If you thought the Premier League transfer window was crazy last summer…well, it got crazier this time around. Somewhere between a boatload and a buttload was spent on player trading this summer, with even some of the league’s top sides taking on complete positional overhauls.
So…who got it right and who’s due another overhaul next summer? Let’s get into the rankings below!
20. Sunderland
In: Malick Fofana (€30m), Dayann Méthalie (€28m), Jules Ahoka (€10m), Juan Riquelme Angulo (€5.85m), Kevin Danso (loan), Thomas Meunier (free)
Out: Eliezer Mayenda (€22m), Anthony Patterson (€9.35m), Dan Neil (free), Arthur Masuaku (free)
This is the right kind of destination for Malick Fofana, who will provide some competition and depth for the emerging (ADAM favorite) Nilson Angulo. In midfield, it’s a lot of the same for the Black Cats, who’ve otherwise added Meunier and Méthalie, more of a punt on a younger talented guy from France. A lot of status quo here overall, which I don’t love considering the underlying numbers on them suggested they overperformed significantly, while also adding European football. I think they needed to do more but recognize that may not have been possible.
19. Fulham
In: Gonzalo García (€40m), Shea Charles (€30.4m), David Affengruber (€12m), César Palacios (€10m), Jonah Kusi-Asare (€6m), Manuel Ángel (€4m), Hugo Larsson (loan)
Out: Saša Lukić (€10.5m), Issa Diop (€10m), Harry Wilson (free), Steven Benda (free), Raúl Jiménez (free)
I love bringing in Larsson, one of the brightest young CMs out there at the moment. That’s exactly the kind of move I think lower mid-table clubs should be making these days. Beyond that, it feels like a lot of bringing in Arbeloa’s guys. Not that Gonzalo didn’t have his moments at Real Madrid, I would just have felt better with a bit more experience coming in, particularly with Wilson and Raúl gone. This season should ultimately center around what guys like Bobb, Josh King, Garcia, Palacios and Kevin can do, and that scares me.
18. Coventry City
In: Caleb Yirenkyi (€27m), Carl Rushworth (€25.7m), Sidiki Chérif (€24.5m), Loum Tchaouna (€23m), Aurèle Amenda (€18m), Taiwo Awoniyi (€10.5m), Frank Onyeka (€7m), Gustavo Hamer (€7m), Ethan Pinnock (€5.85m)
Out: Jahnoah Markelo (€5.15m)
I just don’t think Coventry got it quite right. Yirenkyi is very exciting and should be able to bring in money or keep them a top Championship club, but he’s going to be under such pressure to really perform early. Other than that, some veteran type moves here that are understandable but ultimately underwhelming in Tchaouna, Awoniyi, Onyeka and Pinnock, none of whom even strike me as midtable starters. It feels a lot like Frank’s gonna need to deliver some magic to keep these guys up.
17. Everton
In: Brennan Johnson (€25.8m), Tyrique George (€21m), Hayden Hackney (€19.3m), Christian Nørgaard (€8.15m), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (€3.5m), Jack Grealish (loan)
Out: Iliman Ndiaye (€70m), Dwight McNeil (€25.8m), Beto (€18m), Tim Iroegbunam (€15.15m), Idrissa Gueye (free), Nathan Patterson (free), Seamus Coleman (free)
Easily the worst PR of Deadline Day, but a bit of up and down overall here for me. Ndiaye is such a huge loss for Everton, and I don’t trust George and Johnson to replace his output, even though I believe Johnson is more suited for Everton than his past couple of employers. However, I believe quite a bit in their midfield, particularly with the addition of Hayden Hackney and before even considering the emergence of Harrison Armstrong. But all of that said, they’re also definitely light in defense and Folarin Balogun’s last-minute change of heart leaves them with one real striker and only five senior attackers total, which is risky.
16. Nottingham Forest
In: Liam Delap (€52.5m), Ousmane Diomande (€40m), Daniel Muñoz (€25.7m), Gustavo Sá (€20m), Xaver Schlager (free), Steven Benda (free)
Out: Elliot Anderson (€135m), Taiwo Awoniyi (€10.5m), David Carmo (€9m), Omari Hutchinson (loan), Angus Gunn (free), Stefan Ortega (free), Jota Silva (?), Dilane Bawka (loan), Morato (loan)
Net:
Forest really love to shake things up, and they’ve done so again here. Omari is gone just a season after joining, and Bakwa, another big ticket signing last summer, is also out on loan. Anderson was so crucial to what the side could do last season, and from where I stand, they haven’t properly filled his place. Schlager is a journeyman Bundesliga player who’s solid, but likely not enough to fill in those very large shoes. Meanwhile Muñoz is a good player who’s a bit redundant with Ola Aina and cost quite a bit, and Diomande is still third CB, so one for the future. I also probably would have gone for more of a wide attacker than Liam Delap, as Igor Jesus has looked useful since joining. Big pressure on Gibbs-White here, I think.
