Power Ranking Europe's Top 25 Clubs on Transfer Window Activity So Far

If you want to keep up with the movers and shakers of European football, read this slideshow as it will power rank the top 25 clubs based on transfer window activity so far.

The transfer activity of the selected 25 European clubs will be subjectively ranked via two key factors:

• Economic efficiency of the transfer.
• Transferred footballer's quality.

25. Wolfsburg

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Sebastian Jung	Eintracht Frankfurt	€2.5/£2M
Mateusz Klich	PEC Zwolle	€750/£594K
Aaron Hunt	Werder Bremen	Free Transfer

Jung: Created more goals in league play from right-back (seven) than Hamburg central attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart (six).

Klich: Can launch accurate deep passes, open up opposing defences and is a midfielder with wonderful vision. 

Hunt: Has scored a goal in the Bundesliga for 10 straight seasons. Also functions as a creator, producing 66 key passes for his teammates last season. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Tolga Cigerci	Hertha Berlin	€1.5/£1.2M
Nassim Ben Khalifa	Grasshopper	€150/£119K

Summary: Jung, Klich and Hunt are all make-something-happen type of players. 

24. Ajax

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Richairo Zivkovic	Groningen	€2.5/£2M
Nick Viergever	AZ	€2/£1.6M
Robert Muric	Dinamo Zagreb	€250/£198K
Arkadiusz Milik	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan

Zivkovic: Scored 11 Eredivisie goals as a 17-year-old. Early bloomer or future world-class No. 9?

Viergever: Made 101 tackles last season and can play a variety of positions. 

Muric: Don't know enough about him. However, Ajax manager Frank de Boer likens Muric to Arjen Robben, per Himanshu Dhingra at Football Oranje.

Milik: Disappointed in the Bundesliga, so it provides added incentive for him to prove his critics wrong. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Siem de Jong	Newcastle United	€7.6/£6M
Danny Hoesen	Groningen	€800/£633K

Summary: It would be typical Ajax if they sold Zivkovic and Muric for a combined €40/£31.8 million in the next few years. 

23. Hertha Berlin

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Valentin Stocker	Basel	€3.5/£2.8M
Julian Schieber	Borussia Dortmund	€3/£2.4M
Roy Beerens	AZ	€1.5/£1.2M
Tolga Cigerci	Wolfsburg	€1.5/£1.2M
Jens Hegeler	Bayer Leverkusen	€900/£713K
Genki Haraguchi	Urawa Red Diamonds	€500/£396K
Marvin Plattenhardt	Nurnberg	€500/£396K
John Heitinga	Fulham	Free Transfer

Stocker: Excelled in the Swiss Super League and carries a winning attitude to Hertha Berlin.

Schieber: Was once a great prospect, but lack of playing time plus injuries have hindered his progress. 

Beerens: A highlight-reel player capable of making game-changing plays. 

Cigerci: A midfielder with an all-round playing style.

Hegeler: Will he be a squad player again or is he starting material? 

Haraguchi: Don't know enough about him.

Plattenhardt: One of the best left-backs in his age group. Excellent going forward but needs to tighten up his defence. 

Heitinga: Seasoned professional who will provide experience.

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Adrian Ramos	Borussia Dortmund	€10.4/£8.2M
Pierre-Michel Lasogga	Hamburg	€8.5/£6.7M

Summary: Bulk signings can prove to be a masterstroke or an unmitigated disaster. 

22. Schalke

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Sidney Sam	Bayer Leverkusen	€2.5/£2M
Dennis Aogo	Hamburg	€2/£1.6M
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	Mainz	Free Transfer
Fabian Giefer	Fortuna Dusseldorf	Free Transfer

Sam: Has the upside to turn into one of the Bundesliga's best players. Very dangerous on the counter-attack. 

Aogo: If he can stay fit, he will be an invaluable member of Schalke. 

Choupo-Moting: With the physique coupled by his immense dribbling ability, his indecisiveness is why he is used as a super-sub, rather than as a starter. 

