Meet the five new players that could make an instant impact in Premier League

Premier League clubs have splashed out over £1 billion ($1.3 billion) on fresh faces ahead of the start of the new season on Friday.

Arsenal have led the way by spending more than £200 million on Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber as they aim to topple defending champions Manchester City.

Manchester United, Newcastle, Liverpool and Chelsea have also been busy with competition fierce just for a top-four finish.

But treble winners City remain the side to beat as they eye a historic fourth consecutive English top-flight title.

Let's take a look at five of the biggest transfers of the window so far:

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Arsenal were City's surprise challengers for the title last season as the Gunners topped the table for most of the campaign before stumbling down the final straight.

Rice's determination to join Mikel Arteta's men despite reported interest from City was another indication that Arsenal are a team on the up.

Arsenal had to smash their transfer record with a bid that could rise to £105 million to prise the England international away from West Ham.

With that fee comes great expectations for Rice to prove the difference maker in ending a 20-year wait to bring the Premier League title back to north London.

The 24-year-old will be tasked with running the midfield at the Emirates and providing the platform for a talented array of young attackers to fire at the top end of the pitch.

Rasmus Hojlund (Man United)

A pursuit to bring England captain Harry Kane to Old Trafford never materialised as United instead bet on the promise of 20-year-old Dane Hojlund to satisfy their need for a striker.

An initial £64 million fee for a player that cost Atalanta just £17 million a year ago has raised eyebrows.

Hojlund scored nine goals in his only season in Serie A.

But his six goals in six caps for his country have shown a glimpse of his potential.

An imposing physique, blistering pace and Scandinavian roots have seen Hojlund compared to City superstar Erling Haaland.

Josko Gvardiol (Man City)

City's major move has been for Croatian centre-back Gvardiol in a deal from RB Leipzig worth £78 million.

The giant 21-year-old starred in his country's run to the World Cup semifinals last year.

However, he faces stiff competition at the Etihad with Pep Guardiola now having six international centre-backs to choose from.

Guardiola has insisted that is "absolutely not too many" as he often played a back four entirely of natural central defenders towards the end of last season.

Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)

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