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-- O'Hanlon

• Last season's finish: third (71 points, plus-28 goal differential)
• Key ins: CM Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan, €55.0 million), LB Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolves, €36.8 million), RW Rayan Cherki (Olympique Lyon, €36.5 million), GK James Trafford (Burnley, €31.2 million), CM Sverre Nypan (Rosenborg, €15.0 million)
• Key outs: RB Yan Couto (Bor. Dortmund, €20.0 million), DM Máximo Perrone (Como, €13.0 million), AM Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli, free), RB Kyle Walker (Burnley, free), FW Jack Grealish (Everton, season-long loan)

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Laurens: Donnarumma is 'not a Pep Guardiola player'

Julien Laurens believes Gianluigi Donnarumma wouldn't fit into the Manchester City squad amid links to the Premier League side.

Key stat

Over the past three seasons in the Premier League, Manchester City's expected goal differential is 0.85 goals per 90 minutes better when Rodri is on the field, compared to when he's not.

-- O'Hanlon

• Last season's finish: fifth (66 points, plus-21 goal differential)
• Key ins: RW Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest, €61.4m), CB Malick Thiaw (AC Milan, €40m million), CB Malick Thiaw (AC Milan, €35m), GK Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton, loan)
• Key outs: CB Lloyd Kelly (Juventus, €17.2m), CM Sean Longstaff (Leeds United, €13.8m)

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Is there any way back for Alexander Isak at Newcastle?

Shaka Hislop thinks Alexander Isak may never be welcomed back into the Newcastle side after pushing for a move out of the club.

Key stat

Alexander Isak scored 35% of Newcastle's league goals last season and had 12% of their assists.

-- Connelly

• Last season's finish: sixth (66 points, plus-7 goal differential)
• Key ins: CF Evann Guessand (OGC Nice, €30.0 million), CB Yasin Ozcan (Kasimpasa, €7.0 million)
• Key outs: RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Coventry, €4.0 million), DM Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica, €3.0 million loan fee), AM Philippe Coutinho (Vasco da Gama, free), GK Robin Olsen (Malmö FF, free)

Key stat

Over the past eight Premier League seasons, 35 players have completed at least 20 through balls in a season.

-- Connelly

• Last season's finish: 12th (53 points, plus-0 goal differential)
• Key ins: LB Borna Sosa (Ajax, €2.3 million), GK Walter Benítez (PSV Eindhoven, free)
• Key outs: CB Rob Holding (Colorado, free), LM Jeffrey Schlupp (Norwich, free)

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Who's to blame for Crystal Palace's failed UEFA appeal?

Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens react to Crystal Palace's failed UEFA appeal.

Key stat

If we chop off all of the matches that took place in 2024, then the top of the Premier League doesn't really change that much?

-- Connelly

• Last season's finish: 11th (54 points, plus-0 goal differential)
• Key ins: GK Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier, €0.5 million)
• Key outs: CF Carlos Vinícius (Grêmio, free), LW Willian (contract expired)

Key stat

As measured by the team's average age weighted by minutes played, Fulham were the oldest team in the Premier League last season, with an average age of 28.1 years.

-- Connelly

• Last season's finish: 13th (48 points, minus-2 goal differential)
• Key ins: CF Thierno Barry (Villarreal, €30.0 million), CM Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea, €28.7 million), CM Carlos Alcaraz (Flamengo, €15.0 million), LB Adam Aznou (Bayern Munich, €9.0 million), GK Mark Travers (Bournemouth, €4.6 million), FW Jack Grealish (Man City, seasonlong loan)
• Key outs: CF Neal Maupay (Marseille, €4.0 million), CB Mason Holgate (Al-Gharafa, free), GK João Virgínia (Sporting CP, free), RB Ashley Young (Ipswich, free), GK Asmir Begovic (Leicester, free), CF Dominic Calvert-Lewin (contract expired), AM Abdoulaye Doucouré (contract expired)

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Hutchison: Grealish loan move to Everton 'perfect for both parties'

Don Hutchison reacts to Jack Grealish's agreed loan move to Everton from Manchester City ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.

Key stat

Ten players started at least half of the Premier League games for Everton last season.
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