Transfer deadline day LIVE: Chelsea furious as Camara deal falls through, Balogun walks away from Everton, Man City sign Fernandez

Transfer window: More money spent than ever, fewer clubs happy

A hectic summer transfer window has come to an end for the Premier League after a dramatic deadline day full of twists and turns.

Manchester City eventually completed a record-equalling transfer of Enzo Fernandez for £125m – but Chelsea’s deal for Monaco’s Lamine Camara dramatically fell through after the transfer deadline. Chelsea are said to be furious after Monaco pulled out of a £47m deal for the 22-year-old midfielder at the last moment.

Everton, too, were dealt a bitter blow after the deadline as striker Folarin Balogun walked away from his £40m move from Monaco, which came after they had sold Beto to Fiorentina and Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City. The Toffees were left with Jack Grealish and Ainsley Maitland-Niles as their only deadline day replacements, while Tottenham have signed Mykhailo Mudryk on loan. Sunderland beat Crystal Palace to the signing of Malick Fofana after a dramatic tug-of-war for the £30m Lyon winger.

Manchester United did not sign a left back, despite being offered the chance to sign Rayan Ait-Nouri from rivals Manchester City. Liverpool’s business finished after signing Bradley Barcola for £120m and agreeing to sign 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans next summer.

Arsenal’s summer-long pursuit of Julian Alvarez finally concluded with the forward remaining at Atletico Madrid, who had refused to allow the Argentina international to join Barcelona. The Gunners have sold Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus and even allowed Ethan Nwaneri to depart on loan – and the window closes without Mikel Arteta signing the marquee attacking signing he craved.

Follow all of the latest transfer fallout in our live blog below:

The Premier League’s obscene transfer window has broken football

So after a couple of manic months at a frankly obscene outlay of £3.3bn, the Premier League transfer window is at an end – and no-one, Miguel Delaney writes, really seems that happy.

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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Manchester United

Ins: Carlos Baleba (£70m), Andrey Santos (£50m), Youri Tielemans (£35m), Tynan Thompson (£4m), Cristian Orozco (£700k), Karl Darlow (free), Kit Margetson (compensation)

Outs: Rasmus Hojlund (£43.2m), Radek Vitek (£14m), Jayce Fitzgerald (loan), Toby Collyer (undisclosed fee), Jacob Devaney (loan), Ethan Ennis (undisclosed fee), Ethan Williams (undisclosed fee), Sonny Aljofree (undisclosed fee), Altay Bayindir (loan), Tyler Fredricson (undisclosed fee), Casemiro (free), André Onana (loan extended), James Scanlon (undisclosed fee), James Bailey (free), Ethan Wheatley (loan), Sekou Kone (loan), Elyh Harrison (loan), Tyrell Malacia (released), Jadon Sancho (released)

Verdict: Another Manchester club, another extensive midfield rebuild. Yet while the Red Devils missed out on Anderson, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, there is an abundance of potential in the acquisitions of Carlos Baleba, Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans. And yet… the highest of hopes for Michael Carrick’s squad this campaign is a return of one of their own. Marcus Rashford, now adorning the No 9 jersey, is back after steering his career back on track at Barcelona last season. Should Carrick unlock Rashford’s quality, United could be potent up top.

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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Manchester City

Ins: Enzo Fernandez (£125m), Elliot Anderson (£116m), Ayyoub Bouaddi (£85.6m), Iliman Ndiaye (£60m), Allan (£32m), Mathys Detourbet (£21.6m), Jeremy Monga (£12.5m), Pierce Charles (£3m), Gerónimo Rulli (£1.7m)

