Transfer window review: how did the Premier League clubs do?

Arsenal

Arsène Wenger’s belief in his players is total and he was only ever going to make important signings if he felt they were an upgrade on what he already had. Petr Cech fitted the bill in goal but, in what the Arsenal manager felt was a bizarre market, nobody else who was obtainable did

IN: Petr Cech Chelsea, £10m.

OUT: Lukas Podolski Galatasaray, £1.8m; Ryo Miyaichi St Pauli, released; Abou Diaby Marseille, released. Loans: Chuba Akpom Hull City; Serge Gnabry West Bromwich Albion; Carl Jenkinson West Ham United; Ainsley Maitland-Niles Ipswich Town; Emiliano Martínez Wolverhampton Wanderers; Yaya Sanogo Ajax; Wellington Silva Bolton Wanderers; Wojciech Szczesny Roma; Jon Toral Birmingham City; Danny Crowley Barnsley; Gedion Zelalem Rangers

Aston Villa

Tim Sherwood has overseen a huge turnover and many of the recruits will have to prove their worth quickly as replacements for departed key players such as Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph. Adama Traoré has already shown flashes of flair to excite fans and Idrissa Gueye has also impressed but more need to flourish if Villa are to steer clear of relegation

IN: Jordan Amavi Nice, £7m; Jordan Ayew Lorient, £9m; Mark Bunn Norwich City, free; José Ángel Crespo Córdoba, £500,000; Rudy Gestede Blackburn Rovers, £6m; Idrissa Gueye Lille, £9m; Joleon Lescott West Bromwich Albion, £1m; Micah Richards Manchester City, free; Matija Sarkic Anderlecht, free; Scott Sinclair Manchester City, £2.5m; Adama Traoré Barcelona, £7.1m; Jordan Veretout Nantes, £8m

OUT: Darren Bent Ipswich, released; Christian Benteke Liverpool, £32.5m; Fabian Delph Manchester City, £8m; Shay Given Stoke City, released; Matthew Lowton Burnley, £1m; Antonio Luna Eibar, £500,000; Yacouba Sylla Rennes, released; Enda Stevens Portsmouth, released; Ron Vlaar released; Andreas Weimann Derby County, £2.75m; Aleksandar Tonev Frosinone, undisclosed. Loans: Nathan Baker Bristol City Joe Bennett Bournemouth; Aly Cissokho Porto; Callum Robinson Bristol City

Bournemouth

Bournemouth’s summer-long pursuit of Glenn Murray reached a successful conclusion on Tuesday and capped a transfer window in which particular attention was paid to attacking positions, although their biggest fee was the £8m paid to Ipswich for the left-back Tyrone Mings. An impressive set of dealings was soured by news that both Mings and their second most-expensive acquisition, the winger Max Gradel, both sustained long-term injuries last weekend

IN: Artur Boruc Southampton, free; Silvain Distin Everton, free; Adam Federici Reading, free; Max Gradel St-Étienne, undisclosed; Josh King Blackburn Rovers, free; Tyrone Mings Ipswich Town, £8m; Glenn Murray Crystal Palace, £3m; Lee Tomlin Middlesbrough, undisclosed. Loans: Christian Atsu Chelsea; Joe Bennett Aston Villa; Filippo Costa Chievo

OUT: Miles Addison released; Mohamed Coulibaly released; Darryl Flahavan released; Ian Harte released; Josh McQuoid released; Joe Partington released; Brett Pitman Ipswich Town, undisclosed. Loans: Ryan Fraser Ipswich Town

Chelsea

Efficiency in the transfer market was Chelsea’s strength last season and lack of it may prove to have been their weakness this time around. Moves to strengthen, rather than merely replace, were left late and were thwarted on John Stones and Paul Pogba. Those deals will be revisited but, for now, the overriding sense is largely one of frustration

