Adrian Durham does it again…
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talkSPORT presenter and regularly criticised journalist Adrian Durham has named his top five Premier League summer signings…
Here’s the five he bizarrely went for…
5) Romelu Lukaku- Everton from Chelsea for £28m
The Toffees made the young Belgian, who spent the term on loan at Goodison park last time out, their most expensive ever signing. Lukaku is prodigiously talented, and aged just 21, is set for a career jam-packed full of Premier League goals. The price is steep, but perhaps this choice isn’t the strangest from Durham.
4) Enner Valencia – West Ham from Pachuca for £15m
Surely this has knee-jerk signing written all over it? Valencia had a strong World Cup with Ecuador, but time and time again little known players have been signed on the back of an international tournament, and gone on to flop in the Premier League.
3) Cesc Fabregas – Chelsea from Barcelona for £27m
This one we totally agree with. Fabregas was one of the best players in the Premier League before he left in 2011, and returns to English shores and more rounded and experienced creative midfielder. He’s been exceptional this pre-season, and it’d be a surprise if this wasn’t a sign of things to come.
2) Calum Chambers – Arsenal from Southampton for £16m
Chambers is a promising young English player, but the price is very large for somebody with only a season’s worth of Premier League experience under his belt. To rate this transfer higher than Arsenal’s capture of Alexis Sanchez, the world-class Chilean, seems absurd.
1) Bojan Krkic – Barcelona to Stoke City for £2m
This does seem like a fairly astute signing. Bojan was rated as a world beater during his teens, but never quite fulfilled his potential at the Nou Camp. For Stoke though, he’s been superb in pre-season, and looks like a total bargain at just a few million. Durham though claims “Make no mistake, he had all it takes to be as good as Lionel Messi.” Not quite, Adrian – not quite.
