Thursday, February 28, 2008

The BEST TEN buys of the season?

The BEST TEN buys of the season? Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs make the list!
Roque Santa Cruz: Best buy in the Premier League?

Man Utd also splashed out to pick up the most promising talent, but didn't Blackburn and Birmingham also do well!

Thebuying and selling game can be treacherous. Putting your money whereyou mouth is can more often than not end up in disaster.

However for every failure there are occasional successes so howabout listing the ten best transfers since season 06-07 drew to a close.

Bakary Sagna (Arsenal) £6m from Auxerre .
Once again Arsene unearths a beauty of a signing. Pretty muchunheard of before he left France for north London, but now arguably thebest full back in the country.

Anderson (Man United) £18m from Porto.
May seem a steep fee, but could be worth a lot more if he continues impressing. Amazingly still only 19.

Fernando Torres (Liverpool) £26.5 from Atletico Madrid.
People scoffed when he arrived at Anfield for a fee many consideredpricey, but I am sure most of those doubters have disappeared now. 21goals in 27 starts tends to change people’s opinions!

Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth) £7m from Udinese.
A class act pulling the strings at Fratton Park. Playing a big part of their continued rise up the table.

Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth) Free from Man City.
Possibly the player of the year at Portsmouth. His defensive partnership with Sol Campbell has been astounding.

Martin Petrov (Man City) £4.7 from Atletico Madrid.
Chased by a number of clubs in the summer, the winger has beenawesome for the Eastlands side, creating a large number of the goalsSven’s team have scored.

James McFadden (Birmingham) £4.75m from Everton.
I was skeptical about this move at first, but the Scot could prove to be crucial in Brum's attempt to beat the drop.

Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn) £3.8m from Bayern Munich.
Possibly the bargain of the season. Santa Cruz took the big step ofleaving the comfort of his Bayern spot and opted for a shot at thePremier League with unfancied Blackburn. The result, a goal more orless every other game, and a true team player and well worth triplewhat Mark Hughes wisely invested.

Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham) £8m from Middlesbrough.
Yes, it’s early days but this could prove to be a very wise purchaseindeed. Juande Ramos needed some solidarity at the back and thepurchase of the rejuvenated Woodgate has already helped securesilverware.

Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham) £4m from Arsenal.
After a season on loan the Midlands side stumped up the £4m for thepermanent signature of the 19-year-old and it could prove to be thebest £4m the club has ever spent. Cool and calm on the ball and alreadyshowing why he was considered to be the next Vieira before ArseneWenger let him leave the Emirates.

Did your club pick up a bargain this season? Tell us in the comments below or submit an article to Sportingo.

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