Last year’s winner Cristiano Ronaldo is the strong favourite to win the PFA players player of the year after the nominations were announced today.

The 23 year old Manchester United star has scored 37 goals this season and has been nominated alongside the Arsenal duo of Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor. Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres along with Portsmouth’s David James complete the list.

Ronaldo, Fabregas and Torres are also in the running to be the PFA young player of the year - a title which Ronaldo also walked away with last season.

They are joined by the Aston Villa pair Gabriel Agbonlahor and Ashley Young and Manchester City’s England defender Micah Richards.

With the transfer window remaining in full swing, clubs still trying to get in their last minute buys before the season begins on Saturday, Footy-Boots.com takes a look at the summer investments of the Premiership’s ‘top 5’ clubs.

Owen Hargreaves (Man Utd) has shipped his Adidas +Predator Absolute boots from Munich to Manchester (£17 million) to join fellow new boys Nani (Nike Mercurial Vapor III) and Anderson (Adidas +Predator Absolute) at Old Trafford. He will be hoping to create a solid midfield partnership in the Manchester United engine room with fellow England international Michael Carrick (Puma V-Konstrukt II). Are Hargreaves and Carrick too alike? Will they be able to play alongside each other?

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Florent Malouda (Chelsea - Nike Total 90 Laser). The Fulham Road club fought off competition from Liverpool to sign up pacy winger and France’s footballer of the year, Florent Malouda. Malouda has already shown his huge talent, holding off England international Rio Ferdinand, to notch against Manchester United in the Community Shield. He will be hoping that his Nike T90 Laser’s can help supply the ammunition to the blues striker force Didier Drogba (Nike Mercurial Vapor III Cactus), Andrei Shevchenko (Reebok Sprintfit), and fellow Chelsea new boy, Claudio Pizarro (Adidas +Predator Absolute), and reclaim the Premiership title from their north west rivals. Malouda looks a quality signing, and is sure too be a fine replacement should Arjen Robben (Adidas +F50 Tunit 2) leave the club.

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Fernando Torres (Liverpool - Nike Total 90 Laser). ‘El Nino’ (the Kid) progressed through Atletico Madrid’s youth system and became one of Europe’s most sought after strikers following an impressive showing in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Not renowned for his prolific goal scoring, he will be hoping fellow new boy Ryan Babel (Nike Mercurial Vapor III) can create the chances for him to find the net with his Nike T90 Laser’s; thus finally replacing Michael Owen (Umbro X Boot III) as Liverpool’s twenty goal a season striker.

FB Rating 3.8/5

Eduardo da Silva (Arsenal - Nike Mercurial Vapor III). Brazilian born Croatia striker Da Silva knows that he and fellow attackers Robin Van Persie (Adidas +Predator Absolute) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Adidas +F50 Tunit 2) have a difficult task in replacing the prolific Thierry Henry (Reebok Sprintfit). The former Dinamo Zagreb man has already been described as a ‘great asset’ by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, and began to repay his faith by scoring on his Arsenal debut against Lazio in the recent Amsterdam tournament. Only time will tell if he can replace Henry.

FB Rating 3.7/5

Gareth Bale (Spurs). Exciting 18 year old Welsh international and Adidas +F50 Tunit 2 wearer Gareth Bale has swapped the south coast for London joining Spurs crop of youthful team for an upfront payment of £5 million, which could raise to £10 million on appearances. Bale, who is renowned for his precise free kicks, will be hoping to pick out fellow new boy, Darren Bent, and his Nike Mercurial Vapor III’s. Bale, at 18, looks to have an extremely bright future ahead of him.

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Do you think the Premiership’s top 5 have spent wisely? Who else would you like to see your team bring in before the transfer window closes at the end of the month?

Torres Signs For Liverpool for £26.5million

Spanish striker Fernando Torres has signed for Liverpool this week in a club record deal of £26.5million, paying him £90,000 a week over six years! Torres is a solid member of Nike’s T90 Team, appearing in a series of videos demonstrating the attributes of Nike’s major weapon, the Nike Total 90 Laser football boots.

The player himself was seen in the yellow Nike T90 Lasers back in April, but reverted to his favoured Nike Total 90 Supremacy football boots for the last few games of Athletico Madrid’s season. Torres takes his place in a Liverpool team eager for domestic success, and under a manager, Rafa benitez, under pressure to deliver long term success and dominance from the new Amercian owners. The Liverpool strikeforce currently includes bean-pole striker Peter Crouch, golf-loving Craig Bellamy, cornflake chomping Dirk Kuyt and new recruit Ukraine striker Andriy Voronin.

Fernando Torres Football Boots - Nike T90 Laser

Torres is due to wear the new Nike Total 90 Laser football boots - noted for their power, accuracy and stability under high pressure. With his new club and club colours, we’d love to see Torres turn out in Red Laser football boots which are being released towards the end of this year!

Watch the new Fernando Torres Nike Total 90 Laser Video.

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Nike T90 Laser Football Boots Team Images and Videos

In the battle for the new season football boots, Nike have put together their Team T90 of players to champion their latest football boots - the Nike Total 90 Laser.

At the head of the team is Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, who has taken over the legendary number 10 football shirt, last worn by Ruud van Nistelrooy, and having been worn in the past by greats such as Bobby Charlton, Mark Hughes and Denis Law. Rooney had previously worn the number eight shirt, which is now expected to be taken by new signing Owen Hargreaves. Curly-topped Hargreaves himself could be a T90 Laser team member, as he has reportedly signed for Nike from Adidas, but has yet to be seen in the swoosh football boots.

Nike are backing up their team by releasing videos of the players talking about the new football boots, and how great they are. The team line up features Puyol, Gattuso, Diego, Cannavaro, Frings, Rooney, Essien, Marquez, Torres and Malouda. As the football boot is meant to be a warning to the opposition, Nike clearly are so confident in their team that they have omitted to include a goal-keeper!

Wayne Rooney Nike Football Boots Video

Watch Wayne Rooney talking about what he feels are the important aspects of his game of football. The video is helpfully subtitled in case you have trouble understanding Wayne’s strong scouse accent and proves to be an insightful and provocative piece. Bravo Roo! Watch the Wayne Rooney Nike T90 Laser Video.