Premier League Transfer Rumors: Predicting Each Side's Biggest Deal This Summer

With the Barclays Premier League season over in stunning fashion, it is now time once again to focus on the wave of transfers that come with the start of summer.

Every team will look to build on their finish in the table this season, including Manchester City, who will always be extremely active players in the transfer market.

And newly promoted teams need to bolster their squads to succeed in a much higher level than the Championship. No teams promoted last season were sent down this year, which is a testament to what the right purchases can do from a team.

Regardless of whether a team makes several signings or few, you can be assured that every club will make one, so here is what might be each team's biggest buy this summer.

Reading: Michael Owen

Reading, champions of the second division this season, could use some experience and quality in their attack.

And they would have to look no further than Michael Owen, who obviously has no future at Manchester United but would still be able to contribute on some level to a club near the bottom of the pack.

It is no surprise that Owen has been strongly linked with the Royals, and Reading could hardly do better than a player as well-rounded and distinguished as the Englishman to nurture their untested squad through a top-flight run.

Southampton: Scott Dann

Despite an absolutely calamitous season with Blackburn, Scott Dann has been linked with Southamption, the other Championship side guaranteed promotion.

After getting relegated last season with Birmingham, Rovers picked Dann up despite some injury concerns and were sorely disappointed as he floundered constantly and shipped goals at an alarming rate.

Relegated for the second straight season, he would be able to hitch his train to a wagon moving in the opposite direction if he were to secure a move to the Saints, but Southampton would have to feel fairly confident that they could improve the defender's, you know, defending.

Wigan: Ricardo Fuller

After six years at the Britannia, it appears that Ricardo Fuller's time with Stoke City is up.

If the Jamaican does not want to drop down to the second division, he could conceivably move to Wigan, who are a very forward-thinking side and never lacking in attacking power.

Even at 32 years old, Fuller can still contribute to a team, and he should not have to go too far down the ladder to get regular minutes.

Depending on whether Wigan sell some of their front line this summer, Fuller would be a great fit at the DW Stadium.

West Brom: Ben Foster

This isn't particularly earth-shattering news, but since Foster's parent club Birmingham City are still languishing in the Championship, there is no way a goalkeeper of his caliber is returning to the Second City.

And, as West Brom showed in stunning fashion against Arsenal, they need Foster between the sticks to have any chance of being a defensively cohesive unit: Marton Fulop is not at all fit to start.

So, priority number one for whoever succeeds Roy Hodgson will be to lock up Ben Foster to a long-term deal because without the Englishman's return, the Baggies can kiss any hopes of another top-half finish goodbye.

Swansea: Gylfi Sigurdsson

Gylfi Sigurdsson has been sublime for Swansea City this season and has played an enormous role in letting the Swans play beautiful football.

The only problem for the Welsh club is that Sigurdsson is not officially their player; he is on loan from Hoffenheim, who will be loathe to let him go after such a great season.

If Swansea want to lock him up permanently, they might have to shell out a sizable fee of £10 million, but manager Brendan Rogers can take comfort in the fact that Sigurdsson has said that he would be happy to stay with his current team.

Sunderland: Steven Fletcher

With Wolves relegated, there is bound to be a purge of the club's best players, and Steven Fletcher is one of those who is almost assured to leave.

Sunderland, who are slowly building a very competitive side, may look to snap him up during the summer for a modest fee, given the fact that Wolves will have no leverage in transfer negotiations.

Only 25 years old, the Scot is just beginning to head into the best years of his career and could prove to be another very savvy piece of transfer business for Martin O'Neill.

Stoke: Matt Jarvis

Perhaps Tony Pulis might get the better of the fleeing Wolves players in Matt Jarvis.

Despite his team's poor performances recently, Jarvis has been a rare shining light, providing an attacking outlet on the wing that few others on his team could.

Much too good to languish in the Championship, Stoke have been mentioned as one of the Englishman's possible destinations—and he would add a certain amount of dynamism to a Potters attack that sometimes lacks the inspiration needed to drum something up when needed.

QPR: Michael Ballack

In one of the most surprising transfer stories to emerge recently, it appears that Michael Ballack could return to the Premier League with QPR, who just barely retained their status in the top flight on the final day of the season.

Ballack's contract with current club Bayer Leverkusen runs out at the end of June, and Rangers might represent the sort of low-expectations and high-pay opportunity that a 35-year-old relishes.

Ballack would add some steel and determination to a midfield that has had only Joey Barton copying and pasting those qualities from Nietzsche quotes on Twitter all season. Plus, he knows the city well, having played for Chelsea years ago.

Norwich: Chris Gunter

Norwich have apparently been interested in signing Nottingham Forest's Chris Gunter for some time, and this summer would be the perfect time to make the swoop.

Forest have shown no signs of being ready for promotion, while Norwich have drastically overperformed this season and look like a team on the rise.

If Gunter is persuaded to make the switch, he will be a fine addition to the Canaries.

Aston Villa: Jamie O'Hara

Though this move has been somewhat thrown into doubt by the departure of Alex McLeish, O'Hara would make sense for both sides on many levels.

