Premier League Season Start: Where Glasner's Nottingham Stands

Based on overall market values, the familiar teams remain at the top of the Premier League. The "Big Six" continue to be England's most valuable teams.

Last year's champions Arsenal are in first place, and the "Gunners" also lead in average market value. Manchester City and Chelsea are tied for second place, though Chelsea ranks third in average value due to its massive squad (measured by depth).

Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham follow behind. All three still maintain a respectable distance from the rest of the league.

Nottingham ranks twelfth in overall market value and eleventh in average market value, placing them squarely in the midfield. At the bottom of the table are the three promoted teams: Ipswich Town, Coventry City, and Hull City. Hull's entire 30-man squad is worth less than Erling Haaland.

Age:

Although Chelsea have gained some experience this season with Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson, the "Blues" are by far the youngest team in England's top flight.

Manchester City and Brentford follow, with new signing Jannik Schuster (20) also pulling down the average age.

Nottingham, as in the market value table, also sits squarely in the midfield in terms of average age, ranking eleventh and directly behind champions Arsenal.

Leeds United has the oldest squad, although Maxi Wöber's former team doesn't have particularly old or particularly young players in their squad.

Transfer Expenditures:

Once again, Chelsea leads the way in transfer expenditures – and by a significant margin. Under new manager Xabi Alonso, the Londoners paid transfer fees for ten players, with record signing Morgan Rogers by far the most expensive.

Tottenham, who narrowly avoided relegation, also invested heavily this summer. Kevin Danso's team hopes to challenge at the top again with seven new signings.

Newcastle United follows in third place; they spent almost 200 million Euros but also generated the most income with 265 million Euros. Manchester City and Arsenal are in fourth and sixth place respectively, surprisingly with promoted side Ipswich in fifth between them.

Oliver Glasner was likely relatively satisfied with his squad at Nottingham. The "Tricky Trees" paid transfer fees for only two players. Additionally, Xaver Schlager joined on a free transfer.

The only team that invested even less than Nottingham is AFC Sunderland. Despite a triple fixture load, the "Black Cats" signed only one player, Thomas Meunier, on a free transfer.

Transfer Revenues:

Morgan Rogers is not only Chelsea's most expensive player of all time but also the most expensive new signing in the Premier League this summer.

However, closely behind him is his English national teammate Elliot Anderson, who moved from Glasner's Nottingham to Manchester City for 135 million Euros.

Following them are two Tottenham players, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes. The "Spurs" invested over 200 million Euros for these two midfielders.

Jannik Schuster, with an 18 million Euro transfer fee, was the most expensive Austrian new signing. For Brentford, Schuster was the second most expensive acquisition after former Rapid player Mamadou Sangare (48 million Euros).

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Title Race:

Arsenal FC is likely to be the favourite for the league title this season as well. The "Gunners" managed to retain all key players and simultaneously strengthened with Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis in isolated cases. Furthermore, with Mikel Arteta, there is absolute continuity on the coaching bench.

All other "Big Six" teams have a new manager compared to last season. Enzo Maresca must take on the difficult succession of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, and there was also a major overhaul at the "Skyblues" otherwise.

The "Cityzens" lost four key players in John Stones, Nathan Ake, Bernardo Silva, and especially Rodri. Elliot Anderson, on the other hand, is their only notable new signing. Nevertheless, City will certainly aim for the championship, but if the system doesn't immediately click, a difficult season could lie ahead.

Liverpool FC (Andoni Iraola) and Chelsea FC (Xabi Alonso) also start the new season with new faces on the sidelines. Both teams will again aim to challenge at the top, but for the managers, after challenging seasons, the task is to bring stability to their squads.

While the blue side of Manchester was marked by upheaval, it was relatively quiet on the red side. Michael Carrick took over the "crisis club" of recent years last winter and managed to bring in a certain level of continuity. If the Englishman can continue his work in this manner, United could once again challenge at the very top.

Relegation Battle:

As often in the Premier League, the three promoted teams are also the three big favourites for relegation. Especially for Hull City, anything other than relegation would be a huge surprise.

Ipswich likely has the best chances of staying up. The "Tractor Boys" have invested quite a bit this summer and want to do better than two years ago when they were immediately relegated after promotion.

Among the established teams, Fulham FC and Sunderland could find it particularly difficult this season.

Nottingham Forest:

Nottingham's squad screams for a mid-table finish. The assessments of many English experts vary widely. While some see Oliver Glasner's team as relegation candidates, others believe they could secure a European spot.

Glasner has proven throughout his career that he can get the maximum out of teams, and that will be necessary if he wants to create a surprise with Nottingham.