Giefer: As long as he does not make mistakes like Timo Hildebrand, Giefer will be fine. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Adam Szalai	Hoffenheim	€6/£4.8M
Philipp Hofmann	Kaiserslautern	€1M/£790K
Lars Unnerstall	Fortuna Dusseldorf	€200/158K
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan
Tim Hoogland	Fulham	Free Transfer

Papadopoulos: Injuries have derailed his development.  

Summary: Schalke are demonstrating that you can buy quality at cheap fees.

21. Eintracht Frankfurt

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Haris Seferovic	Real Sociedad	€3.2/£2.5M
Timothy Chandler	Nurnberg	€1M/£790K
Aleksandar Ignjovski	Werder Bremen	Free Transfer
Makoto Hasebe	Nurnberg	Free Transfer
Nelson Valdez	Al Jazira	Free Transfer
Lucas Piazon	Chelsea	Loan

Seferovic: Capable of scoring world-class goals, but lacks consistency. 

Chandler: Has had injury issues in the past but provides additional depth.

Ignjovski: Tough tackling utility player who can match former teammate Philipp Bargfrede in winning back the ball. 

Hasebe: Bundesliga-proven player who has strong leadership qualities. 

Valdez: Scored 40 goals and registered 24 assists in 220 Bundesliga games, per the Bundesliga's official website, so he is back to his old stomping grounds.

Piazon: A duel threat to score and create. Will be playing in his fourth different European league in recent seasons (Premier League, La Liga, Eredivisie and Bundesliga).

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Sebastian Jung	Wolfsburg	€2.5/£2M
Pirmin Schwegler	Hoffenheim	€1.9/£1.5M
Sebastian Rode	Bayern Munich	Free Transfer

Summary: Smart bargain-basement additions from Eintracht Frankfurt to compensate the loss of three vital players. 

20. Manchester United

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Luke Shaw	Southampton	€37.9/£30M
Ander Herrera	Athletic Bilbao	€36.6/£29M

Shaw: Arriving at Manchester United unfit, per ESPN, is a bad sign. It is going to take years before he justifies his absurd transfer fee. Unless he is going to turn into Gareth Bale, United have overpaid. 

Herrera: Should take advantage of the Premier League's openness. Expansive passer with creativity and vision. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Alexander Buttner	Dynamo Moscow	£4.4M
Patrice Evra	Juventus	€1.9/£1.5M
Federico Macheda	Cardiff City	Free Transfer
Nemanja Vidic	Inter Milan	Free Transfer
Rio Ferdinand	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer

Summary: Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal needs to make more signings because this United squad is average on paper.

19. Sevilla

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Grzegorz Krychowiak	Reims	€5.5/£4.4M
Aleix Vidal	Almeria	€3/£2.4M
Nicolas Pareja	Spartak Moscow	€2.5/£2M
Daniel Carrico	Reading	€1.9/£1.5M
Alejandro Arribas	Osasuna	Free Transfer
Iago Aspas	Liverpool	Loan
Denis Suarez	Barcelona	Loan

Krychowiak: Excellent physical tangibles. Strong midfielder who can create turnovers. 

Vidal: Scored six goals and created another three on the wings last season. 

Pareja: Bolsters Sevilla's squad depth.   

Carrico: Was nondescript at Reading but looks like a quality player at Sevilla. Can interchange from centre-back to midfield. 

Arribas: A tough tackler who is a frequent target for referees. Received five red cards in his past three seasons in La Liga. 

Aspas: Will be playing with a chip on his shoulder having been a transfer bust at Liverpool.

Suarez: Don't know enough about him.

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Ivan Rakitic	Barcelona	€18/£14.3M
Alberto Botia	Olympiacos	€2/£1.6M
Diego Perotti	Genoa	€300/£238K

Summary: Shrewd signings from Sevilla so far. Krychowiak could be a gem in Spain. 

18. Roma

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Juan Iturbe	Hellas Verona	€22/£17.4M
Radja Nainggolan	Cagliari	€6/£4.8M
Ashley Cole	Chelsea	Free Transfer
Urby Emanuelson	AC Milan	Free Transfer
Seydou Keita	Valencia	Free Transfer
Davide Astori	Cagliari	Loan
Salih Ucan	Fenerbahce	Loan
Tonny Sanabria	Sassuolo	€4.3/£5.4M

Iturbe: Big fish in a small pond or future world-beater? 

