The Premier League transfer window is finally shut, with £3.19billion being spent between the 20 top-flight clubs throughout the summer - and with 155 players going through the league's administrative fax machine, fans are now hoping that their new stars can fire them to hit expectations across the campaign.
There have been some mega-money moves, with Alexander Isak's Deadline Day switch from Newcastle United to Liverpool smashing the Premier League transfer record at £125million, beating their own record that they beat for Florian Wirtz when they paid Bayer Leverkusen £116million earlier in the summer. However, The Athletic reporter Tim Spiers has ranked all of those through the door - with a surprise addition being ranked top.
Premier League Transfers Ranked: 155-121
Jadon Sancho in action for Chelsea
Starting at the bottom of the list is Marcus Bettinelli, who has joined Manchester City from Chelsea for a nominal fee - and he kickstars three Blues sales, including returning star Marc Guiu and Armando Broja, who joined newly-promoted Sunderland and Burnley respectively.
A surprise addition to the list is Jadon Sancho, however - with the Manchester United forgotten man joining Aston Villa on loan on transfer deadline day.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
155 Marcus Bettinelli Chelsea Manchester City 'Nominal'
154 Marc Guiu Chelsea Sunderland Loan
153 Armando Broja Chelsea Burnley £20m
152 Tom King Wolves Everton 'Nominal'
151 Loum Tchaouna Lazio Burnley £12.9m
150 Freddie Woodman Preston Liverpool Free
149 Angus Gunn Norwich Nottingham Forest Free
148 Max Weiß Karlsruhe Burnley £4.3m
147 Sebastiaan Bornauw Wolfsburg Leeds United £5.2m
146 Jadon Sancho Manchester United Aston Villa Loan
145 Mark Travers Bournemouth Everton £4m
144 James Justin Leicester City Leeds United £10m
143 Kota Takai Kawasaki Frontale Tottenham Hotspur £5m
142 Igor Julio Brighton West Ham Loan
141 Borna Sosa Ajax Crystal Palace £2m
140 Benjamin Lecomte Montpellier Fulham £500k
139 Marco Bizot Brest Aston Villa Undisclosed
138 Axel Tuanzebe Ipswich Burnley Free
137 Jean-Clair Todibo Nice West Ham United £32.8m
136 Lukas Nmecha Wolfsburg Leeds United Free
135 Zian Flemming Millwall Burnley £7m
134 Veljko Milosavljevic Crvena Zvezda Bournemouth £13m
133 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Everton Leeds United Free
132 Dario Essugo Sporting Chelsea £18.5m
131 Bertrand Traore Ajax Sunderland £2.5m
130 Facundo Buonanotte Brighton Chelsea Loan
129 Oleksandr Zinchenko Arsenal Nottingham Forest Loan
128 Arthur Masuaku Besiktas Sunderland Free
127 Marcus Edwards Tottenham Hotspur Burnley £8.5m
126 Noah Okafor AC Milan Leeds United £18m
125 Brian Brobbey Ajax Sunderland £17m
124 Jackson Tchatchoua Verona Wolves £10.8m
123 Mathys Tel Bayern Munich Tottenham Hotspur £38.9m
122 Johah Kusi-Asare Bayern Munich Fulham Loan
121 Merlin Rohl Freiburg Everton Loan
Premier League Transfers Ranked: 120-91
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Heading up the more 'uninspiring' deals is Jordan Henderson's surprise move from Ajax to Brentford on a free transfer.
Elsewhere, the promoted teams and clubs down the bottom of the league feature prominently, including Ben Doak's £25million move to Liverpool and Dango Ouattara's £42million move to Brentford.
