A remarkable, record-breaking summer window slammed shut on Tuesday night as the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham all finalised their squads for the next few months.
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For the Gunners, the dream of Julian Alvarez never materialised, as Deadline Day saw outgoings and no incomings.
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Gabriel Martinelli’s move to Saudi Arabia is still to be confirmed.
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It was a far busier, and more dramatic, day at Chelsea, who sold Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for a British-record-equalling £125million.
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A fee was agreed to make Lamine Camara his replacement, but Monaco pulled the plug to leave the Blues furious.
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Florian Balogun’s move to Everton from Monaco also collapsed, despite the Ligue 1 side needing money.
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Tottenham saw Iliman Ndiaye move to Man City, but snapped up Chelsea pair Mykhailo Mudryk, on loan, and Tosin Adarabioyo, for £12m. Liverpool the day earlier signed Bradley Barcola for £123m and felt their business was done.
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It was a very busy day at Crystal Palace, despite missing out on Fofana.
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Arsenal make Gyokeres decision
Viktor Gyokeres will not be taking the No9 shirt at Arsenal, despite a bizarre fan theory over his lack of appearances so far this season.
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The Arsenal No9 shirt - previously worn by the likes of Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Anelka and Eduardo in the Premier League era - is now vacant following Gabriel Jesus’ move to Barcelona.
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With the No9 shirt usually reserved for strikers, specifically centre-forwards, there has been a theory that Gyokeres would take it on at Arsenal following the Brazilian’s departure.
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In fact, there was some chatter on social media that the reason for the Sweden international not featuring in either of the Gunners’ opening two Premier League games of the season was shirt number related.
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However, with Arsenal announcing their shirt numbers for the 2026-27 season on August 18 - three days before facing Coventry - it means Gyokeres will be keeping No14.
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Liverpool transfer window verdict
Andoni Iraola insists he is happy with Liverpool’s transfer business but hinted he did not get everything he wanted.
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While reinforcements arrived in wide areas, with a £123million deal for primary target Bradley Barcola completed on Monday to add to the signings of fellow winger Victor Munoz and centre-backs Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo (on loan), the squad still has weaker areas.
“I’m very happy with all the signings we’ve made.
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I know the next question – ‘Do you want more signings in other positions?’,” said Iraola.
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“At the end the club has decided those signings we have done are the ones that improved our team and our position.
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“There were other options we decided not to take, for different reasons.
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Sometimes it is sporting reasons because they don’t improve what you have, sometimes it is economical reasons as it didn’t make sense in terms of the market to do those movements.
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“But I’m happy now I know what we have, I have a lot of quality in the team and now it is the moment for us, for the players, for me to develop what we have.”
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Carragher reveals Liverpool star that needs to be sold
Jamie Carragher says Liverpool made a big mistake in the summer transfer window by not signing cover in the full-back areas.
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Liverpool have conceded four goals in their opening two Premier League games of the new season, with Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong both coming in for criticism from supporters.
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Carragher has waded in on the debate, saying both full-backs’ understanding of the game is “really, really poor” before singling out the Hungary international with a Darwin Nunez comparison.
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Arsenal handed Bradley Barcola verdict after £123m transfer
Bradley Barcola was the player Arsenal “needed to sign” during the summer transfer window.
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That is the view of Gunners legend Ian Wright, who has delivered a verdict on his former club’s business after missing out on deals for Vinicius Junior and Morgan Rogers.
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While Arsenal were hopeful of bolstering their attacking options with a marquee signing, to go alongside Christos Tzolis, ultimately their pursuit of the aforementioned duo ended in failure.
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Chelsea swooped in to sign Rogers for £117million and Vinicius Jr signed a new contract at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Barcola had been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium as an alternative but sealed a £123m switch to Liverpool around 30 hours before the deadline, a deal that Wright believes Arsenal could end up regretting.
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Manchester United sent Lewis Hall transfer warning
Roy Keane has suggested Lewis Hall is not the solution to Manchester United's dilemma.
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Hall has been on United’s radar for some time but Keane feels the Newcastle star lacks in the defensive department and is “not the answer”.
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Man Utd confirm second transfer after Deadline Day
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Manchester United have announced a second post-Deadline Day transfer, with Jack Moorhouse leaving on loan.
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Man United were one of two Premier League clubs to not do any business on Deadline Day, though have been busy in the hours since the summer transfer window closed.
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On Wednesday night it was confirmed that United youngster Chido Obi had joined Willem II on a season-long loan deal to aid his first-team development.
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Prior to that, Moorhouse's loan move to Scottish Premiership side Dundee was confirmed.
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This is the midfielder’s second loan spell after spending the first half of last season in League One with Leyton Orient, weighing in with three goal contributions.
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Spurs confirm shirt numbers
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Tottenham have confirmed Tosin Adarabioyo and Mykhailo Mudryk’s shirt numbers at the club after the completion of their transfers from Chelsea.
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Tosin and Mudryk arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on transfer Deadline Day in two separate deals.
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The former has been signed a permanent deal worth up to £12million, while Mudryk arrives on a season-long loan deal, with Spurs having the option to buy for £75m.
There were a handful of shirt numbers up for grabs for the new signings, but after Kevin Danso’s loan move to Sunderland, Tosin has been handed the No4 shirt.
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