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From Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Granit Xhaka – The five new signings to watch in the Premier League

Sport360 staff

20:30 10/08/2016

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Age: 27
Position: Playmaker
Country: Armenia
From: Borussia Dortmund
To: Manchester United
Fee: £26m (Dh123m)
Facts: 49 assists or goals for the incredible Armenia star during 2015/16 and 134 minutes per goal or assist during three-season stay in the Bundesliga.

Michy Batshuayi
Age: 22
Position: Striker
Country: Belgium
From: Marseille
To: Chelsea
Fee: £33m (Dh158.3m)
Facts: 13 more goals scored for Marseille in second season (23) compared to his first (10) and 7 shots per goal scored during prolific 2015/16 top-flight campaign.

Vincent Janssen
Age: 22
Position: Striker
Country: Netherlands
From: AZ Alkmaar
To: Tottenham Hotspur
Fee: £17m (Dh81.6m)
Facts: 55.5% of his goals 27 top-flight goals last term were scored with his left foot and 1.9 shots on target per game last season for AZ, which was the third highest in the Eredivisie.

Ahmed Musa
Age: 23
Position: Forward
Country: Nigeria
From: CSKA Moscow
To: Leicester City
Fee: £16m (Dh76.7m)
Facts: 26 goals scored in Russia’s top flight since 2012/13, which is joint third- highest return and 1.2 dribbles completed per game last term in league, only bettered by four Foxes stars.

Granit Xhaka
Age: 23
Position: Centre midfielder
Country: Switzerland
From: Borussia Monchengladbach
To: Arsenal
Fee: £30m (Dh143.9m)
Facts:  204 more accurate passes made than anyone else in Bundesliga since 2013/14 and he is one of four players to get three reds in Europe’s top-five leagues last term.

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