In 17
league appearances last season, Townsend had two goals (one was a penalty) and two assists.
He also provides a threat from set pieces as highlighted by his six goals in 32
league appearances last season and appears to be an excellent addition to Spurs» squad.
Former Spurs man Roberto Soldado, who only recorded one goal in 24
league appearances last season, as well as creating only nine chances, has had a mini-renaissance since returning to Spain.
Alderweireld has made 26
league appearances last season, contributed in the Saints» brilliant 7th place finish.
Cahill ended a three - year association with the New York Red Bulls when he joined Shanghai Shenhua in 2015, and the 36 - year - old promptly scored 11 goals in his first 28 Chinese Super
League appearances last term.
4 — Henrikh Mkhitaryan has recorded four assists in his first two games this season compared to one in 24 Premier
League appearances last season.
Oscar scored six goals in 28 Premier
League appearances last season, but was left out of the Brazil squad for this month's Copa America in order to recover from injury.
Coutinho, 25, currently on the sidelines with an injury on his back, has scored 13 goals in 31 Premier
League appearances last season.
The Dane managed to create 114 chances in 35 Premier
League appearances last season, so looking at those stats, Max Meyer doesn't appear to be an upgrade on what Spurs already have.
Whilst Wilshere's never been a goalscorer (0 goals in 27 Premier
League appearances last term) and only registered two assists, his link up play with the defence and attack is important in a side like Bournemouth who like to retain a lot of possession and don't have the best of defences.
Matic created 0.67 chances per game in 36 Premier
League appearances last campaign whilst the Arsenal target managed only 0.16 in La Liga.
The 31 - year - old made just 13 Premier
League appearances last season after picking up a string of injuries.
But the defender, who is contracted until 2017, made just 13 Premier
League appearances last term as he struggled with injuries and form and has since fallen completely out of favour.
The need to strengthen his options on the left - side of the defence for Rodgers is clear, as his other alternatives are currently Jose Enrique and Jon Flanagan; The former made just four
league appearances last season and the latter missed the entire campaign through injury and is likely to be eased back into action upon his return to full fitness.
The Moroccan international scored five goals in 30
league appearances last season, and while Roma are keen on keeping one of their prize assets ahead of their return to Champions League football, they are willing to sell him at the right price.
The 24 - year - old made 16 Premier
League appearances last season, scoring four goals and providing two assists.
The Belgium international failed to score or assist a single goal in 18 Premier
League appearances last time round, with his development appearing to stall under new manager Louis van Gaal.
Rahman impressed in 31
league appearances last year as he registered four assist to help Fuggerstadter claim a fifth - placed finish in the table and his form had seen him linked with a switch to the the Premier League [via Guardian Sport].
However United, who have recently confirmed the signing of Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, aren't interested in a loan deal for Martial and, according to the Mirror, are said to be wanting # 30M for the winger who scored four goals in 25
league appearances last season.
The Star Sport report that both Manchester United and Arsenal are keen on the attacking midfielder, and Gotze — who scored nine goals and contributed two assists in 32
league appearances last term.
The 24 - year - old has impressed since moving to the Premier League in 2015, scoring eight goals and providing two assists in 35 Premier
League appearances last season to improve on the campaign before.
Young made 26 Premier
League appearances last season, used both as full - back or in his more accustomed role further up the flank, but is yet to sign a new contract with his current deal set to expire in less than a year (via the Daily Mail).
Walker, who contributed six assists in 33
league appearances last season for the Premier League runners - up, looks set to undergo a medical with the Citizens, as boss Pep Guardiola looks to complete his third signing of the summer, according to Sky Sports.
As reported by the Telegraph, a deal between the two clubs for Iheanacho, who scored four and assisted three in 20
league appearances last season, had been agreed almost four weeks ago, with the forward also agreeing terms with the midlands side, however the deal was held up due to a disagreement over image rights with the player's former agent.
With six goals and five assists in 24
league appearances last season, the 22 - year - old could be an important addition to Mourinho's squad.
Mario Balotelli — who infamously scored just one goal with Liverpool in 16 Premier
League appearances last season — was one of the names most commonly brought up, as angry Reds fans wished they had kept the expensive flop instead of loaning him out and spending a small fortune on Benteke.
