There were some blockbuster transfers in the summer transfer window.

Indeed, Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers both broke records by becoming the most expensive British footballers of all-time, while Enzo Fernandez moved on deadline day for a British joint-record fee.

Unfortunately, there weren’t so many high-profile moves in and around Everton.

Jack Grealish, Hayden Hackney and Tyrique George are all exciting signings in their own ways, but they weren’t exactly mega deals that broke the bank – what can you expect when your owner wants to sell?

However, many of Everton’s signings have started well, and according to Ashley Young, one has even been more impactful than Bruno Guimaraes at Arsenal.

Ashley Young picks Ainsley Maitland-Niles over Bruno Guimaraes

Young was taking part in a winner stays on challenge for FootballJOE where he had to rank the most impactful signings of the summer transfer window.

As you can imagine, the likes of Rogers, Fernandez and Anderson were all mentioned, but, at one point, Young had to choose between Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Bruno Guimaraes.

Interestingly, Young picked Maitland-Niles ahead of his Brazilian counterpart.

Maitland-Niles only cost £4m this summer, while Guimaraes was £75m, but you could genuinely argue he has been the more impactful signing.

Maitland-Niles is starting on a weekly basis at right-back for Everton, while Guimaraes is having to spend plenty of time on the bench since joining Arsenal due to the brilliance of Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Of course, both players have made headlines this season for fantastic long-range efforts, but even the most biased of fans would have to admit that the Everton man’s strike against Manchester United has topped any of Guimaraes’ goals so far this season.

Whether or not this argument stands up in the long-term remains to be seen, but, right now, we can see the point Young is making here.