The summer transfer window is fast approaching and it is anyone’s guess how Liverpool will rebuild their midfield, how Newcastle will recruit for their return to the Champions League, and how Arsenal will build on their inevitable second-place finish.
If you are a Premier League manager and reading this as a part of your recruitment process, here are eight players who have previously played in England you should bring back.
Players like Jeremie Frimpong and Jamal Musiala will not be included as they never actually made a senior appearance for Manchester City or Chelsea, respectively.
Pedro Goncalves (Sporting)
This guy couldn’t get a look in at Wolves after they signed him from Valencia when he was 19 years old back in 2017. Pedro Goncalves is now one of the best players in the world playing outside the so-called top five European leagues.
Goncalves made one appearance for the Premier League club, featuring for 28 minutes in a League Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday in the 2018-19 campaign. It is safe to say Wolves fumbled the bag. Sold to Famalicao for a measly €1.3million in 2019, the Portuguese international has gone on to prove his worth in his home country. A successful season with Famalicao earned Goncalves a €6.5m move to Sporting – for whom he has scored 58 goals and provided 31 assists in 124 appearances. Those are similar numbers to Bruno Fernandes before he left the Liga Portugal giants for Manchester United in 2020.
Thirty-two goal contributions in 46 matches this term means there is a lot of interest in Goncalves. Aston Villa and Tottenham are keen – and it would be fun to see him given a fair crack at the whip in England. How much the 24-year-old is expected to be worth to Sporting this summer is anyone’s guess, however. €40m has been thrown around a bit, but that seems too cheap, while he has an €80m release clause, which is more realistic in this day and age.
Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille)
French international midfielder Matteo Guendouzi clearly has a lot of talent. It is his poor attitude and short temper that ultimately cost him at Arsenal.
Since leaving the Emirates for Marseille in 2021, Guendouzi has (probably) matured and could well be worth a punt once again. An immense 21-22 campaign made his €11m transfer fee make Arsenal look like absolute rookies and it is not as if that season was a one-off for the 24-year-old.
Admittedly, the Frenchman is not contributing to as many goals as he was last…
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