The English Premier League enters a new phase after huge deals

After spending nearly 2 billion pounds ($2.3 billion) on player purchases across 20 clubs, the Premier League is on the cusp of a new phase of excitement, disappointment, protests, layoffs, failure and glory.

One day after the last day of the summer transfer period yesterday, the teams are preparing to return again to the ground in the stadiums, where it is supposed to show the extent of the impact of transfer deals on the performance of each team effectively.

Everton fans will be able to allow themselves to be optimistic after several players have joined the squad but by Saturday afternoon Frank Lampard's side will meet powerful neighbor Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at the Merseyside derby.

Lampard's team struggled to survive last season's relegation and has not won any season so far, but it has signed many new faces, including midfielders Idrissa Gaye and James Garner on the last day of the transfer window yesterday, in addition to striker Niall Mobe of Brighton and Hove Albion.

Everton won only once in the last 26 matches with neighbor Liverpool in all competitions.

And Manchester United, who won the last three games, spent more than 200 million pounds, more than half of which were paid for the purchase of Brazilians Casemiro and Anthony, but before Sunday they will meet Arsenal, the only team in the tournament that has won the full mark so far.

In the last summer transfers, Arsenal, led by Spanish coach Mikel Arteta, moved smartly and signed Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City, but the trip to Old Trafford will be the most difficult test for the London team.

In Aston Villa, coach Steven Gerrard is under pressure after the team lost four of the five matches it has played so far, before meeting its guest, Manchester City, the defending champion, on Saturday.

And last season's champions City hit the transfer market when they signed Norwegian Erling Halland, who scored nine goals in his first five matches, including three goals in the last two matches.

And former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang may start his career with Chelsea's attacking line during the London summit against West Ham United, after completing his transfer deal from Barcelona last night.

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