The five best signings of the summer so far

There are five weeks left until the transfer window closes, and we suspect there will be several excellent deals still to come. Chelsea and Manchester United are linked with Brazilian starlets, while the future of Robin van Persie may just decide the fate of the Premier League title.

Around Europe, PSG have been the big players, snapping up Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ezequiel Lavezzi.

But how do the Premier League's best deals compare? Here are our five of the best. Let us know your top five... 

Eden Hazard

There is no better place to start than with the acquisition of Europe's most coveted young prospect. Eden Hazard was a sensation at Lille, scoring 20 times and providing 16 assists in Ligue One last season alone. Chelsea splashed out £32 million on signing the 21-year-old, who will be expected to instantly wow fans. He was expected to sign for one of the Manchester clubs until Chelsea's Champions League victory catapulted them into the mix, and he may just spark a title push for the Blues. 

Marko Marin

If any observers consider Hazard to be overpriced, then it can be balanced out by the bargain signing of German talent Marko Marin, for just £7 million. The German international is the second new Chelsea player in our top five, and could be equally as important. Marin's creativity will help take the pressure off Hazard, and the 23-year-old is likely to blossom at Stamford Bridge. Like Hazard, he scored on his pre-season debut, and he is an exciting prospect for the challenges ahead. 

Michu

Every season a cut-price player writes his name as one of the star buys of the season, and Michu could just be that man. The Spaniard was snapped up by Swansea City for a bargain £2 million, and has every chance of being a key midfielder for his new side. Michu signed from Rayo Vallecano, where he was the highest scoring midfielder in La Liga last season with 15 goals. If he can have anything like the same sort of impact in the Premier League, he will be worth his weight in gold. 

Olivier Giroud

Arsenal signed Olivier Giroud from Montpellier last month, and amazingly the striker has come in for some unjustified criticism before he has kicked a ball. Some supporters have argued he is not enough of a 'big name' to replace Robin van Persie, but that sort of misses the point. Giroud is his own right is a big talent, and led his unfancied French side to win the Ligue One title last season scoring 21 goals along the way. The Frenchman may just surprise a few people, and at £12.5 million arrives without the pressure of a big price tag to justify. 

Gylfi Sigurdsson

Sigurdsson was one of the finds of last season, putting in a series of impressive displays for Swansea City scoring seven goals during his loan spell. It saw Liverpool register an interest in him, only to be surprisingly beaten to his signature by Tottenham Hotspur. The Icelandic midfielder scored on his pre-season debut for the club, and will offer an dangerous goal threat from Tottenham's midfield. Signed by Andre Villas-Boas, expect him to be a key player next season, and at only 22, he will be a fixture at Spurs for years to come.

Who are your top five signings of the summer so far?

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