Vlad Chiriches is a target for Roma as the Italian club become increasingly resigned to losing their best centre-back Mehdi Benatia.

Chelsea are thought to be prepared to pay the £30million Roma are demanding for Benatia and that leaves them seeking a replacement, with Tottenham defender Chiriches, 24, prominent on their list.

Spurs are thought to be willing to allow Chiriches to leave White Hart Lane, even though he only joined the club last summer. New boss Mauricio Pochettino has already signed Eric Dier from Sporting Lisbon and is keen to add another centre-back, Villarreal’s Mateo Musacchio.

Window Watch: The best of the confirmed Premier League transfers 57 show all Window Watch: The best of the confirmed Premier League transfers 1/57 Danny Welbeck: Manchester United to Arsenal The England international signed a five-year deal with Arsene Wenger's side, arriving from Old Trafford for a fee in the region of £17million. Getty 2/57 Radamel Falcao: Monaco to Manchester United United agreed arguably the deal of the window, as the Colombian striker arrived at Old Trafford on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent deal. Getty 3/57 Daley Blind: Ajax to Manchester United The Dutch international completed his move to Old Trafford on transfer deadline day. Getty 4/57 Benjamin Stambouli: Montpellier to Tottenham A fee was agreed for Stambouli headline of deadline day, and the 24-year-old midfielder completed his switch to White Hart Lane on Monday after passing a medical. Getty 5/57 James McArthur: Wigan to Crystal Palace Crystal Palace today smashed their transfer record by agreeing a £7m fee with Wigan for Scotland midfielder James McArthur. GETTY 6/57 Javier Hernandez: Manchester United to Real Madrid Real Madrid announced the signing of Javier Hernandez from Manchester United. The 26-year-old joined Carlo Ancelotti's squad on a season-long loan with first option to buy him next summer. GETTY 7/57 Shinji Kagawa: Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund Shinji Kagawa's time with Manchester United came to an end after Borussia Dortmund signed their former player on a four-year deal. "Dortmund is like a family," he said on returning. GETTY 8/57 Loic Remy: QPR to Chelsea Loic Remy completes a move to Chelsea, signing a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge. @ChelseaFC 9/57 Wilfried Zaha: Manchester United to Crystal Palace (loan) The former Palace winger returns to Selhurst Park on a season long loan deal. 'I'm buzzing', he told the club's website. 10/57 Alex Song: Barcelona to West Ham The former Arsenal midfielder arrives at Upton Park on a season long loan from La Liga giants Barcelona. Getty 11/57 Federico Fazio: Sevilla to Tottenham Sevilla's Europa League winning captain arrives at Spurs on a four-year deal, for £8million. Getty 12/57 Esteban Cambiasso: Free agent to Leicester Leicester pulled off a surprising coup by signing former Inter Milan and Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso on a 12-month deal. The 34-year-old had been without a club since being released by the Italian giants over the summer, ending a decade-long spell at the San Siro in which he helped Inter win several trophies. 13/57 Samuel Eto'o: Free transfer to Everton Everton have completed the signing of former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o. The Cameroon international, who spent last season at Chelsea, joins Roberto Martinez' side on two-year deal after his contract expired at Stamford Bridge. 14/57 Angel di Maria teaser: Real Madrid to Manchester United Manchester United smashed the British transfer record to sign Angel di Maria from Real Madrid. The Argentina international arrived from Real Madrid for £59.7million. Getty 15/57 Michael Dawson: Tottenham to Hull City The former Spurs captain left White Hart Lane after nine years to join former team-mates Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore at KC Stadium. He said of his time at Spurs: "I have been here for almost a decade and have loved every minute of it." 16/57 Mario Balotelli: AC Milan to Liverpool Liverpool sealed one of the shock signings of the summer when they confirmed Mario Balotelli's arrival from AC Milan. He said: "I'm very happy. We've been talking about coming here and now I'm happy to be here." @LFC 17/57 Marcos Rojo: Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United Manchester United completed the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon. "It