The total of foreign managers in the English Premier League has increased to 11 with most of them declaring that the championship is the best in the world.

Arsenal have stuck with French manager Arsene Wenger who has signed a new four-year contract.

The latest FA Cup triumph and Community Shield restored the fans’ faith in Wenger although, at times, they were sick of coming across the same boss who had not delivered a trophy for many years.

At Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho (Portuguese) is in his second spell at the club and will begin his third campaign with the 2014-15 Premier League championship crown tucked under his belt. The Blues also won the League Cup.

Mourinho and Wenger are two great antagonists of the sport but they’ve long been considered among the sharpest and brightest coaches in Europe.

Roberto Martinez (Spaniard) is working tirelessly to shake off the tag of a relegation saviour. Yet, in his first season at Goodison Park, he finished fifth and led Everton to Europe.

Claudio Ranieri (Italian) is making a return to English football after taking over at Leicester.

Former Chelsea boss Ranieri has been appointed Foxes’ manager on a three-year contract. He had been sacked in 2004 by Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich.

Manuel Pellegrini (Chile) is being looked at as a failure after Manchester City failed to retain the title last season.

But criticism is harsh on Pellegrini who had led his team to the championship and League Cup the previous year.

In his second year at Manchester United, Louis van Gaal (Netherlands) has no margin for error.

This summer, Van Gaal seemed to have spent wisely in the transfer market to assemble a formidable squad and bolster United’s chances to reclaim the league title.

At St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton boss Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) will be working overtime to improve his credentials after another exodus of players.

The third Dutchman in the Premier League is Dick Advocaat who is at the helm of Sunderland.

Last season, Advocaat became a folk hero after saving the Black Cats from relegation.

Argentina’s Mauricio Pochettino is in his third year in the Premier League.

Pochettino will be changing plans at Tottenham to give the team the push the fans have long yearned for.

Watford’s Quique Sanchez Flores (Spain) is a new face to the English game along with West Ham boss Slaven Bilic (Croatia).

Sanchez Flores has learnt the ropes in Spain and earned himself a good reputation after winning silverware on a good number of occasions.

The Hammers opted for Bilic in the hope of turning their fortunes around.

Bilic was praised for his long-standing service to the national side and credited with successfully overseeing the introduction of young players.

Premier League clubs’ managers and new signings

Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger.

Ins: Petr Cech, gk from Chelsea – £10m.

Aston Villa
Manager: Tim Sherwood.

Ins: Scott Sinclair, mf from Man. City – £2.5m. Micah Richards, def from Man. City – free. Mark Bunn, gk from Norwich – free. Shay Given, gk from Stoke – free. Idrissa Gueye, mf from Lille – £9m. Jordan Amavi, def from Nice – undisclosed. Jordan Ayew, fwd from Lorient – £9m. Jose Angel Crespo, def from Cordoba – £500,000. Jordan Veretout, mf from Nantes – £8m. Rudy Gestede, fwd from Blackburn – £7m.

Bournemouth
Manager: Eddie Howe.

Ins: Artur Boruc, gk from Southampton – free. Adam Federici, def from Reading – free. Joshua King, fwd from Blackburn – free. Christian Atsu, fwd from Chelsea – loan. Tyrone Mings, def from Ipswich – £8m. Sylvain Distin, def from Everton – free. Filippo Costa, def from Chievo – loan.

Chelsea
Manager: Jose Mourinho.

Ins: Nathan, mf from Atletico Paranaense – £4.5m. Radamel Falcao, fwd from Monaco – loan. Asmir Begovic, gk from Stoke – £8m. Danilo Pantic, mf from Partizan Belgrade – £1.25m.

Crystal Palace
Manager: Alan Pardew.

Ins: Yohan Cabaye, mf from PSG – £10m. Patrick Bamford, fwd from Chelsea – loan. Alex McCarthy, gk from QPR – £3.5m.

Everton
Manager: Roberto Martinez.

Ins: Tom Cleverley, mf from Man. United – free. Gerard Deulofeu, mf from Barcelona – £4.3m. Shinji Okazaki, fwd from Mainz – £8m.

Leicester City
Manager: Claudio Ranieri.

Ins: Christian Fuchs, def from Schalke – free. Robert Huth, def from Stoke – £3m.

Liverpool
Manager: Brendan Rodgers.

