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- Aston Villa signed 17-year-old striker Brian Madjo for just over £10m in January, and after scoring four pre-season goals plus one against PSG in the Super Cup, he's already drawing Haaland comparisons ahead of Villa's Champions League campaign.
- Coventry City paid a club-record fee of around £25m to sign 20-year-old Ghanaian midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi from FC Nordsjaelland, where he won Danish Superliga Young Player of the Year and featured at the World Cup.
- Newcastle United secured Dutch midfielder Sean Steur in a deal potentially worth £23m before Eddie Howe's departure, with the 18-year-old having made 25 appearances for Ajax last season.
- Crystal Palace signed Spanish defender Oscar Mingueza on a free transfer after his Celta Vigo contract expired, with his versatility potentially filling in for Daniel Munoz or covering the back line.
- Bournemouth's Veljko Milosavljevic, described as 'one of the biggest talents of Serbian football' by his homeland's media, made seven Premier League appearances before a December knee injury and now faces a delayed start after a fresh pre-season knock.
- Liverpool's Trey Nyoni, signed from Leicester City in 2023, has been one of Liverpool's best pre-season performers, prompting Arne Slot to reconsider sending him out on loan.
- Newcastle also added Ivory Coast left-winger Bazoumana Toure from Hoffenheim, where he registered 15 assists and five goals in 18 months after joining from Hammarby.
Why it matters: Newly promoted Coventry paid a club-record £25m for Yirenkyi, a striking financial leap for a promoted side, while Newcastle's £23m Steur deal was struck before Eddie Howe's exit, leaving the teenager to develop under a new manager. Villa's Madjo, by contrast, lands in an ideal setup with Ollie Watkins and Tammy Abraham ahead of him and Champions League minutes available, a rare platform for a 17-year-old.
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