is such an honour to say that I now play for Manchester United," he said. 18/57 Leroy Fer: Norwich to QPR QPR announced the signing of Leroy Fer from Norwich for an undisclosed fee. "It was always my dream to stay in England, in the Premier League. QPR did well last season to come up and the squad is full of top players, so I'm delighted to be here," he said. @QPRFC 19/57 Eliaquim Mangala: Porto to Manchester City Manchester City completed the protracted signing of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala. "City is a top club in Europe. For me, it was an important step to leave Porto and join Manchester City in order to continue my progress," he said. 20/57 DeAndre Yedlin: Seattle Sounders to Tottenham United States right-back DeAndre Yedlin has joined Tottenham on a four-year-deal from Major League Soccer franchise Seattle Sounders. Yedlin will remain with the Sounders before joining up with his new team-mates in time for the 2015-16 Premier League campaign. GETTY 21/57 Javier Manquillo: Atletico Madrid to Liverpool Liverpool completed the two-year loan signing of Atletico Madrid right-back Javier Manquillo. "Any footballer would want to come and play here, " Manquillo told the club's official website. GETTY 22/57 Thomas Vermaelen: Arsenal to Barcelona The Belgian international was a top target of Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, but Vermaelen has put pen to paper on a five-year-deal with the La Liga giants. GETTY 23/57 Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea to Everton Everton signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku for a club-record fee of £28million. Roberto Martinez said: “This is a footballing statement of what we want to do.” GETTY 24/57 Divock Origi: Lille to Liverpool Liverpool completed the signing of Belgium striker Divock Origi but the 19-year-old was immediately loaned back to French club Lille. @LiverpoolFC 25/57 Dejan Lovren: Southampton to Liverpool The Croatia international penned his deal with Liverpool, for a fee believed to be £20million, becoming the third Southampton player to move to Anfield this summer following striker Rickie Lambert and midfielder Adam Lallana. Getty 26/57 Calum Chambers: Southampton to Arsenal Arsenal completed the signing of young full back Calum Chambers from Southampton, the club has confirmed. Chambers, 19, continues the exodus of players from St Mary's after agreeing a "long-term" contract with the Gunners. "Calum has a lot of the attributes that we look for in a young player. I'm sure he will do well with us," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club's official website. Getty 27/57 David Ospina: Nice to Arsenal The 25-year-old, who impressed as Colombia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil, has moved to the Emirates Stadium for an undisclosed fee. GETTY 28/57 Didier Drogba: Galatasaray to Chelsea The 36-year-old first joined Chelsea from Marseille in 2004 for £24million and went on to score 157 goals, winning 10 trophies, during an eight-year spell at Stamford Bridge. 29/57 Frank Lampard: Chelsea to New York City, to Manchester City You stay at one club for 13 years, then you join two in a matter of weeks! Lampard became New York's second major signing following the arrival of ex-Barcelona and The 36-year-old left Chelsea after 13 years with the London club where he won 11 major trophies. But with New York's involvement with the MLS not starting till March 2015, Lampard has penned a loan move to sister club Manchester City until the New Year. 30/57 Gylfi Sigurdsson: Tottenham to Swansea City Having previously spent a season on loan at the Liberty Stadium, Sigurdsson has returned to Swansea City on a permanent deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £10million. 