We had a slow start due to the World Cup, but with kick-off for a new campaign starting on August 21, a new Premier League season is just around the corner. BrentfordBrentford have broken their transfer record for the highly-rated Mamadou Sangare, while bidding farewell to Jordan Henderson in midfield, who Sangare will likely replace. Valentin Barco is a World Cup runner-up, Marco Palestra is competition for Reece James and Geovany Quenda a long-awaited buy from Sporting. Long-serving Andrew Robertson joins Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer. SunderlandSunderland fought to keep Granit Xhaka for another year – and moved early to bring in more experience with the free transfer of Thomas Meunier.