IN: Baba Rahman Augsburg, £21m; Pedro Barcelona, £21.1m; Asmir Begovic Stoke, £8m; Michael Hector Reading, £4m; Kenedy Fluminense, £6.7m; Nathan Atlético Paranaense, £4.5m; Papy Djilobodji Nantes, £2.7m; Danilo Pantic Partizan Belgrade, £1.25m. Loan: Radamel Falcao Monaco

OUT: Petr Cech Arsenal, £10m; Thorgan Hazard Borussia Mönchengladbach, £3m; Oriol Romeu Southampton, £5m; Josh McEachran Brentford, £400,000; Gaël Kakuta Sevilla, £4m; Filipe Luís Atlético Madrid, £16m; Didier Drogba Montreal, released. Loans: Marco van Ginkel Stoke City; Mohamed Salah Roma; Christian Atsu Bournemouth; Mario Pasalic Monaco; Tomas Kalas Middlesbrough; Patrick Bamford Crystal Palace; Michael Hector Reading; Nathan Aké Watford; Juan Cuadrado Juventus; Marko Marin Trabzonspor; Lucas Piazon Reading; Victor Moses West Ham; Andreas Christensen Borussia M’gladbach; Matej Delac FK Sarajevo; Wallace Carpi; Kenneth Omeruo Kasimpasa; Jordan Houghton Gillingham; Jeremie Boga Rennes; Nathaniel Chalobah Napoli; Alex Davey Peterborough; Todd Kane Nijmegen; Ulises Davila Victória Setúbal; Stipe Perica Udinese; Cristian Maneo Mouscron; Bekanty Victorien Angban, Cristian Cuevas, Joao Rodríguez all St-Truiden; Lewis Baker, Nathan, Isaiah Brown, Danilo Pantic, Dominic Solanke all Vitesse Arnhem

Crystal Palace

The bulk of Crystal Palace’s incoming business was secured early, with Yohan Cabaye’s club record arrival a statement of intent to set an upbeat tone. Deadline day was largely spent streamlining the squad with scope to add more bodies, if deemed necessary, in the midwinter window

IN: Yohan Cabaye Paris St-Germain, £10m; Alex McCarthy Queens Park Rangers, £3.5m; Bakary Sako Wolverhampton Wanderers, free; Connor Wickham Sunderland, £8m. Loan: Patrick Bamford Chelsea

OUT: Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday, released; Kyle de Silva Notts County, released; Stephen Dobbie Bolton Wanderers, released; Owen Garvan Colchester United, released; Adlène Guedioura Watford, £2.5m; Glenn Murray Bournemouth, £3m; Lewis Price Sheffield Wednesday, released; Peter Ramage Kerela Blasters, released. Loans: Jack Hunt Sheffield Wednesday; Hiram Boateng Plymouth Argyle; Ryan Inniss Port Vale; Jerome Binom-Williams Burton Albion

Everton

Resisting Chelsea’s pursuit of John Stones was Everton’s most important act but it is an exaggeration to say the club have shown serious ambition in this window. Additions have been modest and, having paid £3.25m above the initial £6.25m fee for Ramiro Funes Mori, Roberto Martínez finished without the playmaker and striker he wanted

IN: Tom Cleverley Manchester United, free; Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona, £4.2m; David Henen Olympiakos, £500k; Mason Holgate Barnsley, £1m; Aaron Lennon Tottenham Hotspur, £4.5m; Leandro Rodríguez River Plate Montevideo, £500k; Ramiro Funes Mori River Plate, £9.5m

OUT: Antolín Alcaraz released; Sylvain Distin Bournemouth, released; Matthew Kennedy Cardiff City, undisclosed; Chris Long Burnley, £500k. Loans: Luke Garbutt Fulham; Francisco Júnior Wigan Athletic; Jonjoe Kenny Wigan Athletic

