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One year on from a bumper 2025 summer Premier League window, we've decided to rate all 20 teams' incoming signings based on two key tenets: How the players fared in their first season at the club, and what scope there is for them to improve (or continue to excel) long-term.
The scoring system is simple enough: ESPN's Sam Tighe and Bill Connelly each rated the teams' business, awarding up to 10 points for how much of an impact their signings made last season (2025-26) and up to five points for possible future impact. That created a total score of 30, which was used to rank the teams from 1-20.