Nainggolan: A committed midfielder who is also a viable passing outlet (88.1 pass completion percentage).

Cole: Is out of his element as evidenced by his awkward team photo, so can he succeed in Serie A despite the language and culture barrier? 

Emanuelson: Squad cover. 

Keita: Has been well-travelled in recent memory.  

Astori: Tends to have lapses in concentration which costs his team dearly. 

Ucan: Don't know enough about him.

Sanabria: Try and figure this transfer out, per Barcelona's official website:

"

FC Barcelona and US Sassuolo have agreed to terms for the transfer of Tonny Sanabria.

The total transfer sum could reach €12 million. €4.5 million are guaranteed and the rest, up to €12 million, are dependent on the player's performance and his future value. 

The process to purchase the player started with AS Roma, but the transfer was closed with US Sassuolo.

"

Sanabria was temporarily at Sassuolo and now he is at Roma. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Jose Angel	Porto	Free
Dodo	Inter Milan	Loan
Marquinho	Al Ittihad	Loan
Tin Jedvaj	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan

Dodo: He has an "obligatory buy-out clause for €7.8/£6.2 million to be activated at the player's first official game," per Football Italia. Why?

Marquinho: Should dominate in Asia. 

Jedvaj: Don't know enough about him.

Summary: Iturbe is a high-risk, high-reward transfer. He could flop, but he has the ability to develop into a world-class footballer. 

17. Juventus

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Alvaro Morata	Real Madrid	€20/£15.8M
Stefano Sturaro	Genoa	€5.5/£4.4M
Luca Marrone	Sassuolo	€5/£4M + Federico Peluso
Mauricio Isla	Udinese	€4.5/£3.6M
Cristian Pasquato	Udinese	€1.5/£1.2M
Patrice Evra	Manchester United	€1.9/£1.5M
Roberto Pereyra	Udinese	Loan
Kingsley Coman	Paris Saint-Germain	Free Transfer

Morata: Given that he was one of Real Madrid Castilla's best prospects in recent memory, he should have been given more time. His start to his Juventus has hit a bump with a knee injury, per AS TV (h/t Football Italia).

Sturaro: Boasts a great passing skill-set but still an unfinished project.

Marrone: Does not look convincing at centre-back. Better in midfield.  

Isla: Struggled after his cruciate knee ligament injury. Set to be dealt to Queens Park Rangers, per Sky Sports. 

Pasquato: Don't know enough about him. 

Evra: Will he be at Juventus for a pay-check or can he be a contributor? 

Roberto Pereyra: Outstanding dribbler who registered six assists last season. 

Coman: Don't know enough about him. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Mirko Vucinic	Al Jazira	€6/£4.8M
Fabio Quagliarella	Torino	€3.5/£2.8M
Richmond Boakye	Atalanta	Loan
Stefano Sturaro	Genoa	Loan

Boakye: Can he emulate Ciro Immobile's scoring feats if given a chance to be the man?

Sturaro: Has the technical ability to turn into an elite midfielder but has to be more productive. 

Summary: Pereyra is the safest bet to succeed while there are question marks lingering over Morata and Coman.

16. Everton

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Romelu Lukaku	Chelsea	€35.3/£28M
Muhamed Besic	Ferencvaros	€5/£4M
Gareth Barry	Manchester City	Free Transfer
Brendan Galloway	Milton Keynes Dons	€504/£400K

Lukaku: Never loved at Chelsea, Blues management should not be surprised they encountered communication problems with the Belgian international. He could be Daniel Sturridge 2.0 for Chelsea, so it adds further pressure on Diego Costa to produce immediately. 

Besic: Technically superb, hard worker without the ball and was arguably Bosnia and Herzegovina's best player at the FIFA World Cup. 

Barry: Brings a sense of calm to Everton's midfield. 

Galloway: Don't know enough about him. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Apostolos Vellios	Lierse	Free Transfer

Summary: Lukaku will either be a legend at Everton or he will be sold at a profit if he scores 20-30 goals per season. He is a world-class prospect. 

The best transfer, though, is Besic, who will stabilise Everton's midfield and be a creative outlet. 