15. Tottenham
In: Sandro Tonali (€108m), Mateus Fernandes (€99m), Savinho (€87.7m), Jan Paul van Hecke (€60m), Tosin Adarabioyo (€11.65m), Andrew Robertson (free), Marcos Senesi (free), Martin Dubravka (free), Omar Marmoush (loan), Mykhaylo Mudryk (loan)
Out: Luka Vuskovic (€54m), Cristian Romero (€33m), Djed Spence (€30m), Will Lankshear (€11.7m), Alejo Veliz (€9m), Ashley Phillips (€8.2m), Manor Solomon (€5.85m), Alfie Devine (€5.3m), Kevin Danso (loan), Pape Matar Sarr (loan), Guglielmo Vicario (loan), Dane Scarlett (free), Radu Drăgușin (loan), Yves Bissouma (free)
The window started with an odd quiet competence from Tottenham, as they bagged a very good CB in van Hecke and another very capable choice for third CB in Senesi, then a strong veteran fullback in Robertson. But things went a bit cockeyed from there. The problem with evaluating this window that I’ve seen is that yes, Mateus and Tonali are likely improvements in Spurs’s midfield. But whether they’ll be a €200m improvement is very much in doubt. For me, that would necessitate a run back to the European places at minimum, and I’m not sure they’ve got that in them. Combine that with a double-move for Savinho and Marmoush that will total something like €150m all-in, and I think Spurs have likely lit a lot of money on fire here. Mudryk? Sure, why not. De Zerbi believes in him!
14. Newcastle
In: Matias Fernandez-Pardo (€60m), Nico (€56m), Bazoumana Touré (€50m), Amar Dedic (€35.9m), Aladji Bamba (€35.5m), Lukas Hornicek (€30.6m), Sean Steur (€23.5m), Ewen Jaouen (€21.5m)
Out: Sandro Tonali (€108m), Bruno Guimarães (€87.5m), Anthony Gordon (€80m), Nick Woltemade (loan), Matt Targett (free), Kieran Trippier (free), Emil Krafth (free)
Net:
What, you’re saying the Woltemade signing didn’t work out? Shocker!
Moving on, I’ll start with what I like for Newcastle: Baz Touré and MFP are two exciting young wing talents for the Magpies. The issue, though, is that both are left-sided by trade, making a second consecutive season where Newcastle have spent a ton of money on two guys who play the same position. At least this time they’re both young.
Speaking of, why sign two different keepers for €20m+ when you’re not even in Europe?
OK, moving on - I like Dedic and think he’s going to be good for them. But when you lose Tonali and Bruno in midfield, I think you simply have to go bigger to replace them than Newcastle did. As it stands, this is a big, big bet that young guys like Bamba (10 starts in Ligue 1) and Steur (14 Eredivisie starts) can pick up the slack of basically your two best players. That could get hairy, regardless of how big a fee you brought in.
13. Hull City
In: Nobel Mendy (€23.4m), Konstantinos Tzolakis (€23.3m), Ilyas Ansah (€17m), Tim Iroebugnam (€15.2m), Mohamed Ali-Cho (€15.2m), Christos Mouzakitis (€15m), Lucas Herrington (€14.8m), Brook Norton-Cuffy (€14m), Jens Hjertø-Dahl (€9.5m), Sorba Thomas (€8.75m), Joe Gelhardt (€7.6m), Lucas Gourna-Douath (€4m), Jack Butland (€3.5m), Elliot Stroud (€2.5m), Robinio Vaz (loan), Hidemasa Morita (free), Matt Targett (free)
Out: Ivor Pandur (€7m), Kyle Joseph (€4.7m), Cody Drameh (€4.5m), Abu Kamara (€2.9m)
Net:
Hull City did some good business this summer, but they started from a very low bar. I think Morita and Sorba Thomas are exactly the kinds of players you bring in for cheap in their situation, and I like the top-end shots at Mendy and Ansah in particular, who has popped a bit in my formula. Ali-Cho has potential as a wide man and Herrington definitely looks interesting at fullback. I’m interested to see Hale End’s Norton-Cuffy back in the Prem, though I have my doubts over his fit as a fullback in the league. I think pretty decent overall and enough to keep them on the top end of the Champs if/when they go back down.