Outs: Savio (£75m), Nico González (£52m), Tijjani Reijnders (£52m), Rodri (£51.3m), James Trafford (£40.5m), Nathan Ake (£7m), Issa Kaboré (£2m), Reigan Heskey (£2m), Stephen Mfuni (loan), Manuel Akanji (undisclosed fee), Jack Grealish (loan), Omar Marmoush (loan), Divine Mukasa (loan), Max Alleyne (loan), Finley Burns (undisclosed fee), Lakyle Samuel (loan), Emilio Lawrence (loan), Divin Mubama (loan), John Stones (free), Joel Ndala (undisclosed fee), Spike Brits (loan), Matty Warhurst (undisclosed fee), Sverre Nypan (loan), Pierce Charles (loan), Mathys Detourbet (loan), Isaac Smith (undisclosed fee), Oliver Whatmuff (loan), Bernardo Silva (free), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (undisclosed fee), Jaden Heskey (loan), Luca Fletcher (undisclosed), Kalvin Phillips (loan), Christian McFarlane (loan)

Verdict: There has been a lot of change at the Etihad in what is Enzo Maresca’s first window in charge. Just look above: for nine signings, see 33 departures. A new midfield trio of Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi is extremely exciting but the exit of Rodri – the favourite to claim a second Ballon d’Or – is unequivocally a huge blow. Club stalwarts like Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Nathan Ake have also left and Maresca may have quite the job on to get all his big-money signings to gel in the absence of such huge squad characters.

Elliot Anderson will anchor Manchester City’s new midfield (Getty)
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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Liverpool

Ins: Bradley Barcola (£123m), Jeremy Jacquet (£55m), Victor Munoz (£34.5m), Lucca Brughmans (£30m), Ifeanyi Ndukwe (undisclosed fee), Ronald Araujo (loan), Samuel Martinez (joining in 2027)

Outs: Curtis Jones (£25.7m), Stefan Bajcetic (undisclosed fee), Calvin Ramsay (loan), Ifeanyi Ndukwe (loan), Kieran Morrison (loan), Calum Scanlon (loan), Mohamed Salah (free), Amara Nallo (loan), Armin Pecsi (loan), Luca Stephenson (undisclosed fee), Carter Pinnington (undisclosed fee), Ibrahima Konate (free), Andy Robertson (free), DJ Bernard (free), Rhys Williams (released), Lucca Brughmans (loan), Harvey Elliott (loan), Keyrel Figueroa (loan)

Verdict: The long-awaited signing of Bradley Barcola brings an injection of excitement into Liverpool’s window but, as so adeptly described by my colleague Adam Clery in his latest YouTube video, it’s a bit like buying a Ferrari while your house is burning to the ground. The Reds remain conspicuously short in defensive midfield and at right-back, though they did strengthen in central defence with Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo. Victor Munoz looks a strong wing option further forward – but it is somewhat questionable that they’ve not brought in a left-footed wide option to replace Mohamed Salah.

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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Leeds

Ins: James Trafford (£40.5m), Tarik Muharemovic (£34.1m), Nico Elvedi (£6.8m), Michael Zetterer (£4.2m), Harry Wilson (free), Jean-Matteo Bahoya (loan), Melvin Bard (loan)

Outs: Pascal Struijk (£18m), Joe Gelhardt (£6.5m), Isaac Schmidt (£1.1m), Lucas Perri (loan), Sam Byram (free), Sebastiaan Bornauw (loan), Wilfried Gnonto (loan), Joël Piroe (loan), Charlie Crew (loan), Jack Harrison (undisclosed fee), Maximilian Wöber (released), Karl Darlow (free), Illan Meslier (free), Harry Gray (loan), Sam Chambers (loan), Largie Ramzani (loan)

Verdict: An aggressive window from Leeds and one that puts faith in Daniel Farke. A massive move for James Trafford provides a foundation and sign that the Whites intend to be a Premier League side for years to come, given the England shot-stopper’s best years are ahead and the lack of stability so far in his short but promising career meant his next move would have to be highly convincing. To be an attractive free agent destination, for Harry Wilson, and then to acquire the talented centre-back Tarik Muharemovic, with the older Pascal Struijk going out for a lesser fee, shows Leeds have spent with intent, while not operating in a reckless way like some of their rivals. A couple late loans to add depth to the left flank also doesn’t go amiss.

