Which of the 3 promoted teams from the Championship are doing the best business in the Summer Transfer Window?
Hull City
From surviving on goal difference to the next season winning the drama hit Championship playoffs, Hull City will be hoping to prove the doubters wrong and keep themselves in the Premier League. They have been investing well in the market and have made some good signings. Former Rangers keeper Jack Butland has signed for the Tigers and will be a prominent figure in between the sticks. Additionally, they broke their club record fee to sign Greek goalkeeper, Konstantinos Tzolakis from Olympiakos. He is a modern goalkeeper who combines elite shot-stopping with a great ability on the ball with his feet. Just recently, they penned Aston Villa, and Europa League winner Leon Bailey, he should fare well on Humberside as he uses raw pace and aggression added with agile dribbling to take on his man and normally beats him. This makes him perfect on the counter-attack, which will play a vital role in Hull's season in Serej Jakirovic's defensive 4-2-3-1 formation. In midfield, The Tigers have made a few signings such as Hidemmassa Morita, Oscar Zambrano and Jens Hjertø-Dahl. Jens is a towing midfielder, who despite his height, has a great ability on the ball and can also play as a deep playmaker with his sharp decision making. He packs a threat at goal too with him making late arrivals into the box.
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Coventry City
From ruins to renaissance, Coventry City and ambitious owner Doug King have made no hesitation and have gone straight into the transfer market. After a successful loan spell at Cov last season, the Sky Blues have signed former Brentford midfielder Frank Onyeka on a permanent deal. He bring Premier League experience to the dressing room and knows how to navigate the league. On top of that, he has excellent distribution and has a few goals in him. Another loan signing that Coventry have signed is loanee from Brighton, Carl Rushworth. He kept 17 clean sheets last season and saved 3/4 of shots taken at him. Also, he commands his area well and always goes for catches, crosses and cutbacks that come his way. In front of Rushworth, the Coventry defense has also seen some investment. The Sky Blues penned Frankfurt defender Aurèle Amanda, He played both in the Bundesliga and Champions League for Frankfurt. He is highly regarded for his physicality and composure on the ball. Finally, Burnley winger Loum Tchaouna has signed for the Sky Blues and is a highly energetic winger that is adds attacking threat to the flanks, Tchaouna is also a player who has Premier League experience under his belt which adds to the dressing room.
Ipswich Town
In a season in which they came back up at the first time of asking, Gary O'Neil and Ipswich will be hoping to not have to do this again and stay in the Premier League. One of the best signings out of the newly promoted clubs is Celtic starboy Daizen Maeda. The Japanese international was pivotal in Celtic's dramatic title win last season and scored 9 goals plus assisted 2. He is an instinctive goalscorer, which is crucial in the Premier League as every chance needs to be taken. Defensively, Maeda works his backside off and constantly tries to force errors from his opponents when out of possession. The Tractor Boys have prioritised signing Premier League experience in their squad. These signings include: Abdul Fatawu from Leicester, Issa Diop from Fulham and Florentino Luis from Burnley. Abdul Fatawu is a classic winger who beats his man with his pace and delivers in crosses. He has played in the Premier League before at now League 1 Leicester City. A non Premier League player who has joined Ipswich is Emersonn, he has joined for £24m from Toulouse. Unlike Maeda, Emersonn thrives with the ball, he is frequently seen taking on players 1v1 and adds trademark Brazilian flair to the Ipswich attack. This will form a nice partnership with Daizen Maeda as Maeda's off the ball skills and Emersonn's on the ball skills will complement each other well and lead to a good attacking line. Another forward that Ipswich have signed is Chuba Akpom, he is a natural poacher and uses clever in the box movement to get his goals. Lastly, Cedric Kipre has also joined Ipswich and he is a modern defender who is very comfortable in stepping out of the defensive line and making attacking passes or runs to get the ball forward.