SULLEY MUNTARI

Portsmouth One of Ghana's impressive midfielders in the last World Cup, Muntari is a powerful player with a real goal scoring threat and a sweet left foot. Made his Serie A debut at age 18 for Udinese before helping them reach the Champions League. Now 22, he may begin the season on the left of mid"eld but will end up in the middle.

MARTIN PETROV

Manchester City Signed from Atletico Madrid, an attacking and pacy left-winger, Petrov is now the heartbeat of the Bulgarian national side, taking the mantle from namesake Stilian.

Voted Bulgarian player of the year last season . . . ahead of Berbatov . . .the 28-year-old possesses a fierce shot but has had disciplinary problems.

CHRISTIAN WILHELMSSON

Bolton Wanderers The Swedish winger has agreed a yearlong loan with the Trotters from Nantes, having spent half of last season with Roma. Armed with blistering pace, he can play on either the left or the right and has won 40 caps for Sweden, being one of their best players at the last World Cup.

OLIVIER KAPO
Birmingham City Couldn't get past Pavel Nedved and Alessandro del Piero at Juventus who then sent him on loan to Monaco and Levante. The 27-year-old French attacking midfielder now has a chance to fulfil the potential he showed at Auxerre and follow in the footsteps of Christoph Dugarry at St Andrews.

TUNCAY SANLI

Middlesbrough Signed by Gareth Southgate to fill the sizable boots of Mark Viduka, the Turkish international arrived on a free transfer from Fenerbache having scored a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester United in 2004. With pace to burn, he can operate up front or down the wings.

LUKASZ FABIANSKI

Arsenal Ask any Polish fans, and especially those of Legia Warsaw, and they'll tell you that Fabianski is the best keeper they have, better than either Artur Boruc or Tomas Kuszczac. Only 23 years of age, Fabianski is seen as Lehmann's long-term successor but is bound to get a chance to replace the temperamental German sooner rather than later.