The Premier League\u2019s summer market delivered heavy spending and mixed results. This review ranks clubs by how their windows reshaped squads and balance sheets, using only the transactions and outcomes reported.<\/p>\n
At the lower end, Fulham operated on a tight budget and signed backup goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte before deadline day. Late additions Kevin, Samuel Chukwueze and Jonah Kusi-Asare bolstered the forward line, but the window remains underwhelming for Marco Silva\u2019s side. Crystal Palace lost Eberechi Eze, missed a \u00a335 million fee for Marc Gu\u00e9hi and blocked his move to Liverpool, with Gu\u00e9hi potentially leaving for free next summer. Y\u00e9remy Pino was one of the few exciting arrivals for Palace.<\/p>\n
West Ham and Wolverhampton each spent over \u00a3100 million but their incomings have yet to impress. West Ham lost Mohammed Kudus, while Wolves saw Matheus Cunha and Rayan A\u00eft-Nouri depart; J\u00f8rgen Strand Larsen stayed at Molineux. Aston Villa spent the least of any club yet retained key players and added Harvey Elliott, Jadon Sancho and Evann Guessand. Burnley and Leeds favoured quantity over marquee signings, prioritising depth at affordable prices after promotion.<\/p>\n
Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth replaced major talents and reinvested well. Brentford negotiated excellent fees for Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, Bournemouth profited from defensive sales, and the trio should maintain standards despite changes and Brentford coping without Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n
Mid-table movers included Nottingham Forest, who kept Morgan Gibbs-White and Murillo and added four from Botafogo alongside Dan Ndoye, James McAtee and Douglas Luiz. Sunderland spent just over \u00a3180 million and added Granit Xhaka, Nordi Mukiele, Lutsharel Geertruida, Habib Diarra and Brian Brobbey.<\/p>\n
Big-spending clubs made headline signings. Newcastle secured a record \u00a3125 million fee for Alexander Isak, signed Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade, and added Anthony Elanga and Malick Thiaw while retaining Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimar\u00e3es and Anthony Gordon. Everton\u2019s window featured Jack Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and several young additions including Thierno Barry. Manchester United bolstered the attack with Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko while offloading Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n
Tottenham refreshed across the pitch with the additions of Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Jo\u00e3o Palhinha (loan), Randal Kolo Muani (loan), Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel, while Son Heung-min departed. Manchester City replaced older figures with youth, signing Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki (injured), Gianluigi Donnarumma and James Trafford and recouping fees for McAtee, Yan Couto and M\u00e1ximo Perrone.<\/p>\n
Chelsea spent almost \u00a3300 million but achieved a positive net spend, prioritising youth with Jo\u00e3o Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garancho, Jorrel Hato and Es\u00eav\u00e3o. Arsenal recorded the highest net spend after investing \u00a3267 million while receiving just \u00a39 million in sales; key arrivals included Viktor Gy\u00f6keres, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian N\u00f8rgaard, Mart\u00edn Zubimendi and late arrival Piero Hincapi\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Liverpool led Premier League outlay with \u00a3446.5 million. They signed Alexander Isak (Premier League record fee), Florian Wirtz (division record at \u00a3116 million), Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Giovanni Leoni, and recouped almost half the spend by selling Luis D\u00edaz and Darwin N\u00fa\u00f1ez. A late collapse of the Marc Gu\u00e9hi transfer was the only notable disappointment in an otherwise aggressive window for the Reds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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