12. Crystal Palace
In: Dwight McNeil (€25.8m), Anan Khalaili (€24.5m), Quinten Timber (€20m), Zavier Gozo (€13m), Óscar Mingueza (free), Takehiro Tomiyasu (free), Ben Chilwell (free), Axel Disasi (loan), Honest Ahanor (loan)
Out: Maxence Lacroix (€60.7m), Brennan Johnson (€25.8m), Daniel Muñoz (€25.7m), Danny Imray (€6.6m), Justin Devenny (€5.85m), David Ozoh (€4.65m), Borna Sosa (loan), Nathaniel Clyne (free)
It feels like every window brings a new “can they keep him?” saga at Crystal Palace, and this summer brought us two in Mateta and Sarr. Both staying in London could be huge for Pierre Sage’s men, and I think otherwise this has been a quietly competent body of work.
The absence of Lacroix hurts an already-depleted backline where Guehi is also missed, but the group of Canvot, Tomi, Disasi, Riad and now Honest Ahanor (technically a BlueCo man) is exciting and could help them get through another season at the top level. The Daniel Muñoz sale made the best of the situation, setting a new high for a fullback 30 or older. The guys coming in as a result - Khalaili and Mingueza - should add a lot of attacking ability, but defending may be a little touch-and-go. I like the swap of Johnson for McNeil, who is one of my guys, and Quinten Timber could be a sneaky good addition, given he can play a couple of roles in their system.
11. Bournemouth
In: Álvaro Rodríguez (€25m), António Silva (€25m), Juanlu Sánchez (€11m), Michele di Gregorio (loan)
Out: Hamed Traoré (€7.7m), Álex Jiménez (loan), Marcos Senesi (free), Enes Ünal (free)
A much quieter window on the player front this summer for Bournemouth, but they did lose their manager. I like what the Cherries have done on the aggregate otherwise, particularly nabbing Silva for such a small fee — he’s an enticing young CB. Álvaro is a player whose numbers in a poor La Liga side were very interesting, so I’m excited to see what he can offer as a secondary attacker behind Evanilson. The growth of Alex Scott and Rayan and the return of Junior Kroupi will otherwise be really big to the side’s direction. The only thing I could really add here is with European football to play, they could’ve added more numbers.
10. Liverpool
In: Bradley Barcola (€125m), Jérémy Jacquet (€63.6m), Víctor Muñoz (€40m), Lucca Brughmans (€33m), Ronald Araujo (loan)
Out: Curtis Jones (€30m), Stefan Bajcetic (€1.2m), Andrew Robertson (free), Ibrahima Konaté (free), Mohamed Salah (free), Harvey Elliott (loan)
I only wish I had doubted their haul last summer more ardently. For Liverpool to spend over €250m once again and have as many questions as they do feels like a real dereliction of duty here. And it’s not even that I find Jacquet or Barcola to be iffy signings - I think they’ll both do well at Anfield, though whether the latter lives up to his billing is something to watch. What really would scare me as a Liverpool supporter is that for the immediate future, there is essentially no second option at 9 for Iraola, the club didn’t actually replace Mo Salah, and we’re stuck going into another season with Kerkez-Frimpong at fullback and minimal center-back depth. Things could get scary if the Reds aren’t careful.
9. Brighton
In: Luka Vuskovic (€54m), Zadok Yohanna (€28m), Pascal Struijk (€23.2m), Chema Andrés (€22m), Femi Azeez (€14.6m), Jaouen Hadjam (€13m), Costinha (€12.7m), Promise David (loan)
Out: Carlos Baleba (€75.9m), Jan Paul van Hecke (€60m), Carl Rushworth (€25.7m), Diego Coppola (€17.5m), Danny Welbeck (€5.85m), Joel Veltman (free), Solly March (free), Adam Webster (free), James Milner (retired)
Brighton have Brightoned again. This time they dumped Baleba and van Hecke for nine figures and replaced them with one of Europe’s most promising CBs in Vuskovic and a midfielder my formula loves in Chema. Just like they did with Kostoulas from the Greek league, Brighton have come into the Swedish league and set a new transfer record for Yohanna, a right winger who seems like he’ll be used as an option behind Minteh. Femi Azeez is, to me, a sneaky good signing and may provide them with some real quality in attack that they’ll need throughout the season. And yet, somehow it will once again be all about Dunk and Groß.
