Arsenal pivoted to brilliant effect, Chelsea bent FFP to their will and Man Utd were smart in the face of adversity. But Brighton are the new masters. Your transfer window winners are here.
Those names might not be particularly familiar now but give it 18 months or so and both will be touted for nine-figure fees to clubs whose entire scouting network consists of one person combing through a Brighton squad list. The Seagulls spent £5.3m each on teenage midfielders Buonanotte and Ayari and will expect them to follow similar gilded development paths to January 2019 signing Alexis Mac Allister and winter 2021 addition Moises Caicedo.
The wider belief was always that the Blues would struggle to adjust to a less lavish lifestyle once the billionaire was done with his toy – or had it confiscated. Yet Todd Boehly has sanctioned £567m worth of FFP-dodging transfers in his first season, more than a quarter of Abramovich’s total spend across 38 windows.
As alternatives to primary targets go, there have been worse. Kim Kallstrom and Lucas Perez this is not. Arteta pursued youthful but costly exuberance in Mykhaylo Mudryk and Moises Caicedo , long-term deals which would have cost Arsenal upwards of £160m. For varying reasons they were deemed unattainable so affordable experience was favoured instead.
Consider every box ticked: six new signings; more strength in the forward and central defensive positions ; physical and creative additions in midfield. Bringing in experienced goalkeeping cover in Dan Bentley was just new sporting director Matt Hobbs showing off to give Wolves a leg up towards safety.
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