EPL Transfer Window Draws To Quiet End

[Folami David]

The transfer window appeared to be ending with the equivalent of a tap-in goal rather than a screamer into the back of the net on Monday after Gareth Bale's world record move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid the day before.
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With three hours remaining before it closed at 2200 GMT, a record $813.08 million of business had been completed by Premier League clubs in this window.
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Unlike some years which have been dominated by frantic last-minute deals on the final day, clubs generally moved much earlier in the window for their major signings.
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There was an exception at Arsenal, who looked poised to smash their club record by paying Real Madrid a widely reported $66.15 million fee for 24- year-old Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil.
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Early season Premier League leaders Liverpool were also busy on the final day, signing central defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori for a combined fee of about $38.91 million.
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Sakho has arrived from Paris St Germain while Ilori has joined from Sporting Lisbon. They also took forward Victor Moses on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
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Chelsea were fairly quiet on the final day, with their deals for Andre Schuerrle, Willian, Kevin de Bruyne, Marco van Ginkel and Samuel Eto'o already completed.
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Spurs, who have already invested the €100 millio Bale sale proceeds on seven internationals in the last six weeks at a reported cost of $171.20 million, were also quiet and there was little deadline-day movement at many other Premier League clubs.

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Most of the dead line purchases were panicked characterized.