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Premier League deals: transfer window club-by-club guide

Aug 6, 2018

A look at all the ins and outs ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline

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Champions Manchester City signed Riyad Mahrez from Leicester City for £60m

Premier League clubs are preparing to make a final push for squad additions this week ahead of the transfer deadline on 9 August.

The transfer window slams shut at 5pm on Thursday and it was reported last week that spending this summer by Premier League clubs could break last year’s record of £1.4bn. As of 31 July clubs had spent a total of £900m.

In this club-by-club guide we look at the players who have been signed and sold so far this summer.

Arsenal

  • Manager: Unai Emery 
  • Position last season: 6th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Manchester City (home, 12 August, 4pm); Chelsea (away, 18 August, 5.30pm); West Ham United (home, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen (undisclosed)
  • Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus (free) 
  • Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund (undisclosed) 
  • Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria (undisclosed) 
  • Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient (£8m)
Players out
  • Per Mertesacker (retired) 
  • Jack Wilshere to West Ham (free) 
  • Santi Cazorla to Villarreal (free) 
  • Chiori Johnson to Bolton (free) 
  • Tafari Moore to Plymouth (free) 
  • Aaron Eyoma to Derby (free) 
  • Hugo Keto to Brighton (free) 
  • Marc Bola to Blackpool (free) 
  • Jeff Reine-Adelaide to Angers (undisclosed) 
  • Chuba Akpom to PAOK (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Takuma Asano to Hannover 96, Kelechi Nwakali to Porto, Matt Macey to Plymouth 
  • Released: Vlad Dragomir, Alex Crean, Ryan Huddart

AFC Bournemouth

  • Manager: Eddie Howe 
  • Position last season: 12th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Cardiff City (home, 11 August, 3pm); West Ham United (away, 18 August, 3pm); Everton (home, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • David Brooks from Sheffield United (undisclosed) 
  • Diego Rico from Leganes (£10.7m)
Players out
  • Benik Afobe to Wolves (£12.5m) 
  • Max Gradel to Toulouse (undisclosed) 
  • Lewis Grabban to Nottingham Forest (undisclosed) 
  • Sam Matthews to Bristol Rovers (free) 
  • Ryan Allsop to Wycombe (free) 
  • Ollie Harfield to Dagenham & Redbridge (free) 
  • Rhoys Wiggins (retired) 
  • Adam Federici to Stoke (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Mikael Ndjoli to Kilmarnock 
  • Released: Baily Cargill, Patrick O’Flaherty, Joe Quigley

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • Manager: Chris Hughton 
  • Position last season: 15th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Watford (away, 11 August, 3pm); Manchester United (home, 19 August, 4pm); Liverpool (away, 25 August, 5.30pm)
Players in
  • Alireza Jahanbakhsh from AZ Alkmaar (undisclosed) 
  • Leon Balogun from Mainz (free) 
  • Florin Andone from Deportivo La Coruna (undisclosed) 
  • Jason Steele from Sunderland (undisclosed) 
  • Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior from RB Leipzig (undisclosed) 
  • David Button from Fulham (undisclosed) 
  • Yves Bissouma from Lille (undisclosed) 
  • Percy Tau from Mamelodi Sundowns (undisclosed)
Players out
  • Uwe Huenemeier to SC Paderborn (free) 
  • Jamie Murphy to Rangers (undisclosed) 
  • Bailey Vose to Colchester (undisclosed) 
  • Conor Goldson to Rangers (undisclosed) 
  • Henrik Rorvik Bjordal to SV Zulte Waregem (undisclosed) 
  • Tom Dallison to Falkirk (free) 
  • Tyler Hornby-Forbes to Newport (free) 
  • Des Hutchinson to Waterford (free) 
  • Jiri Skalak to Millwall (undisclosed) 
  • Sam Baldock to Reading (£5m) 
  • Loans: Ben Hall to Notts County, Robert Sanchez to Forest Green, Christian Walton to Wigan, Steven Alzate to Swindon 
  • Released: Steve Sidwell, Rohan Ince, Niki Maenpaa, David Ajiboye, Jonah Ayunga, Mamadou Saliou Kone, Tim Krul, Reece Myles Meekums, Rian O’Sullivan, Liam Rosenior