15. Newcastle United

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Remy Cabella	Montpellier	€15.2/£12M
Siem de Jong	Ajax	€7.6/£6M
Emmanuel Riviere	Monaco	€7.6/£6M
Daryl Janmaat	Feyenoord	€6.3/£5M
Ayoze Perez	Tenerife	€1.9/£1.5M
Jack Colback	Sunderland	Free Transfer
Facundo Ferreyra	Shakhtar Donetsk	Loan

Cabella: Able to function in any attacking position. He is a complete footballer who works hard to win back the ball. 

De Jong: Brings vast experience having played seven seasons of Eredivisie football with Ajax.

Riviere: His scoring record was boosted by the creativity of James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho, so it will be interesting to see if Riviere can still be a regular contributor.  

Janmaat: A right-back with elite potential who is good at getting into space and delivering incisive crosses. 

Perez: Don't know enough about him. 

Colback: Can fill it at left-back and in central midfield. Handy squad player.

Ferreyra: Don't know enough about him. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Mathieu Debuchy	Arsenal	€15.2/£12M
Dan Gosling	Bournemouth	Free Transfer
Sylvain Marveaux	Guingamp	Loan

Marveaux: Used to be a persistent threat for Rennes. Nowadays he is looking to re-discover his touch. 

Summary: Excellent scouting from Newcastle United, but it is up to Alan Pardew to turn this group of gifted individuals into a cohesive team.

14. Arsenal

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Alexis Sanchez	Barcelona	€44.2/£35M
Calum Chambers	Southampton	€20.2/£16M
Mathieu Debuchy	Newcastle United	€15.2/£12M
David Ospina	Nice	€4/£3.2M

Alexis: Statement of intent from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to spend big on a proven world-class player. Can Alexis deliver? 

Debuchy: Is a seasoned professional with Premier League experience, so it is a conservative transfer selection. But given that Paris Saint-Germain signed Serge Aurier on loan, you can't help but think he would have been a better choice for Wenger. 

Ospina: Elite goalkeeper who was signed well below his true value. 

Chambers: Right-back or centre-back? Perhaps both. If he can play both positions with equal competency, then you understand Wenger's decision to sign him. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Thomas Eisfeld	Fulham	€1M/£790K
Bacary Sagna	Manchester City	Free Transfer
Chuks Aneke	Zulte Zaregem	Free Transfer
Lukasz Fabianski	Swansea City	Free Transfer
Carl Jenkinson	West Ham United	Loan
Wellington Silva	Almeria	Loan

Jenkinson: Development stagnated in recent times. Endured a tough start to his Arsenal career but looked like he was turning it around until he found himself on the outside looking in. Debuchy and Chambers signings are not good signs for Jenkinson.

Wellington: Seems to be perpetually on loan like Pedro Botelho used to be.

Summary: Ospina is Wenger's cheapest acquisition thus far and could prove to be the best. 

13. Borussia Monchengladbach

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Yann Sommer	Basel	€8/£6.3M
Andre Hahn	Augsburg	€2.25/£1.78M
Fabian Johnson	Hoffenheim	Free Transfer
Ibrahima Traore	Stuttgart	Free Transfer
Thorgan Hazard	Chelsea	Loan

Sommer: Doesn't need to match Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Just needs to be a steady influence in goals. 

Hahn: If given space, he will take the ball past opposing players with ease. Is a goal threat, can create for his teammates and is strong in the air. 

Johnson: Bolsters Gladbach's squad depth with his ability to play in multiple positions. 

Traore: Loves to take on players and has the ability to make game-changing plays.

Hazard: Gladbach have a great squad on paper, so Hazard's chances may be limited. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Marc-Andre ter Stegen	Barcelona	€12/£9.5M
Luuk de Jong	PSV Eindhoven	€5.5/£4.4M
Juan Arango	Tijuana	Free Transfer
Peniel Mlapa	Nurnberg	Loan

Mlapa: Once one of the best players in his age group. Nowadays, he is scrapping to stay relevant. 

Summary: Gladbach are suited to playing aggressive, attacking and uptempo football.