Leicester City

Leicester’s final act of the window was to get on loan the winger Nathan Dyer from Swansea, who became their sixth signing of a summer where all areas have been strengthened. Gökhan Inler, the Swiss captain, was their highest-profile purchase while the Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki made an early impact with a goal at West Ham. Most of them will have to be patient as the side that thrived at the end of last season continues its form, although Inler’s presence should, in time, sweeten the pill of Esteban Cambiasso’s departure

IN: Yohan Benalouane Atalanta, undisclosed; Christian Fuchs Schalke, free; Robert Huth Stoke City, undisclosed; Gökhan Inler Napoli, £5m; N’Golo Kanté Caen, undisclosed; Shinji Okazaki Mainz, £7m. Loan: Nathan Dyer Swansea City

OUT: Esteban Cambiasso Olympiakos, released; Paul Gallagher Preston North End, released; David Nugent Middlesbrough, £4m; Gary Taylor-Fletcher released; Matthew Upson MK Dons, released; Chris Wood Leeds United, undisclosed. Loans: Ben Hamer Bristol City; Paul Konchesky QPR; Tom Lawrence Blackburn Rovers; Liam Moore Bristol City

Liverpool

Compared with last summer’s chaotic scramble – one that has culminated in four of nine signings already leaving – Liverpool enjoyed a far more decisive and coherent window. Weaknesses in attack, at right-back and in terms of experience were addressed, though doubts remain over the quality while a lot of expensive deadwood was removed.

IN: Taiwo Awoniyi Imperial Soccer Academy, £400k; Christian Benteke Aston Villa, £32.5m; Adam Bogdan Bolton Wanderers, free; Nathaniel Clyne Southampton, £12.5m; Roberto Firmino Hoffenheim, £29.5m; Joe Gomez Charlton Athletic, £3.5m; Danny Ings Burnley, tribunal; James Milner Manchester City, free

OUT: Iago Aspas Celta Vigo, £3.5m; Fabio Borini Sunderland, £8m; Sebastián Coates Sunderland, £2m; Steven Gerrard LA Galaxy, released; Glen Johnson Stoke City, released; Brad Jones Bradford City, released; Rickie Lambert West Bromwich Albion, £3m; Javier Manquillo released; Raheem Sterling Manchester City, £49m. Loans: Luis Alberto Deportivo La Coruña; Mario Balotelli Milan; Sergi Canos Brentford; Ryan McLaughlin, Danny Ward both Aberdeen; Lazar Markovic Fenerbahce; Kevin Stewart, Jordan Williams both Swindon Town; Andre Wisdom Norwich City

Manchester City

City are the clear winners of the window of the heavyweight clubs. They boast the stellar transfer in Raheem Sterling and they arguably boast the bargain acquisition in Fabian Delph. They also have the strength-in-depth buy in Nicolás Otamendi. And then there is the icing-on-the-cake purchase in the £51m Kevin De Bruyne, who should slot into an already flying team

IN: Kevin De Bruyne Wolfsburg, £51m; Fabian Delph Aston Villa, £8m; Nicolás Otamendi Valencia, £34m; Patrick Roberts Fulham, £11m; Rubén Sobrino SD Ponferradina, £200,000; Raheem Sterling Liverpool, £49m; Enes Unal Bursaspor, £2m

OUT: Dedryck Boyata Celtic, undisclosed; John Guidetti Celta Vigo, released; Jordy Hiwula Huddersfield Town, undisclosed; Frank Lampard New York City, released; Marcos Lopes Monaco, £9m; James Milner Liverpool, released; Matija Nastasic Schalke, undisclosed; Micah Richards Aston Villa, released; Scott Sinclair Aston Villa, £2.5m. Loans: Jason Denayer Galatasaray; Edin Dzeko Roma; Stevan Jovetic Internazionale; Enes Unal Genk

Manchester United

A glut of early signings – Memphis Depay, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Morgan Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian and Sergio Romero – were joined by a second phase of business that United fans may want to forget. The David de Gea issue culminated in Monday evening’s farce with the move to Real Madrid finally collapsing. Throw in £36m for the unknown Anthony Martial and the departures of Javier Hernández and Adnan Januzaj to limit Louis van Gaal’s striking options further and the window closed with some serious head-scratching

