Jack Wilshere joined Bournemouth on loan from Arsenal in the most surprising move on transfer deadline day. The 24-year-old has only featured in two games the season, both off the bench, and has moved to the South Coast in search of first team football ahead of Euro 2016.
The record-breaking
window, Premier League clubs spend over £1billion in a transfer window for the first time, saw 13 teams
break their transfer record, with champions Leicester City shattering it twice - £16m on Ahmed Musa and £30m for Islam
Slimani.
Chelsea resigned David
Luiz from Paris Saint-Germain for £34m two years after he left Stamford Bridge to
join the French champions for £50m.
The Blues also spent
£23m on former Bolton left-back Marcos Alonso, who signed from
Fiorentina, while Loic Remy left Stamford Bridge to join Crystal
Palace for the rest of the season.
Arsenal fans finally
had some good transfer news as the Gunners addressed their problem
area's, namely defense and up-front, with the captures of Shkodran
Mustafi and Lucas Perez from Valencia and Deportivo La Coruna respectively.
Tottenham Hotspur added
Euro 2016 runner up Moussa Sissoko to their squad, he cost £30m from Newcastle United and
took their total spending to £70m.
Paul Pogba became the
most expensive player in the world when he joined Manchester United
from Juventus for £89m last month but the Red Devils did not sign
anybody on transfer deadline day.
Their 'Noisy
Neighbours' Manchester City also did their business early in the transfer window but Joe
Hart left the club on deadline day to join Torino on loan for the remainder of the 2016/17 campaign.
Samir Nasri and Wilfred Bony followed Hart out of the Etihad exit door, with the former Arsenal player moving to Sevilla and the Ivorian signing for Stoke City.
Samir Nasri and Wilfred Bony followed Hart out of the Etihad exit door, with the former Arsenal player moving to Sevilla and the Ivorian signing for Stoke City.
West Ham United added
World Cup 2010 winner Alvaro Arbeloa to their squad on a free transfer
after he was released from Real Madrid.
The Hammers allowed Enner Valencia to sign for Everton for the rest of the 2016/17 season.
The Hammers allowed Enner Valencia to sign for Everton for the rest of the 2016/17 season.
Promoted Burnley spent £10.5m on Jeff Hendrick from Derby Country while the other teams that came up, Hull City and Middlesbrough, signed Dieumerci Mbokani and Adama Traore.
Liverpool did not make any signings on deadline day but they let Mario Balotelli leave the club for Nice.
The Premier League is
on a break due to Internationals fixtures, we will see how the new
signings fit into their teams on September 10th.
For a complete list of transfers during the summer window click here.
For a complete list of transfers during the summer window click here.
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