8. Aston Villa
In: Johan Manzambi (€60m), Nicolas Jackson (€55.5m), Ibrahim Mbaye (€55m), João Gomes (€40m), Zion Suzuki (€30m), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (€29.2m), Matteo Ruggeri (€25m), Leon Goretzka (free), Alejandro Garnacho (loan), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (loan)
Out: Morgan Rogers (€138m), Ezri Konsa (€59.6m), Ollie Watkins (€58.4m), Youri Tielemans (€41m), Donyell Malen (€25m), Enzo Barrenechea (€12m), Lewis Dobbin (€10.5m), Emiliano Martínez (€8.75m), Lucas Digne (€7m)
Net:
So much change here for Villa, whose identity walked out the door with the losses of Rogers, Konsa, Watkins, Digne, Emi and Tielemans. Cut to John McGinn in that empty room from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
That said, Villa made some moves that I like for them - Manzambi was maybe the most exciting young attacking midfielder on the market, and Jackson is a nice analogue for Ollie. Harwood-Bellis is a very solid CB and Wan-Bissaka is persistently underrated, so should add some to their outlook as well. I also really like the signing of Gomes, one of the few bright spots for Wolves last season. If I’m being honest, the Mbaye signing feels like too big a gamble for this side to make when so much has already changed, and it leaves them short a proven option or two in attack. I would’ve felt better with an Ismaila Sarr type — not that player specifically per se, just someone with a couple more seasons of experience, especially in the PL. These guys need to play both CL and PL ball this season and I’m not sure they’ve got the numbers for it, especially in attack.
7. Manchester United
In: Carlos Baleba (€75.9m), Andrey Santos (€56.3m), Youri Tielemans (€41m), Karl Darlow (free)
Out: Rasmus Højlund (€44m), Radek Vítek (€8.2m), Toby Collyer (€3.5m), Casemiro (free), Altay Bayındır (loan), Jadon Sancho (free), Tyrell Malacia (free)
Net:
The list of business done by Manchester United feels so short compared to the rest of the league, and that may be a good thing for them. In Santos and Tielemans, the Red Devils have picked up two affordable and talented midfielders in a time of pure madness, price-wise. Baleba is a big gamble for me, a bet that he can return to his very best form, and that last season was a mirage. He feels like the right profile to sign along the other two, but a great deal of this window will hinge on whether that translates to good performances. With Casemiro gone, they will need that pop out of the midfield to come from somewhere else.
6. Leeds United
In: James Trafford (€46.7m), Tarik Muharemović (€37m), Nico Elvedi (€8m), Michael Zetterer (€5m), Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (loan), Melvin Bard (loan), Harry Wilson (free)
Out: Pascal Struijk (€23.2m), Joe Gelhardt (€7.6m), Jack Harrison (€1m), Sebastiaan Bornauw (loan), Wilfried Gnonto (loan), Karl Darlow (free), Illan Meslier (free), Maximilian Wöber (free), Sam Byram (free), Largie Ramazani (loan), Lucas Perri (loan), Joël Piroe (loan)
Really like what Leeds have done here, particularly bringing in one of the best midtable goal scorers in Harry Wilson and taking a punt on Bahoya and Bard, two players whose numbers have caught the ADAM formula’s attention plenty. Trafford was very expensive but should add long-sought-after stability in goal, while Muharemović has been one of my favorite young CBs for a bit and looks good.
5. Ipswich Town
In: Julio Enciso (€30.5m), Emersonn (€28m), Abdul Fatawu (€23.5m), Exequiel Palacios (€22.5m), Abdoul Ouattara (€20m), Zian Flemming (€19.8m), Florentino (€18.7m), Saša Lukić (€10.5m), Issa Diop (€10m), Kjell Scherpen (€10m), Daizen Maeda (€9.4m), Chuba Akpom (€9.3m), Cédric Kipré (€4.5m), Kayne van Oevelen (€4m)
Out: Arijanet Murić (€7m), George Hirst (€7m), Harry Clarke (€4m)
I get some strong Sunderland vibes from this Ipswich window, which may not be quite enough to keep them up but should guarantee them another strong run in the Championship and/or profitable sales, if nothing else. I am pro-Enciso and have been watching Fatawu and Palacios for quite some time. The latter’s ability to stay uninjured, traditionally a problem for him, will be huge for Ipswich Town. Emersonn has popped at various times in my rankings, and there are some real wily vets here in Maeda, Lukić and Diop. I think this haul made them the strongest promoted side by a good stretch.
