Throughout the Premier League era there have been hordes of transfer hits and misses, but today we're looking at those signings who proved game-changing for their club and the competition, the ones who really moved the needle. After all, he did score 32 Premier League goals in his first season at Liverpool after arriving from Roma in 2017. Instead, it was the £75m signing of Virgil van Dijk in January 2018 - and arguably goalkeeper Alisson Becker that summer too - that really raised the bar for Jurgen Klopp's side, who lost only once the following season and conceded just 22 goals as they racked up 97 points.
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Fulham at Craven Cottage (kick-off 15:00 BST). There are injury concerns going into the weekend for Ismala Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta, with the Palace boss saying: "Sarr needs time to recover, he is injured at the moment," while Mateta "cannot play".
Matchday 4 in Bundesliga 2 will see Nuremberg, Hertha Berlin, Wolfsburg and Kaiserslautern all look to maintain their unbeaten records, while St. Pauli will aim to get their season up and running with a first win away to Arminia Bielefeld.
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