Obviously, with the Wolves relegated, the Englishman will not want to ply his trade in the Championship when Premier League opportunities are available and waiting for him.

And Villa could use another midfielder of decent quality, which they would definitely get in O'Hara who had a good first year with Wolverhampton despite the struggles of the team as a whole.

Newcastle: Eljero Elia

Why any good player would want to leave a side that just won the league by going an entire season without losing is beyond me, but apparently Eljero Elia wants out of Juventus.

And Newcastle would be very smart to lap up the tricky Dutch winger, whom they supposedly tried and failed to sign last season, and on loan during the January transfer window.

Though he would be giving up Champions League football, Elia would get to play in the Europa League, and Newcastle would get a great winger who is still growing into a quality player.

Liverpool: Seydou Keita

This one just makes sense.

Seydou Keita is never going to get regular minutes in Barcelona's midfield, especially with his advancing age, and Liverpool could use some help in the middle of the park, especially in holding areas.

The Reds were rather toothless this season in the absence of Lucas, and Joran Henderson and Charlie Adam have greatly disappointed.

Keita would bring consistency, technical ability and some degree of versatility to a midfield that really needs all those attributes.

Everton: Clint Dempsey

With Everton's track record of signing American players, it seems like Clint Dempsey would be a natural fit at Goodison Park.

Tim Howard is already on board, and Landon Donovan seems to arrive on a yearly basis. Despite the fact that Dempsey wants to play in the Champions League at some point, Everton would be the best place for him, and other clubs just don't have the room for him.

The Toffees will undoubtedly be buoyed by the fact that they finished above hated rivals Liverpool this season, and if David Moyes' transfer talks with his chairman prove successful, expect an unusual amount of investment this summer on the blue half of Merseyside.

Fulham: Junior Hoilett

With Clint Dempsey looking increasingly likely to depart Craven Cottage in the coming weeks, Junior Hoilett would be a very intelligent purchase for Fulham.

Like Dempsey, Hoilett can play anywhere on the front line or even just behind the main striker, and the Canadian can take over from the very disappointing Bryan Ruiz.

It will not be hard for Hoilett to leave Blackburn with the club relegated and the boardroom in shambles, and Fulham would be the perfect landing spot.

Tottenham: Jan Vertonghen

As much as it pains me as an Arsenal fan, it appears that Jan Vertonghen is already well on his way to signing for Tottenham.

Vertonghen is a great defender who is extremely versatile, equally comfortable at his native centre-back, at left-back or in defensive midfield.

Captain of his Ajax side, the Belgian has the sort of fiery personality and strength of character that you love to see in a player, and since he can be had for a very reasonable fee, he will represent a great purchase for Spurs.

Chelsea: Edinson Cavani

Regardless of whether Chelsea win the Champions League final, Roman Abramovich will not be very happy that his side finished in sixth place in the Premier League, which, by his standards, is dismal.

It would not be at all surprising, therefore, to see the wealthy Russian once again open up his checkbook and splash some cash on world-class players.

This time, the name most commonly floated around is that of Edinson Cavani of Napoli, whom the Blues are reportedly close to signing for a whopping £30 million.

How any manager would balance his striking options if Cavani were to arrive remains unclear, but Chelsea would definitely be stacked up front with the Uruguayan.

Arsenal: Yann M'Vila

Despite the fact that Arsenal have already made a substantial signing in Lukas Podolski, numerous reports have emerged recently suggesting that the Gunners are on the verge of an even bigger transfer for Yann M'Vila.

M'Vila, who has shined this season for Rennes, could be that powerful, versatile, box-to-box midfielder that Arsenal have lacked since the Patrick Vieira days, and would provide valuable depth to a team that seems to be ravaged by injuries every season.

It would take a club-record fee to secure the Frenchman's services, but for a player of M'Vila's talent, Arsene Wenger might actually be willing to splash the cash this time, especially with third place—and Champions League football—now secured.

Manchester United: Shinji Kagawa

As John Duerden of The Diplomat writes, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa is a superstar. For all the hype that his teammate Mario Gotze receives, Kagawa has arguably been more productive for Borussia Dortmund than the German this season.

And if Kagawa wishes to forgo a new contract, according to Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc, he will easily be able to do so.

Manchester United have needed an attacking-midfield fulcrum for ages, and the return of Paul Scholes for another season just isn't going to do it for Sir Alex Ferguson.

Kagawa, a player with absolutely immense talent and potential, would be a perfect fit.

Manchester City: Eden Hazard

Let's do a little process of elimination here:

• Eden Hazard says he wants to move to England
• Eden Hazard says he will be wearing blue next season
• He says he will be playing in Manchester next year

If you guessed that Hazard will move to Maine Road F.C., you were incorrect.

The only club in England that has the financial capability to buy the Belgian and the willingness to buy excess players is Manchester City, and it appears a certainty that Hazard will be a Sky Blue next season.

If he can live up to the hype like Sergio Aguero did, it will be mighty hard for anyone to dethrone the Premier League champions.

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