of last season on the right flank:

Confusingly, Forest had four different players feature there in Gameweek 2. Dan Ndoye (£6.0m) started on that wing before switching flanks with Callum Hudson-Odoi (£6.0m) at the interval, with the two wide-men combining for the equaliser. McAtee then came on on the right before Hutchinson was brought on even later and took up that position, sending McAtee into the ’10’ role.

It’s enough to deter any prospective owners of Forest wingers in FPL. Even Morgan Gibbs-White (£7.5m) now has legitimate competition in the form of McAtee. While it might not affect too many of his starts, it could certainly stick a dent in his minutes, with Nuno able to call upon a much stronger bench than last season.

As for Hutchinson and McAtee, they’ve got much to do to convince Fantasy managers even if they wriggle their way into Nuno’s XI. Neither player has bagged more than three Premier League goals in a season, although their biggest top-flight campaign for minutes both came for relegated sides (McAtee for Sheffield United in 2023/24, Hutchinson for Ipswich Town in 2024/25).

McAtee did register highly on the midfielders’ minutes-per-xGI table last campaign (Hutchinson is also shown below for comparison), although we’re talking about a very small sample of game-time in his case:

Comments from manager Nuno Espirito Santo also indicate he will be sticking with his trusted lieutenants in the near future, so Hutchinson and McAtee may have to wait for Premier League game time and initially earn their crust via the Europa League.

“These connections started last season. I always believe that routine increases complicity. That is what we need from players who joined, to reach this level. Because there are no miracles – it only comes through time. We have to integrate them. Then we will see what they can give and what we can demand from them.” – Nuno Espirito Santo