Premier League clubs have smashed their summer transfer record with over £3.3bn spent. More than half of the Premier League's clubs broke their transfer records in a summer window featuring four of the top flight's five most expensive ever deals.
Manchester City completed the biggest deal on the final hours of the window by singing Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125m, while Liverpool paid £120m for Bradley Barcola, Chelsea made Morgan Rogers their record signing for £117m and Tottenham also broke the £100m barrier by recruiting midfielder Sandro Tonali.
City were the biggest spenders overall with around £435m paid in transfer fees, followed by Chelsea (£349.8m) and Tottenham (£315m). Chelsea recouped the most in sales (£385m) with Aston Villa also receiving more than £300m in transfer fees after selling six of the players who started last season's Europa League final.
But who got value in the market or which club is now fearing the worst? Here's how every club rated at the end of another hectic transfer window:
Ins: Bruno Guimaraes (£75m), Ezri Konsa (£51m), Piero Hincapie (£45m), Christos Tzolis (£34m), Illan Meslier (free), Elijah Upson (free), Igor Tyjon (undisclosed fee), James Scanlon (undisclosed fee)
Outs: Gabriel Martinelli (£55.7m, still to be confirmed), Leandro Trossard (£15.3m), Jakub Kiwior (£14.5m), Gabriel Jesus (£8.6m) Fabio Vieira (£7.7m), Christian Norgaard (£7m), Karl Hein (£2.6m), Ismeal Kabia (loan), Reiss Nelson (released), Takehiro Tomiyasu (free), Josh Nichols (free), Samuel Chapman (free), Ethan Nwaneri (loan), Tommy Setford (loan)
Verdict: All the noises coming out of the Premier League champions this summer suggested that Mikel Arteta wanted to add a marquee attacking signing to his title-winning squad. With all due respect to Christos Tzolis, he is not it. Instead, Arsenal were beaten to the signing of Morgan Rogers by Chelsea, saw Vinicius Jr remain at Real Madrid after a very public courting, and did not make an approach for Julian Alvarez after Atletico Madrid refused to negotiate with Barcelona. Having sold the popular Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus, there is a danger that Arsenal are found short on the left side of their attack, although they have also avoided making expensive splurges on second-choice options. Still, Arsenal's strength and depth across the rest of their squad is surely the envy of the Premier League and in Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa they have made two shrewd additions. This perhaps wasn't the window Arsenal fans wanted. It is still good enough to defend their title. – Jamie Braidwood
Arsenal have hugely strengthened in midfield but still lack a striker (PA)
Ins: Johan Manzambi (£51m), Nicolas Jackson (£47.5m), Ibrahim Mbaye (£47m), Joao Gomes (£34m), Zion Suzuki (£30m), Taylor Hawood-Bellis (£30m), Matteo Ruggeri (£21.4m), Leon Goretzka (free), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (loan), Alejandro Garnacho (loan), Modou Keba Cisse (joins next summer), Blade Earley (free)
Outs: Morgan Rogers (£117m), Ollie Watkins (£51m), Ezri Konsa (£51m), Youri Tielemans (£35m), Donyell Malen (£21.6m), Enzo Barrenechea (£12m), Lewis Dobbin (£9m), Lucas Digne (£8.5m), Emi Martinez (£7.5m), Josh Feeney (loan), Lino Sousa (loan), Kosta Nedeljkovic (loan), Samuel Iling-Junior (loan), Evann Guessand (loan), Joe Gauci (loan), Sam Proctor (loan), Andres Garcia (loan), Oliwier Zych (loan), Kadan Young (loan), Zepiqueno Redmond (loan), Benjamin Broggio (loan), Yeimar Mosquera (undisclosed fee), Louie Barry (undisclosed fee), Sil Swinkels (undisclosed fee), Cole Ramsey (free), Thierry Katsukunya (free), Ronnie Hollingshead (free), Junior Wilson, (free), Brad Burrowes (loan), Aidan Borland (loan)
Verdict: This was a painful summer for Villa, of that there is no doubt. Beloved Istanbul heroes have vanished in the shape of Morgan Rogers, Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans, Emi Martinez and Ollie Watkins. However, Villa did what they felt was necessary, to safeguard their future and wriggle free of Uefa's FFP regulations. The verdict may take some years, but Johan Manzambi, Ibrahima Mbaye and Zion Suzuki look like pillars for the long-term, while Nicolas Jackson, Joao Gomes, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and the experienced Leon Goretzka bring immediate experience to maintain Unai Emery's ability to compete. Alejandro Garnacho and Aaron Wan-Bissaka may not fall in either camp, though more optimism arrives in the shape of talented youngsters Brian Madjo and George Hemmings. The strategy was probably a little too drastic to realistically compete for a trophy and retain a place in the top four, but Emery is just about the perfect manager to oversee this transition. – Jack Rathborn
Unai Emery's squad has a much different look to last season (Nick Potts/PA) (PA Wire)
Ins: Antonio Silva (£21.4m), Alvaro Rodriguez (£21.3m), Juanlu Sanchez (£11.1m), Michele Di Gregorio (loan)
Outs: Hamed Traore (£6.5m), Luis Sinisterra (£5.2m), Enes Unal (£1.2m), Matai Akinmboni (loan), Alfie Merritt (loan), Archie Harris (undisclosed fee), Alex Jimenez (loan), Alex Paulsen (loan), Owen Bevan (free), Romain Faivre (loan), Michael Dacosta (undisclosed fee), Marcos Senesi (free), Will Dennis (undisclosed fee), Ollie Morgan (free), Ashley Clarke (free), Noa Boutin (free), James Davies (free), Koby Mottoh (free)
Verdict: Keeping ahold of Alex Scott was the priority and Bournemouth were resolute in their stance even Arsenal and Chelsea circled. Eli Junior Kroupi may have been sold had it not been for a pre-season foot injury. It means new boss Marco Rose still has a talented squad to work with as he takes over from Andoni Iraola and leads Bournemouth into a history European campaign. The signing of 22-year-old centre-back Antonio Silva from Benfica could prove to be a bargain at £21.4m but Bournemouth's lack of depth could yet be tested by the extra workload of the Europa League. – JB
