The frenetic English Premier League transferring session ultimately came to an ending on August 8th, 2019. Unlike any other summer season, the 2019 transfer market generated innumerable speculations and stressful tension among desirous clubs, unforeseen exchanges that spurred controversies, as well as endless weeks of anticipation for the soccer followers that were hoping for their favored teams to benefit from multifarious dealings. It is of truth to a large extent that the hectic transfer news is challenging to follow and interpret, as the moves are occurring at an exceptionally rapid pace and in one single hour, so much can take place. In order to somewhat neutralize this ambiance filled with uncertainty and dubiousness, I have created a blog post that encapsulates everything you need to know about one of English Premier League's most exhilarating transfer market of all time.
THE STATS: How much did Premier League Squads spend on transfers this summer?
As the transfer phase concluded, all 20 of the English clubs collectively splashed approximately £1.4 billion on 99 permanent signings. The total expenditure edged last summer's sum by £158m - once again hurdling over the £1billion threshold for the fourth year. Among the deals made, Harry Maguire was the most expensive procurement and became the world's #1 most valuable defender in the transfer procedure after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side splurged a stunning £80m. Alongside Maguire's move from Leicester City, Arsenal shelled £72m on the French forward Nicolas Pepe, Tottenham spent £63m on Tanguay Ndombele, EPL Champions Manchester City settled £62.5m to draft Rodri and another £60m to bring Joao Cancelo to the Etihad Stadium.
Other striking signings outside of the English Premier League include:
- Eden Hazard (Chelsea to Real Madrid): £130m
- Joao Felix (Benfica to Atletico Madrid): £113m
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid to Barcelona): £108m
- Lucas Hernandez (Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich): £68m
- Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax to Juventus): £67.8m
- Frenkie de Jong (Ajax to Barcelona): £65m
In terms of club spendings, Manchester United came up on top of the spending chart with a total of £148m after Maguire's record-breaking fee, Aaron Wan-Bissaka's £50m, and Daniel James' £18m signings. Amazingly, Aston Villa, the promoted unit from the EFL Championship Division was close to topping the spending charts after letting loose £144.5m on 12 fresh members, which included Matt Targett, Tyrone Mings, Douglas Luiz, and Wesley. Unai Emery's Arsenal FC was determined throughout the summer as they were in urgent need of the perfect combination of defenders and attackers that had the future potential in enhancing Arsenal's game flow. The Gunners devoted £138m to bring Pepe, William Saliba, Kieran Tierney (£25m), David Luiz (£8m), Gabriel Martinell (£6m), and Dani Ceballos (on loan) to the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester City exposed their hunger for more after reaching an expenditure cost of £134.8m, focusing on their defensive/midfield lineup. Spanish defender Rodri (£62.5m), Portuguese center-back Joao Cancelo (£60m), Spanish left-back Angelino Jose Angel (£5.3m), and American goalkeeper Zachary Steffen (£7m) were the individuals that joined the 6-time Premier League Champions. Following Everton's 8th place finish in the 2018/19 season, Marco Silva and the Everton Football Club organization sought for greater change during the summertime by investing £118.5m to recruit Alex Iwobi from Arsenal, Moise Kean (£27.5m), Jean-Phillippe Gbamin (£25m), Andre Gomes (£22m), alongside Fabian Delph (£9m). Everton Football Club was numerically the most active club with a total of 34 transactions, 17 outgoing permanent deals, as well as another 10 outgoing loans.
The 2018/19 UEFA Champions League runners-up also wanted an influential improvement after their 'not-so-perfect' season. They successfully obtained Ryan Sessegnon for £30m from the Fulham side in the last few hours before the Deadline Day and continued on their spree after Ndombele and Jack Clarke linked with Mauricio Pochettino.
