Welcome to the first transfer deadline day of the 2016/17 season as we look to keep you up to date with the breaking news and brokered deals over the frantic next few hours.
We aim to keep this specific article “live”, adding the latest transfers and offering our thoughts on the new arrivals as and when they are confirmed.
These will then be fleshed out via a batch of Scout Reports and/or Moving Targets over the next few days.
Moussa Sissoko to Tottenham (Deal confirmed 11.40pm )
Deadline day drama at its best. Sissoko seemed all set for Goodison Park but a last minute intervention from Spurs apparently turned his head.
The Frenchman looked like a world-beater at times during Euro 16 but registered just a single goal in 37 starts for a relegated Newcastle last season.
With Nkoudou also arriving earlier in the day, suddenly the Spurs options in midfield are significantly boosted with pace and power added in abundance.
The question now is where this leaves the current Spurs’ trio of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela.
Hal Robson Kanu to West Brom (Deal confirmed 11.15pm)
The scorer of that goal arrives at the Hawthorns to add to Tony Pulis’ attacking options. Like Nyom’s capture earlier this evening, this looks like an addition to the Baggies squad rather than a first XI option.
Dieumerci Mbokani to Hull City (Deal confirmed 10.55pm)
Hull City’s much needed recruitment programme continues with the loan signing of striker Dieumerci Mbokani from Dynamo Kiev..
The former Norwich City man failed to impress on his top flight debut last term but will clearly challenge for starts at the KCOM Stadium.
With Will Keane already added to the books, suddenly Adama Dionmande’s berth looks under real threat – he’s currently owned by 6.1% of FPL managers as their third striker.
Enner Valencia to Everton (Deal confirmed 10.45pm)
Everton sweeten the bitter pill of losing a deadline day deal for Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko by signing the West Ham striker on a season-long loan.
A 5.5 striker option, Valencia seems unlikely to tempt Fantasy investment and will surely only offer back-up to Romelu Lukaku unless deployed wide by Ronald Koeman.
Jason Denayer to Sunderland (Deal confirmed 10pm)
The 4.9 FPL option makes the loan move from Manchester City to bolster David Moyes’ squad – a much needed acquisition given the Black Cats’ recent injuries in defence. Sadly, his price point is unlikely to tempt investment with Lamine Kone currently still at the club and priced at 4.5.
Jack Wilshere to Bournemouth (Deal confirmed 9.30pm)
Out of favour at Arsenal, can the injury-prone England man rescue his career at the Vitality Stadium?
Wilshere has managed 90 minutes once from 2014/15 onwards and faces a tough task to steer clear of the treatment room.
Should he manage to do so, he’s likely to battle Josh King for the central support role behind a lone striker. At 5.5 to Wilshere’s 6.4, King has already opened his account with a strike at Palace last weekend and now looks prone to rotation unless Wilshere drops into central midfield.
Islam Slimani to Leicester City (Deal confirmed 9.15pm)
The Algerian international arrives at the King Power on the back of the most prolific season of his career.
Slimani racked up 27 goals in 33 league appearances for Sporting Lisbon last season and his top-rate work ethic fits perfectly with Claudio Ranieri’s ethos.
More of a penalty box predator and less of a technically gifted player, he could force a slight change in tactics to 4-4-2 if he can oust Shinji Okazaki in the Foxes’ first XI.
Slimani’s arrival also affords Claudio Ranieri to manage Jamie Vardy’s minutes, particularly around congested Champions League periods.
Alvaro Arbeloa to West Ham (Deal confirmed 8.45pm)
Is this the signing to finally free-up Michail Antonio from his unwanted shifts at right-back?
West Ham have acquired 33-year-old former Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa to offer Slaven Bilic some experience on the right side of his defence.
Arbeloa has certainly seen it and done it. Does he have the legs for another run at the Premier League? For Antonio’s sake, we certainly hope so.
Allan Nyom to West Brom (Deal confirmed 7.50pm)
Low-key stuff this. However, the Baggies have managed to add to their defensive options by swooping for Watford’s out of favour full-back.
Nyom will now likely challenge Craig Dawson at right-back, giving Tony Pulis of moving him to a central defensive role or even deployed a three-man defence. Failing that, Nyom has probably moved from one Premier League bench to another.
David Luiz to Chelsea (Pending Medical 6.30pm)
Potentially the most eyebrow-raising deal of the day was at Stamford Bridge, with David Luiz rejoining Chelsea from French champions PSG pending a medical.
