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Transfer Deadline Day: What EPL's big 6 must do before the window closes

  /  autty

Arsenal

Key ins:

Nuno Tavares - Benfica, undisclosed

Albert Sambi Lokonga - Anderlecht, £15m

Ben White - Brighton, £50m

Martin Odegaard - Real Madrid, undisclosed

Aaron Ramsdale - Bournemouth, £30m including add-ons

Key outs:

Dani Ceballos - end of loan

Mat Ryan - end of loan

David Luiz - contract expired

Matteo Guendouzi - Marseille, loan

William Saliba - Marseille, loan

Joe Willock - Newcastle, £25m

Lucas Torreira - Fiorentina, loan

The situation:

Arsenal are up there with the biggest spenders in the Premier League so far this summer, already bringing in five players, including £50m defender Ben White and midfielder Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee.

However, Arsenal's disastrous start to the season has left fans wondering where that money has been spent as under-fire boss Mikel Arteta contemplates three defeats, nine goals conceded and no goals from their opening three league games of the season.

The Gunners head into the international break having lost their opening three games without scoring for the first time ever, and seemingly now focused on outgoings with the likes of Willian, Hector Bellerin, Eddie Nketiah, Sead Kolasinac, Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all available to leave the club.

But will their shocking start to the campaign force them back into the market for new arrivals?

The Gunners have been linked with a move for a new right back throughout the window and it was reported they held an interest in Tammy Abraham before the former Chelsea striker sealed a move to Roma. The link to Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar also refuses to go away.

Any incomings will surely depend on players leaving the club as the Gunners look to balance the books, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see further reinforcements come in after losing their first three league matches in a season for the first time since the 1954-55 campaign.
Oli Yew

Chelsea

Key ins:

Romelu Lukaku - Inter Milan, £97.5m

Marcus Bettinelli - Fulham, free

Key outs:

Out

Fikayo Tomori - AC Milan, £25m

Tammy Abraham - Roma, £34m

Billy Gilmour - Norwich City, loan

Olivier Giroud - AC Milan, undisclosed

Kurt Zouma - West Ham, £29.8m

The situation:

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel is looking to complete the final piece of business in what has been a window of fine-tuning.

A move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde is edging closer but the Spanish club are thought to now be asking for closer to the player's release clause of £68.5m (€80m). Sevilla turned down a €55m offer from a Premier League club last summer and are also keen to line up a replacement before they let Kounde go.

The 22-year-old France international wants the Stamford Bridge move to be finalised before the transfer deadline and did not travel with the Sevilla squad for their game at Elche on Saturday evening, staying in Paris.

Kurt Zouma was allowed to complete a £29.8m move to West Ham on a four-year deal, paving the way for Kounde's arrival but the two clubs are yet to agree on the fee.

The final days of the window will also see Tuchel look to offload fringe players.

Tiemoue Bakayoko is undergoing an AC Milan medical ahead of joining the club on a two-year deal with an option to buy. Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund are in talks to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi on loan. The 20-year-old has been an unused substitute in Chelsea's opening three Premier League games.
Ben Grounds

Liverpool

Key ins:

Ibrahima Konate - RB Leipzig, £36m

Key outs:

Georginio Wijnaldum - Paris Saint-Germain, free

Xherdan Shaqiri - Lyon, undisclosed

Harry Wilson - Fulham, £12m

Marco Grujic - Porto, undisclosed

Sepp van den Berg - Preston, loan

Ben Davies - Sheff Utd, loan

Ben Woodburn - Hearts, loan

The situation:

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists there is no need for the club to sign a new midfielder before the transfer window closes.

Georginio Wijnaldum joined Paris St Germain in June, but Klopp has stressed the Holland international's departure has not left a big gap in his midfield.

And despite recent reports Liverpool are set to make a move for Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma, the German said he is not expecting any major new signings before the transfer window closes on Tuesday night.

"If there's an area we have on the pitch where we have all the different skill sets, dynamic, creativity, defensive-orientated, offensive-orientated, all these kind of things - there is no gap," Klopp said.

"It's not that we have to bring in another one. We have players here with great skills and last weekend doesn't mean Harvey [Elliott] is the saviour of our midfield problem because we don't have one."