As reported by the Guardian, Dortmund are unwilling to sell Dembele, who scored six and assisted 13 in 32
league appearances last season, as they feel they would struggle to find a suitable replacement for Dembele with such little time left in the window, with Dortmund's staggeringly - high asking price set to leave Barcelona looking elsewhere.
But Newcastle United could attempt to take Remy back on loan to St James» Park, where he scored 14 goals in 26
league appearances last season – Goal.com
The 25 - year - old striker scored just one goal in 16 Premier
League appearances last season and hasn't even featured in Liverpool's match - day squad this season, with new signings Christian Benteke and Danny Ings effectively ending his career at the Merseyside club, and is clearly a player Brendan Rodgers would happily offload.
After making just one Premier
League appearance last season, the 21 year old had decided that enough was enough and that he wasn't going to spend any more time on the bench.
This would be Šemper's only Champions
League appearance last season and is currently on loan at NK Lokomotiva in the Croatian top flight with his parent club having previously rejected an offer from Chelsea.
Not exact matches
Wilson is yet to earn a place in the Liverpool side, but won praise for his Rangers
appearances last season domestically and in the UEFA Champions
League, while Barry Bannan has been granted time on the pitch due to injuries to key men at Villa Park.
Sub-plots: Daley Blind is poised to make his 50th Premier
League appearance for the Reds on Sunday, while Danny Welbeck is set to return to Old Trafford for the second time since leaving United for Arsenal in 2014; the England forward scored the winner when the Gunners visited in the FA Cup
last season.
Liverpool, as per the report, rejected a bid of close to # 11M for Moreno
last week from Napoli, with Roma now reportedly interested in the Spanish defender, who only managed to make 11
appearances in the
league last season.
Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M
last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11
league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under W
league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side
last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions
League football for the first time under W
League football for the first time under Wenger.
The player has made just 10
appearances in the Premier
League this season, with
last season's tally of 15 not very impressive either.
The 26 - year - old has been one of the top performers in Ligue 1 in recent seasons, scoring 20 +
league goals over the
last three years with
last season his most prolific yet with 37 goals in 45
appearances in all competitions.
In France Lacazette has a great average record of a goal every second game for Lyon, but
last year he improved immensely and scored an incredible 28 goals in 30
League appearances.
The dude produced 12 Goals in 47
appearances last year for Juventus; very impressive (please sense the sheer sarcasm), if you sign anyone for 35 million plus in this
league, that person better hit the ground running.
League game this year because with le fraud in charge this will be our
last appearance for a while
Last campaign, Kompany was only capable of making 13
appearances in all competitions as Man City finished fourth in the Premier
League in Guardiola's first season in England.
Cech made just seven
appearances for Chelsea in the Premier
League last season.
Livermore enjoyed a fabulous season
last term, making 23
appearances in the Premier
League under then - boss Harry Redknapp and continuing where he left off under new head - coach Andre Villas - Boas.
The 36 - year - old, who has been without a club since his contract at Ajax expired
last summer, made 40
league appearances for Spurs from 2005 - 07, netting once.
In 26
league appearances for the Merseyside club this season, the 24 - year - old has managed to clock up a total of three goals and five assists, a slight improvement on
last campaign, where he managed five goals and two assists in 32 games.
The 28 - year - old has been involved in 11 goals in 14 Premier
League appearances so far this campaign; one more than he contributed to in the entirety of
last term.
Umtiti made 35
league appearances for Lyon
last season, scoring once and assisting twice as they ran eventual champions Paris Saint - Germain close for the title.
The forward endured the most successful season of his career
last year, as the Brazil international scored eight goals and assisted twice in 34
league appearances, as he helped his side win their fifth Premier League
league appearances, as he helped his side win their fifth Premier
League League title.
Martial scored nine goals in 35
league appearances for Monaco last season as they ended the campaign in third place and secured Champions League football once
league appearances for Monaco
last season as they ended the campaign in third place and secured Champions
League football once
League football once again.
It's been another wonderful year for the Portuguese international as he won the La Liga title and Champions
League last season with Madrid, while scoring 42 goals and providing 12 assists in 46
appearances in all competitions.