Luiz’ return places question marks over Antonio Conte’s preferred central defenders for the season ahead and with the arrival of Marcos Alonso also creating uncertainty over the full-back berths, investing in the Blues’ backline right now perhaps isn’t the wisest decision. Luiz may also be used in a midfield holding role, however.
With Liverpool, Arsenal, Leicester and Man United in the next six, keeping a watching brief on Conte’s teamsheet might be the safest approach for now as we look for signs of secure starters.
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou to Tottenham (Deal confirmed 6.00pm)
Spurs have swooped for 21-year-old Marseille winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou in a bid to inject pace into their attack.
The jet-heeled attacker made 41 appearances for the French club last season, notching an impressive 10 goals and earning five assists. It remains to be seen how and when he will fit into Mauricio Pochettino’s line-up but, given their relentless pursuit of Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha, it’s clear that the Spurs boss was hell-bent on adding more pace to his side.
Nkoudou’s arrival will surely cast further doubt on Christian Eriksen’s role – the Dane has so far struggled to make an impact this season, while Erik Lamela appears to have made strides.
Marcos Alonso to Chelsea (Deal Confirmed 5pm)
The former Sunderland left-back returns to the top-flight after a spell with Fiorentina.
Alonso’s arrival threatens to shake up the Chelsea full-back berths. He’ll rival Cesar Azpilicueta for the role on the left, though the versatile Spaniard could also switch to the right and offer an alternative to Branislav Ivanovic.
With three goals and four assists in Serie A last season, Alonso’s raids from the back are certainly worth monitoring if he can nail down a regular role under Antonio Conte.
Given that Azpilicueta and Ivanovic are priced at 6.0, a similar cost looks the likeliest scenario.
Bruno Martins Indi to Stoke (Deal Confirmed 4.30pm)
With his side sitting bottom of the table after conceding six times in the first three Gameweeks, Mark Hughes has snapped up the Porto centre-half on a season-long loan deal.
The Dutchman comes in as a direct replacement for Philipp Wollscheid, who has joined Wolfsburg on loan, and look set to partner Ryan Shawcross in the heart of defence.
Having scored just six goals in the last five seasons at club level, the Dutchman has offered little goal threat to suggest he may be one to monitor.
Likely to come in at 5.0 in FPL, Martins Indi has some decent fixtures from Gameweek 5 onwards, though Erik Pieters, at 4.5, offers the cheapest route into Hughes’ rearguard.
Jeff Hendrick to Burnley (Deal Confirmed 4pm)
The Clarets have swooped to land the Derby midfielder for a club-record fee earlier this afternoon.
Likely to come in at 5.5 in FPL, Hendrick’s arrival is set to place Dean Marney’s starting role in doubt as he looks to cement a place alongside fellow new boy Steven Defour in Sean Dyche’s four-man midfield.
With two goals and three assists to his name in last year’s Championship, Hendrick is likely to appear on our radars anytime soon. In spite of an impressive Euro 2016 campaign, he struggled to nail down a regular role and started just 22 times last time out.
Adama Traore to Middlesbrough (Deal Confirmed 4pm)
Aitor Karanka has freshened up his options on the flanks ahead of the 11pm deadline.
Having sold Albert Adomah to Villa, the ‘Boro boss raided the midlands side for former Barcelona starlet Traore.
It’s fair to say that the new boy faces a tough task to convince. Traore failed to start a single league match last year and managed just two shots and a single key pass in 10 sub appearances.
Karanka is renowned for rotating his attackers during congested fixture periods and Traore (who should come in around 5.5) could be afforded the odd cameo to stake a claim.
Considering that summer signing from Ajax Viktor Fischer has been handed one minute’s pitch time in the opening three Gameweeks, though, Traore may need to get used to bench-warming duties all over again.
Didier Ndong to Sunderland (Deal Confirmed 4pm)
The Black Cats are another side to break their club-record fee after snapping up the defensive midfielder from Lorient.
Ndong’s combative style of play should chalk up the tackles and interceptions as well as yellow cards – he was booked 11 times in Ligue 1 last term.
Likened to Michael Essien, he managed just two goals last term and David Moyes will be hoping his impact in front of the back-four will shore up a defence that’s been breached in all three Gameweeks so far.
A price of 5.0 looks likely, then, though at 5.5, Adnan Januzaj seems the best value option on Wearside.