These teams down below spent less than £100m during the :
- Leicester City spent £91m
- West Ham United spent £78m
- Newcastle United FC spent £65m
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. spent £65m
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. spent £58.5m
- Southampton F.C. spent £50m
- A.F.C. Bournemouth spent £45.7m
- Watford F.C. spent £45.5m
The remaining teams stayed economical during the transfer summer session:
- Sheffield United F.C. spent £43m
- Chelsea F.C. spent £40m
- Burnley F.C. spent £15m
- Crystal Palace F.C. spent £11m
- Liverpool F.C. spent £4.4m
- Norwich City F.C. spent £1.1m (Lowest in the Premier League)
THE STATS: How much did Premier League Squads receive on selling fees this summer?
Prior to the 2019/20 EPL season came to an introduction, the English associations managed to receive £806.5m in total via 183 players that left their original team on permanent contracts. Out of the 20 teams, Chelsea received an exceptional £213.2m, mostly from giving away Eden Hazard to Real Madrid (£130m) and Alvaro Morata to Atletico Madrid (£58.3m). Next up is Leicester City as they acquired immense totals, largely from Maguire's move to the Red Devils.
The remaining list is as follows:*
- Manchester United F.C. received £74m
- Everton F.C. received £60m
- Manchester City F.C. received £58.1m
- Arsenal F.C. received £55.5m
- Crystal Palace F.C. received £50m
- A.F.C. Bournemouth received £36.5m
- West Ham United received £33.25m
- Newcastle United F.C. received £31.7m
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. received £29.7m
- Liverpool F.C. received £28.82m
- Southampton F.C. received £26m
- Watford F.C. received £18.2m
- Burnley F.C. received £8.5m
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. received £3m
*Down below is a full list of the players that moved in and out of the 'Big 6' Teams:
Arsenal F.C. (Coach: Unai Emery)
Moving In:
- David Luiz (From Chelsea F.C.)
- Nicolas Pepe (From Lille OSC)
- Dani Ceballos (From Real Madrid - Loan)
- Kieran Tierney (From Celtic F.C.)
- Gabriel Martinelli (From Ituano Futebol Clube)
- William Saliba (From AS Saint-Étienne)
Moving Out:
- Petr Cech (Retired)
- Stephan Lichtsteiner (Released)
- Danny Welbeck (Released & Joined Watford F.C.)
- Eddie Nketiah (To Leeds United - Loan)
- Ben Sheaf (To Doncaster Rovers F.C. - Loan)
- David Ospina (To S.S.C. Napoli)
- Aaron Ramsey (To Juventus F.C.)
- Alex Iwobi (To Everton F.C.)
- Takuma Asano (To FK Partizan)
- Krystian Bielik (To Derby County F.C.)
- Laurent Koscielny (To FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
- Carl Jenkinson (To Nottingham Forest F.C.)
- Xavier Amaechi (To Hamburger SV)
- Dominic Thompson (To Brentford F.C.)
Chelsea F.C. (Coach: Frank Lampard)
In:
- Mateo Kovacic (From Real Madrid C.F.)
Out:
- Eden Hazard (To Real Madrid C.F.)
- Alvaro Morata (To Atlético Madrid)
- Ethan Ampadu (To RB Leipzig)
- David Luiz (To Arsenal F.C.)
- Ola Aina (To Torino F.C.)
- Lewis Baker (To Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- Nathan Baxter (To Ross County F.C.)
- Tomas Kalas (To Bristol City F.C.)
- Todd Kane (To Queens Park Rangers F.C.)
- Richard Nartey (To Burton Albion F.C.)
- Fankaty Dabo (To Coventry City F.C.)
- Jay Dasilva (To Bristol City F.C.)
- Kasey Palmer (To Bristol City F.C.)
- Trevoh Chalobah (To Huddersfield Town A.F.C.)
- Conor Gallagher (To Charlton Athletic F.C. - Loan)
- Jake Clarke-Salter (To Birmingham City F.C. - Loan)
- Luke McCormick (To Shrewsbury Town F.C. - Loan)
- Izzy Brown (To Luton Town F.C. - Loan)
- Matt Miazga (To Reading F.C. - Loan)
- Danny Drinkwater (To Burnley F.C. - Loan)
- Mario Pasalic (To Atalanta B.C. - Loan)
- Dujon Sterling (To Wigan Athletic F.C. - Loan)
- Charly Musonda (To SBV Vitesse - Loan)
Liverpool F.C (Coach: Jürgen Klopp)
In:
- Adrián (From West Ham United)
- Sepp van den Berg (From PEC Zwolle)
- Harvey Elliott (From Fulham F.C.)
