My take on the closing of the window for Premier League clubs:
Arsenal - Outstanding window
Piero Hincapie - left-footed CB, good with the ball at his feet on deadline day. Christhian Mosquero is another quality CB.
Kepa is a quality backup goal keeper.
Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard strengthen the holding midfield.
Gyokeres gives them a target man at the number 9, and they added very good wingers in Eze and Madueke.
Aston Villa - Treading water.
Marco Bizot, the goalie from France, but they failed to sell Emi Martinez.
Evan Guessand - French attacking player, promising.
Victor Lindelof, Jaden Sancho and Harvey Elliot all sign on deadline day (Elliot and Sancho are loans).
They got some bodies, but they are not great signings. They lost a lot. They may fall to mid table his year.
Chelsea - Strange end to a pretty good window.
Early signings Joao Pedro, Estevao and Liam DeLap will strengthen the attack, although DeLap just pulled a hamstring and will probably be out until mid-to-late October.
Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho will compete at left wing.
Dario Essugo, Jorrell Hato, Mamadou Sarr and Andrey Santos provide squad depth for Cup matches.
Sold Nico Jackson to Bayern Munich for a crazy good fee, but had to recall Marc Guiu from his loan to Sunderland for depth and cover at the 9.
Chelsea smashed the all-time sales record, earning 375M from player sales this summer.
Liverpool also had over 200M in sales, which about matched the old record.
Liverpool - Best window ever?
That's what some are saying. They spent lots of money, and sold 200M worth of players, as well.
Alexander Isak on deadline day was a record signing for 125M. They already signed Hugo Ekitike as a 9, so they have lots of depth up front.
They signed Kerkez and Frimpong as fullbacks. Both are talented, and maybe a bit more offense minded. Frimpong just got hurt, and looks to be out for a month or so.
Florian Wirtz is a terrific playmaker, and they signed a good young Italian Center Back in Giovanni Leoni of Parma.
Their team seems a bit out of balance right now, and not closing on Marc Guehi was a disappointment, but I would bet on them signing him for free next summer, if not for a more modest fee in January, depending on how Crystal Palace are going in December.
(It's been written that the deal fell through because Crystal Palace's replacement for Guehi switched to West Ham at the last minute. Why would any sane person do that? Others have said it was Oliver Glasner who gave the ultimatum to owner Steve Parish that he would walk if they let Guehi go.)
Man City - treading water
Had a terrific start to the window, signing Ait-Nouri at fullback, Cherki at winger and Reijnders in MF.
They used a buy-back clause to get GK James Trafford back, but he has had a tough start to the season.
Ederson was intended to be sold, but hasn't - unless it's post-window to Saudi or Türkiye.
Sold or loaned some players out who might have helped them; got no help on defense after letting Ikanji leave for very little.
Didn't get a back-up for Rodri, who will probably be hurt for another month. Didn't get a right fullback or second striker, where they remain short, in my opinion.
EDIT: After the deadline, City appear to have signed Gianluiggi Donnarumma from PSG for 30M, and sold Ederson to Fenerbace for 14M. Seems a bit of a panic move. Donnarumma is a great shot stopper, but his weakness is with the ball at his feet. Ederson was superior in that regard, but maybe had just spent enough time at City.
Man United - treading water
United look to have fixed their attack, signing Brian Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and CF Benjamin Sesko. It's a mature attack.
You add in Bruno Fernandez, their best player last year, and a return to health of Mason Mount, and that doesn't look bad.
But can they control the midfield enough to get the ball to them?
That said, they got a goal keeper from Belgium on deadline day, struck out on many of their targets due to financial constraints, and still didn't end up with a center back or a defensive midfielder.
Maybe they can find a free agent or two, but right now, they're still a mess at the back, and their coach seems on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Newcastle - The Nightmare is Over
Although they wake up to find they lost an outstanding 25 year old striker who is one of the Top 5 in Europe in Alexander Isak, and replaced him with a big tall German, Nick Woltemade, who plays in the style of Harry Kane or Joao Pedro, coming deep for the ball in between the lines and dribbling to create his shot, rather than being a traditional target man. The other option up front is Yoane Wissa, a 29 year old center forward who scored 19 goals for Brentwood last year.
Once Newcastle accepted Isak's departure, they did do some good business - they got Aaron Ramsdale, a quality goalie, Jacob Ramsey, a very good attacking MF / Winger from Aston Villa, and Malick Thiaw, a defender from AC Milan.
Tottenham Hotspur - Very Solid Window
They lost Eze to Arsenal, and failed to get Morgan Gibbs-White early in the window, but they closed well.
On deadline day, they got Randal Kolo-Muani on loan from PSG to compete at the 9.
They also got Xavi Simons, the Dutch International who can play at the 10 or on the left wing. I love this player, and had hoped Chelsea was going to sign him. He will take the place of the lost opportunities for Eze and Gibbs-White.
Signing João Palhinha from Bayern Munich gives them a solid defensive MF who has played in the Premier League before. Ange might have kept his job if he had a player like this last year.
Earlier in the window they had signed Mohammed Kudus, a very good attacking MF who could do a bit better in the final third.
They also got Mathys Tel, another promising prospect at the 9.
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