Top Three African Transfers made this January still keeping everyone talking || Sommy Increase' Blog

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Where else could we start but with Auba? The 28-year-old joins Arsenal for a big fee—a hefty £56 million—but he surely guarantees goals for the Gunners, at least if his fine form at Borussia Dortmund is anything to go by. The Gabon international is the reigning Bundesliga top scorer, and already had 13 in 16 this season before securing his long-anticipated move away from BVB. He’s perhaps not the typical profile of an Arsenal signing, but the prospect of a forward line featuring him, Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan is tantalising.

Islam Slimani: Islam Slimani will argue that he never really got a fair crack of the whip at Leicester City, and while he leaves the club with 35 league appearances, he may point to the fact that only 15 of those were as a starter. The striker netted eight times in the East Midlands, and while there may be a little ring rust upon his arrival at Newcastle United, he has all the credentials to be a big hit in the North East. They need a powerful striker, and after revering a series of talented No. 9s, will be desperate for Slimani to become the latest Tyneside hero. Can he rediscover his Sporting Lisbon form?

Abdul Rahman Baba: In fairness, Baba could have moved basically anywhere this window and we’d have been excited. The important thing for the left-back is just to get himself back to a club where he can feature regularly and can begin to move on from his injury ravaged 2017. While a move to a club lower down the pecking order than Chelsea in the Premier League might have been advantageous, the Bundesliga is a safer bet. He now has the chance to make up for lost time at Schalke.