Wenger left it late but in the end came away with Chelsea deadwood and an uncapped injury prone 28 year old as his replacements for Nasri and Fabregas... Arteta finally agreed personal terms with the London club in the dying minutes of the window despite some sources reporting the deal had stalled. Joey Barton's tweet of " Nasri and fabregas replaced with Benayoun and Arteta?? I wouldn't of done that on FM2010, that's all am saying" voiced most football fans opinion on Wenger's last-minute business.I can see why Everton fans are frustrated as only two weeks ago in an interview with the BBC Arteta said "I am happy at the club" "I am going to give everything for Everton this season". He has also been very inconsistent for Everton and has had frequent injury problems. Criticisms aside Arteta is a good player in my opinion and has produced moments of greatness for Everton as well as scoring goals. I believe he will help to compensate for Arsenals big losses however i believe Arsenal will still struggle. As for Benayoun I don't believe he is a great player and has done very little in recent times, nevertheless he has key Premier League experience which is important as not alot of Arsenal team do
Chelsea, to my great surprise, made an exiting addition to the squad as they signed Raul Meireles from Liverpool just before the window slammed shut. The most likely reason for this signing is because Chelsea's £40m yes £40 MILLION pound bid for Luka Modric. I personally think that is ridiculous money for a player that has been out of touch since the start of last season. The fee was reportedly in the region of £12m which is a pretty good deal. It is certainly going to be interesting to see where Meireles fits into the Chelsea side.
Stoke managed to grab some last minute deals by obtaining the signatures of record signing Peter Crouch ( £10m but could rise to £12m), Wilson Palacios (£6m) and Cameron Jerome (£4m). They are sure to be key squad players when they start their European adventure in the Europa League.
Blackburn managed to sign Yakubu and Scott Dann Whilst keeping hold of big Chris Samba. But by far the best move from boss Steve Kean was the releasing of the awful foul moth and general idiot El Hadji Diouf.
Bolton added strength to their side with the loan signing of young up and coming stars Gael Kakuta (from Chelsea) and Dedrick Boyata (from Manchester City). They also bought in young French striker from Liverpool...Not too sure about that one Owen.
QPR Signed English pair Shaun Wright Phillips and Anton Ferdinand which are improvements on their average Championship level squad.
Apart from the loss of Meireles, Liverpool had a pretty good day as they signed out of favour former Manchester City and Wales captain Craig Bellamy. They also got rid of some deadwood with the sale of Christian Poulson to Ligue 1 side Evian Thonon and the loan of Joe Cole to Lille.
With 485 Million pounds spent in the Premier League this window it has certainly been a busy summer for the 20 English sides. Please comment and let me know your opinions on all the deadline day transfers (especially you Arsenal fans).
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