Burnley

  • Manager: Sean Dyche 
  • Position last season: 7th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Southampton (away, 12 August, 1.30pm); Watford (home, 19 August, 1.30pm); Fulham (away, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Ben Gibson from Middlesbrough (£15m)
Players out
  • Scott Arfield to Rangers (free) 
  • Josh Ginnelly to Walsall (free) 
  • Tom Anderson to Doncaster (free) 
  • Harry Limb to Kings Lynn (free) 
  • Loans: Conor Mitchell to St Johnstone 
  • Released: Dean Marney, Rahis Nabi, Jordan Barnett, Arlen Birch, Brad Jackson, Samuel Layton, Chris Long, Khius Metz, Jamie Thomas

Cardiff City

  • Manager: Neil Warnock 
  • Position last season: 2nd in the Championship 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Bournemouth (away, 11 August, 3pm); Newcastle (home, 18 August, 12.30pm); Huddersfield (away, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Bobby Reid from Bristol City (undisclosed) 
  • Greg Cunningham from Preston (undisclosed) 
  • Josh Murphy from Norwich (undisclosed) 
  • Alex Smithies from QPR (undisclosed)
Players out
  • None

Chelsea

  • Manager: Maurizio Sarri 
  • Position last season: 5th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Huddersfield (away, 11 August, 3pm); Arsenal (home, 18 August, 5.30pm); Newcastle (away, 26 August, 4pm)
Players in
  • Jorginho from Napoli (undisclosed) 
  • Rob Green (free)
Players out
  • Jordan Houghton to MK Dons (free) 
  • Mitchell Beeney to Sligo Rovers (free) 
  • Harvey St Clair to Unione Venezia (free) 
  • Matej Delac to AC Horsens (free) 
  • Isaac Christie-Davies to Liverpool (free) 
  • Boga to Sassuolo (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Trevor Chalobah to Ipswich, Reece James to Wigan, Dujon Sterling to Coventry, Nathan Baxter to Yeovil, Lewis Baker to Leeds, Kenedy to Newcastle, Jamal Blackman to Leeds, Ruben Sammutt to Falkirk, Eduardo to Vitesse, Jake Clarke-Salter to Vitesse, Joao Rodriguez to Tenerife, Todd Kane to Hull, Mason Mount to Derby, Charlie Colkett to Shrewsbury, Mario Pasalic to Atalanta, Jacob Maddox to Cheltenham 
  • Released: Cole DaSilva, Renedi Masampu, Wallace, Tushaun Tyrese Walters

Crystal Palace

  • Manager: Roy Hodgson 
  • Position last season: 11th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Fulham (away, 11 August, 3pm); Liverpool (home, 20 August, 8pm); Watford (away, 26 August, 1.30pm)
Players in
  • Vicente Guaita from Getafe (free) 
  • Cheikh Kouyate from West Ham (undisclosed) 
  • Max Meyer (free)
Players out
  • Yohan Cabaye to Al-Nasr (free) 
  • Andre Coker to Maidstone (free) 
  • Damien Delaney to Cork (free) 
  • Released: Jacok Kwame Berkeley-Agyepong, Diego Cavalieri, Victor Fundi, Lee Chung-yong, Bakary Sako

Everton

  • Manager: Marco Silva   
  • Position last season: 8th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Wolves (away, 11 August, 5.30pm); Southampton (home, 18 August, 3pm); Bournemouth (away, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Richarlison from Watford (£40m) 
  • Lucas Digne from Barcelona (£18m)
Players out
  • Ramiro Funes Mori to Villarreal (undisclosed) 
  • Jose Baxter to Oldham (free) 
  • Conor Grant to Plymouth (free) 
  • Calum Dyson to Plymouth (free) 
  • Wayne Rooney to DC United (free) 
  • Joel Robles to Real Betis (free) 
  • Stephen Duke-McKenna to Bolton (free) 
  • Tom Scully to Norwich (free) 
  • Loans: Luke Garbutt to Oxford United, Henry Onyekuru to Galatasaray, Shani Tarashaj to Grasshoppers, Ashley Williams to Stoke, Antonee Robinson to Wigan 
  • Released: Sam Byrne, Louis Gray, David Henen,

