When Tottenham CEO Vinai Venkatesham took to LinkedIn this week to discuss the club’s summer transfer window, he described the “months of scouting, analysis and planning” that went into overhauling a squad that came within a hair of being relegated to the Championship last season.

Indeed, Spurs started breathlessly in the transfer market, quickly identifying and convincing targets to buy into Roberto De Zerbi’s project.

A concerted plan was ruthlessly executed, and the rest of the Premier League took note as the north Londoners twice broke their transfer record to sign Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.

However, as the deadline edged closer, panic seemed to set in.

De Zerbi, Venkatesham, and sporting director Johan Lange were left scrambling for market opportunities before landing on a Deadline Day loan deal for Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk.

In a summer in which the club prioritised Premier League-proven talent, they ended up securing the services of a player with just five goals in 53 top-flight appearances.

Add to that the fact that Mudryk has not played a competitive match since November 2024 due to a doping ban, and it is fair to say Spurs have taken a risk in helping to rehabilitate the Ukrainian’s career.

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Arsenal had a relatively quiet summer of spending, but are reportedly set to come back into the market in January.

Per reports in the Independent, they could reignite their interest in Julian Alvarez, Vinicius Junior and Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi.

Mikel Arteta continues to wait for his headline attacking signing.

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There will be no move to Turkey for Richarlison, as it seems.

Trabzonspor held interest in the striker, having two bids rejected for him, but ultimately, he remains a Tottenham player.

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Paris Saint-Germain have announced that six stars have penned new contracts with the European champions.

New signing Emi Martinez has switched to the No1 shirt at Chelsea.

The new signing from Aston Villa has been awarded with a kit number that indicates he is Chelsea’s undisputed new first-choice goalkeeper.

That is despite initially choosing the No26 and remarking that the legacy of Chelsea legend John Terry in that shirt partly explained why.

But the decision has now been made to award Martinez with No1, and he has been pictured holding the shirt with his new number for the first time.

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Xabi Alonso insists “phase one” of Chelsea’s rebuild is complete and it is “time to move forward” without Enzo Fernandez.

Chelsea produced a club-record sale on transfer deadline day when they pocketed £125million as Fernandez finally made his long-awaited move to Manchester City.

Fernandez had made it clear he wished to leave Chelsea, and had serious interest from City all summer as his former head coach Enzo Maresca wished to reunite with his namesake.

Alonso said he was pleased with Chelsea’s transfer window, which saw them break their own British transfer record for sales as well as signing 10 new first-team players including £117m Morgan Rogers.

“I think that it's a very balanced structure, phase one, that we have made in this transfer window with what we had and where we are now,” Alonso said on Friday.

“It's a good first one. Phase one is completed. It's a good one for now and for the future.”

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David Moyes has strenuously denied reports claiming Chelsea made an eleventh-hour bid to sign James Garner on Deadline Day.

The final hours of Chelsea’s transfer window were markedly chaotic. They thought they had secured a deal to sign Monaco’s Lamine Camara as they scrambled to replace Manchester City-bound Enzo Fernandez, but saw their plans dashed as the Ligue 1 side pulled out of negotiations at the last.

After the fact, it was reported by some outlets that Chelsea had made a late attempt to bolster their midfield options with the versatile Garner, but Moyes has quashed those claims unequivocally.

Asked to verify the rumour, he declared: “What was said was completely untrue, so I don’t know where that’s come from. There’s no truth in that whatsoever.”

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Mikel Arteta has insisted he is satisfied with how Arsenal approached the summer transfer window.

The Gunners wanted to make a marquee signing in attack after identifying the left wing as a position that could be significantly upgraded.

Arsenal were recruiting from a position of strength as Premier League champions but they fell short in adding to the forward line as planned.

A move for Morgan Rogers also did not materialise, with Christos Tzolis the only signing made in attack.

Speaking after defeat in the Champions League final in May, Arteta demanded that Arsenal be "very ambitious, very fast and very smart" in the summer window.

Asked if he felt those words had been put into action, Arteta declared: "Yeah. 100% ticked.

"The outcome after can be different to what you expect but the intention is certainly there. In my opinion, that's what I value most."

Pressed on whether that intent was as important to him in showing ambition as completing transfers was, Arteta added: "Yes because it doesn't depend on you only."

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Michael Carrick insists Joshua Zirkzee will play a prominent role for Manchester United this season after he failed to find a move away from the club this summer.

Everton came in with a Deadline Day loan bid for the player as they scrambled to find a striker after Folarin Balogun failed his medical. United rejected the proposal, though, and Zirkzee will remain in situ until January at least.

He has played a bit-part role in the early days of the Premier League campaign, with Matheus Cunha preferred as a centre-forward, while Benjamin Sesko’s newfound fitness will further reduce his playing time.

Carrick, however, is adamant Zirkzee will have a part to play as United look to compete on four fronts this season.

"For sure Josh is important,” he told assembled reporters on Friday. “For the team, for the squad the depth.”

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Enzo Fernandez is in line to make his Manchester City debut this weekend, Enzo Maresca has confirmed.

The Argentine moved from Chelsea to City in a £125m Deadline Day transfer, reuniting him with his former manager Maresca for the first time since he left Stamford Bridge in January.

He had not played a part in any of Chelsea’s three matches so far this season, with Xabi Alonso leaving him out due to the widespread speculation regarding his future, which raised questions as to whether he would be match fit on arrival at the Etihad.

But Maresca was unequivocal as he confirmed Fernandez would be fit to feature against Coventry: "Enzo is ready."

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