It has been an incredible summer of transfer activity in the Premier League, with all the top teams making some major moves in the pre-season, reshaping their squads for the new season ahead.
The 2022/23 season will be a strange one. Not only are we starting the season a little earlier than usual, but we are also breaking for just over a month for the World Cup Finals in Qatar from November, which means that the Champions League and other European competitions have all been moved forward in the calendar in this first half of the season.
As a result of this, we now have a very busy first half of the campaign through to mid-November, especially for teams involved in Europe and it may well be this that has seen a number of teams making some big changes to their squads.
Of course, it is also an exciting time for punters too, with many set to make their selections for a number of outright winner markets for the season ahead. We’ll do that too later in the article, giving you some top tips to consider for the forthcoming season, with odds provided as always by bet365 Sport.
With the Community Shield now in the history books, we have a whole season to look forward to and before we take a look at some top bets, let’s take a look at some of the biggest transfers made over the course of the post-season both in England and around the world.
Premier League Major Transfer Moves 2022/23 Season
- Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City – £51m
- Darwin Nunez – Benfica to Liverpool – £64m
- Paul Pogba – Manchester United to Juventus – Free
- Raheem Sterling – Manchester City to Chelsea – £50m
- Antonio Rudiger – Chelsea to Real Madrid – Free
- Nemanja Matic – Manchester United to AS Roma – Free
- Lisandro Martinez – Ajax to Manchester United – £57m
- Richarlison – Everton to Tottenham – £60m
- Sven Botman – Lille to Newcastle United – £32m
- Taiwo Awoniyi – Hertha Berlin to Nottingham Forest – £17m
- Diego Carlos – Sevilla to Aston Villa – £38m
- Chieck Doucoure – Racing Club Lens to Crystal Palace – Undisclosed
- Nick Pope – Burnley to Newcastle United – £10m
- Andreas Christensen – Chelsea to Barcelona – Free
- Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli to Chelsea – Undisclosed
- Jesse Lingaard – Manchester United to Nottingham Forest – Free
- Julio Enciso – Libertad to Brighton – £9.5m
- Sadio Mane – Liverpool to Bayern Munich – £35m
- Yves Bissouma – Brighton to Tottenham – £35m
- Andreas Pereira – Manchester United to Fulham – £10m
- Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City to Arsenal – £45m
- Neco Williams – Liverpool to Nottingham Forest – £17m
- Hwang Hee Chan – Red Bull Leipzig to Wolves – £10m
- Tyrell Malacia – Feyenoord to Manchester United – £13m
- Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea to Inter Milan – Loan (1 season)
- Divock Origi – Liverpool to AC Milan – Free
- Alexander Lacazette – Arsenal to Lyon – Free
- Fabio Silva – Wolves to Anderlecht – Loan
- Luis Sinisterra – Feyenoord to Leeds United – £25.4m
- Raphinha – Leeds United to Barcelona – £55m
- Christian Eriksen – Brentford to Manchester United – Free
- Alphonse Areola – Paris St Germain to West Ham – £10.5m
- Boubacar Kamara – Marseille to Aston Villa – Free
- Joao Palhinha – Sporting Lisbon to Fulham £17m
- Tyler Adams – Red Bull Leipzig to Leeds United – £20m
- Ivan Perisic – Inter Milan to Tottenham – Free
- Takumi Minamino – Liverpool to AS Monaco – £15.5m
- Fernandinho – Manchester City to Atletico Paranaense – Free
- Matteo Guendouzi – Arsenal to Marseille – £10m
- Kalvin Phillips – Leeds United to Manchester City – £50m
- Nayef Aguerd – Rennes to West Ham – £30m
- Keane Lewis-Potter – Hull City to Brentford – £20m
- Philippe Coutinho – Barcelona to Aston Villa – £17m
- Calvin Ramsey – Aberdeen to Liverpool – £6.5m
- Djed Spencer – Middlesbrough to Tottenham – £20m
- Oleksandr Zinchenko – Manchester City to Arsenal – £32m
- Joe Aribo – Rangers to Southampton – £10m
- James Tarkowski – Burnley to Everton – Free
- Fabio Vieira – FC Porto to Arsenal – £34.2m
- Matt Target – Aston Villa to Newcastle Utd – £15m
- Brenden Aaronson – Red Bull Salzburg to Leeds – £24.7m
- Rasmus Kristensen – Red Bull Salzburg to Leeds – £10m
- Gianluca Scamacca – Sassuolo – West Ham United – £30.5m
- Aaron Hickey – Bologna to Brentford – £17m
- Clement Lenglet – Barcelona to Tottenham – Loan
- Fabio Carvalho – Fulham to Liverpool – £10m
- Marc Roca – Bayern Munich to Leeds United – £10m
- Fraser Forster – Southampton to Tottenham – Free
- Nathan Collins – Burnley to Wolves – £20.5m
Major Transfer Moves – 2022/23 Season – International Transfers
