Premier League transfer window: The good and the bad for each club
Premier League transfer window: The good and the bad for each club
The transfer window has closed, the fax machines of the Premier League can return to their state of mournful silence, the deal sheets can be neatly put back in the drawer, David Ornstein can put his phone in the fridge for a bit and the rest of us can survey the wreckage of another few months of frenzied speculation.
So, now that all the signings have been made, how have all the Premier League teams done? Who had a bad window and who had a good one?
Well, most teams had their moments, and most teams made some missteps. So rather than ranking or rating, we thought we would present arguments for why each team has had a good window, and why they had a bad one, then you can decide who came out on top…
Why they had a good window
They went all-in on Declan Rice, and while they did have to pay an extremely silly amount of money for him, he's a potentially transformative addition. They've also upgraded their goalkeeping options, with David Raya likely to replace Aaron Ramsdale as No 1 before too long and, while the injury has taken the edge off significantly, Jurrien Timber will be an excellent signing eventually.
Raya will compete with Ramsdale to be the No 1
Why they had a bad window
It's early days. He has performed well in a deeper role for Germany. Most people's reservations about him at Chelsea stem from him playing as a No 9, which isn't his favoured position. But it is still a little difficult to fully get your head around the Kai Havertz thing. Arsenal have signed him as a No 8, but at this stage it feels like a gamble they didn't really need to take.
Why they had a good window
Two words for you, reader: Moussa Diaby. It seems obscene to describe anyone or
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