James Trafford was Leeds' headline signing this summer
James Trafford was Leeds’ headline signing this summer (Getty)
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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Ipswich

Ins: Julio Enciso (£26m), Emersonn (£24m), Exequiel Palacios (£23.5m), Abdul Fatawu (£20m), Zian Flemming (£20m), Abdoul Ouattara (£17m), Florentino Luis (£16m), Daizen Maeda (£10m), Sasa Lukic (£9m), Kjell Scherpen (£8.6m), Issa Diop (£8.5m), Chuba Akpom (£7m), Kayne van Oevelen (£3.4m), Cédric Kipre (£1.7m), Chris Atherton (undisclosed fee), Frankie Runham (undisclosed fee), Lucca Fletcher (undisclosed fee)

Outs: George Hirst (£6m), Arijanet Muric (£6m), Harry Clarke (£3.5m), Wes Burns (£100k), Cameron Humphreys (loan), Ali Al-Hamadi (loan), Kayne van Oevelen (loan), Ben Johnson (loan), Finley Barbrook (loan), Sam Szmodics (loan), Conor Townsend (loan), Conor Chaplin (loan), Elkan Baggott (£2m), Cieran Slicker (loan), Leon Ayinde (undisclosed fee), Ryan Carr (free), Somto Boniface (loan), Henry Gray (loan), Ashley Young (retired), Tudor Mendel (loan), Chieo Ogbene (loan)

Verdict: You certainly can’t accuse Ipswich of failing to give it a go this summer, given they’ve spent around £170m – breaking the record for the most by a newly-promoted club in Premier League history. Of course, they splashed the cash after promotion two years ago and still recorded just four wins all season as they slipped to a limp relegation… But there has been a concerted effort to bring in some attacking talent with Paraguayan livewire Julio Enciso already looking dangerous in the heavy defeat to Manchester United and the likes of former Toulouse striker Emersonn and ex-Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu also offering exciting young quality. Exequiel Palacios, signed from Bayer Leverkusen, should bring a touch of class in midfield, while Sasa Lukic and Issa Diop offer Premier League experience and ex-Celtic man Daizen Maeda is also a veteran of British football. They may not stay up but the Tractor Boys have at least taken a big swing.

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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Hull City

Ins: Nobel Mendy (£20m), Konstantinos Tzolakis (£20m), Lucas Herrington (£17.1m) Ilyas Ansah (£14.5m), Mohamed-Ali Cho (£13m), Tim Iroegbunam (£13m), Jens Hjerto-Dahl (£10m), Joe Gelhardt (£6.5m), Jack Butland (£3m), Lucas Gourna-Douath (3.4m), Elliot Stroud (£3m), Hidemasa Morita (free), Matt Targett (free), Oscar Zambrano (undisclosed fee), Ben Robinson (free), Christos Mouzakitis (undisclosed fee), Sorba Thomas (undisclosed fee), Robinio Vaz (loan), Brooke Norton-Cuffey (loan)

Outs: Ivor Pandur (£6m), Abu Kamara (£2.5m), Aidon Shehu (2.5m), Cathal McCarthy (loan), Enis Destan (undisclosed fee), Thimothée Lo-Tutala (loan), Nathan Tinsdale (loan), Mason Burstow (loan), Harvey Cartwright (loan), Kyle Joseph (undisclosed fee), Kasey Palmer (undisclosed fee), James Debayo (loan), Akin Famewo (undisclosed fee), Harry Vaughan (free), Liam Millar (loan), Cody Drameh (loan)

Verdict: Hull went into this window, first of all, needing to sell. Their promotion through the play-offs had triggered bonus clauses in players’ contracts that meant their overspend was on course to leave them in breach of financial regulations, which could have led to a points deduction. They did sell to avoid this, with outgoings including their first-choice keeper Ivor Pandur, but they’ve since stocked heavily to prepare for a first season back in the Premier League. Nobel Mendy and Konstantinos Tzolakis headline a summer that has seen 18 (EIGHTEEN) additions, and after the Tigers notched two wins in their first two games, both already look like steals for club-record fees of £20m. Hull were quickly written off when they got promoted, possessing a squad that had been tipped for relegation into League One at the beginning of last season. They’ve seemingly done all they can to strengthen, adding six more on deadline day, but will it be enough? And will it perhaps be too much of a personnel shake-up for manager Sergej Jakirovic to handle?

