Clubs – LEI to NE
Liverpool and Manchester City made their moves early in the summer to secure the signatures of Darwin Nunez and Erling Haaland. Both players have consequently hit the ground running. In contrast, Manchester United have once again been scrambling around for potential signings late on in the transfer window.
Erik ten Hag’s side may have made three purchases (including the significant addition of Lautaro Martinez from Ajax), but they have failed to address key weaknesses in the squad. Their lengthy pursuit of Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong could end up proving fruitless and the wasted effort may cost them dearly.
Leicester City
NONE
Liverpool
Darwin Nunez (Benfica) – £64m
Fabio Carvalho (Fulham) – £8m
Calvin Ramsay (Aberdeen) – £6.5m
Manchester City
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) – £52m
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds) – £42m
Julian Alvarez (River Plate) – £14m
Stefan Ortega Moreno (Arminia Bielefeld) – Free
Manchester United
Lisandro Martinez (Ajax) – £56.7m
Tyrell Malacia (Feyenoord) – £13m
Christian Eriksen (Brentford) – Free
Newcastle
Sven Botman (Lille) – £35m
Nick Pope (Burnley) – £10m
Matt Targett (Aston Villa) – £15m
Alex Murphy (Galway United) – Undisclosed
Charlie McArthur (Kilmarnock) – £350,000
