Manchester City rivals: Which EPL club poses biggest threat to title push?

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: The Manchester City team line up prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City FC and FC Dynamo Kyiv at the Etihad Stadium on March 15, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

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BRISTOL, ENGLAND – JULY 23: Kenji Gorre of Swansea City during the Pre-Season Friendly match between Bristol Rovers and Swansea City at Memorial Stadium on July 23, 2016 in Bristol, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images) /

13) Swansea City

In the past, Swansea City’s mantra has been about the sum exceeding its parts, keeping its key pieces and building from within its academy’s ranks. Well, this summer, that philosophy disappeared. Losing Andre Ayew and talisman and Ashley Williams to league rivals puts the Swans on precarious footing.

Replacing Wiiliams is a priority and signing aging striker Fernando Llorente and Borja Baston should help. Baston especially is intriguing, as the 23-year-old scored 18 goals at Eibar on loan from Athletico Madrid.

Are these new players enough to help the likes of Lukasz Fabianski and Gylfi Sigurdsson against Manchester City though? Not likely.

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