4. Brentford
In: Mamadou Sangaré (€48m), El Hadji Malick Diouf (€40.8m), Jannik Schuster (€18m), Jaidon Anthony (€17.5m), Callum Wilson (free)
Out: Frank Onyeka (€7m), Ethan Pinnock (€5m), Jordan Henderson (free)
Really good, if low on volume. I don’t think Wilson will make much of a dent for the Bees, but Anthony has thrived in similar circumstances and is a useful option for them out wide. In Sangaré and Diouf, they’ve locked up two of the better-performing young, African talents on the market. Really interesting to see the number of weapons off the left in particular in this side, whose odds at a European place feel pretty decent to me.
3. Chelsea
In: Morgan Rogers (€138m), Maxence Lacroix (€60.7m), Marco Palestra (€57m), Geovany Quenda (€50m), Valentín Barco (€40m), Emmanuel Emegha (€25m), Pep Chavarría (€19m), Emiliano Martínez (€8.75m), Danny Welbeck (€5.85m), Jordan Henderson (free)
Out: Enzo Fernández (€145m), Andre Santos (€56.3m), Nicolas Jackson (€55.5m), Marc Cucurella (€55m), Liam Delap (€52.5m), Trevoh Chalobah (€30m), Tyrique George (€21m), Marc Guiu (€15m), Tosin Adarabioyo (€11.65m), Benoît Badiashile (loan), Axel Disasi (loan), Robert Sánchez (loan), Alejandro Garnacho (loan), Mykhaylo Mudryk (loan), Filip Jørgensen (loan), Dário Essugo (loan)
Chelsea supporters seem to be pretty happy with this window, and you could get why…but I still see question marks here. Rogers-Palmer-Pedro up front feels like an exciting and dynamic attacking group for Xabi Alonso, and early returns are good. There are lots of other names who could figure into the attack, but is it too many mouths to feed? For instance, when exactly is Estêvão going to play? What about Gittens or Quenda? That’s €150m+ in fees right there.
Nobody is going to miss Santos, Jackson or Delap, but I think other outgoings may have left Chelsea somewhat vulnerable in the interim. Marc Cucurella was a genuinely integral member of the side, leaving Jorrel Hato with big shoes to fill. Enzo looked to be replaced by Lamine Camara on deadline day, but the deal fell through, leaving Xabi with a Caicedo-Lavia-Barco-Henderson midfield group, plus Malo Gusto and/or Reece James. That feels worryingly thin, especially considering Hendo’s age and Lavia’s injury history.
Emi Martinez might be the signing of the season for some, but I expect he will ebb and flow same as he’d been doing for Villa and Argentina.
2. Manchester City
In: Enzo Fernández (€145m), Elliot Anderson (€135m), Ayyoub Bouaddi (€95m), Iliman Ndiaye (€70m), Allan (€37.5m), Mathys Detourbet (€25m), Jeremy Monga (€11.7m), Gerónimo Rulli (€3.5m)
Out: Savinho (€87.7m), Tijjani Reijnders (€61m), Rodri (€60m), Nico (€56m), James Trafford (€46.7m), Manuel Akanji (€15m), Nathan Aké (€8.2m), Bernardo Silva (free), John Stones (free), Omar Marmoush (loan+obligation), Jack Grealish (loan)
Manchester City’s summer was a mix of eye-popping purchases and era-ending departures. The Citizens have now added Rodri, Akanji, Aké, Bernardo and Stones to an ever-growing list of longtime core players who’ve departed northern England in recent seasons, leaving behind a considerable gap in institutional knowledge. The last time this side was without Rodri, it lacked a serious something in central midfield.
Of course, they didn’t have Enzo or Anderson then, and I think those are two very replacements in a key area of need for City. But the new-look midfield is likely to take a bit of time to jell, and Anderson has largely been great but does have his off days. Bouaddi feels unlikely to play a great deal this season, but certainly shows promise. The question of whether he was worth all that money is a valid one, at least to me.
Ndiaye is a talented player but is a very expensive piece who feels likely to be fourth choice across the attacking midfield more often than not, and who knows what to really expect from Allan, whose CV out of Brazil seems pretty good if not terribly long.