12. Bayer Leverkusen

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Hakan Calhanoglu	Hamburg	€14.5/£11.5M
Wendell	Gremio	€6.5/£5.2M
Josip Drmic	Nurnberg	€5/£4M
Vladlen Yurchenko	Shakhtar Donetsk	€255/£201K
Dario Kresic	Mainz	Free Transfer
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	Schalke	Loan
Tin Jedvaj	Roma	Loan

Calhanoglu: World-class technique, dangerous set-piece taker and oozes class. Could be ranked as one of the Bundesliga's best players by the end of the season. 

Wendell: Don't know enough about him. 

Drmic: Scored 17 Bundesliga goals last season with limited assistance. Can play out wide or centrally. 

Yurchenko: Don't know enough about him.

Kresic: Don't know enough about him. 

Papadopoulos: Low-risk, high-reward situation for Leverkusen. If he stays fit, he can become an integral part of Leverkusen's defence. If he gets injured again, then he will sent back to Schalke.

Jedvaj: Don't know enough about him. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Emre Can	Liverpool	€12.31/£9.75M
Sidney Sam	Schalke	€2.5/£2M
Junior Fernandes	Dinamo Zagreb	€2.5/£2M
Jens Hegeler	Hertha Berlin	€900/£713K
Arkadiusz Milik	Ajax	Loan
Joel Pohjanpalo	Fortuna Dusseldorf	Loan
Konstantinos Stafylidis	Fulham	Loan

Milik: Struggled to make inroads in the Bundesliga. Should find it easier in the Eredivisie.

Pohjanpalo: Has not done much since joining Leverkusen. In desperate need of goals. 

Stafylidis: Should have received more chances to establish himself at left-back. 

Summary: Calhanoglu and Drmic could be sold for substantial fees within the next few years. Papadopoulos is a smart pickup. 

11. Liverpool

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Adam Lallana	Southampton	€31.6/£25M
Dejan Lovren	Southampton	€25.3/£20M
Lazar Markovic	Benfica	€25.3/£20M
Emre Can	Bayer Leverkusen	€12.31/£9.75M
Divock Origi	Lille	€12.7/£10M
Rickie Lambert	Southampton	€5.1/£4M

Lallana: If he was German, he would not have cost that much. Gifted player? Yes. But also overvalued. Will miss the start of the season due to a "collateral ligament" injury, per James Pearce at the Liverpool Echo. 

Lovren: Could turn out to be a disaster if he reverts back to his Lyon days when he was Ligue 1's answer to Titus Bramble. 

Markovic: Can go on long-surging dribbles but will need time to adjust. 

Can: Could be Steven Gerrard's heir apparent.

Origi: Lille's third top scorer last season despite being a teenager. 

Lambert: A feel-good story having been a Liverpool discard.

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Luis Suarez	Barcelona	€81/£64.1M
Andre Wisdom	West Bromwich Albion	Loan
Divock Origi	Lille	Loan
Iago Aspas	Sevilla	Loan
Luis Alberto	Malaga	Loan

Wisdom: Haven't followed his career lately. 

Origi: Being loaned back to Lille will be crucial to his development.

Aspas: Telling Liverpool transfer target Alberto Moreno not to sign for the Reds is unprofessional. Which team still owns Aspas' playing rights? Liverpool. He needs to keep his mouth shut.

Alberto: Drinking and driving is a big red flag. Does he have the motivation to maximise his talent? 

Summary: Liverpool are going down the Tottenham Hotspur route of spending on nameable players, but will they all jell? 

10. Real Madrid

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
James Rodriguez	Monaco	€80/£63.4M
Toni Kroos	Bayern Munich	€25/£19.8M
Keylor Navas	Levante	€10/£7.9M

James: Like Zinedine Zidane, James is an audaciously gifted talent, who will ensure his transfer fee becomes an afterthought, as opposed to a source of derision, a la Fernando Torres at Chelsea.

Kroos: Will control Real's tempo of play. A class act. 

Navas: An early contender for signing of the window. He is worth at least tripled his fee given his world-class season at Levante and coming up big at the FIFA World Cup. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Alvaro Morata	Juventus	€20/£15.8M
Nuri Sahin	Borussia Dortmund	€7/£5.5M
Jesus Fernandez	Levante	€500K/£397K
Casemiro	Porto	Loan
Denis Cheryshev	Villarreal	Loan

Casemiro: It will be an awkward situation if Casemiro  ends up developing into a better player than Asier Illarramendi. 

