This is not being a transfer market as active as expected. During this transfer window, there was speculation about the possibility of Real Madrid carrying out a renovation in defence and FC Barcelona integrating some other star into its squad that could change the bad dynamic of last season.
However, Real Madrid seem to have settled for Kylian Mbappé and Endrick, signings that were made official at the start of this transfer window. For its part, FC Barcelona has not yet managed to sign the winger it wanted, although it has finally been able to convince Dani Olmo to return to what was his home during his time at La Masia.
Both clubs have suffered the rejections of Leny Yoro (Real Madrid) and Nico Williams (FC Barcelona), respectively, which has led the white club to take the decision to end its transfer market. On the other hand, Barcelona are still working on a possible agreement with Rafael Leao, AC Milan’s Portuguese star. A player who would correspond to the signing for the attacking winger that they promised at the beginning of the summer.
In the Premier League, however, there has been a lot of movement in this transfer window and there have been eye-catching signings such as Amadou Onana for Aston Villa, Leny Yoro and De Ligt for Manchester United and Pedro Neto and Joao Félix for Chelsea.
Bayern Munich have also signed Michael Olise, a French attacking gem, and PSG have signed Joao Neves and Desiré Doué, the latter being the winger chosen by Luis Enrique to replace ‘La Tortuga’. With 10 days to go, these are the 10 teams that have spent the most in this transfer market:
Chelsea: 10 signings for 241 million euros
The English team has signed three attackers for 118 million euros (Joao Félix, Pedro Neto and Marc Guiu), three central midfielders for 71.9 million euros (Omari Kellyman, Kiernan Dewsbury Hall and Renato Veiga), two defenders for 26.6 million euros (Aarón Anselmino and Caleb Wiley) and a goalkeeper for 24.5 million euros (Filip Jörgensen).
Joao Felix, Pedro Neto and Filip Jörgensen are Chelsea’s most notable signings abc
Atletico Madrid: four signings for 183.5 million euros
The colchoneros have added two attackers to their squad for 107 million euros (Alexander Sorloth and Julián Álvarez), a central midfielder for 42 million euros (Conor Galagher) and a defender for 34.5 million euros (Robin Le Normand).
Sorloth and Álvarez are the new forwards for Atlético de Madrid abc
Aston Villa: eight signings for 176.2 million euros
Unai Emery’s team have signed four attackers for 58.45 million euros (Cameron Archer, Jaden Philogene, Samuel Iling Junior and Lewis Dobbin), three central midfielders for 73.25 million euros (Amadou Onana, Enzo Barrenechea and Ross Barkley) and a defender for 44.5 million euros (Ian Maatsen).
Amadou Onana and Ian Maatsen have been Aston Villa’s most expensive signings in this market
Brighton & Hove Albion: seven signings for 170.2 million euros
Following the departure of Ansu Fati, the English team has added five attackers in this market for 131.2 million euros (Georginio Rutter, Yankuba Minteh, Brajan Gruda, Ibrahim Osman and Amario Cozier-Duberry) and two central midfielders for 39 million euros (Mats Wieffer and Malick Junior Yalcouyé).
Wieffer and Rutter have been Brighton’s most expensive signings ABC
PSG: four signings for 169.92 million euros
The French team led by Luis Enrique has added a forward for 50 million euros (Desire Doué), a central midfielder for 59.92 million euros (Joao Neves), a defender for 40 million euros (William Pacho) and a goalkeeper for 20 million euros (Matvey Safonov).
Neves and Doué are PSG’s great hopes this season
Manchester United: four signings for 164.5 million euros
The ‘red devils’ have added a forward (Joshua Zirkzee) and three defenders (Leny Yoro, Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui) in this market.
Yoro, De Ligt and Zirkzee strengthen Manchester United’s squad
Tottenham Hotspur: five signings for 148.85 million euros
The London team has signed three attackers for 97.6 million euros (Dominic Solanke, Min-hyeok Yang and Wilson Odobert) and two central midfielders for 51.25 million euros (Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall).
Bergvall and Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur’s most notable transfers in this market abc
West Ham United: eight signings for 144.40 million euros
His Majesty’s team has added three attackers for 79.3 million euros (Niclas Füllkrug, Luis Guilherme and Crysencio Summerville), a free central midfielder (Guido Rodríguez), three defenders for 65.1 million euros (Max Kilman, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jean-Clair Todibo, the latter being on loan) and a free goalkeeper (Wes Foderingham).
Füllkrug, Guido Rodríguez and Wan-Bissakan are West Ham’s most notable signings
Bayern Munich: six signings for 142 million euros
The Bavarian team has added two attackers for 66 million euros (Michael Olise and Bryan Zaragoza), two central midfielders for 52.5 million euros (Joao Palhinha and Armindo Sieb) and two defenders for 23.5 million euros (Hiroki Ito and Eric Dier).
Olise and Palhinha are Bayern Munich’s two most expensive signings in this market
Olympique Lyon: eight signings for 134.29 million euros
The historic team from the French city of Lyon has added four attackers in this market for 67.4 million euros (Georges Mikautadze, Ernest Nuamah, Saïd Benrahma and Mama Baldé), a central midfielder for 23.4 million euros (Orel Mangala) and three defenders for 43.49 million euros (Duje Caleta-Car, Abner Vinícius, Moussa Niakhaté).
Caleta-Car and Mikautadze are two of the most notable signings of Olympique Lyon abc