Klopp added: "There is no need just to buy a midfielder because somebody is on the market. I cannot help the supporters who want us to sign a player just to get somebody in."
Richard Morgan

Man City

Key ins:

Jack Grealish - Aston Villa, £100m

Scott Carson - Derby, free

Key outs:

Sergio Aguero - Barcelona, free

Eric Garcia - Barcelona, free

Jack Harrison - Leeds, undisclosed

The situation:

The Harry Kane saga reached a frustrating conclusion for Manchester City this week as Tottenham's refusal to negotiate finally ended their hopes of bringing the 28-year-old to the Etihad Stadium.

"I will be staying at Tottenham this summer," Kane said via Twitter. The wording of the announcement leaves the door ajar for a future exit but City must look elsewhere if they are to strengthen their forward line in the final days of this window.

An even bigger story looked to be brewing with City offered the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but the fling was brief, Ronaldo instead agreeing a stunning return to the other half of Manchester.

Pep Guardiola insists he is happy with what he has. After all, the strength of his squad is such that he was able to successfully navigate long periods of last season without the need for an out-an-out striker. Gabriel Jesus has started the campaign in good form and Guardiola piled praise on Ferran Torres in a central role after the 5-0 rout of Arsenal.

But late manoeuvres should not be ruled out and nor should departures, with Bernardo Silva the most likely to go after Grealish's arrival pushed him down Guardiola's midfield pecking order.
Nick Wright

Man Utd

Key ins:

Jadon Sancho - Borussia Dortmund, £73m

Raphael Varane - Real Madrid, £41m

Tom Heaton - Aston Villa, free

Key outs:

Axel Tuanzebe - Aston Villa, loan

Brandon Williams - Norwich, loan

The situation:

With Manchester United bringing Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane to Old Trafford, and with Cristiano Ronaldo on his way, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a bloated squad on his hands and not enough football to keep them all content.

United can be forgiven for basking in the glory of their recapture of Ronaldo 12 years after he left Old Trafford but, as Tuesday's deadline approaches, the focus has to turn to fine-tuning Solskjaer's squad.

So far, United have only been able to offload squad regulars Axel Tuanzebe and Brandon Williams on a season-long loan, to Aston Villa and Norwich respectively. Others, such as Amad Diallo, await the receipt of a credible loan opportunity to continue his development away from Old Trafford.

Solskjaer's "who knows what can happen" mantra was borne out to full effect by United's move for Ronaldo but it's difficult to see further incomings at the 11th hour of the window. The same cannot be said for outgoings.

Despite insisting he forms part of his plans, Ronaldo's arrival has further limited first-team opportunities to players already starved of action, such as Jesse Lingard and Donny van de Beek. Could United's resolve be tested on those players before the window slams shut? We'll have to wait and see.
Jack Wilkinson

Tottenham

Key ins:

Cristian Romero - Atalanta, £47m

Pierluigi Gollini - Atalanta, loan

Bryan Gil - Seville, £21.6m plus Erik Lamela

Key outs:

Paulo Gazzaniga - contract expired

Danny Rose - Watford, free transfer

Juan Foyth - Villarreal, undisclosed

Erik Lamela - Seville, swap for Bryan Gil

Joe Hart - Celtic, undisclosed

The situation:

The Harry Kane saga dominated Tottenham's summer as he pushed for a move to Manchester City but the news that he is staying, confirmed by the striker on Twitter on Wednesday, represents a major boost for the club.

Kane may have some work to do to patch up relations but any lingering resentment among supporters won't linger for long if he can pick up where he left off last season, when he topped the charts for both goals and assists in the Premier League.

The 28-year-old will spearhead a revamped Spurs side managed by Nuno Espirito Santo and bolstered by centre-back Cristian Romero, winger Bryan Gil and back-up goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.

Dele Alli also looks set to play a central role having fallen out of favour under Jose Mourinho and there could be more new arrivals before the deadline.

Spurs have landed Metz winger Pape Matar Sarr, who will be loaned back to his former club for a season, but there is a need for more immediate support in the attacking positions.

Spurs have been reliant on Kane and Heung-Min Son for goals for too long, with the departed Gareth Bale the only other player to score more than three in the Premier League last season.

Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn and Alli only managed to find the net four times between them and, with Erik Lamela also gone, there is a need for more depth and goal threat in Nuno's attack. Wolves' Adama Traore could be the man to provide it.
Nick Wright