NFR - In the last few seasons , who's the BEST prem signing ?

[Sammyffc]

I was speaking to my old man the other day discussing who we think is the best player to have come into the prem in recent years. Very tricky i must admit. However, my personal favourite has to be Yaya Toure. What a player. Just a machine, can do everything. In my eyes the best player to come into the prem since Ronaldo.

[horse1031]

yaya is an amazing player

sergio aguero?  I watched his first couple of games and remember thinking how good he is.

michu?

suarez?  for all the shenanigans, he is a class player and is very tricky

[callumc513]

Yaya is very overrated, probably Oezil.

[The Equalizer]

Robin Van Persie.

[MJG]

Vincent Kompany, now move on to a harder question

[ToodlesMcToot]

Yaya is very overrated, probably Oezil.

He's played three matches total in the PL. He's a good shout to impact the league w Arsenal, sure. Probably should let him actually do it though before calling him the best PL signing.

Difficult to argue with Yaya.

David Luiz has made a great impact with Chelsea as far as I'm concerned. Doubt he ranks among the BEST signings for many folks, but a very valuable player for them.

Chicharito?

[Walsh]

I have to say David Silva, I think he's a quality player. I thought he'd be one of them players who gets bullied in the premiership then goes back to Spain but he's done very well!

[Slaphead in Qatar]

Michu. Thats what i call value for money.

[Riverside]

Yaya is very overrated, probably Oezil.

Yaya overrated ? Against what criterion ?
On form this season he is the best Manchester player ( City and United ).
I for one would love to see him in our midfield !!!

[Riverside]

As for best

Quality - there are a few  Yaya or Aguero or Van Persie ( though I think Ozil will prove to be up there )
Value for money there can only be one . Michu.

[MOR :]

Going back a bit I'd have Thierry Henry or Dennis Bergkamp but probably Cristiano Ronaldo of late...

[ToodlesMcToot]

Tottenham didn't do too bad for themselves signing Bale away from Southampton

[callumc513]

Yaya is very overrated, probably Oezil.

Yaya overrated ? Against what criterion ?
On form this season he is the best Manchester player ( City and United ).
I for one would love to see him in our midfield !!!

Oh don't get me wrong I'd love to have him in our team I just mean he is lazy and difficult to accommodate into a big team. He isn't create enough to work alongside a tackler and doesn't work hard enough defensively to be played alongside a creator/passer.

[sipwell]

Vincent Kompany, now move on to a harder question

I agree with this very intelligent poster!

[HatterDon]

Yaya is very overrated, probably Oezil.

Yaya overrated ? Against what criterion ?
On form this season he is the best Manchester player ( City and United ).
I for one would love to see him in our midfield !!!

Me as well. "Yaya is very overrated" might just be Monty Python's "killer joke" -- it's certainly hilarious enough.

[Logicalman]

Going back a bit I'd have Thierry Henry or Dennis Bergkamp but probably Cristiano Ronaldo of late...

Agreed, Ronaldo was a bit of an idiot when he joined the Prem, but his class did shine through. Seeing him play recently has shown me that we did lose a class player when he finally left, as he has matured so very much more, and his game has risen to another level altogether.

[Deanothefulhamfan]

Its hard to distinguish really... Certain players have done great things for different reasons. Good thread though

Kompany - Simply fantastic, possibly the best Centre back in the world?
Benteke - He almost single handedly kept Villa would be in the premier league last season
Ronaldo - Arguably the best player in the world
Michu - 2 Million one of the greatest bits of business the premier league has ever seen, helped Swansea win silverware.
Van Persie - Bringing him to utd helped Ferguson retire in style, the most technichally gifted player since Bergkamp

My pick goes for Ronaldo, who looked terrible at first, but became one of the greatest players of the modern game.... They made a tidy bit of profit on him as well

[Parkway Drive]

Depends how recent you're asking but I'd say the best would definitely be Cristiano Ronaldo but in the last few seasons it would have to be between Yaya and Aguero.

[The Equalizer]

Going back a bit I'd have Thierry Henry or Dennis Bergkamp but probably Cristiano Ronaldo of late...

Can't argue with that, although i will add Cantona and Klinsmann to the equation for argument's sake...

[Rhys Lightning 63]

How long as we going back when you say 'last few seasons', that's a bit vague, so I'm going to stick with signings from the turn of the decade, so January 2010 onwards and I shall go for Yaya Toure