2. Ricardo Pereira
After once winning the Premier League, Leicester City come to the new seasons with high ambitions. There was an interesting addition to their squad last season, the Portuguese right-back, Ricardo Pereira. Pereira was bought from FC Porto last summer with quite a hefty fee, €22 million. That price tag was logical considering the fact that he was one of Porto’s main protagonists to help the club clinching the Liga NOS title.
So far with more than 4 league games under his belt, Pereira has proved himself as one of the highest-potential full-backs in the Premier League with 20 successful tackles.
1. Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Judging by the statistics from last season in the Premier League, everybody realized that Manchester United have a serious defender on their hands in the shape of Aaron Wan-Bissaka. That is why they had no doubts about whether to snap up, or let the competition add a high-profile defender in their ranks.
Last season, he has the most clearances, most tackles won, most take-ons completed, most interceptions and the highest tackle success rate. Even with four games down this season, nothing has changed – Aaron Wan-Bissaka is the Premier League’s most successful tackler with 26 tackles so far.
