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The 2024\/25 Premier League season is all but over. There are just a few things left to be confirmed, but for the most part, teams are beginning to wind down and think about their plans for the next campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n By Bradey Gibbs for FIRST.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The 2024\/25 Premier League season is all but over. There are just a few things left to be confirmed, but for the most part, teams are beginning to wind down and think about their plans for the next campaign.<\/p>\n Unlike last year, there\u2019s no major international tournament taking place in the men\u2019s game, which means that there will be an even greater summer focus on potential comings and goings in the transfer market.<\/p>\n Ahead of the transfer window, I\u2019ve looked at a few continental options. Specifically, I\u2019ve attempted to single out players that look capable of delivering top-tier quality without commanding top-shelf price tags.<\/p>\n Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n Celta Vigo\u2019s Oscar Mingueza has recently been highlighted as a potential replacement for Liverpool\u2019s departing Trent-Alexander Arnold. The Celta Vigo full-back has enjoyed a promising campaign in LaLiga, playing a key role in the Galician club\u2019s push for continental football.<\/p>\n A forward thinking wide defender, Mingueza can certainly mix it defensively, but he loves to get forward and put deliveries into the box, so it\u2019s easy to see why he\u2019s been highlighted as someone who could potentially step into the boots of TAA.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at some of Mingueza\u2019s key stats from the soon-to-be-finished campaign:<\/p>\n Of course, being the manager of a club like Liverpool, Arne Slot has the luxury of taking his pick from a number of highly rated full-backs in the transfer market, so the Reds could very easily go in another direction. Even if Mingueza doesn\u2019t head to Anfield, he\u2019s absolutely a player that Premier League teams should be looking at, especially as attacking full-backs are now all the rage in the top division of English football.<\/p>\n Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n Next on the list is hard-hitting, goal-hungry forward Nikola Krstovic, who despite playing for a team battling relegation has had a fine season in Serie A.<\/p>\n During the 2024\/25 season, the Montenegrin forward, who proved his quality on the international stage by scoring a UEFA Nations League hat-trick against Turkey back in late 2024, has scored 11 goals in Italy\u2019s top flight, averaging 0.34 goals per 90 minutes.<\/p>\n Robust, strong and happy to mix it physically, this super direct forward has the attributes necessary to cope with Premier League football, while being only 25, he\u2019s yet to reach his full potential.<\/p>\n Here are some interesting Nikola Krstovic stats from the current season:<\/p>\n Having shown a clear hunger for goals and a wonderful willingness to fire off shots, even from deep, Krstovic, who stands at six foot one, would surely enjoy the hustle and bustle of English football, and if I was a bottom-half team looking for an improving goal-getter who isn\u2019t likely to cost much, he\u2019d be right up there amongst my top choices.<\/p>\nOscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)<\/h5>\n
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Nikola Krstovic (Lecce)<\/h5>\n
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