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Biggest Deadline Day deals
- Updated: August 31, 2016
Transfer Deadline Day is upon us, with clubs in the Premier League and beyond scrambling to get their deals over the line before the window shuts.
The end of the summer window is a notoriously busy time, with big-money deals almost guaranteed. Players will come, players will go… and it’s sure to be exciting right up to Wednesday’s 11pm deadline and beyond.
But what have previous Deadline Days served up? We take a look at the top 10 most expensive late deals from years gone by…
1) Fernando Torres (Liverpool to Chelsea) – £50m
The most expensive deal in Deadline Day history came back in 2011 when Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Fernando Torres from Liverpool. Most of the biggest deals tend to take place in the summer, but this was a huge moment at the end of the January window.
Torres had been flying at Anfield, netting 22 goals in 32 appearances the previous season. Rumours were rife over the summer, but it wasn’t until the final day of the January window that a deal came to fruition. In fact, Chelsea and Liverpool were involved in some other huge deals on that same day, as Liverpool brought in Luis Suarez (£22.7m) and Andy Carroll (£35m) to fill the void left by Torres.
Torres scored one goal in 18 appearances at Stamford Bridge in the second half of the season, eventually leaving the club on a permanent basis in January 2015 after a torrid time in west London.
2) Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid to Arsenal) – £42.5m
This one sent Arsenal fans crazy, as they secured the signing of Germany international Mesut Ozil with just hours left of the window in summer 2013. The Gunners looked set to miss out on another target, but eventually shelled out £42.5m to Real Madrid for the midfielder’s services in the 11th hour. Cue fans outside the Emirates cheering wildly alongside a Sky Sports News reporter.
The 27-year-old has had his doubters in north London but now appears to have the fans onside after making 19 assists in the Premier League last season. Off the pitch, his presence has been felt too, attracting other big names to the club. Just this week, Shkodran Mustafi admitted that Ozil’s words were enough to help him make his decision to leave Valencia for London.
3) Anthony Martial (Monaco to Man United) – £36m
It’s difficult to say whether the £36m Manchester United paid for Anthony Martial was money well spent, but it certainly appears as though the Frenchman could have a big future ahead of him at Old Trafford.
Martial signed on September 1 from Monaco as an unknown striker… a ‘panic buy’, according to many. He quickly silenced his initial doubters with a goal against Liverpool on his Premier League debut, and then another two in his next game against Southampton.
He netted 17 overall in his first campaign before being called up to France’s European Championship squad over the …
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