Fulham

  • Manager: Slaviša Jokanović 
  • Position last season: 3rd in the Championship 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Crystal Palace (home, 11 August, 3pm); Tottenham (away, 18 August, 3pm); Burnley (home, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Maxime le Marchand from Nice (undisclosed) 
  • Jean Michael Seri from Nice (undisclosed) 
  • Fabri from Besiktas (undisclosed) 
  • Andre Schurrle from Borussia Dortmund (loan) 
  • Alfie Mawson from Swansea (£15m)
Players out
  • Ryan Fredericks to West Ham (free) 
  • George Williams to Forest Green (free) 
  • David Button to Brighton (undisclosed) 
  • Isaac Pearce to Forest Green (free) 
  • Loans: Stephen Humphrys to Scunthorpe, Elijah Adebayo to Swindon, loan Marek Rodak to Rotherham, loan Tayo Edun to Ipswich 
  • Released: Daniel Martin to Leeds, Djed Spence to Middlesbrough, Joe Felix to QPR

Huddersfield Town

  • Manager: David Wagner 
  • Position last season: 16th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Chelsea (home, 11 August, 3pm); Manchester City (away, 19 August, 1.30pm); Cardiff City (home, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Ben Hamer from Leicester (free) 
  • Ramadan Sobhi from Stoke (undisclosed) 
  • Terence Kongolo from Monaco (£17.5m) 
  • Juninho Bacuna from FC Groningen (undisclosed) 
  • Erik Durm from Dortmund (undisclosed) 
  • Florent Hadergjonaj from Ingolstadt (£4.5m) 
  • Jonas Lossl from Mainz (undisclosed) 
  • Adama Diakhaby from Monaco (undisclosed)
Players out
  • Tom Ince to Stoke (£12m) 
  • Dean Whitehead (retired) 
  • Dylan Cogill to Clyde (free) 
  • Jack Boyle to Clyde (free) 
  • Sean Scannell to Bradford (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Regan Booty to Aldershot, Jack Payne to Bradford 
  • Released: Rob Green, Luca Colville, Denilson Carvalho

Leicester City

  • Manager: Claude Puel 
  • Position last season: 9th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Manchester United (away, 10 August, 8pm); Wolves (home, 18 August, 3pm); Southampton (away, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • James Maddison from Norwich (£22m) 
  • Ricardo Pereira from Porto (undisclosed) 
  • Jonny Evans from West Brom (undisclosed) 
  • Danny Ward from Liverpool (£12.5m) 
  • Rachid Ghezzal from Monaco (undisclosed)
Players out
  • Riyad Mahrez to Manchester City (£60m) 
  • Ahmed Musa to Al-Nassr (undisclosed) 
  • Ben Hamer to Huddersfield (free) 
  • Connor Wood to Bradford (undisclosed) 
  • Dylan Watts to Shamrock Rovers (released) 
  • Josh Debayo to Cheltenham (free) 
  • Loans: Harvey Barnes to West Brom, Daniel Iversen to Oldham, George Thomas to Scunthorpe 
  • Released: Robert Huth, Sammie McCleod, Cameron Yates

Liverpool

  • Manager: Jurgen Klopp   
  • Position last season: 4th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: West Ham (home, 12 August, 1.30pm); Crystal Palace (away, 20 August, 8pm); Brighton (home, 25 August, 5.30pm)
Players in
  • Naby Keita from RB Leipzig (£52.75m) 
  • Fabinho from Monaco (£43.7m) 
  • Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke (£13.5m) 
  • Alisson Becker from Roma (£67m) 
  • Isaac Christie-Davies from Chelsea (free)
Players out
  • Emre Can to Juventus (free) 
  • Jordan Williams to Rochdale (free) 
  • Jon Flanagan to Rangers (free) 
  • Danny Ward to Leicester (£12.5m) 
  • Loans: Ovie Ejaria to Rangers, Adam Bodgan to Hibs, Harry Wilson to Derby, Ryan Kent to Rangers, Allan to Eintracht Frankfurt, Ben Woodburn to Sheffield United, Herbie Kane to Doncaster 
  • Released: Yan Dhanda to Swansea, Toni Corrreira Gomes, Andrew Firth Mich’ El Parker, Paulo Manuel Neves-Alves

