{"id":392798,"date":"2025-09-02T20:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392798\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:39:11","slug":"transfer-window-and-deadline-day-premier-league-club-by-club-analysis-transfer-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/392798\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer window and deadline day: Premier League club-by-club analysis | Transfer window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Andrea Berta\u2019s first transfer window since taking over as sporting director has been busy. Headline moves for Viktor Gy\u00f6keres and Eberechi Eze have given Mikel Arteta the firepower and creativity he asked for, while Mart\u00edn Zubimendi has added class to midfield. The arrival of Cristhian Mosquera, Christian N\u00f8rgaard, Noni Madueke and Kepa Arrizabalaga has also added depth to Arsenal\u2019s squad that is already being called on after a series of early season injuries, while the late signing of the exciting Ecuador defender, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/transfer-roundup-arsenal-sign-hincapie-fulham-kevin-samuel-chukwueze\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piero Hincapi\u00e9<\/a>, should prove to be a shrewd addition. <strong>Ed Aarons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It has been a painfully slow start to the season and a strange summer. Villa retained their talented spine but struggled to enhance their squad until deadline day, with Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho joining on loan to give Unai Emery\u2019s side much-needed fresh impetus. Both arrive with points to prove. Sancho is seen as a low-risk signing, similar to Marcus Rashford in January, but it has not been an entirely joined-up window. Evann Guessand made his first Villa start in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/aug\/31\/aston-villa-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday\u2019s collapse against Crystal Palace<\/a> and Villa will hope he evolves into a key threat. <strong>Ben Fisher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evann Guessand made his first Aston Villa start against Crystal Palace. Photograph: Alex Livesey\/Getty ImagesBournemouth<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">After losing four of their defensive mainstays from last season, it was hard to envisage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/bournemouth\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bournemouth<\/a> emerging from the window in such a position of power. Not only have they generated \u00a3215m in sales but they have replaced key parts with minimal fuss. It has not been simple but Adrien Truffert and Bafod\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9, in particular, have slotted in seamlessly and there is excitement at the promise of Amine Adli, Ben Gannon Doak and \u00c1lex Jim\u00e9nez, a deadline-day addition from Milan. Bournemouth consider Djordje Petrovic, a permanent No 1, a significant piece of business that will allow them to kick on under Andoni Iraola. <strong>BF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brentford<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The departures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/21\/club-of-my-dreams-bryan-mbeumo-seals-71m-manchester-united-move\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/newcastle-agree-55m-deal-to-sign-yoane-wissa-from-brentford\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yoane Wissa<\/a>, who scored 39 of Brentford\u2019s 66 Premier League goals last season, brought in more than \u00a3120m but have left a huge hole. Signing Reiss Nelson on loan from Arsenal represented an underwhelming end to the window for the new head coach, Keith Andrews, especially after deciding not to follow up a club-record \u00a345m offer for Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Max Beier that was rejected last week. The onus will be on Dango Ouattara \u2013 signed from Bournemouth for \u00a342m \u2013 and Igor Thiago to provide the goals, while Jordan Henderson adds experience in midfield after the loss of the captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/10\/arsenal-complete-9m-christian-norgaard-signing-and-step-up-eberechi-eze-chase\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian N\u00f8rgaard<\/a>. <strong>EA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dango Ouattara will be key if Brentford are to cope without Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa. Photograph: Richard Lee\/ShutterstockBrighton<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Most of the club\u2019s business was done early as usual. Maxim De Cuyper was the last new arrival in the first week of July, the Belgium defender joining Olivier Boscagli, Charalampos Kostoulas, Diego Coppola and Tommy Watson at the Amex, while Stefanos Tzimas also arrived after signing in January. After seeing off strong interest in Carlos Baleba from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/manchester-united\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> and