Premier League Summer Transfer Analysis 25/26 [Part Four]

Transfer season is nearly over and Premier League clubs are making their final moves to set themselves up to succeed in the 25/26 EPL season. We'll share our analysis on what to expect from each of these new arrivals from a Draft EPL Fantasy perspective between now and when the transfer window slams shut on September 1. Our fourth installment looks at players confirmed by their respective clubs between August 21st and August 26th.

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Premier League Summer Transfer Analysis

25/26 Premier League Confirmed Transfers Analysis

Below, DraftLad will cover each Premier League transfer individually, providing his analysis of how they will be expected to perform in the upcoming 25/26 season. We use a five-star rating model to rank the new signings relative to their draft value; use these as a guide to help get your Draft Premier League season off to a flyer!

We’ve ranked the transfers, based on a star rating, from 1 to 5:

⭐️ = Steer clear

⭐️⭐️ = Wait and see

⭐️⭐️⭐️ = Could be worth a punt

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ = Great prospect

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ = The Premier League signing you’ve been waiting for!

The Premier League Summer Transfer Analysis covers signings that were confirmed by their respective clubs between August 21st and August 26th (Part 1 including Wirtz, Frimpong, & Cherki. Part 2 including Gyokeres, Pedro, Ekitike. Part 3 involving Dango, Grealish, Sesko, KDH, Guessand). Part 5 potentially involving Isak, Wissa, Pino, Garnacho, and more coming soon!). If you would like to see the converted fantasy points scored by many of the below players this past season (in their respective leagues) check out our table here: https://www.thedraftsociety.com/transfers-fpts PP90 = fantasy points per 90. GPP90 = ghost points per 90. PPS = fantasy points per start. GPPS = ghost points per start. xPP90 = expected fantasy points per 90 (using xG and xA)

Eberechi Eze

Position: Attacking Mid (M in Fantrax)

Team: Arsenal

Signed From: Crystal Palace for €69m

Prospects: After agreeing to terms with Spurs and the transfer being nearly completed, Eze ends up at the Emirates. Although they expressed interest early in the window, Arsenal seemed to only go all in post Kai Havertz injury (and their rivals going close). The 27yo Englishman, like Zaha and Olise before him, finally gets his move away from the Eagles to a bigger club. He’s no longer a youth prospect but a proven Prem stud. The past 3 seasons Eze has accrued 16, 15, and 14 attacking returns in 31,24, and 30 starts for mid-table Palace. He put up 12.0, 16.5, and 13.4 PPS in those seasons, and was Palace’s chief playmaker in the post-Olise era. Eze is a great player and Arsenal are a great side but how exactly he fits in there is up in the air. He’s played predominantly off the left as an attacking midfielder/10 but has not historically been an out and out winger, like Gabriel Martinelli who tends to play at LW. The Gunners already have their captain Odegaard as their most advanced (right-sides) midfielder as well as Rice and Zubimendi (among others) in their midfield 3. On the left wing, they also have depth in Trossard and newly acquired Madueke (predominantly a RW but trialed repeated at LW by Arteta). Eze certainly offers Arsenal much better attacking depth, but they didn’t sign him for €70m and he doesn’t go from 30+ starts to sitting on the bench often. Arteta has historically been quite poor at rotating his squad but he might need to improve to keep everyone happy. I foresee Eze being a Havertz-type Arteta favorite who’s used a lot but in multiple positions. Some games he’ll line up as a left winger instead of Martinelli. Other games he’ll operate as a left sided-central mid next to Rice/Zubi as the DM and Odegaard on the right. Any games where Odegaard needs a rest (or is hurt like currently), he’ll play as the single attacking mid/pseudo-10. I think he’s unlikely to hold a single position for an extended period of time (without injury) as he’s not the most natural fit for Arsenal’s current 433 system, but I do think he’ll play quite often (say 25+ starts) and play quite well when he does. That means he might no longer be a first round/top 12 value asset but reasonably is still a top 25 one.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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