Transfer deadline day: Arsenal make double swoop, Spurs miss out on Dybala, Lukaku joins Inter Milan
Re-live all the action from another busy deadline day
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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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City sign Carson
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Liverpool youngster joins Reading
Ovie Ejaria has completed a season-long loan move to Reading, with an agreement for the deal to become permanent next summer.
Spurs sign Lo Celso
Tottenham have confirmed the loan signing of Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis.
The deal includes an agreement to make the deal permanent.
Full details here
Premier League done deals
Kieran Tierney - Celtic to Arsenal - £25m
Scott Carson - Derby to Manchester City - Loan
Andy Carroll - West Ham to Newcastle - free
Ismaila Sarr - Rennes to Watford - Undisclosed
Aaron Mooy - Huddersfield to Brighton - Loan
Romaric Yapi - Paris Saint-Germain to Brighton - Undisclosed
Emil Krafth - Amiens to Newcastle - Undisclosed
Albian Ajeti - Basel to West Ham - £8m
Giovani Lo Celso - Real Betis to Tottenham - Loan (permanent to come)
Romelu Lukaku - Manchester United to Inter Milan - £72m
Still to come
Alex Iwobi - Arsenal to Everton
Ryan Sessegnon - Fulham to Tottenham
Burnley sign Drinkwater
Danny Drinkwater has completed a loan move from Chelsea to Burnley.
He will play at Turf Moor Until 6 January.
“There’s no better way of describing it and I am looking forward to cracking on,” said the 29-year-old – a Premier League winner with Leicester City.
“It feels good to be home and now I just want to concentrate on my football.
“From the people I’ve met so far, this feels like a nice family club with down to earth people and staff, and that helps.
“When you are happy, that’s when you take it onto the field and play your best football.”
Chalobah signs contract then leaves Chelsea
Trevoh Chalobah has signed a three-year contract at Stamford Bridge and joined Huddersfield on loan.
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