With the transfer market back open, we have picked the best signing made by a Premier League club in the last 20 windows, starting with a tricky Brazilian…
Winter, 2013 – Philippe Coutinho (Inter Milan to Liverpool, £8.5m)
Liverpool made two excellent signings in this window, bringing in Daniel Sturridge for around £12m, but their signing of Coutinho for £8.5m takes the cake.
Coutinho brought his Brazilian flair to the Premier League, hitting the ground running and immediately looking like the bargain he was. Over 200 appearances and zero trophies later, Barcelona signed the attacking midfielder for a rumoured £142m after months of pursuing him. That transfer has crippled Barca financially and allowed Liverpool to sign Virgil van Dijk and Alisson, the final pieces of their trophy-winning jigsaw.
Summer, 2013 – Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid to Arsenal, £42m)
Some may disagree, even a few Arsenal fans, but Ozil was one hell of a signing. The deadline day scenes in north London were something to behold when it was confirmed the German playmaker would be signing from Real Madrid.
He helped guide Arsenal to their first piece of silverware in eight years in his first season, as Arsene Wenger’s side beat Hull 3-2 in the FA Cup final. Ozil divided opinion like no other, often being labelled a ghost in matches against Arsenal’s title rivals and criticised for his laid-back style of play by the media and fans.
The way the 2014 World Cup winner left north London was extremely disappointing and sad, not getting the send-off he deserved after eight years of service, but he just pips Christen Eriksen’s move to Tottenham for this window.
Winter, 2014 – Nemanja Matic (Benfica to Chelsea, £21m)
Chelsea were busy boys in January 2014, and are busy in this list, occupying the winning slot in three out of the first five windows. The Blues signed Bertrand Traore, Kurt Zouma, Mohamed Salah and Matic, while offloading Juan Mata to Man Utd and De Bruyne to Wolfsburg.
Matic instantly became a mainstay in the starting XI, being named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2015 as Chelsea won the Premier League.
The Serbian defensive midfielder was sold to Man Utd for around £40m in 2017, being reunited with manager Jose Mourinho. Chelsea got the best three years of Matic’s career before doubling their money for him. What a transfer.
Summer, 2014 – Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid to Chelsea, £32m)
What a window this was. Alexis Sanchez joined Arsenal, Southampton…
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