The New Transfers to Watch in 2021/22 and Their Latest Odds

Whilst we can sit here and gush over the class of Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos

Achraf Hakimi has completed a move to Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan and the Parisians aim to finally win their coveted Champions League title with arguably the greatest summer transfer window ever under their belt. The Morrocan is accomplished playing down the right-hand side and operated predominantly as a right wing-back during his time in Italy with Serie A champions, InterMilan. Hakimi has contributed to 35 goals in his previous two campaigns with Inter and Borrusia Dortmund and even scored on his Ligue 1 debut against Troyes.

The full-back could prove to be the answer to their problems at right-back, as he possesses the ability and temperament to compete at the top level and fulfill this position in Paris for years to come.

Ashley Young returns to the club where he established himself, Aston Villa, as he looks to be coming to the end of his career in which he wants to end back in the Premier League.

The 36-year-old spent the last two seasons in Serie A, where he won the title last year with Inter and played a decent amount for a player not seen as an important figure. Young will bring invaluable experience into Dean Smith’s Villa side, who are looking to improve on an impressive season in the last campaign but now without their talisman, Jack Grealish.

The former Manchester United player adds another versatile option for Villa as he is capable of operating on both flanks, offensively and defensively, and with Leon Bailey up there now too, the Englishman might notch up a fair few assists.

Boubakary Soumare has moved from Lille to Leicester City this summer as Brendan Rodgers looks to help the Foxes secure a top four finish for their first time since winning the title in 2016. Soumare is a combative midfielder that can operate in a box-to-box role and also has the technical ability and discipline to sit in midfield.

At the same time, Leicester will be competing in the Europa League this season, which will mean they may suffer from a bloated fixture list, which is where these signings should come in. Therefore, the signing of Soumare will provide more than capable cover for the likes of Youri Tielemans and Wilfried Ndidi, who have been key in their midfield.

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of a 19-year-old french attacking midfielder, Micael Olise, not long after the former Reading man lit up the Championship last season with his flair and technical ability. His talent came with an end product as he contributed to seven goals and 12 assists in the league.

Olise played mostly in a central position for Reading last season, however, he is capable of playing on either flank and is also comfortable playing as a striker and could fill the void Wilfried Zaha's inconsistencies leave behind.

Palace signed Eberech Eze from the Championship last season, and he proved to be a sensation for the Eagles as he became a key play for them in his debut season. Palace fans will hope Olise can replicate the form of Eze, who is currently suffering from a long-term injury.

Portuguese forward, Andre Silva, has secured a move to RB Leipzig as they look to break Bayern Munich’s nine-year spell of dominance in the Bundesliga but this time without their manager Julian Nagelsmann, who is now with the champions.

Silva finished in second place in the league scoring charts with 28 goals, only behind Robert Lewandowski who scored a ridiculous 41 league goals, which means the Portugal man outscored the phenom that is Erling Haaland.

Leipzig lost Timo Werner at the beginning of last season to Chelsea and failed to find someone who could replace the German’s goals, with Yussuf Poulsen not quite pulling up the numbers he hoped of. Silva is a proven goalscorer in the Bundesliga and will look to continue his form into the upcoming season and he could fill Werner's shoes this campaign.

Gianluigi Donnarumma’s departure from AC Milan put them on alert to replace their youngest ever player to reach 100 games and it's a great shame one of their own has left.

The Italian goalkeeper was a regular in the Milan side since 2015 and finally left his boyhood club to join Paris Saint-Germain in the hopes of winning silverware, and he should do just that with PSG. Milan signed Maignan as his replacement after the Frenchman ended last season as a title winner with Lille in the Ligue 1, and it seems like a fairly decent replacement.

Maignan kept 21 clean sheets, the most in the competition and was part of the best defence in the league, in a Lille side conceding only 23 goals and Donnarumma's departure may not prove to be as much of a loss as most Milan fans might have expected.

The 2020/21 Championship Player of the Year, Emiliano Buendia, has moved to Aston villa on a five-year deal for a club-record fee that could rise to £38m, as he is looked at as Grealish's replacement. Buendia scored 15 goals and provided 16 assists in the Championship, and he was by a distance Norwich City's best player as they won the title.

Buendia impressed in his debut Premier League season, and it was a surprise to most that Norwich kept hold of the Argentinian playmaker. Now with club captain Grealish at Manchester City, Buendia should be the main man moving forward for Villa at just 24.