selling Jo\u00e3o Pedro to Chelsea, it was a busy end to the window in terms of outgoings, with Tariq Lamptey, Abdallah Sima and Pervis Estupi\u00f1\u00e1n among those departing. <strong>EA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burnley<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The revolving doors at Turf Moor kept spinning until the deadline. It was a hectic window as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/burnley\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burnley<\/a> attempted to give themselves the strongest possible chance of staying up. The deadline-day arrival of the defensive midfielder Florentino Lu\u00eds from Benfica, on loan but with an obligation to buy for \u00a320.8m next summer, made it 14 incomings. That includes four of last season\u2019s loanees being signed permanently. There were a staggering 19 departures, with the exits of CJ Egan-Riley, James Trafford and Josh Brownhill significant blows. <strong>Andy Hunter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker\u2019s move to Burnley from Manchester City was one of the window\u2019s early surprises. Photograph: Peter Powell\/ReutersChelsea<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Key business was completed early, with Liam Delap and Jo\u00e3o Pedro arriving to fire Enzo Maresca\u2019s team to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/13\/chelsea-stun-psg-to-win-club-world-cup-after-cole-palmers-cool-double\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Club World Cup glory<\/a>. Est\u00eav\u00e3o Willian is a sparkling addition on the right wing, replacing Noni Madueke. Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens are new arrivals on the opposite flank. Chelsea, who combined their expenditure with a lot of sales, did not pursue a new centre-back despite Levi Colwill\u2019s knee injury and losing Delap to a hamstring injury led to confusion over Nicolas Jackson\u2019s move to Bayern Munich before that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/nicolas-jackson-gets-his-wish-after-chelsea-and-bayern-munich-agree-loan-move\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed on deadline day<\/a>. Maresca will hope Facundo Buonanotte, a surprise arrival on loan from Brighton, provides depth in attack. <strong>Jacob Steinberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/datawrapper\/embed\/SXCmI\/1\/\" class=\"dcr-1eupayo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League clubs break record with \u00a33bn spend in Summer transfer window<\/a>Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A chaotic end to the window summed up Palace\u2019s summer as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/crystal-palace-reluctantly-agree-sell-marc-guehi-to-liverpool-35m\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marc Gu\u00e9hi\u2019s move to Liverpool was called off<\/a> at the last minute after they failed to find an adequate replacement. It was a major victory for manager Oliver Glasner, having lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/aug\/23\/arsenal-complete-signing-of-eberechi-eze-from-crystal-palace\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eberechi Eze to Arsenal<\/a> and having to wait for reinforcements due to uncertainty over the club\u2019s European participation, while the chairman, Steve Parish, will be counting the cost of turning down \u00a335m for a player with less than 12 months of his contract remaining. But at least Palace were able to add to their squad late on with the teenage French defender Jaydee Canvot joining on deadline day after they snapped up Spain forward Yeremy Pino from Villarreal. <strong>EA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everton<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">David Moyes said from the outset that his mission to rebuild <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/everton\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everton<\/a> could not be achieved in one window and he failed to hide his frustration at times as numerous targets rejected a move to Hill Dickinson Stadium. Ultimately, however, the club delivered. The squad remains light at full-back and in attack, but the signings of Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Tyler Dibling represent a significant uplift in quality. They are the calibre of player that Moyes wanted. The deadline day capture of central midfielder Merlin R\u00f6hl from Freiburg addressed another problem area. <strong>AH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Merlin R\u00f6hl has joined Everton from Freiburg. Photograph: Daniela Porcelli\/Getty ImagesFulham<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Fulham\u2019s only piece of business going into deadline day was for a No 2 keeper \u2013 Benjamin Lecomte. Marco Silva did not exactly hide his frustration. The Portuguese received a late boost, however, after Fulham completed the \u00a334.5m signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/transfer-roundup-arsenal-sign-hincapie-fulham-kevin-samuel-chukwueze\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazilian winger Kevin from Shakhtar Donetsk<\/a> after also agreeing a loan deal for Milan\u2019s Samuel Chukwueze. Fulham also kept their tight-knit squad together. Andreas Pereira, who joined Palmeiras, was the only big-name player to depart. <strong>JS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leeds<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Daniel Farke has remodelled Leeds along taller and more powerful lines, but whether such newfound physicality translates into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/premierleague\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> survival remains to be seen. Much hinges on the fitness of key attacking signings Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha. Can they remain sufficiently injury-free to showcase their very real talent? Only time will tell if Patrick Bamford\u2019s attacking skills were jettisoned too quickly. Midfield seems to have been fortified sensibly by the addition of Sean Longstaff and Anton Stach, while Lucas Perri promises to prove the reliable goalkeeper Farke has long craved and Jaka Bijol offers necessary competition in central defence. <strong>Louise Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An outstanding window before deadline day was upgraded to sensational by close of play. The champions had clear, ambitious priorities from the start and acquired almost every one in a lavish recruitment drive that leaves Arne Slot with a more formidable squad than he had last season. Having played Newcastle all summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/liverpool-sign-alexander-isak-british-transfer-record-125m-newcastle\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool finally landed Alexander Isak<\/a> for a British record fee of \u00a3125m \u2013 \u00a325m below Newcastle\u2019s valuation \u2013 but a \u00a335m move for Marc Gu\u00e9hi was thwarted late on. The sale of squad players for high prices, along with the benefits of being a sensible and well-run club, helped fund an outlay in excess of \u00a3440m. <strong>AH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Isak got his move to Liverpool. Photograph: Nikki Dyer\/LFC\/Liverpool FC\/Getty ImagesManchester City<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri and Marcus Bettinelli arrived early, with the first three involved in a start to the season that has seen City lose two of their opening three fixtures. This suggests the club\u2019s recruitment may be going awry. Their arrivals were followed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/02\/manchester-city-sign-gianluigid-donnarumma-as-proud-ederson-joins-fenerbahce\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/a> from Paris Saint-Germain, a standout addition but also a curious one given the Italian can be clumsy with his feet \u2013 a head-scratcher as \u201cGuardiola-ball\u201d hinges on the keeper being slick in this area. Ederson has departed to join Fenerbahce. <strong>Jamie Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Manchester United entered the window needing one No 10 and ended up with two \u2013 Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. They needed at least one midfielder \u2013 a No 6 \u2013 and ended up with none. They also needed an elite goalkeeper and signed a 23-year-old prospect in Senne Lammens, albeit there is a belief at Old Trafford that he can challenge Andr\u00e9 Onana and<strong> <\/strong>Altay Bayindir for the No 1 spot immediately. United did land the No 9 they wanted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/aug\/09\/manchester-united-seal-76m-deal-benjamin-sesko-leipzig\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a> from RB Leipzig but, overall, this has been an odd window for the 20-times champions. <strong>JJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United have assembled a new forward line with Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha all arriving this summer. Photograph: Ash Donelon\/Manchester United\/Getty ImagesNewcastle<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A turbulent, unedifying summer on Tyneside dominated by Alexander Isak\u2019s ultimately satisfied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/alexander-isak-newcastle-liverpool-eddie-howe-saudi-arabia-owners\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">desperation to leave for Liverpool<\/a> has, on paper, actually ended rather well for Newcastle. Nick Woltemade \u2013 AKA \u201cthe two-metre Messi\u201d \u2013 and Yoane Wissa may yet turn out to be a better attacking duo than Isak and Callum Wilson. Similarly, Aaron Ramsdale\u2019s loan arrival offers Nick Pope real goalkeeping competition, Malick Thiaw strengthens the central defensive department, Jacob Ramsey adds midfield quality and versatility and Anthony Elanga is a high-calibre winger. <strong>LT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">There is so much to like about Forest\u2019s business but