Manchester City

  • Manager: Pep Guardiola 
  • Position last season: 1st 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Arsenal (away, 12 August, 4pm); Huddersfield (home, 19 August, 1.30pm); Wolves (away, 25 August, 12.30pm)
Players in
  • Riyad Mahrez from Leicester (£60m) 
  • Claudio Gomes from Paris Saint-Germain (free)
Players out
  • Angus Gunn to Southampton (undisclosed) 
  • Pablo Maffeo to Stuttgart (undisclosed) 
  • Angelino to PSV Eindhoven (undisclosed) 
  • Ashley Smith-Brown to Plymouth (undisclosed) 
  • Rodney Kongolo to Heerenveen (£750,000) 
  • Javairo Dilrosun to Hertha Berlin (£200,000) 
  • Olarenwaju Kayode to Shakhtar Donetsk (undisclosed) 
  • Will Patching to Notts County (free) 
  • Divine Nash to AFC Tubize 
  • Jacob Davenport to Blackburn Rovers (undisclosed) 
  • Isaac Buckley-Ricketts to Peterborough (undisclosed) 
  • Kean Bryan to Sheffield United (undisclosed)
  • Loans: Pablo to Deportivo La Coruna, Anthony Caceres to Melbourne City, Matt Smith to Twente, Ed Francis to Almere City, Erik Palmer-Brown to NAC Breda, Manu Garcia to Toulouse, Tosin Adarabioyo to West Brom
  • Released: Yaya Toure, Sadou Diallo, Demeaco Duhaney, Erik Sarmiento Martinez, Pawel Kazimierz Sokol, Marcus Wood

Manchester United

  • Manager: Jose Mourinho 
  • Position last season: 2nd 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Leicester (home, 10 August, 8pm); Brighton (away, 19 August, 4pm); Tottenham (home, 27 August, 8pm)
Players in
  • Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk (undisclosed) 
  • Diogo Dalot from Porto (undisclosed) 
  • Lee Grant from Stoke (undisclosed)
Players out
  • Michael Carrick (retired) 
  • Joe Riley to Bradford (undisclosed) 
  • Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui to Anderlecht (free) 
  • Daley Blind to Ajax (£14.1m) 
  • Sam Johnstone to West Brom (£5m) 
  • Loans: Dean Henderson to Sheffield United, Matt Willock to St Mirren, Joel Pereira to Vitoria Setubal 
  • Released: Indy Boonen to KV Oostende, Max Johnstone, Jake Kenyon, Devonte Redmond, Theo Richardson, Charlie Scott

Newcastle United

  • Manager: Rafael Benitez 
  • Position last season: 10th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Tottenham (home, 11 August, 12.30pm); Cardiff (away, 18 August, 12.30pm); Chelsea (home, 26 August, 4pm)
Players in
  • Martin Dubravka from Sparta Prague (undisclosed) 
  • Ki Sung-yueng (Free) 
  • Kenedy from Chelsea (loan) 
  • Fabian Schar from Deportivo (£3m) 
  • Yoshinori Muto from Mainz (undisclosed)
Players out
  • Macauley Gillesphey to Carlisle (free) 
  • Massadio Haidara to Lens (free) 
  • Jack Hunter to Gateshaed (free) 
  • Ben Kitchen (free) 
  • Oliver Long (free) 
  • Lewis McNall (free) 
  • Brendan Pearson (free) 
  • Callum Smith to Hull (free) 
  • Liam Smith (free) 
  • Craig Spooner (free) 
  • Paul Woolston (free) 
  • Callum Williams to Spennymoor Town (free) 
  • Stuart Findlay to Kilmarnock (free) 
  • Alex Gilliead to Shrewsbury (free) 
  • Mikel Merino to Real Sociedad (undisclosed) 
  • Chancel Mbemba to Schalke (undisclosed) 
  • Matz Sels to Strasbourg (£3.5m)
  • Adam Armstrong to Blackburn (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Jack Colback to Nottingham Forest 
  • Released: Yannick Aziakonou, Kyle Cameron, Yasin Ben Elmahanni, Owen Gallagher, Jesus Gamez, Curtis Good, Mackenzie Heaney, Tom Heardman, Dan Ward  

Southampton

  • Manager: Mark Hughes 
  • Position last season: 17th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Burnley (home, 12 August, 1.30pm); Everton (away, 18 August, 3pm); Leicester (home, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Stuart Armstrong from Celtic (£7m) 
  • Mohamed Elyounoussi from Basel (£16m) 
  • Angus Gunn from Manchester City (undisclosed) 
  • Jannik Vestergaartd from Borussia Monchengladbach (£18m)
Players out
  • Will Wood to Accrington Stanley (free) 
  • Olufela Olomola to Scunthorpe (free) 
  • Dusan Tadic to Ajax (£15m) 
  • Florin Gardos to Universitatae Craiova (free) 
  • Armani Little to Oxford United (free) 
  • Loans: Jordy Clasie to Feyenoord, loan Guido Carrillo to Leganes, Ryan Seager to SC Telstar 
  • Released: Stuart Taylor, Mohamed Bakary, Ollie Cook, Jeremy Pied, Lewis Banks