IN: Matteo Darmian Torino, £12.9m; Memphis Depay PSV Eindhoven, £25m; Anthony Martial Monaco, initial £36m; Sergio Romero Sampdoria, free; Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton, £24m; Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich, £14.4m

OUT: Ben Amos released; Tom Cleverley Everton, released; Ángel di María Paris St-Germain, £44.3m; Jonny Evans West Bromwich Albion, £6m; Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen, £7.3m; Reece James Wigan Athletic, undisclosed; Saidy Janko Celtic, undisclosed; Nani Fenerbahce, £4.3m; Rafael da Silva Lyon, £2.5m; Tom Thorpe Rotherham United, released; Robin van Persie Fenerbahce, £4.7m. Loans: Tyler Blackett Celtic; Will Keane Preston North End; Adnan Januzaj Borussia Dortmund

Newcastle United

Steve McClaren will be reasonably happy although, ideally, he would have liked another striker (preferably Charlie Austin) as well as an extra centre-half, right-back and left-back. Chancel Mbemba looks a fine defensive acquisition and Georginio Wijnaldum and Florian Thauvin extremely promising creators but questions remain about Aleksandar Mitrovic’s temperament, if not his goal-scoring aptitude

IN: Chancel Mbemba Anderlecht, £8m; Aleksandar Mitrovic Anderlecht, £13m; Florian Thauvin Marseille, £13m; Ivan Toney Northampton Town, £300,000; Georginio Wijnaldum PSV Eindhoven, £14.5m

OUT: Mehdi Abeid Panathinaikos, £1.5m; Jan Alnwick Port Vale, released; Jonás Gutiérrez Deportivo La Coruña, released; Ryan Taylor Hull City, released. Loans: Sammy Ameobi Cardiff City; Rémy Cabella Marseille; Haris Vuckic Wigan Athletic

Norwich City

Alex Neil’s summer-long search for a striker brought up the late signing of Dieumerci Mbokani on loan, although the manager would have liked to bring an additional front man into the ranks. The versatile Robbie Brady has been the biggest signing of a relatively quiet window, while the ex-West Bromwich Albion pair Graham Dorrans and Youssouf Mulumbu will – when fit, in the latter’s case – add to their midfield options. It was a surprise to see Bradley Johnson, a star of last season, allowed to leave for Derby on deadline day

IN: Robbie Brady Hull City, £7m; Graham Dorrans West Bromwich Albion, undisclosed; Jake Kean Blackburn Rovers, free; Youssouf Mulumbu West Bromwich Albion, free. Loans: Matt Jarvis West Ham; Dieumerci Mbokani Dynamo Kyiv; Andre Wisdom Liverpool

OUT: Luciano Becchio released; Mark Bunn Aston Villa, released; Carlos Cuéllar released; Javier Garrido released; Bradley Johnson Derby County, £6.5m. Loans: Jacob Murphy Coventry City; Josh Murphy MK Dons; Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Rotherham; Michael Turner Sheffield Wednesday; Ricky van Wolfswinkel Real Betis

Southampton

Ronald Koeman successfully made light of a summer of upheaval at Southampton last season and has to do the same again following more departures. The team have struggled defensively so far and the signing of the centre-back Virgil van Djik on deadline day could rectify that. Retaining the defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama should help too

IN: Jordy Clasie Feyenoord, £7m; Juanmi Málaga, £5.1m; Cuco Martina Twente, £3m; Oriol Romeu Chelsea, £5m; Cédric Soares Sporting, £3.6m; Virgil van Dijk Celtic, £11.5m. Loans: Steven Caulker Queens Park Rangers; Maarten Stekelenburg Fulham

OUT: Artur Boruc Bournemouth, released; Nathaniel Clyne Liverpool, £12.5m; Cody Cropper MK Dons, released; Dani Osvaldo Porto, released; Morgan Schneiderlin Manchester United, £24m. Loan: Sam Gallagher MK Dons

Stoke City

Among the most intriguing summer recruiters, with the arrival of creative talents such as Xherdan Shaqiri from Internazionale and Ibrahim Afellay from Barcelona continuing the club’s glamorous makeover under Mark Hughes. Marco van Ginkel on loan from Chelsea will have to shine as Steven N’Zonzi’s midfield replacement if they are to fly high.