Perhaps the biggest risk here is that City have no depth up top, where Erling Haaland has mostly avoided injury of late, but that hasn’t been the longer-term trend for his career. If he does down for a handful of games, will Enzo Maresca use Phil Foden there? Antoine Semenyo? It’s a big question. And I still think fullback is an area where this club needs a bit more help, unless the plan is to always play Gvardiol out there.
Lastly, how vindicating it is to see them give up on Reijnders, Nico and Marmoush so quickly - those players never felt up to snuff for me, and I’ve criticized their signings plenty.
1. Arsenal
In: Bruno Guimarães (€87.5m), Ezri Konsa (€59.6m), Christos Tzolis (€40m), Illan Meslier (free)
Out: Gabriel Martinelli (€70m), Leandro Trossard (€18m), Gabriel Jesus (€10m), Fábio Vieira (€9m), Christian Nørgaard (€8.2m), Karl Hein (€3m)
I waffled more this season than some others on whether to place Arsenal atop these ranks, but ultimately felt the questions at Chelsea (midfield) and City (attack behind Haaland, wing depth, midfield chemistry) turned this into a bit of a 1a/1b situation between the Gunners and City.
Arsenal ended its first title season in more than two decades in a really strong position, where only true star players could make a significant impact on their title defense. Much to the delight and dismay of many fans, the club’s summer business was focused first and foremost on true earth-shaking attackers on the top end, from Morgan Rogers to Vinicius Junior and Julian Alvarez. None of those three made the move to London for varying reasons, and certainly some will feel as if the club missed an opportunity here.
On the flip side, the club added a man in Guimarães who is quite literally a top-handful type of Premier League midfielder and should immediately raise the bar in multiple ways while also giving the club more opportunity to rest the likes of Declan Rice and Martín Zubimendi more throughout, which should keep them fresher for the run-in. At various points this summer I saw Arsenal fans terrified the club would miss out on Bruno, and that he’d end up in Manchester. So it’s a relief he’s here in more than one way.
The addition of Ezri Konsa provides an almost comical amount of depth in defense, and we’ll see how that move ages once Saliba returns and into future seasons, but for this season it should guarantee Arsenal’s ability to field four top-notch defenders every match. Tzolis, meanwhile, absolutely looks worth the punt so far, even if he did sputter a bit at Villa Park.
There’s little doubt that Arsenal’s body of sales here is excellent and will provide a great deal of flexibility into the future, but the elephant in the room will continue to be the level of talent on the left wing. Keeping Martinelli certainly would’ve helped there, but his contract situation made him an ideal sale. Instead, there will be pressure on Tzolis to come along quickly, as well as Ebere Eze and Noni Madueke to contribute from that side when called upon.
Could Arsenal have reasonably upgraded on those options from the left? Perhaps. I have my doubts over whether a Malick Fofana type would really be a net gain over Eze in particular, and pricing on guys like Ndiaye was prohibitive. Arsenal choosing to keep their powder dry and re-approach when a more enticing option presents itself is what I would’ve done myself, but it’s not without risk - and it does leave a bit of a hollow feeling for this season.
While we’re here, other big winners:
TSG Hoffenheim: Sold Bazoumana Touré, added Nathan De Cat, Adam Daghim, Mats Rots, Cajetan Lenz, Patrick Wimmer
AS Roma: Added Santiago Castro, Rodrigo Mora, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Nahuel Molina, Marten De Roon
RB Leipzig: Made bank on Diomande and Openda, signed El Aynaoui, Estève, Reitz and Guiu for cheap and brought back Nkunku
Sporting: Quenda, Hjulmand, Diomande, Trincão, Gonçalves out, Zalazar, Ba, Doumbia, Altimira, Irankunda, Silas Andersen, Lima, Kaique in
Inter: Djed Spence, Curtis Jones, Aleksandar Stanković, Manuel Akanji, John Stones in; Dumfries, Frattesi out
And potential losers:
AC Milan: Sold Leão, offloaded Santi Gimenez, overpaid for Gonçalo Ramos and Diego Moreira, also acquired Mario Gila and Omari Hutchinson
Atlético de Madrid: Signed Hjulmand, Kang-in Lee, Cristian Romero, Alex Grimaldo, Jonathan David, Alvarez drama
Lyon: Openda, Bistrup, Duranville in, Fofana Moreira, Maitland Niles out
Ajax: Pivoted heavily to journeymen, signing Caio Henrique, Viktor Tsygankov, Thilo Kehrer, Julian Brandt, Daley Blind, Sofyan Amrabat, Tolu Arokodare, Marc ter Stegen, Simon Adingra, sold Mika Godts and Sean Steur