Cheryshev: Injury has curtailed his ability to perform. 

Summary: Real president Florentino Perez is bringing in the newest Galacticos era, ensuring El Clasico will once again become one of the most-watched sporting events of the season. 

9. Barcelona

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Luis Suarez	Liverpool	€81/£64.1M
Jeremy Mathieu	Valencia	€20/£15.8M
Ivan Rakitic	Sevilla	€18/£14.3M
Claudio Bravo	Real Sociedad	€12/£9.5M
Marc-Andre ter Stegen	Borussia Monchengladbach	€12/£9.5M

Suarez: Barcelona's attacking triumvirate (Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar) is box-office. 

Mathieu: He is a good player but value-for-money at €20 million? No. 

Rakitic: Can play as a No. 6, No. 8 and a No. 10. Terrific passer. 

Bravo: Barca's insurance plan if Ter Stegen struggles. 

Ter Stegen: Has the ability to become one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	€44.2/£35M
Cesc Fabregas	Chelsea	€34.1/£27M
Bojan Krkic	Stoke City	€3.8/£3M
Jonathan dos Santos	Villarreal	€2/£1.6M
Isaac Cuenca	Deportivo La Coruna	Free Transfer
Keirrison	Coritiba	Free Transfer
Oier Olazabal	Granada	Free Transfer
Cristian Tello	Porto	Loan
Denis Suarez	Sevilla	Loan

Tello: Lacked a plan B when outpacing the opposing player did not work. 

D. Suarez: Don't know enough about him. 

Summary: The issue with Luis Suarez is not his quality but his chronic bad behaviour. What happened to more than a club?

8. Manchester City

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Fernando Reges	Porto	€15.2/£12M
Willy Caballero	Malaga	€7.6/£6M
Bacary Sagna	Arsenal	Free Transfer
Frank Lampard	New York City	Loan

Fernando: One of the most underrated midfielders in Europe. He is not guaranteed a starting position at City, so it gives you an idea of how deep City's squad is. 

Caballero: Is a game-saver who will most likely displace Joe Hart as City's No. 1.

Sagna: Opulent reserve to City right-back Pablo Zabaleta. 

Lampard: An experiment which could foreshadow City's sister clubs stock-piling talent and then loaning out to City to avoid potential UEFA Financial Fair Play regulations. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Jack Rodwell	Sunderland	€12.6/£10M
Costel Pantilimon	Sunderland	Free Transfer
Gareth Barry	Everton	Free Transfer
Joleon Lescott	West Bromwich Albion	Free Transfer
Marcos Lopes	Lille	Loan

Lopes: Why wasn't he loaned to a smaller French club like Caen? He probably would receive more starts there than at Lille. 

Summary: It has been an unusually efficient transfer window from City. 

But Porto centre-back Eliaquim Mangala is expected to complete a €40.4/£32 million move to City, per Simon Jones at the Daily Mail. Big risk given Mangala is prone to mistakes. 

7. Southampton

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Dusan Tadic	Twente	€13.8/£10.9M
Graziano Pelle	Feyenoord	€11.4/£9M
Ryan Bertrand	Chelsea	Loan

Tadic: If Southampton build the team around him as Twente did, he should thrive. He created 133 goal scoring chances last season. 

Pelle: He has the physique and a great first touch to play in the Premier League, but he never made a lasting impression in Serie A. Can he replicate his Eredivisie scoring feats in England?

Bertrand: Southampton have an excellent track record in giving young footballers a chance. If he impresses, will Liverpool sign him?

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Luke Shaw	Manchester United	€37.9/£30M
Adam Lallana	Liverpool	€31.6/£25M
Dejan Lovren	Liverpool	€25.3/£20M
Calum Chambers	Arsenal	€20.2/£16M
Rickie Lambert	Liverpool	€5.1/£4M

Summary: Southampton are hitting above their weight in securing lucrative transfer fees. What management needs to do now is re-invest in signing some of the best young Eredivisie talents. 