IN: Ibrahim Afellay Barcelona, free; Moha El Ouriachi Barcelona, undisclosed; Shay Given Aston Villa, free; Jakob Haugaard Midtjylland, undisclosed; Glen Johnson Liverpool, free; Joselu Hannover, £5.7m; Sergio Molina Real Madrid, undisclosed; Xherdan Shaqiri Internazionale, £12m; Philipp Wollscheid Bayer Leverkusen, £2.75m. Loan: Marco van Ginkel Chelsea

OUT: Asmir Begovic Chelsea, £8m; Robert Huth Leicester City, undisclosed; Steven N’Zonzi Sevilla, £7m; Wilson Palacios released; Thomas Sorensen Melbourne City, released

Sunderland

Dick Advocaat had become so disillusioned that Ellis Short, the owner, felt compelled to buy him Fabio Borini as a peace offering. Serious doubts linger about the defence; are Younès Kaboul, Sebastián Coates, Adam Matthews and, now, DeAndre Yedlin really the answer? If, and it is a big if, Yann M’Vila behaves, he looks an excellent midfielder while Jeremain Lens offers long craved creativity.

IN: Fabio Borini Liveprool, £8m; Sebastián Coates Liverpool, £2m; Younès Kaboul Tottenham Hotspur, £3m; Jeremain Lens Dynamo Kyiv, £8.5m; Adam Matthews Celtic, £2m. Loans: Yann M’Vila Rubin Kazan; Ola Toivonen Rennes; DeAndre Yedlin Tottenham Hotspur

OUT: El Hadji Ba Charlton Athletic, undisclosed; Connor Wickham Crystal Palace, £8m. Loans: Jordan Pickford Preston North End; Santiago Vergini Getafe

Swansea City

Swansea’s signing of André Ayew on a free transfer already seems a piece of business to put most others to shame; the Ghanaian has scored three goals and provided a sublime assist for Bafétimbi Gomis against Manchester United. Their other major signings, the left-back Franck Tabanou and the striker Éder, are yet to start in the league. Nathan Dyer’s fall from favour has resulted in the winger moving on loan to Leicester in their only significant departure

IN: André Ayew Marseille, free; Botti Biabi Falkirk, undisclosed; Éder Braga, undisclosed; Ollie McBurnie Bradford City, undisclosed; Kristoffer Nordfeldt Heerenveen, undisclosed; Franck Tabanou St-Étienne, undisclosed

OUT: Jazz Richards Fulham, undisclosed; Alan Tate released. Loans: Nathan Dyer Leicester City; Kenji Gorré ADO Den Haag

Tottenham Hotspur

Daniel Levy succeeded in keeping Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane and shipping out plenty of deadwood but it was the failure to sign a defensive midfielder and recognised cover up front that made the window seem like a missed opportunity. The chairman’s strategy in this market has come under scrutiny

IN: Toby Alderweireld Atlético Madrid, £11.4m; Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen, £22m; Clinton Njie Lyon, £10m; Kieran Trippier Burnley, £3.5m; Kevin Wimmer Cologne, £4.3m

OUT: Étienne Capoue Watford, £6m; Cristian Ceballos Charlton Athletic, released; Vlad Chiriches Napoli, £4.5m; Ryan Fredericks Bristol City, undisclosed; Brad Friedel retired; Grant Hall Queens Park Rangers, undisclosed; Lewis Holtby Hamburg, £4.6m; Younès Kaboul Sunderland, £3m; Aaron Lennon Everton, £4.5m; Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande, £9.9m; Roberto Soldado Villarreal, £7m; Benjamin Stambouli Paris St-Germain, £6m. Loans: DeAndre Yedlin Sunderland; Grant Ward Rotherham United

