The second straight summer of record Premier League spending still came with familiar frustration. Across the division, every club found itself short of at least one target, even as money flowed freely and squads were reshaped at pace.<\/p>\n
Arsenal briefly entertained the possibility of something extraordinary when Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior\u2019s contract talks with Real Madrid stalled, but the Brazilian ended that idea by extending in Spain. The Gunners also missed out on Juli\u00e1n Alvarez, leaving Christos Tzolis to provide one of the more encouraging starts on the left side.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa endured a turbulent window and could not persuade Rafael Le\u00e3o to join their rebuild. The winger instead chose Galatasaray in a $52.3 million move from AC Milan.<\/p>\n
Bournemouth had identified Joe Scally as a potential solution at right back before moving for Juanlu S\u00e1nchez, but the Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach defender stayed in Germany. Brentford were rejected by Said El Mala after agreeing a $58.1 million deal with K\u00f6ln.<\/p>\n
Tottenham Hotspur tracked Lucas Bergvall for much of the summer, yet Brighton & Hove Albion were priced out by a $81.1 million valuation. Chelsea, meanwhile, saw a late move for Lamine Camara blocked by Monaco, while Roma refused to part with Manu Kon\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Coventry City hoped Josh Acheampong could strengthen their defence, but Chelsea would not entertain any sale or loan. Crystal Palace tried to intervene in Sunderland\u2019s move for Malick Fofana, only for the Black Cats to complete the deal.<\/p>\n
Everton\u2019s pursuit of Folarin Balogun broke down after medical checks, renegotiation and then a late reversal by the striker. Fulham could not tempt Mat\u00edas Soul\u00e9 away from Roma, despite reported interest from Newcastle United as well.<\/p>\n
Hull missed out on Yeremay Hern\u00e1ndez, Ipswich Town failed with Tammy Abraham, Leeds United were turned down by Andrei Ra\u021biu, and Liverpool\u2019s search for Mohamed Salah\u2019s long-term successor was frustrated by repeated rejections for Yankuba Minteh and Isma\u00efla Sarr.<\/p>\n
Manchester City did not get Cody Gakpo, Manchester United failed to land Lewis Hall, Newcastle lost out on Victor Mu\u00f1oz to Liverpool, Nottingham Forest were turned away by Trey Nyoni, Sunderland were denied Dodi Luk\u00e9bakio, and Tottenham still found room for major business despite that Bergvall setback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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