6. Monaco

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Aymen Abdennour	Toulouse	€13/£10.3M
Tiemoue Bakayoko	Rennes	€8/£6.3M
Paul Nardi	Nancy	€3/£2.4M
Fabinho	Rio Ave	Loan

Abdennour: Strong at the back and will be tasked with filling Abidal's void.

Bakayoko: Bolted out of nowhere like former Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila. Plays beyond his years.

Nardi: Don't know enough about him.

Fabinho: A right-back with world-class potential. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
James Rodriguez	Real Madrid	€80/£63.4M
Emmanuel Riviere	Newcastle United	€7.6/£6M
Gary Kagelmacher	1860 Munich	€200/£158K
Eric Abidal	Olympiakos	Undisclosed
Paul Nardi	Nancy	Loan
Mounir Obbadi	Hellas Verona	Loan

Nardi: Don't know enough about him. Should Danijel Subasic be worried?

Obbadi: Can have a Jorginho-like impact at Verona.

Summary: Discarding an underrated midfielder in Obbadi suggests Monaco management have high hopes in Bakayoko.

Monaco need to make smart decisions when it comes to spending the James transfer fee. 

5. Borussia Dortmund

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Ciro Immobile	Torino	€19/£15.1M
Adrian Ramos	Hertha Berlin	€10.4/£8.2M
Matthias Ginter	Freiburg	€10/£7.9M
Nuri Sahin	Real Madrid	€7/£5.5M
Dong-Won Ji	Augsburg	Free Transfer

Immobile: Scored 22 Serie A goals last season for Torino, so he is a natural replacement for Robert Lewandowski. 

Ramos: An underrated No. 9 who has an all-round playing style. 

Ginter: Able to play at the back and in midfield. Still 20 years old, so can develop into an elite player. 

Sahin: In hindsight, he should have stayed at Borussia Dortmund because he was never given a fair chance to succeed at Real. 

Ji: Will he be OK warming the benches?

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Julian Schieber	Hertha Berlin	€3/£2.4M
Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	Free Transfer
Marvin Ducksch	SC Paderborn 07	Loan

Ducksch: Will be given more chances to impress than staying at Dortmund. 

Summary: Despite Bayern Munich being heavy favourites, Dortmund have a squad that can pip Bayern to the Bundesliga title. 

4. Bayern Munich

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Juan Bernat	Valencia	€10/£7.9M
Robert Lewandowski	Borussia Dortmund	Free Transfer
Sebastian Rode	Eintracht Frankfurt	Free Transfer

Bernat: His signing suggests Bayern Munich rate him higher than Alberto Moreno.

Lewandowski: Like Steve McManaman to Real Madrid, Lewandowski's Bosman transfer to Bayern is daylight robbery considering the quality of the Polish international.  

Rode: Needs to re-create his 2012-13 form, otherwise he will just be a squad player. 

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	€25/£19.8M
Mario Mandzukic	Atletico Madrid	€22/£17.4M

Summary: Economically efficient transfer window so far from Bayern. 

3. Porto

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Adrian Lopez	Atletico Madrid	€11/£8.7M
Yacine Brahimi	Granada	€8.5/£6.7M
Bruno Martins Indi	Feyenoord	€7.7/£6.1M
Andres Fernandez	Osasuna	€2/£1.6M
Daniel Opare	Standard Liege	Free Transfer
Jose Angel	Roma	Free Transfer
Casemiro	Real Madrid	Loan
Cristian Tello	Barcelona	Loan
Oliver Torres	Atletico Madrid	Loan

Adrian: Has the scoring instincts to dominate in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Brahimi: Led La Liga in dribbles per game last season (4.7).

Martins Indi: A defender with upside who has a high re-sell value. 

Andres: Has issues dealing with set-pieces and was nowhere near the quality of Keylor Navas.

Opare: Have not watched him recently. Was once a big youth international prospect. 

Angel: Prefers charging forward from left-back than defending. 

Casemiro: Outperformed Asier Illarramendi during parts of last season. 

Tello: One of the fastest players in Europe and could end up being pigeon-holed as a super-sub.

Oliver: Part of Spain's next generation but has not been consistent when afforded first-team chances.