Out:
- Adam Bogdan (Released)
- Daniel Sturridge (Released)
- Alberto Moreno (Released)
- Connor Randall (Released)
- Kamil Grabara (To Huddersfield Town A.F.C. - Loan)
- Harry Wilson (To A.F.C. Bournemouth - Loan)
- Ovie Ejaria (To Reading F.C. - Loan)
- Nathaniel Phillips (To VfB Stuttgart - Loan)
- Marko Grujic (To Hertha BSC - Loan)
- Sheyi Ojo (To Rangers F.C.)
- Rafael Camacho (To Sporting CP)
- George Johnston (To Feyenoord)
Manchester City F.C. (Coach: Pep Guardiola)
In:
- Scott Carson (Derby County F.C. - Loan)
- Joao Cancelo (From Juventus F.C.)
- Angelino (From PSV Eindhoven)
- Rodri (From Atlético Madrid)
Out:
- Vincent Kompany (To R.S.C. Anderlecht as Player Manager)
- Fabian Delph (To Everton F.C.)
- Douglas Luiz (To Aston Villa F.C.)
- Danilo (To Juventus F.C.)
- Taylor Richards (To Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.)
- Tom Dele-Bashiru (To Watford F.C.)
- Patrick Roberts (To Norwich City F.C. - Season-long Loan)
- Jack Harrison (To Leeds United - Loan)
- Tosin Adarabioyo (To Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Loan)
- Philippe Sandler (To R.S.C. Anderlecht - Loan)
- Aro Muric (To Nottingham Forest F.C. - Loan)
- Luke Bolton (To Luton Town F.C. - Loan)
- Yangel Herrera (To Granada CF - Loan)
- Zack Steffen (To Fortuna Düsseldorf - Loan)
Manchester United F.C. (Coach: Ole Gunnar Solskjær)
In:
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (From Crystal Palace F.C.)
- Harry Maguire (From Leicester City F.C.)
- Daniel James (From Swansea City A.F.C.)
Out:
- James Wilson (Released & Joined Aberdeen F.C.)
- Dean Henderson (To Sheffield United F.C. - Loan)
- Kieran O'Hara (To Burton Albion F.C. - Loan)
- Ander Herrera (To Paris Saint-Germain F.C.)
- Romelu Lukaku (To Inter Milan)
- Antonio Valencia (To L.D.U. Quito)
- Regan Poole (To Milton Keynes Dons F.C.)
- Matty Willock (To Gillingham F.C.)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (Coach: Mauricio Pochettino)
In:
- Giovani Lo Celso (From Real Betis - Loan)
- Kion Etete (From Notts County F.C.)
- Tanguy Ndombele (From Olympique Lyonnais)
- Jack Clarke (From Leeds United)
- Ryan Sessegnon (From Fulham F.C.)
Out:
- Vincent Janssen (To C.F. Monterrey)
- Kieran Trippier (To Atlético Madrid)
- Josh Onomah (To Fulham F.C.)
- Connor Ogilvie (To Gillingham F.C.)
- Luke Amos (To Queens Park Rangers F.C.)
- Cameron Carter-Vickers (To Stoke City F.C. - Loan)
- Jamie Reynolds (Released)
- Michael Vorm (Released)
- Dylan Duncan (Released)
- Tom Glover (Released)
- Charlie Freeman (Released)
Although the statistical aspect of the English Premier League's 2019/20 summer may be uninteresting or tedious to a certain extent, the information included in this blog post develops the foundational blocks before diving deep into both trivial and consequential controversies, mysterious transfer speculations, and heated debates on distinct online spectrums.
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