- Matthijs de Ligt – Juventus to Bayern Munich – £68m
- Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich to Barcelona – £42.6m
- Hugo Ekitike – Rennes to Paris St Germain – Loan
- Mesut Ozil – Fenerbahce to Istanbul Basaksehir – Free
- Owen Wijndal – AZ Alkmaar to Ajax – £10m
- Angel Di Maria – Paris St Germain to Juventus – Free
- Pepe Reina – Lazio to Villarreal – Free
- Sebastien Haller – Ajax to Borussia Dortmund – £31m
- Franck Kessie – AC Milan to Barcelona – Free
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan – AS Roma to Inter Milan – Free
- Luuk de Jong – Sevilla to PSV Eindhoven – Undisclosed
- Andre Onana – Ajax to Inter Milan – Free
- Corentin Tolisso – Bayern Munich to Lyon – Undisclosed
- Moussa Sissoko – Watford to Nantes – Undisclosed
- Jota – Benfica to Celtic – £6.5m
- Ryan Gravenberch – Ajax to Bayern Munich – £16m
- Giorgio Chiellini – Juventus to Los Angeles FC – Free
- Gareth Bale – Real Madrid to Los Angeles FC – Free
- Aurelien Tchouameni – AS Monaco to Real Madrid – £68.3m
- Calvin Bassey – Rangers to Ajax – £19.6m
- Paulo Dybala – Juventus to AS Roma – Free
- Federico Bernardeschi – Juventus to Toronto – Free
- Rabbi Matondo – Schalke 04 to Rangers – Undisclosed
- Lewis Ferguson – Aberdeen to Bologna – Undisclosed
- Daniel Alves – Barcelona to Pumas – Free
- Gleison Bremer – Torino to Juventus – £34.8m
- Vitinha – FC Porto to Paris St Germain – £34m
- Nuno Mendes – Sporting Lisbon to Paris St Germain – £34m
- Karim Adeyemi – Red Bull Salzburg to Borussia Dortmund – £32.14m
- Nicolas Tagliafico – Ajax to Lyon – Undisclosed
As you can see, with so many top players already on the move, and transfer rumours swirling about several more from the top teams across Europe being targeted, it has been a very busy summer for the top teams, but how have these moves affected our tips for the major bets in the Premier League this season?
Let’s take a closer look and find out.
Premier League Outright Winner
- Our Pick – Manchester City – 8/13
- Others to Consider – Liverpool – 5/2
Of course, who wins the Premier League is always a very popular bet with punters at this time of the year and according to the betting odds, it looks a two-horse race again between Manchester City and Liverpool.
Both teams have sold and released more players than they have brought in, with both making just three signings in the pre-season so far. Both have also signed a big number 9, Haaland for City and Nunez for Liverpool, and it will be interesting to see how these slot into the respective teams.
However, it is hard to imagine Erling Haaland not having huge success. The amount of chances City create, combined with his incredible individual scoring record, means that if they gel as many expect, City could well be the team to beat again this season.
Liverpool stand the best chance of usurping them if they don’t quite hit it off and the Reds have better strength in depth, something which may be key as we progress through the season, but for me, City is the pick here, and Liverpool the only viable other choice.
Premier League To Finish In Top 4
- Our Picks – Man City – 1/33, Liverpool – 1/8, Tottenham – 4/6, Arsenal 7/4
- Others to Consider – Man Utd – 6/4, Chelsea 4/6.
We know Manchester City and Liverpool are our top two picks for the title race, and for me it is down to four teams as to who finishes in the Champions League qualification places.
I think Spurs have made real strides this off season with some solid signings and if they can hold onto Harry Kane, I think they are a lock for third.
The race for fourth will be tighter with Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal all in the race and while I originally went with Chelsea, I do feel their squad is light in attack and at the moment, I think Arsenal are the top choice of those three sides to perhaps steal fourth spot.
Premier League – Relegation
- Our Picks – Nottm Forest – 6/5, Bournemouth – 4/9, Southampton – 3/1
- Others to Consider – Leeds Utd – 9/4, Everton – 10/3, Fulham – 5/4
Who goes down from the Premier League is always an interesting market and promoted teams do tend to struggle and I think both Forest and Bournemouth are the two teams most likely to struggle the most and be relegated at the end of the season.
As for who joins them, I think Everton are in a very precarious position but for me Southampton look to be in a bit of a mess. I can’t see anyone in attack to score enough goals for them, and their defence is not the best. I think Everton just stay afloat and it will be the Saints who drop into the Championship come next season.
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