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Fernando Reges	Manchester City	€15.2/£12M
Juan Manuel Iturbe	Hellas Verona	€15/£11.9M
Andre Castro	Kasimpasa	€3.5/£2.8M

Summary: Porto are masters of buying for value and selling high. That is the thought process of signing Adrian, Brahimi and Martins Indi.

2. Chelsea

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Diego Costa	Atletico Madrid	€40.4/£32M
Cesc Fabregas	Barcelona	€34.1/£27M
Filipe Luis	Atletico Madrid	€25.3/£20M
Mario Pasalic	Hajduk Split	€3.8/£3M
Didier Drogba	Galatasaray	Free Transfer

Costa: Is his body going to break down like Fernando Torres?

If Costa can stay fit, he should be expected to score 20-30 goals. 

Fabregas: One of the best passers in the world, who will be creating shots for Costa. 

Luis: A world-class left-back who averaged 4.1 tackles per game last season. 

Pasalic: Don't know enough about him. Loaned out to Elche.

Drogba: Will be an upgrade over Torres.  

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
David Luiz	Paris Saint-Germain	€49.5/£39.2M
Romelu Lukaku	Everton	€35.2/£28M
Demba Ba	Besiktas	€5.9/£4.7M
Ashley Cole	Roma	Free Transfer
Frank Lampard	New York City	Free Transfer
Ryan Bertrand	Southampton	Loan
Lucas Piazon	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan
Mario Pasalic	Elche	Loan
Tomas Kalas	Koln	Loan
Thorgan Hazard	Borussia Monchengladbach	Loan

Bertrand: "It is understood the deal could be worth up to £10 million, should Southampton choose to make the move for Bertrand a permanent one," per The Guardian.

Easy money for Chelsea if Bertrand plays well at Southampton. 

Piazon: Do Chelsea view him as an asset or a future first-teamer? 

Pasalic: Elche tend to give loanees extended runs in the first-team, so if Pasalic is top-flight quality, he will receive opportunities. 

Kalas: His development stalled last season, so loan to Koln is a welcomed move. 

Hazard: Gladbach have one of the best squads in the Bundesliga, so it will be surprising if Hazard becomes one of their most important players.

Summary: With this outstanding squad, Jose Mourinho has to win the Premier League and make a deep run in the UEFA Champions League. 

1. Atletico Madrid

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Notable Transfers In	Club	Fee
Antoine Griezmann	Real Sociedad	€30/£23.7M
Mario Mandzukic	Bayern Munich	€22/£17.4M
Jan Oblak	Benfica	€15.9/£12.6M
Guilherme Siqueira	Granada	€10/£7.9M
Angel Correa	San Lorenzo	€7/£5.5M
Miguel Angel Moya	Getafe	€3/£2.4M
Cristian Ansaldi	FC Zenit	Loan

Griezmann: Has posted back-to-back seasons of 10 goals or more in league play. Could transition into a €50/£40 million-valued footballer. 

Mandzukic: Scored 18 goals in the Bundesliga last season, so he is a logical replacement for Diego Costa.

Oblak: One of the most gifted young goalkeepers in the world. 

Siqueira: When he played at Granada, his defending was inconsistent. Loves to roam forward. 

Correa: Don't know enough about him. "Angel Correa will undergo microsurgery in the coming days to resolve a heart condition," per Sky Sports. 

Moya: Can do a job if Oblak is unconvincing. 

Ansaldi: Have not watched him recently.  

Notable Transfers Out	Club	Fee
Diego Costa	Chelsea	€40.4/£32M
Filipe Luis	Chelsea	€25.3/£20M
Adrian Lopez	Porto	€11/£8.7M
Roberto	Olympiacos	€6/£4.8M
Sergio Asenjo	Villarreal	€5/£4M
David Villa	New York City FC	Free Transfer
Diego Ribas	Fenerbahce	Free Transfer
Oliver Torres	Porto	Loan
Ruben Perez	Torino	Loan
Thomas Partey	Almeria	Loan

Oliver: Outstanding technician, but he needs to be more commanding in midfield. 

Perez: Looked good at on loan at Elche, so he could be a surprise package like Omar El Kaddouri was for Torino last season. 

Thomas: Don't know enough about him. 

Summary: Comprehensive transfer window thus far from Atleti. 

Griezmann and Oblak have the ability to develop into world-class players. 

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