Sunderland may have a little while to wait until Ndong’s debut, though. He was one match into a three-game ban in France and, in a similar situation to Paul Pogba in Gameweek 1, that’s likely to be carried over into England, which would rule him out of the next two league matches.
Wilfried Bony to Stoke (Deal Confirmed – 1pm)
The Etihad exodus under Pep Guardiola gathers pace, with the Ivorian heading to Stoke in a season-long loan deal.
Bony’s move to Man City never quite worked out but let’s not forget he racked up 35 goals in 70 outings for Swansea before that switch.
Mark Hughes has been arguably seeking a natural finisher up front since taking over at the Potters, with the likes of Mame Biram Diouf, Peter Crouch and Joselu failing to make an impact.
Perfectly suited to the lone striker formation preferred by Hughes, Bony – at just 7.3 in FPL – could flourish from the service provided by Marko Arnautovic, Bojan and Xherdan Shaqiri.
If he can replicate that Liberty form, we could have another very viable mid-price option to consider when the schedule turns kinder from Gameweek 5.
Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal. (Deals Confirmed 30/8)
Priced at 8.5 in Fantasy Premier League, Perez arrives on the back of 17 goals and eight assists for Deportivo la Coruna in 2015/16.
The Spaniard is no like-for-like physical replacement for Olivier Giroud, though – he contested just 17 aerial duels in La Liga last season and won four of them.
Previously accustomed to playing out wide, the pacy Perez is versatile enough to play in any of the four attacking roles in Arsene Wenger’s 4-2-3-1. The Gunners have a very inviting schedule to follow but, until we get a better idea of his impact, Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil seem safer bets for now.
Mustafi, meanwhile, looks set to go straight into the Arsenal XI alongside Laurent Koscielny, thus demoting the 4.5-priced Rob Holding to the bench.
Coming in at 6.0 in FPL, Mustafi has scored a reasonable six times in 63 league appearances over the last two seasons at Valencia, though on the downside, the German international is something of a card magnet and has been booked 22 times during that period.
Calum Chambers to Middlesbrough (Deal Confirmed 30/8)
Mustafi’s arrival at the Emirates has seen Chambers high-tail it up to Teeside as Aitor Karanka adds yet another option to his defence.
‘Boro arrive in the Premier League with the best defensive record in last year’s Championship – they shipped just 31 goals and racked up 22 shut-outs – and have so far conceded just twice in the first three Gameweeks.
Whilst investment in Karanka’s backline could well pay off, the pecking order is very much in question right now.
Chambers could play either centre-half or right-back, which has knock-on effect right across the defence, with the likes of Emilio Nsue, Antonio Barragan and Ben Gibson perhaps most at risk. Arguably, George Friend – once recovered from a minor calf complaint – looks the safest option at left-back, with Daniel Ayala’s 5.0 price tag too much of a deterrent.
Loic Remy to Crystal Palace (Deal Confirmed 30/8)
With Christian Benteke already on board, Remy’s arrival adds weight to the idea that Alan Pardew will opt for a two-man frontline this season.
The Eagles boss opted for a 4-4-2 at home to Bournemouth last weekend and Remy could prove the ideal foil for the big Belgian, relying on his knock-downs and aerial ability in and around the box.
Crucially, Remy has thrived under Pardew before, netting 14 goals in 26 outings at Newcastle. At 6.4, he could throw his hat into the ring as a viable mid-price contender, though Benteke is perhaps best-placed to benefit from Palace’s penchant for crossing under Pardew. The Belgian could also nick spot-kicks off Yohan Cabaye and, at 7.4, remains our preferred Selhurst Park frontman for now.
David Marshall to Hull (Deal Confirmed 30/8)
In all likelihood, the Scot’s arrival at the KCOM from Cardiff should spell the end of Eldin Jakupovic’s first-team prospects.
Starting the campaign priced at 4.0 in FPL, the Swiss international has climbed to over 20% ownership – only David de Gea is more popular between the posts.
It’s fair to say that he’s never managed to convince, though – in six seasons at the club, Jakupovic has been handed 12 league starts and has only benefitted from an injury to Allan McGregor.
Priced at 4.5, Marshall’s addition will force Jakupovic’s owners to reconsider and likely deprive us of one of the cheapest active stoppers around.
On the upside, Marshall made more saves that any keeper in his previous year in the top-flight. Bearing in mind that the Tigers have conceded more attempts on goal than any side so far, the Scot should be kept busy.
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