Alonso and Luiz joined the Blues on transfer deadline day, arriving at Stamford Bridge in big-money deals from Fiorentina and Paris St-Germain respectively.
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British media reports put the transfer fee at around 32 million pounds ($42 million), about 20 million pounds less than Chelsea sold Luiz for in the 2014 summer transfer window.
Jack Wilshere, in an effort to get regular first team football, is set to join Bournemouth on loan.
“I’ve always wanted to play in the Premier League and to get the opportunity to do that with the reigning champions was something I simply could not turn down”, Slimani said.
While Valencia prepares for a career on Merseyside, Balotelli’s finally came to an end as he swapped Liverpool for Nice on a permanent deal.
“The big difference is that now almost all the English Premier League clubs can be competitive in the European market for players as no other country has such a lucrative contract spread across the league”.
Guardiola has overseen the spending of more than $200 million on new players since taking over as City coach this off-season, and left it late to trim his 30-man squad.
In Germany, Werder Bremen signed German winger Serge Gnabry from Arsenal, and Hamburg landed Brazilian defender Douglas from Atletico Mineiro for 10 million euros.
However, it seems before they made a move for the 29-year-old Chelsea were also keen on another PSG defender in France Under-21 worldwide Kimpembe.
13 – Sunderland broke their transfer record on deadline day for Didier Ndong, while Spurs equalled theirs in signing Sissoko, meaning 13 Premier League clubs have made record buys in this window.
Burnley were another club to make the biggest purchase in their history, buying Irish midfielder Jeff Hendrick from Derby County for a reported £10 million.
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After conceding eight goals in its first two matches of the season, Espanyol brought in three players (striker Alvaro Vazquez, defender Diego Rivas and goalkeeper Diego Lopez) and shipped out four more.
