The British transfer record was equalled and one club signed no fewer than 18 players in another hectic summer
Bringing in Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa was a strong start to the window but could Arsenal’s failure to sign a marquee attacker cost them in the long run? They began targeting Morgan Rogers before pivoting to Vinícius Júnior when the England forward went to Chelsea, only to end up disappointed when Vinícius signed a new deal with Real Madrid. Julián Alvarez made clear he had no intention of joining from Atlético Madrid in the final days of the window and Arsenal kept their powder dry despite sanctioning the exits of Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona and Ethan Nwaneri to Borussia Dortmund. Should Gabriel Martineilli complete his move to Al-Hilal as expected in the coming days – the Saudi Pro League window remains open – a few injuries could leave Arteta short. Ed Aarons
Key ins: Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle, £75m), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa, £51m), Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen, £45m), Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge, £34m)
Key outs: Leandro Trossard (Besiktas, £15.3m), Jakub Kiwior (Porto, £14.5m), Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona, £8.6m), Fábio Vieira (Hamburg, £7.7m), Christian Nørgaard (Everton, £7m), Ethan Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund, loan)
It is all change at Villa and, although a little trepidation is inevitable, a refresh was probably overdue. At the same time, Unai Emery did not want to lose so many key players and Villa’s manager has made clear there is no such thing as a transition season in his eyes. Villa have generated about £300m from the sales of nine players and brought in 10 at a cost of about £250m. Villa have lowered their wage bill and changed the profile of their squad. Zion Suzuki, Ibrahim Mbaye and Johan Manzambi, names on the lips of Villa’s rivals, are particularly exciting signings. Last summer there was concern Villa had gone stale and 12 months ago they ended up fretting on deadline day – Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho joined on loan – but there was no such chaos this time. Ben Fisher
Key ins: Johan Manzambi (Freiburg, £51m), Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea, £47.5m), Ibrahim Mbaye (PSG, £47m), João Gomes (Wolves, £34m), Zion Suzuki (Parma, £30m), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton, £25m), Matteo Ruggeri (Atlético Madrid, £21.4m), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich, free), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham, loan), Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea, loan)
Key outs: Morgan Rogers (Chelsea, £117m), Ollie Watkins (Al-Hilal, £51m), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal, £51m), Youri Tielemans (Manchester United, £35m), Donyell Malen (Roma, £21.6m), Lewis Dobbin (Southampton, £9m), Lucas Digne (PSG, £8.5m), Emiliano Martínez (Chelsea, £7.5m), Evann Guessand (Crystal Palace, loan)
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Perhaps Bournemouth’s best business was keeping hold of their coveted key players, chiefly Eli Junior Kroupi, Rayan, Alex Scott and Tyler Adams. Bournemouth rejected bids from Chelsea for Scott and stayed true to their plan of resisting offers to give Marco Rose the best chance of succeeding, with the club attempting to juggle European competition and the league for the first time. The arrival of the Portugal centre-back António Silva, 22, from Benfica looks a typically smart replacement for Marcos Senesi, 29. Kroupi’s freak foot injury, which will probably keep him out until November, may have proved a blessing in disguise in terms of retaining the 20-year-old. BF
Key ins: António Silva (Benfica, £21.4m), Álvaro Rodríguez (Elche, £21.3m), Juanlu Sánchez (Sevilla, £11.1m), Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus, loan)
Key outs: Luis Sinisterra (Cruzeiro, £5.2m), Enes Unal (Getafe, free), Álex Jiménez (Fiorentina, loan), Marcos Senesi (Tottenham, free)
Avoiding a repeat of last year’s upheaval was a major boost. Keith Andrew held on to his best players and made smart additions to a solid squad. Mamadou Sangaré has added quality in midfield since joining from Lens and looks the bargain of the summer. Callum Wilson has brought experience up front after signing on a free and Jaidon Anthony provides cover on the flanks after his £15m move from Burnley. El Hadji-Malick Diouf, signed from West Ham, offers potential at left-back. Jacob Steinberg
Key ins: Mamadou Sangaré (Lens, £39m), El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham, £35m), Jaidon Anthony (Burnley, £15m), Jannik Schuster (Red Bull Salzburg, £14m), Callum Wilson (West Ham, free)
Key outs: Ethan Pinnock (Coventry, £6m), Jordan Henderson (Chelsea, free)
Deadline day deals to bring in the exciting Nigeria forward Femi Azeez from Millwall and the Spanish midfielder Chema Andrés from Stuttgart made it 12 signings in another summer of transition, Azeez’s arrival being announced almost 12 hours after the window shut. The departures of Jan Paul van Hecke, Carlos Baleba and Carl Rushworth brought in more than £140m as the Brighton model continues to deliver big profits, although losing last season’s top scorer, Danny Welbeck, to Chelsea for a mere £5m may be the biggest loss if the new striker Promise David cannot bring the goals. EA