However, more big-money deals in the form of Chelsea star Jamie Gittens' move from Borussia Dortmund and Alejandro Garnacho's move to west London also crop up.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
120 Simon Adingra Brighton Sunderland £20.7m
119 Bashir Humphreys Chelsea Burnley £14.7m
118 Jaydee Canvot Toulouse Crystal Palace £22,9m
117 Reiss Nelson Arsenal Brentford Loan
116 John Victor Botafogo West Ham United Undisclosed
115 Callum Wilson Newcastle West Ham United Free
114 Cuiabano Botafogo Nottingham Forest £5m
113 Ben Doak Liverpool Bournemouth £25m
112 Jordan Henderson Ajax Brentford Free
111 Christian Norgaard Brentford Arsenal £12m
110 Jamie Gittens Borussia Dortmund Chelsea £52m
109 Kepa Arrizabalaga Chelsea Arsenal £5m
108 Kyle Walker-Peters Southampton West Ham United Free
107 Adam Aznou Bayern Munich Everton £7.8m
106 Nicolo Savona Juventus Nottingham Forest £12m
105 Alejandro Garnacho Chelsea Manchester United £40m
104 Jair Cunha Botafogo Nottingham Forest £10m
103 David Moller Wolfe AZ Alkmaar Wolves £9.9m
102 Dango Ouattara Bournemouth Brentford £42m
101 Noni Madueke Chelsea Arsenal £52m
100 Jacob Bruun Larsen Stuttgart Burnley £3m
99 Samuel Chukwueze AC Milan Fulham Loan
98 Jorrel Hato Ajax Chelsea £34.5m
97 Geovanni Leoni Parma Liverpool £26m
96 Ladislav Krejci Girona Liverpool £19.9m
95 Robin Roefs NEC Nijmegen Sunderland £11.7m
94 Sean Longstaff Newcastle Leeds United £15m
93 Cristhian Mosquera Valencia Arsenal £13m
92 Lucas Perri Lyon Leeds United £15.6m
91 Dilane Bakwa Strasbourg Nottingham Forest £30.3m
Premier League Transfers: 90-61
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Some more 'marquee' signings join this list - notably Matheus Cunha's move to Manchester United from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the transfer window, as well as James Trafford's move from Burnley to Manchester City.
Newcastle United's acquisition of Yoane Wissa on transfer deadline day also ranks in this section of the list, with the Magpies having overpaid for the Brentford star.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
90 Noah Sadiki Union Saint-Gilloise Sunderland £17.8m
89 Jhon Arias Fluminense Wolves £19m
88 Tolu Arokodare Genk Wolves £23.4m
87 Amine Adli Bayer Leverkusen Bournemouth £25.1m
86 Nordi Mukiele PSG Sunderland £12m
85 Victor Lindelof Manchester United Aston Villa Free
84 Aaron Ramsdale Southampton Newcastle £5m
83 Alex Jimenez AC Milan Bournemouth Loan
82 Christantus Uche Getafe Crystal Palace Loan
81 Lutsharel Geertruida RB Leipzig Sunderland Loan
80 Senne Lammens Antwerp Manchester United £21.7m
79 Kevin Danso Lens Tottenham Hotspur £20.9m
78 Walter Benitez PSV Crystal Palace Free
77 Arnaud Kalimuendo Rennes Nottingham Forest £26m
76 Matheus Cunha Wolves Manchester United £62.5m
75 Yoane Wissa Brentford Newcastle £55m
74 Charalampos Kostoulas Olympiacos Brighton £31.3m
73 Enzo Le Fee Roma Sunderland £20m
72 Carlos Alcaraz Flamengo Everton £12.6m
71 James Trafford Burnley Manchester City £27m
70 Malick Thiaw AC Milan Newcastle United £34.6m
69 Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia Liverpool £29m
68 Lesley Ugochukwu Chelsea Burnley £20m
67 Evann Guessand Nice Aston Villa £30.4m
66 Fer Lopez Celta Vigo Wolves £21.3m
65 Jaidon Anthony Bournemouth Burnley £8m
64 Gabriel Gudmundsson Lille Leeds United £10m
63 Thierno Barry Villarreal Everton £27.5m
62 Chemsdine Talbi Club Brugge Sunderland £19.5m
61 Mads Hermansen Leicester City West Ham United £20m
Premier League Transfers: 60-31
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Now we're into most of the major deals of the summer. Nottingham Forest's mega-money signings are prominent in the lower reaches of this section, as well as Newcastle United's earlier captures of Anthony Elanga and Jacob Ramsey.
