Souness on big-money signings

Graeme Souness has given his verdict on five of the biggest Premier League signings of the summer transfer window.

The Sky Sports pundit believes Manchester United have overpaid for Paul Pogba, who arrived in a world record £89million deal from Juventus, and he is not entirely convinced by Arsenal new boy Granit Xhaka, who arrived at the Emirates Stadium from Borussia Mochengladbach for £34m.

With a host of new faces set to feature in the Premier League’s opening weekend, Souness also runs the rule over Manchester City’s Leroy Sane, Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Chelsea’s new striker Michy Batshuayi.

Paul PogbaJuventus to Manchester United – £89m

Manchester United went to record-breaking lengths to get Pogba back to Old Trafford after four seasons at Juventus, but Souness insists the deal does not represent value for money.

“It’s not the poor lad’s decision, he didn’t decide how much was going to be spent on him, but I think £89m is way too much,” Souness told Sky Sports. “For that money, you’re expecting to get the finished article. He’s a long way off from that.

“The strikers are the ones that normally go for big, big money because they’re the ones who decide the games, nine times out of 10. Pogba got 10 goals in 49 games last year. He will get some goals but he’s not going to be a Luis Suarez, who got over 50 goals for Barcelona last year.

“How many games is he single-handedly going to win you? I think the price they have paid for him is all out of sync. If you analyse it in that context, the price isn’t right. It’s way too much on him.”

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