(Reuters)
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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Fulham

Ins: Gonzalo Garcia (£34.3m), Shea Charles (£30m), Cesar Palacios (£8.6m), David Affengruber (Undisclosed), Jonah Kusi-Asare (£5.2m), Manuel Angel (£3m), Hugo Larsson (loan), Erskine Rennie (compensation)

Outs: Sasa Lukic (£9m), Issa Diop (£8.5m), Luke Harris (loan), Harvey Araujo (loan), Steven Benda (free), Alfie McNally (loan), Harry Wilson (free), Olly Sanderson (undisclosed fee), Raul Jimenez (free), Callum Cliff (free), Oliver Mayer (free), Matthew Dibley-Dias (loan), Aaron Loupalo-Bi (loan)

Verdict: Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez leave a huge amount of production in their departures. Alvaro Arbeloa’s arrival and an appetite to do things differently is exciting, but the unknown brings a certain trepidation. How quickly can the Real Madrid Castilla group settle? Gonzalo Garcia looks both a top talent and character, but more needs to be done to dismiss any fear of relegation.

New Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has brought two players with him from Real Madrid
New Fulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa has brought two players with him from Real Madrid (Reuters)
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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Everton

Ins: Tyrique George (£18m), Merlin Rohl (£17.3m), Hayden Hackney (£16.5m), Christian Norgaard (£7m), Brennan Johnson (swap deal), Jack Grealish (loan), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (undisclosed)

Outs: Iliman Ndiaye (£60m), Beto (£17m), Tim Iroegbunam (£13m), Adam Aznou (loan), Joel Catesby (loan), Roman Dixon (free), Dwight McNeil (swap), Idrissa Gueye (released), Tyler Onyango (free), Reece Welch (free), Demi Akarakiri (free), Frankie Okoronkwo (free), Isaac Heath (undisclosed fee), Seamus Coleman (released), Cody Ebere (free), Goodness Gospel-Eze (free), Elijah Campbell (loan), Nathan Patterson (undisclosed fee)

Verdict: The Toffees will come out of this summer with a sour taste in the mouth. Yes, they got the return of Jack Grealish they wanted, but it came at the almighty cost of losing Iliman Ndiaye on deadline day. That departure by itself arguably leaves Everton in a worse place to where they ended last season, which isn’t a great reflection on the window. They did look to spend some of the Ndiaye money before the deadline, only to see their pursuit of Folarin Balogun fall through at the very last moment due to the player having a change of heart. They sold Beto expecting to sign a striker on deadline day, but haven’t. Now, they go into the season short in important positions.

(PA Wire)
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Rating every Premier League club’s transfer window: Crystal Palace

Ins: Anan Khalaili (£21m), Zavier Gozo (£11m), Axel Disasi (loan), Evann Guessand (loan), Dwight McNeil (swap deal), Takehiro Tomiyasu (free), Oscar Mingueza (free), Honest Ahanor (loan), Ben Chilwell (free), Quinten Timber (undisclosed), Dario Osorio (loan)

Outs: Maxence Lacroix (£52m), Daniel Munoz (£22m), Danny Imray (£5m), Mofe Jemide (loan), Tayo Adaramola (loan), Brennan Johnson (swap deal), Owen Goodman (loan), Jackson Izquierdo (free), Hindolo Mustapha (loan), Craig Farquhar (free), Asher Agbinone (free), Jemiah Umolu (free), Rio Cardines (loan), Joe Whitworth (undisclosed), David Ozoh (loan)

Verdict: Palace have lost a couple of key figures this summer. The departures of Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz are blows, and while they have kept ahold of Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr, you fear their burning desire to leave may end up impacting their performance. They didn’t spent big to fill the voids – their biggest acquisition being Anan Khalaili, Munoz’s replacement at right wing-back – and it took until deadline day for them to get particularly active. But after the signings of Honest Ahanor and Quinten Timber among other late acquisitions, Palace fans won’t be complaining too much.

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