Riccardo Calafiori and other new signings added to Dream Team – does Arsenal’s new defender hold key to success?
RICCARDO CALAFIORI and other new Premier League signings have been added to Dream Team.
Gaffers will have to fork out £4million for Arsenal’s new defender which, while substantial, may prove to be a generous price.
The Gunners were in a league of their own defensively last season with Ben White (£5m), Gabriel (£5m) and William Saliba (£5m) finishing as the top three point scorers in their position.
And it’s because Mikel Arteta’s side dominated at the back that the aforementioned defenders have been slapped with such high starting prices ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
In fact, only Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.5m), who boasted the highest points-per-game average among defenders last term, costs more than the Arsenal trio, who all contributed to 20+ clean sheets.
But if Calafiori immediately establishes himself as first-choice left-back, he will offer a more affordable route into the league’s best defence.
The 22-year-old is a centre-back by trade, as exhibited in Italy colours at Euro 2024, but he’s comfortable at left-back too.
White was predominantly a centre-back before his switch to the Emirates and he’s been successfully converted to a full-back – Josko Gvardiol (£4.5m) has followed a similar path at Manchester City.
It’s not a given that Calafiori will start at left-back when Arsenal take on Wolves in Gameweek 1 but Dream Team bosses should have a clearer view of his place in the pecking order closer to the deadline.
With White, Saliba and Gabriel set at £5m each, the Italian is certainly a tempting option at £4m.
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Elsewhere, new Everton midfielder Jesper Lindstrom (£2.5m) and Southampton striker Ben Brereton Diaz (£2m) have been added to the game.
Filip Jorgensen, Dean Huijsen and Jake O’Brien, new acquisitions for Chelsea, Bournemouth and Everton respectively, will also be added in due course.
New signings will be periodically added to Dream Team from now until the transfer window closes.