Chelsea have officially announced the signing of Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina while they also have the option of signing Aymen Abdennour on loan from Valencia.
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After Paul Pogba made a world record return to Manchester United, it looks like Chelsea have caught the ex-player bug, with the Premier League club reportedly making an offer to re-sign David Luiz from PSG.
Scroll to the top of the article to watch it. He’s won 9 trophies in his 2 years at Parc des Princes and is now said to be looking for a move away from the club.
West Ham recruited veteran former Liverpool and Real Madrid full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, 33, on a free transfer, while the curtain finally came down on Mario Balotelli’s Anfield career after the Italian joined Nice.
“It’s fantastic to have this second opportunity to play for this club”.
“Of course I want to win the Premier League, but of course I want to win all the other titles again”.
“Hi fans. I’m happy to be here”, Sissoko told Spurs supporters in a video posted on the club’s Twitter page.
Isco would leave on a loan deal, and while Spurs are seen as a contender for the Spaniard, Malaga is said to be interested in the player as well.
Sunderland became the 13th Premier League club to set a new spending high for a single player, by splashing 16 million euros (13.57 million pounds) on the Gabon worldwide midfielder Didier Ndong from French side Lorient.
Burnley were another, buying Irish midfielder Jeff Hendrick from Derby County for a reported £10mn.
Such is the magic of transfer deadline day.
Luiz joined Chelsea from Benfica in January 2011 and made 143 appearances, scoring 12 goals, before his departure three-and-a-half-years later.
He was a team-mate of Gary Cahill for 18 months before the England international’s move to Chelsea.
Leicester were among 13 Premier League clubs to break their club transfer record, paying an initial 30 million euros ($33.47 million) to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Slimani.
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But the defender, now 29, seems to be the only one who wasn’t surprised by the transfer.
