The Premier League is blessed with some of the best strikers in the world including Euro 2008 match winner Fernando Torres as well as the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Dimitar Berbatov. These stars are likely to be joined by a host of new forwards in the coming weeks such as Roman Pavlyuchenko, David Villa and Klaas Jan Huntelaar if the press are to be believed.

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The Premier League transfer race is in full swing now that Euro 2008 has been and gone but still only a small number of signings have been concluded. The latest arrival to the Premier League was Manchester City’s new expensive Brazilian hitman Jo. He became Mark Hughes first signing since taking the reigns at Eastlands and may have solved the club’s striking problems of last season in one swoop.

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The Daniel Alves will he, won’t he leave Sevilla saga has finally ended this summer as the Brazilian marauding full-back has joined Barcelona. There’s been no shortage of suitors for the Brazilian international from some of the biggest clubs in the world. But the likes of Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United have all missed out as the Catalan giants have swooped in a staggering £23.5m deal.

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Press reports suggest North-East rivals Sunderland and Newcastle are involved in a bidding war for Manchester United’s impressive young centre-half Jonny Evans. The Black Cats are attempting to re-sign the defender permanently after two superb loan spells at the Stadium of Light though Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle have entered the race for his services.

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The Premier League title battle will be fought by the usual four clubs next season though one of those teams may have changed drastically from what we have known over the past few seasons. That team is Chelsea.

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Reports in the weekend’s press suggest Liverpool are chasing Tottenham’s talismanic Irishman Robbie Keane this summer. The 27-year-old striker has been at Spurs for close to 6 years and has proven himself to be a huge fans favourite. Whereas his strike partner Dimitar Berbatov has been linked away from the club for the past season, this speculation over Keane’s future is a new development and one you’d expect the club not to welcome. After all, of these two forwards I would wager the majority of Spurs fans would prefer to keep their club Vice-Captain rather than the sulky, whinging Bulgarian.

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Arguably the best left-back at Euro 2008 has been Russia’s outstanding Yuri Zhirkov this summer. The CSKA Moscow star has been in sensational form as the Russians stormed into the semi-finals on the back of a 3-1 win over the Dutch. Despite the loss to Spain a number of ther players have impressed during the tournament though it’s Andrei Arshavin who’s received most of the plaudits and was heavily linked to Stamford Bridge. However, former Head Coach Avram Grant let slip on Israeli TV that’s it not the Russian Captain Chelsea are targeting but his team-mate Zhirkov.

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The next Portuguese superstar expected to take the Premier League by storm is Sporting Lisbon’s Miguel Veloso. The defensive midfielder can also play at centre-half and has been linked in recent weeks with the likes of Everton, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Newcastle, Juventus and Ac Milan. There’s a plethora of English clubs looking for a strong midfield enforcer so it’s no surprise the long-haired 22-year-old is in such high demand.

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Robson de Souza or Robinho as he is more widely known has been linked to the Premier League for a number of seasons but rumours persist that at least Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea are still vying for his services this summer.

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Coming to Blackburn for a miniscule £3.8m, Roque Santa Cruz is without doubt one of the biggest football bargains. A staggering 23 goals for Rovers in all competitions, plus an additional three for his native Paraguay only highlights one, what vision Mark Hughes has as a manager and two, exactly how much of a bargain the 26-year-old really was (cost just over £150,000 per goal - peanuts in today’s terms).

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