Watford

Few would have expected a quiet transfer window from the Pozzo family but the extent to which Watford’s promotion-winning squad has been overhauled raises eyebrows nonetheless. Adlène Guedioura, a success on loan last season, returned on deadline day to provide some continuity and was joined by the forwards Victor Ibarbo and Obbi Oularé

IN: Giedrius Arlauskis Steaua Bucharest, free; Valon Behrami Hamburg, undisclosed; Steven Berghuis AZ Alkmaar, £4.6m; Miguel Britos Napoli, undisclosed; Étienne Capoue Tottenham, £6m; Adlène Guedioura Crystal Palace, £2.5m; José Manuel Jurado Spartak Moscow, undisclosed; José Holebas Roma, undisclosed; Allan Nyom Udinese, undisclosed; Obbi Oularé Club Brugge, undisclosed; Sebastian Prödl Werder Bremen, free; Matej Vydra Udinese, free. Loans: Nathan Aké Chelsea; Alessandro Diamanti Guangzhou Evergrande; Victor Ibarbo Roma

OUT: Jonathan Bond Reading, undisclosed; Fernando Forestieri Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed; Lewis McGugan Sheffield Wednesday, undisclosed; Marco Motta released. Loans: Gabriele Angella Queens Park Rangers; Diego Fabbrini Middlesbrough; Miguel Layún Porto; Daniel Pudil Sheffield Wednesday; Matej Vydra Reading

West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion fended off Tottenham Hotspur’s efforts to sign Saido Berahino but may find theirs was a pyrrhic victory if the forward’s promise never to play under the chairman, Jeremy Peace, again is fulfilled. Tony Pulis has, at least, worked assiduously to strengthen the spine of his team this summer and Salomón Rondón, their club record signing, has already made a strong impression up front. Pulis was happy to let the centre-back Joleon Lescott join Aston Villa after bringing Jonny Evans in from Manchester United

IN: James Chester Hull City, £8m; Jonny Evans Manchester United, £6m; Rickie Lambert Liverpool, £3m; Anders Lindegaard Manchester United, free; James McClean Wigan Athletic, undisclosed; Salomón Rondón Zenit St Petersburg, £12m. Loan: Serge Gnabry Arsenal

OUT: Chris Baird released; Donervon Daniels released; Jason Davidson released; Graham Dorrans Norwich City, undisclosed; Joleon Lescott Aston Villa, £1m; Youssouf Mulumbu Norwich City, released; Kemar Roofe Oxford United, undisclosed; Georgios Samaras released. Loan: Adil Nabi Delhi Dynamos

West Ham United

Dmitry Payet already looks a delightful signing but a busy end to the transfer window was still required for the club to address its lack of width, strengthen its firepower and add creativity. The east Londoners are looking much more balanced than they were at the start of the season with the late additions of players such as Alex Song, Victor Moses, Nikica Jelavic and Michail Antonio

IN: Michail Antonio Nottingham Forest, £7m; Stephen Hendrie Hamilton, undisclosed; Nikica Jelavic Hull City, £3m; Pedro Obiang Sampdoria, £4.3m; Angelo Ogbonna Juventus, £10m; Dimitri Payet Marseille, £10.7m; Darren Randolph Birmingham City, free. Loans: Carl Jenkinson Arsenal; Manuel Lanzini Al Jazira Club; Victor Moses Chelsea; Alex Song Barcelona

OUT: Carlton Cole released; Guy Demel released; Stewart Downing Middlesbrough, £5.5m; Jussi Jaaskelainen Wigan Athletic, released; Nenê Vasco da Gama, released; Kevin Nolan released. Loans: Matt Jarvis Norwich City; Diego Poyet MK Dons