• Mercado.Bale and Coutinho, with no way out

The Premier League closed its transfer market yesterday afternoon almost silently, without relieving anyone, without detonating bombs that are going to provoke an expansive wave in football across the continent. It was the day of no news. Manchester United signed no one, not even a midfielder to open the exit door to Real Madrid to Paul Pogba , nor a forward who replaces Romelu Lukaku , transferred to Inter. Neither Paulo Dybala nor Coutinho joined the Tottenham of Mauricio Pochettino , protagonist, despite everything, with the additions of Giovani Lo Celso and Ryan Sessegnon . Little more history had a market in which the Premier clubs have clearly put the brakes on previous courses.

Although the total expenditure is similar to that of last summer, about 1,500 million euros, the income from transfers has increased considerably. The result is that the net investment has been about 300 million less than last season. A figure, in addition, that could increase if sales take place before they close the markets of the rest of Europe.

Manchester United is the one that has pulled the most checkbook, about 160 million euros, 20 more than Arsenal and 30 more than City. Nothing outrageous figures, as evidenced by the fact that no Premier club has exceeded the investments made to date by Real Madrid (about 300 million), Barcelona (255) and Atlético (240), according to data collected by the Transfermarkt portal . Figures, in addition, that will surely increase in the remainder of the month, especially in the case of the two Madrid teams.

No English club has incorporated a world star this summer. The biggest investments have been made in young soccer players and, for the most part, defensive profile, starting with Harry Maguire , who heads the high chapter after United paid for him 87 million euros, a record for a defense. Of the seven most expensive players, only Nicolas Pépé is a player with a clear offensive profile. In any case, every great club has moved in this market very differently.

Manchester City

With a block already very consolidated, the defender of the title has propped up the positions of mediocentro and right lateral, perhaps in which he was more lame. For the core, Pep Guardiola has incorporated Rodrigo Hernández , after paying Atlético the 70 million euros of its clause. In defense, he has agreed to barter with Juventus, for which Danilo and 28 million euros has gone to Turin and Joao Cancelo to Manchester. He has also repurchased the Spanish Angeliño (12 kilos), left side that will cover the hole of Delph, transferred to the Everton, and the lateral Pedro Porro , to which he will yield to a Spanish club, probably to Valladolid. Apart from Delph, the departure of the historic Vincent Kompany is the only casualty of some relevance in the citizen box.

LIVERPOOL

The European champion has spent two million euros to reinforce his squad, which he has paid for Sepp van den Berg , a 17-year-old Dutch central who does not even have a guaranteed place in the final squad. The Spanish goalkeeper Adrián San Miguel , from West Ham, completes the list of Jürgen Klopp's team , which has prioritized the continuity of the block that led him to win the Champions League. He has taken advantage, yes, to release ballast: Alberto Moreno , Simon Mignolet , Daniel Sturridge , Danny Ings ...

CHELSEA

Sanctioned by FIFA for irregularities in the signing of minors, the team now trained by Frank Lampard - the only new coach among the great teams of the Premier - has only been able to exercise the purchase option he had for the former Real Madrid player Mateo Kovacic ( 45 million), in addition to incorporating Christian Pulisic , signed last year and assigned to Borussia Dortmund. The departures of Eden Hazard , David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuaín , in addition to veteran Tim Cahill , make Chelsea's squad for this season, on paper, worse than last year.

TOTTENHAM

The transfer of Lo Celso with purchase option, in a complex financial operation with an initial payment of 16 million, and the signing of the left side Sessegnon (about 30 kilos and the transfer of Josh Onomah to Fulham) were the most prominent movements of the last English market day. Tanguy Ndombélé (60 kilos) is the other great signing of the Pochettino team this summer in which he has dispensed with Kieran Trippier , destined for Atlético, and Fernando Llorente , still without a team. Dybala was also close to arriving in London at the last minute, but club and footballer did not agree. The market, however, is not yet over for them, since Christian Eriksen insists on moving to Madrid and Danny Rose does not seem to enter Pochettino's plans.

MANCHESTER UNITED

The summer at Old Trafford has once again become horrific, although that has long since ceased to be news. A senior midfielder, Ander Herrera (PSG) has left, and no one has arrived to replace him or open the doors to Pogba, who seems doomed to continue in Manchester against his will. In addition, he transferred Lukaku yesterday - who played 41 games last season - to Inter for 65 kilos and also signed a relay for the lead. The defenders Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (55 million) and the end Daniel James (17) are the only reinforcements for a club that seems to have lost the compass in the transfer market.

ARSENAL

The Unai Emery team has been among the most active in this market, in which it has sought a quality leap that allows it to return to at least Champions positions. Pépé (80 million) reinforces the lead, Dani Ceballos - granted by Madrid - brings quality to the midfield and David Luiz (12) and Kieran Tierney (27), both closed yesterday, underpin a defense in which Laurent Koscielny will not be , transferred to the Girondins. Aaron Ramsey , heading for Juventus with the freedom card, is the main casualty of the gunners , who have also transferred Alex Iwobi to the Everton for more than 35 million.

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