Arsenal
The summer-long Alexis Sánchez saga twisted at the very last, with Arsenal relaxing their absolute not-for-sale stance. Manchester City made their move only for Arsenal to fail to get Thomas Lemar and the status quo endured. Arsenal will now pray Sánchez can give everything for one final season.
Major moves
In: Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon £46m
Sead Kolasinac from Schalke free transfer.
Gabriel Valencia £10m
Wojciech Szczesny Juventus £10m
Kieran Gibbs West Bromwich Albion £7m
Jan ToralHull City £3m
Kaylen Hinds Wolfsburg £2m
Carl Jenkinson Birmingham City loan
Joel Campbell Real Betis loan
Lucas Pérez Deportivo La Coruña loan.
Chelsea
It says much about Chelsea’s summer that Antonio Conte’s insistence his squad needed significant strengthening, first aired publicly even before the Premier League title had been won last season, degenerated into a madcap last-day scramble for reinforcements. Such behaviour is unbecoming of champions. With Diego Costa an outcast, Nemanja Matic sold and the usual squad of players loaned out to further their development.
Major moves
In: Álvaro Morata Real Madrid £58m
Tiémoué Bakayoko Monaco £39.7m
Danny Drinkwater Leicester City £35m - late signing
Antonio Rüdiger Roma £29m
Davide Zappacosta Torino £25.8m
Willy Caballero Manchester City free
Out: Nemanja Matic Manchester United £40m
Nathan Aké Bournemouth £20m
Juan Cuadrado Juventus £17.3m
Asmir Begovic Bournemouth £10m
Bertrand Traoré Lyon £8.8m
Christian Atsu Newcastle United £6m
Nathaniel ChalobahWatford £5m
Dominic Solanke Liverpool free
Tammy Abraham Swansea City loan
Kasey Palmer Huddersfield Town loan
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Crystal Palace loan
Kurt Zouma Stoke City loan
Liverpool
Beating Chelsea to the signature of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain provided not only a welcome change for Liverpool but also important depth to a squad with Champions League commitments.
Major moves
In: Naby Keïta RB Leipzig £55m (player to arrive next summer)
Mohamed SalahRoma £36.9m
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Arsenal £35m
Andrew Robertson Hull City £8m
Dominic Solanke Chelsea free transfer
Out: Mamadou Sakho Crystal Palace £26m
Kevin Stewart Hull City £5.4m
Lucas Leiva Lazio £5m
Andre Wisdom Derby County £2m
Sheyi Ojo Fulham loan
Divock Origi Wolfsburg loan
Manchester City
If Pep Guardiola fails to feel contentment’s warm glow after this window when will he ever? Though proposed deals for Alexis Sanchez and Jonny Evans did not occur.
Major moves
In: Benjamin Mendy Monaco £52m
Kyle Walker Tottenham Hotspur £50m
Bernardo Silva Monaco £43.6m
Ederson Benfica £34.9m
Danilo Real Madrid £26.5m
Douglas Luiz Vasco de Gama £10m
Larry Kayode Austria Vienna £3.5m
Out: Kelechi Iheanacho Leicester City £25m
Enes Unal Villarreal £12m
Aaron Mooy Huddersfield Town £8m
Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund £8m
NolitoSevilla £7.9m
Fernando Galatasaray £5.5m
Aleksandar Kolarov Roma £4.5m
Olivier Ntcham Celtic £4m
Samir Nasri Antalyaspor £3.7m
Rubén Sobrino Alavés £1.8m
Pablo Zabaleta West Ham released
Gaël Clichy released
Jesús Navasreleased
Willy Caballero Chelsea released
Bacary Sagna released
Joe Hart West Ham United loan;
Manchester United
José Mourinho ends the summer trading jamboree having added three players – Victor Lindelof, Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic – plus the still-injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Major moves
In: Romelu Lukaku Everton £75m
Nemanja Matic Chelsea £40m
Victor LindelofBenfica £31m
Zlatan Ibrahimovic free agent
Out: Adnan Januzaj Real Sociedad £9.8m
Wayne Rooney Everton undisclosed
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Leeds United loan
Timothy Fosu-Mensah Crystal Palace loan
Sam Johnstone Aston Villa loan
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