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We are already seeing moves in the transfer market as clubs look to steal a march on their rivals.

With a winter World Cup on the horizon, the English top flight kicks off again on 6 August and there are signs that it is going to be a busy summer of business.

Most of the headlines have been about Erling Haaland's move to Manchester City and Ivan Perisic's move to Spurs.

Other early transfers include a £25m move for Red Bull Salzburg's Brenden Aaronson, as well as a double move for Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara.

With the gossip column full of rumors about many players coming to England from the continent, BBC Sport takes a look at some of the other new faces we could be seeing next season.

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Julian Alvarez

Julian Alvarez
Julian Alvarez is expected to be competing for a first-team place at Man City this season

The Argentina forward is going to join Manchester City in January. He hasn't been seen by English football fans since he returned to Argentina.

The arrival of Haaland in the City squad this summer will be overshadowed by the fact that the 22-year-old will be making his own big impact in Manchester.

He scored six goals in a Libertadores match and has six full caps to his name.

Darwin Nunez

Darwin Nunez
Darwin Nunez scored six Champions League goals last season for Benfica

There is a regular name in the gossip column that attracts interest from a number of clubs.

Despite having three years left on his contract, the Benfica forward scored 34 goals in 43 games for the club last season and is said to be moving this summer.

The 22-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs, including Manchester United, but he is not going to be cheap.

Christopher Nkunku

Christopher Nkunku
Christopher Nkunku was named the 2021-22 Bundesliga player of the season

Another exciting forward who could be playing in the premier league

The player of the season in the German top flight, who scored 20 goals and produced 13 assists, has been linked to both Manchester United andChelsea.

The Frenchman is said to be a target for Paris St-Germain after leaving them in 2019.

Hugo Ekitike

Hugo Ekitike
Hugo Ekitike was close to a move to Newcastle in January

The 19-year-old has been linked with a move to the English top flight, and could be one of a few clubs back in for him.

Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot said that the France Under-20 forward would probably leave the club this summer.

With 11 goals and four assists in 26 league and cup appearances, Ekitike is attracting interest around Europe and is expected to cost in the region of £40m.

Ousmane Dembele

Ousmane Dembele
Ousmane Dembele became Barcelona's record signing when he arrived from Dortmund for £136m in 2017

Dembele is one of the players who has been linked with the club in recent days.

They won't be the only club interested in the 25-year-old Barcelona winger, who is set on a Nou Camp exit.

With his current Barcelona deal set to expire this summer and no sign of a new agreement being struck, the France international has been linked with a number of top European clubs.

A year after moving to Barcelona, Dembele has produced 13 La Liga assists in 21 appearances.

  • Dembele offered to three Premier League clubs in January

Moussa Diaby

Moussa Diaby
Moussa Diaby has impressed with Bayer Leverkusen

In the last few weeks, there has been a lot of interest in Diaby following his great season in the German league.

The 22-year-old France forward has scored 17 goals this season and made 31 goal contributions in 43 appearances, with Leverkusen wanting to keep him.

A fee in excess of $60m would be required to get him away from the club.

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