It has just been a week since the summer transfer window for the English Premier League (EPL) season 2015-16 officially opened but majority of the UEFA Champions League qualifying clubs didn’t want to take any chances and had started negotiating a deal with their targeted players way before anyone else could scoop them up or even before the transfer season was officially open for the summer signings.
While the transfer window for the summer signings closes on September 1st, here is a list of all the transfers and signings that have already taken place over the past few weeks and a look at how it might impact all of the clubs performance this season.
Arsenal FC
Petr Cech
IN –
Petr Cech - Chelsea, £10m
OUT –
Lukas Podolski – Galatasaray, £1.8m (rising to around £10m)
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Ipswich, Loan
Brandon Ormond-Ottewill – Swindon, Free
Ryo Myaichi – St Pauli, Undisclosed
Semi Ajayi – Cardiff, Undisclosed
What it might imply
While many of Chelsea fans might have hated goalkeeper Petr Cech for signing with The Gunners, Arsenal fans would be delighted and would now hold real positive hope for the upcoming season. Also with Theo Walcott finishing last season in style, the team only looks to be stronger in season 2015/16. Though Gunners’ fans would still be little bit nervous about Lukas Podolski being transferred out of Arsenal and would be hoping to find a strong replacement for him before the summer transfer window closes on them.
Chelsea FC
Radamel Falcao
IN –
Radamel Falcao - AS Monaco
Tomáš Kalas - Middlesbrough FC
Lucas Piazón - Eintracht Frankfurt
Cristian Manea - FC Viitorul Constanța
Marko Marin - RSC Anderlecht
Josh McEachran - Vitesse
Victor Moses - Stoke City
Nathan - Atlético Paranaense
Oriol Romeu - VfB Stuttgart
Mario Pašalić - Elche CF
Bertrand Traoré - Vitesse
Marco van Ginkel - AC Milan
Wallace - Vitesse
OUT –
Mario Pašalić - AS Monaco
Lewis Baker - Vitesse
Petr Čech - Arsenal FC
What it might imply
With Chelsea’s star players Didier Drogba and Petr Cech choosing to walk away from the club this season, the Premier League champs might have been in trouble five years ago, but with both star players being 32+ and no longer holding place in Chelsea’s regular line up, the move away from the club seems like a better option and should not make much of a difference even though Jose Mourinho wanted them to reconsider their decision.
Also clubs decision to bring Radamel Falcao to Stamford Bridge is an interesting one, as Falcao’s disappointing run with Manchester United is not hidden and the signing is only getting The Blues fans more intrigued as to Mourinho has got planned for him.
Manchester City FC
IN –
Shay Facey (to join in Jan/16) - New York City FC
Enes Ünal - Bursaspor
Sinan Bytyqi - SC Cambuur
Angus Gunn - Manchester City (A-Junioren)
Marcos Lopes – Lille OSC
Karim Rekik - PSV Eindhoven
Bruno Zuculini - Córdoba CF
OUT –
Karim Rekik - Olympique Marseille
Dedryck Boyata - Celtic FC
Frank Lampard - New York City FC
James Milner – Liverpool FC
What it might imply
Even with departure of James Milner and Frank Lampard, the club still holds almost the same squad which got them to the top two positions in the Premier League season last time around. They also have few very interesting prospects to join the team this season and with still over a month to go before the transfer window is closed, this will be one team to keep your eye on as to who they signup.