recruitment, overseen by Edu, the global head of football for Evangelos Marinakis\u2019s stable of clubs, is also behind the friction with Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo. Only one of Forest\u2019s new faces, Dan Ndoye, a \u00a334m buy from Bologna, started <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/aug\/31\/nottingham-forest-west-ham-premier-league-match-report\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday\u2019s defeat by West Ham<\/a> and Nuno would have preferred all 11 signings to have been embedded during pre-season. No fewer than four arrived from Botafogo, including the left-back Cuiabano and the goalkeeper John Victor. Nuno counts last summer\u2019s preparations as a driver behind their historic season. <strong>BF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winger Dan Ndoye moved from Bologna to the City Ground. Photograph: Richard Bowcott\/IPS\/ShutterstockSunderland<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Sunderland have not quite eclipsed Nottingham Forest\u2019s record of signing 21 new players in a single window but Regis Le Bris\u2019s squad has certainly been refreshed. If turning Enzo Le F\u00e9e\u2019s January loan from Roma into a formal transfer was a triumph, the arrival of the impressive Netherlands Under-21 goalkeeper Robin Roefs, the Switzerland captain and former Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka and the former Strasbourg midfielder Habib Diarra look three more terrific deals. At the last count, Le Bris had overseen the arrival of 14 new faces for a combined \u00a3141.5m this summer. Retaining squad harmony amid such wholesale change is vital but, if Sunderland stay up, the investments will look shrewd. <strong>LT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">When James Maddison ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in pre-season against Newcastle on 3 August, Tottenham\u2019s need for a new playmaker became desperate. Dejan Kulusevski was already a long-term injury casualty. So there was anxiety when the club failed with moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/aug\/29\/tottenham-poised-sign-xavi-simons-chelsea-rb-leipzig\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The capture of Xavi Simons<\/a>, then, brought relief as well as excitement. Mohammed Kudus had arrived earlier to plug the gap left by Son Heung-min\u2019s departure, while Jo\u00e3o Palhinha reinforces the base of the midfield. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/sep\/01\/randal-kolo-muani-agrees-to-join-tottenham-on-loan-from-psg\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Randal Kolo Muani will provide<\/a> a needed extra option up front as the club prepare for the demands of a Champions League return. <strong>David Hytner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Randal Kolo Muani arrived at Tottenham from Paris Saint-Germain on a deadline-day loan. Photograph: St\u00e9phane Mah\u00e9\/ReutersWest Ham<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Forced to sell in order to buy, West Ham were unable to do anything before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2025\/jul\/09\/spurs-agree-deal-buy-mohammed-kudus-west-ham\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammed Kudus joined Spurs for \u00a354.5m<\/a>. The attacker\u2019s departure heaped pressure on the club\u2019s unpopular board. There was cautious optimism when deals for Mads Hermansen, Callum Wilson, Kyle Walker-Peters and El Hadji Malick Diouf went through, but the pressure rose when a dreadful start to the season exposed gaps in midfield. Then the mood lifted, Edson \u00c1lvarez\u2019s exit making room for West Ham to sign Mateus Fernandes and Soungoutou Magassa. However they encountered frustration with their attempts to sign a centre-back on loan to replace Nayef Aguerd, who followed Emerson Palmieri to Marseille on deadline day. <strong>JS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wolves<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Retaining J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen amid sustained interest from Newcastle was a victory for the chairman, Jeff Shi, a target for criticism among supporters. Shi personally informed Strand Larsen, who only joined permanently in July, that he would be staying put despite Newcastle\u2019s interest. Better still, Wolves finally have another forward option after a \u00a324m deal for Genk\u2019s Tolu Arokodare. Offloading F\u00e1bio Silva and Gon\u00e7alo Guedes was also a significant step, but it is difficult to argue Wolves have done sufficient business to avoid another season of struggle after the sales of Matheus Cunha and Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri. V\u00edtor Pereira wanted three signings before the deadline and there is only one piece missing \u2013 a midfielder. <strong>BF<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal Andrea Berta\u2019s first transfer window since taking over as sporting director has been busy. 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