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 
  • Position last season: 3rd 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Newcastle (away, 11 August, 12.30pm); Fulham (home, 18 August, 3pm); Manchester United (away, 27 August, 8pm)
Players in
  • None
Players out
  • Keanan Bennetts to Borussia Monchengladbach (undisclosed) 
  • Joel Pritchard to Bolton (free) 
  • Christian Maghoma to Arka Gdynia (free) 
  • Ryan Loft (free) 
  • Luke O’Reilly (free) 
  • Nick Tsaroulla (free) 
  • Anton Walkes to Portsmouth (undisclosed)

Watford

  • Manager: Javi Gracia 
  • Position last season: 14th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Brighton (home, 11 August, 3pm); Burnley (away, 19 August, 1.30pm); Crystal Palace (home, 26 August, 1.30pm)
Players in
  • Ben Wilmot from Stevenage (undisclosed) 
  • Marc Navarro from Espanyol (undisclosed) 
  • Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona (£11.5m) 
  • Ben Foster from West Brom (undisclosed) 
  • Ken Sema from Ostersunds (undisclosed) 
  • Adam Masina from Bologna (£3.5m)
Players out
  • Costel Pantilimon to Nottingham Forest (undisclosed) 
  • Mauro Zarate to Boca Juniors (undisclosed) 
  • Brandon Mason to Coventry (free) 
  • Nordin Amrabat to Al-Nassr (undisclosed) 
  • Richarlison to Everton (£40m) 
  • Loans: Tommie Hoban to Aberdeen, Luis Javier Suarez to Gimnastic de Tarragona, Jerome Sinclair to Sunderland 
  • Released: Nathan Gartside, Dennon Lewis, Louis Rogers, Charles Rowan, Max Ryan, Connor Stevens, Carl Stewart

West Ham United

  • Manager: Manuel Pellegrini 
  • Position last season: 13th 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Liverpool (away, 12 August, 1.30pm); Bournemouth (home, 18 August, 3pm); Arsenal (away, 25 August, 3pm)
Players in
  • Felipe Anderson from Lazio (£35m) 
  • Andriy Yarmolenko from Borussia Dortmund (£17.5m) 
  • Jack Wilshere (free) 
  • Ryan Fredericks from Fulham (free) 
  • Lukasz Fabianski from Swansea City (£7m) 
  • Fabian Balbuena from Corinthians (undisclosed) 
  • Issa Diop from Toulouse (£21.9m)
Players out
  • Korrey Henry to Yeovil (free) 
  • Ben Wells to QPR (free) 
  • Reece Burke to Hull City (undisclosed) 
  • Cheikh Kouyate to Crystal Palace, undisclosed 
  • Released: James Collins, Patrice Evra, Rosaire Longelo, Rihards Matrevics 
  • Loans: Marcus Browne to Oxford

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo 
  • Position last season: 1st in the Championship 
  • Opening 2018-19 league fixtures: Everton (home, 11 August, 5.30pm); Leicester (away, 18 August, 3pm); Manchester City (home, 25 August, 12.30pm)
Players in
  • Rui Patricio from Sporting Lisbon (undisclosed) 
  • Benik Afobe from Bournemouth (£12.5m) 
  • Willy Boly from Porto (£10m) 
  • Raul Jimenez from Benfica (loan) 
  • Diogo Jota from Atletico Madrid (£12.6m) 
  • Leo Bonatini from Al-Hilal (undisclosed) 
  • Ruben Vinagre from Monaco (undisclosed) 
  • Roderick Miranda from Olympiakos (loan) 
  • Joao Moutinho from Monaco (undisclosed) 
  • Jonny Castro from Atletico Madrid (loan)
Players out
  • Ben Marshall to Norwich (undisclosed) 
  • Nicu Carnat to DAC Dunajska Streda (released) 
  • Hakeem Odofin to Northampton (free) 
  • Jon Flatt to Scunthorpe (free) 
  • Prince Oniangue to Caen (undisclosed) 
  • Loans: Aaron Collins to Colchester, Benik Afobe to Stoke, loan Harry Burgoyne to Plymouth, Sherwin Seedorf to Bradford, Roderick Miranda to Olympiacos
  • Released: Jordan Allan, Dan Armstrong, Anthony Breslin, Ross Finnie, Conor Levingston, Tomas Nogueira, Adam Osbourne, Ryan Rainey, Jose Xavier
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