Ins: James Milner, mf from Manchester City – free. Danny Ings, fwd from Burnley – £6m. Adam Bogdan, gk from Bolton – free. Joe Gomez, def from Charlton – £3.5m. Roberto Firmino, fwd from Hoffenheim – £29m. Nathaniel Clyne, def from Southampton – £12.5m. Christian Benteke, fwd from Aston Villa – £32.5m.

Manchester City
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini.

Ins: Enes Unal, fwd from Bursaspor – £2m. Raheem Sterling, fwd from Liverpool – £49m. Fabian Delph, mf from Aston Villa – £8m. Patrick Roberts, fwd from Fulham – £8m.

Manchester United
Manager: Louis van Gaal.

Ins: Memphis Depay, fwd from PSV – £31m. Matteo Darmian, def from Torino – £12.7m. Bastian Schweinsteiger, mf from Bayern – £14.4m. Morgan Schneiderlin, def from Southampton – £25m. Sergio Romero, gk from Sampdoria – free.

Newcastle United
Manager: Steve McClaren.

Ins: Georgino Wijnaldum, mf from PSV Eindhoven – £14.5m. Chancel Memba, def from Anderlecht – £7.5m.

Norwich City
Manager: Alex Neil.

Ins: Graham Dorrans, fwd from West Brom – £3m. Youssouf Mulumbu, mf from West Brom – free. Andre Wisdom, def from Liverpool – loan. Robbie Brady, fwd from Hull – £7m.

Southampton
Manager: Ronald Koeman.

Ins: Juanmi, fwd from Malaga – £5m. Cedric Soares, def from Sporting Lisbon – £4.7m. Maarten Stekelenburg, gk from Fulham – loan. Cuco Martina, def from Twente – £3m. Jordy Clasie, mf from Feyenoord – £8m.

Stoke City
Manager: Mark Hughes.

Ins: Philipp Wollscheid, def from Bayer Leverkusen – undisclosed. Jakob Haugaar, gk from Midtylland – £600,000. Marco van Ginkel, mf from Chelsea – loan. Glen Johnson, def from Liverpool – free. Moha El Ouiachi, fwd from Barcelona – undisclosed. Ibrahim Afellay, mf from Barcelona – free.

Sunderland
Manager: Dick Advocaat.

Ins: Sebastian Coates, def from Liverpool – £2m. Jeremain Lens, fwd from Dynamo Kiev – £8m. Younes Kabout, def from Tottenham – £5m.

Swansea City
Manager: Gary Monk.

Ins: Andre Ayew, mf from Marseille – free. Franck Tabanou, def from St Etienne – £3.5m. Kristoffer Nordfeldt, gk from Heerenveen – undisclosed. Eder, fwd from Sporting Braga – £5m. Ollie McBurnie, fwd from Bradford – undisclosed.

Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Mauricio Pochettino.

Ins: Kevin Wimmer, def from Cologne – £4.3m. Kieran Trippier, def from Burnley – £3.5m. Toby Alderweireld, def from Atletico Madrid – £11.4m.

Watford
Manager: Quique Flores.

Ins: Sebastian Prodl, def from Werder Bremen, free. Fiedrius Arlauskis, gk from Steaua Bucharest – free. Matej Vydra, fwd from Udinese – £5m. Jose Holebas, def from Roma – £1.8m. Etienne Capoue, mf from Tottenham Hotspur – £6m. Valon Behrami, mf from Hamburg – £3m. Jose Jurado, mf from Spartak Moscow – undisclosed. Miguel Britos, def from Napoli – free. Steven Berghuis, fwd from AZ Alkmaar – £4.6m.

West Bromwich Albion
Manager: Tony Pulis.

Ins: Darren Randolph, gk from Birmingham – free. James McClean, fwd from Wigan £1.5m. James Chester, def from Hull – £8m. Rickie Lambert, fwd from Liverpool – £3m.

West Ham United
Manager: Slaven Bilic.

Ins: Pedro Obiang, mf from Sampdoria – £4.3m. Dimitri Payet, fwd from Marseille – £10.7m. Angelo Ogbonna, def from Juventus – £10m. Carl Jenkinson, def from Arsenal – loan. Allan Nyom, def from Udinese – undisclosed. Manuel Lanzini, mf from Al Jazira – loan.