Premier League transfer window recap: Five best signings

With all incoming Premier League business done, we pick out the five best deals from the transfer window.

Published : Aug 09, 2019 01:42 IST

At a reported fee of £24 million ($29 million), West Ham made what looks like being a clever addition. Fornals' form fell away a little last season but he was generally a brilliant attacking threat for Villarreal after initially impressing with Malaga in LaLiga. The relatively modest fee means he will likely have to do little to repay West Ham's faith and they could expect a huge increase on that fee if he does enough to impress an elite suitor in the coming seasons.

Arsenal quite desperately needed defensive reinforcements, but it took until deadline day to get over the line. Tierney, at least, should be worth the wait. A consistent performer for Celtic, the Gunners have done well to bring in the Scotland fullback for a fee in the region of £25 million. Celtic boss Neil Lennon mentioned Aaron Wan-Bissaka's £50m move to Manchester United when talking up Tierney's potential price, so to pay half that sum to solve the left-back problem is a huge coup for Unai Emery's side.

How do you improve the treble-winning champions? Well, Pep Guardiola has finally brought in a player in an area they had long seemed light. Fernandinho is now 34 and City struggled to replace the Brazilian when he was out of action last season. That will no longer be an issue with Rodri's arrival. The former Atletico Madrid midfielder looks to be an excellent long-term replacement for Fernandinho and has hit the ground running, impressing in the Community Shield win over Liverpool.

Tottenham did not make a single signing last season but Spurs secured one of the best deals of the new campaign when Ndombele arrived in London. Spurs' lack of depth in the center of midfield was far more concerning than City's last term, with Victor Wanyama called in from the cold to partner with Moussa Sissoko for stretches of their Champions League run. Ndombele will now look to link up with Sissoko and Harry Winks in a potentially dominant midfield.

Juventus has attacked the transfer market again this year and this led to Kean being the odd man out despite an outstanding end to the 2018-19 season. With Everton's numerous creative players, Kean should be a success at Goodison Park and belatedly replace Romelu Lukaku in the central striking role.

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At a reported fee of £24 million ($29 million), West Ham made what looks like being a clever addition. Fornals' form fell away a little last season but he was generally a brilliant attacking threat for Villarreal after initially impressing with Malaga in LaLiga. The relatively modest fee means he will likely have to do little to repay West Ham's faith and they could expect a huge increase on that fee if he does enough to impress an elite suitor in the coming seasons.
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