Transfer deadline day: Arsenal make double swoop, Spurs miss out on Dybala, Lukaku joins Inter Milan
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Your support makes all the difference.The transfer window ended with a flurry of activity as the likes of Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester, Sheffield United and Manchester City all put pen to paper on a number of late deals.
While the Gunners secured the services of David Luiz and Kieran Tierney, their rivals Spurs brought in Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis having failed to finalise a transfer for Paulo Dybala.
Elsewhere, Manchester United sold Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, Leicester bought Dennis Praet, Mo Besic joined Sheffield United and, in one of the more unexpected deals of the day, Manchester City signed Derby's Scott Carson on loan. Look back over these transfers, and many others, in our deadline day blog below:
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Besic joins United
It's not quite the Everton news that supporters were expecting, but Mo Besic has joined Sheffield United on a season-long loan deal.
Besic spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough and has 40 caps for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder said: "I am delighted to get a midfielder through the door. Mo is a proper player. He has great pedigree which includes playing internationally and playing in the Premier League.
"He is an excellent all-round central midfielder. He is someone who can do everything we want a midfielder to do.
"Mo has played as a defensive midfielder for his country but he can also play further forward. Overall we feel this window has been a great success."
Greenwood joins Lyon
England international Alex Greenwood has six-time Champions League winners Lyon.
Greenwood was a key player in England's recent run to the World Cup semi-final and scored in the 3-0 win against Cameroon in the last 16.
Greenwood captained Manchester United to promotion last season but has now moved to join "the best women's side in the world."
Praet joins Leicester
Leicester City have signed Dennis Praet from Serie A side Sampdoria on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee believed to be £18m.
Praet has three Belgium caps and becomes Leicester's fourth signing of the window, joining Ayoze Perez, Youri Tielemans and James Justin.
Reid joins Fulham
Fulham have signed Bobby Reid on loan from Cardiff City until the end of the season.
The deal for the 26-year-old has the potential to become permanent.
He joins Harrison reed and Josh Onomah as Fulham's third deadline day signing.
Luiz shirt number revealed
David Luiz will wear the number 23 shirt next season.
Well this is awkward..
David Luiz only recently signed a contract extension at Chelsea.
A suggested disagreement between him and the club has seen him switch Chelsea for Arsenal this evening.
There's still no official word on Alex Iwobi's move from Arsenal to Everton.
A deal sheet was submitted to the Premier League to get the deal over the line, but still we wait...
And there we have it! Alex Iwobi's move to Everton has been confirmed, four hours after the transfer window ended. Details below:
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