Elsewhere, Liverpool's deal for Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez, Joao Pedro's move to Chelsea from Brighton and Manchester United's double capture of Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo are also on the list.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
60 Reinildo Atletico Madrid Southampton Free
59 Omari Hutchinson Ipswich Nottingham Forest £37.5m
58 James McAtee Manchester City Nottingham Forest £30m
57 Jacob Ramsey Aston Villa Newcastle £44m
56 Maxim De Cuyper Club Brugge Brighton £17.3m
55 Dan Ndoye Bologna Nottingham Forest £35m
54 Djorde Petrovic Chelsea Bournemouth £25m
53 Mohammed Kudus West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur £55m
52 Omar Alderete Getafe Sunderland £11.4m
51 Jaka Bijol Udinese Leeds United £15m
50 Bafode Diakite Lille Bournemouth £34.6m
49 Harvey Elliott Liverpool Aston Villa £30m
48 Mateus Fernandes Southampton West Ham United £41m
47 Anthony Elanga Nottingham Forest Newcastle £55m
46 Soungoutou Magassa Monaco West Ham United £17.3m
45 Kevin Shakhtar Donetsk Fulham £34.6m
44 Igor Jesus Botafogo Nottingham Forest £10m
43 Diego Coppola Verona Brighton £9.4m
42 Habib Diarra Strasbourg Sunderland £30m
41 Joao Pedro Brighton Chelsea £50m
40 Rayan Ait-Nouri Wolves Manchester City £31.2m
39 Tommy Watson Sunderland Brighton £10m
38 Martin Dubravka Newcastle Burnley £2m
37 Antoni Milambo Feyenoord Brentford £20.25m
36 Nick Woltemade Stuttgart Newcastle £69.3m
35 Benjamin Sesko RB Leipzig Manchester United £73.6m
34 Bryan Mbeumo Brentford Manchester United £71m
33 Michael Kayode Fiorentina Brentford £14.5m
32 Milos Kerkez Bournemouth Liverpool £40m
31 Liam Delap Ipswich Chelsea £30m
Premier League Transfers: 30-11
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There are some £40million-plus deals in here - notably Arsenal's arrivals of Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze, Manchester City's arrival of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur's capture of Xavi Simons. However, a surprising inclusion is Wirtz's move being ranked in just 24th place.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
30 Tyler Dibling Southampton Everton £40m
29 Douglas Luiz Juventus Nottingham Forest Loan
28 Piero Hincapie Bayer Leverkusen Arsenal Loan
27 Martin Zubimendi Real Sociedad Arsenal £55.8m
26 Quilindschy Hartman Feyenoord Burnley £10m
25 Gianluigi Donnarumma PSG Manchester City £25m
24 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool £116m
23 Yeremy Pino Villarreal Crystal Palace £21.6m
22 Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool £29.6m
21 Eberechi Eze Crystal Palace Arsenal £67.5m
20 Randal Kolo Muani PSG Tottenham Hotspur Loan
19 Tijjani Reijnders AC Milan Manchester City £61m
18 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Chelsea Everton £25m
17 Anton Stach Hoffenheim Leeds United £17.3m
16 Olivier Boscagli PSV Brighton Free
15 El Hadji Malick Diouf Slavia Prague West Ham United £19m
14 Florentino Luis Benfica Burnley Loan
13 Xavi Simons RB Leipzig Tottenham Hotspur £52m
12 Kyle Walker Manchester City Burnley £5m
11 Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen Sunderland £17.3m
Premier League Transfers: 10-1
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Isak's capture is the 'mantlepiece star' of the Premier League's window - but there are some big acqusitions in here that aren't far from top spot.
Viktor Gyokeres' move from Sporting to Arsenal ranks in eighth, Jack Grealish's rebirth at Everton sees him in seventh, whilst Isak, surprisingly, only sits fifth.
The podium sees Rayan Cherki's move from Lyon to Manchester City take bronze medal, Estevao's move to Chelsea sits just behind top spot - and the huge gong is handed to Tottenham's capture of Joao Palhinha, with his defensive masterclass allowing Tottenham's influx of attacking heroes to flourish under Thomas Frank.
Rank Player Club Selling Club Buying Fee
10 Caoimhin Kelleher Liverpool Brentford £18m
9 Jorgen Strand Larsen Celta Vigo Wolves £23m
8 Viktor Gyokeres Sporting Arsenal £63.4m
7 Jack Grealish Manchester City Everton Loan
6 Hugo Ekitike Frankfurt Liverpool £79m
5 Alexander Isak Newcastle Liverpool £125m
4 Adrien Truffert Rennes Bournemouth £14.4m
3 Rayan Cherki Lyon Manchester City £36.3m
2 Estevao Palmeiras Chelsea £49m
1 Joao Palhinha Bayern Munich Tottenham Hotspur Loan
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