31/57 Michel Vorm: Swansea City to Tottenham Dutch international Vorm quickly followed Swansea team-mate Ben Davies to White Hart Lane. His arrival offers competition to No1 goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, with Vorm signing a four-year deal for a fee believed to be £3.5million. WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Michel Vorm of Swansea gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City at The Hawthorns on September 01, 2013 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty I 32/57 Ben Davies: Swansea City to Tottenham One of the worst kept secrets of this summer's transfer window. Having already been seen training with Tottenham in the United States, Spurs finally confirmed that the defender had signed a five-year contract with the club, arriving for a fee believed to be £10million. Getty 33/57 Filipe Luis: Atletico Madrid to Chelsea Chelsea completed the signing of Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid on a three-year deal. "This move is a dream come true for me," he said. GETTY 34/57 Steven Caulker: Cardiff City to QPR Harry Redknapp finally got his man for around £8million, and is set to form a promising partnership alongside veteran Rio Ferdinand. Caulker previously worked under Redknapp at Tottenham, where the Londoner started his career. Getty 35/57 Patrice Evra: Manchester United to Juventus The Frenchman's eight-year stay at Old Trafford came to an end, with the full-back signing for reigning Serie A champions Juventus. Speaking after the move, Evra admitted that "It is the biggest decision of my career as this club is, and will always remain, in my heart." 36/57 Rio Ferdinand: Manchester United to QPR Former England defender Rio Ferdinand joined Premier League Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer after he was released by Manchester United. After signing a one year deal, he said: "I still feel I've got something to offer and I'm excited about helping this club cement its place in the Premier League." QPR.co.uk 37/57 Mathieu Debuchy: Newcastle to Arsenal Arsenal signed full-back Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle as a direct replacement for out-of-contract Bacary Sagna. "I know that Arsenal can win titles every year. Winning the FA Cup last season was something magnificent, but I hope that it is just the beginning and that there will be more to come next season," the 28-year-old said on signing. 38/57 Enner Valencia: Pachuca to West Ham Enner Valencia shone for Ecuador at the World Cup, scoring three goals in as many games. The excellent string of performances was enough for West Ham offer the striker a five-year deal. 39/57 Lazar Markovic: Benfica to Liverpool Liverpool completed the signing of Serbian international Lazar Markovic from Benfica, for a fee believed to be in the region of £20million. @Liverpoolfc 40/57 Demba Ba: Chelsea to Besiktas The two clubs had been in talks for the past few days and negotiated a permanent deal for the 29-year-old. As Standard Sport revealed, Besiktas initially hoped he would join on a season’s loan before buying him outright. However, Chelsea were only interested in an immediate sale and Ba travelled to the Turkish capital to talk personal terms before completing the move. 41/57 Costa: Atletico Madrid to Chelsea Jose Mourinho finally got his man after Chelsea activated the Spanish striker's £32million buy-out clause. Getty 42/57 Luis Suarez: Liverpool to Barcelona Liverpool finalised the terms of a club-record fee with Barcelona for the sale of striker Luis Suarez. "It is with a heavy heart that I leave Liverpool for a new life and new challenges in Spain," said the 27-year-old in a statement. 43/57 Alexis Sanchez: Barcelona to Arsenal The 25-year-old completed his switch to Emirates Stadium for an undisclosed fee. “Alexis will add power, creativity and much quality to our squad," said Arsene Wenger after the deal was announced. GETTY 44/57 Willy Caballero: Malaga to Manchester City The 32-year-old Argentinian has moved for an undisclosed fee in a switch that sees him reunited with City boss Manuel Pellegrini. The pair previously worked together at Malaga after Pellegrini signed Caballero for the Spanish outfit in 2011. Getty 45/57 Ashley Cole: Chelsea to AS Roma After making almost 400 Premier League appearances for Arsenal and Chelsea and earning over 100 caps for England, Ashley Cole's career has finally taken him overseas, with the left back signing a two-year deal with Serie A side, AS Roma on a free transfer. GETTY 46/57 Emre Can: Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool Liverpool had to wait until the summer transfer window officially opened on July 1 in order to register the necessary paperwork and international clearance on the £10million move, but th Germany under-21 star finally arrived at Anfield. 47/57 Lallana: Southampton to Liverpool The England international followed former Southampton team-mate Rickie Lambert to Anfield, in a deal worth up to £25million. 48/57 Herrera: Atheltic Bilbao to Manchester United Ander Herrera bought himself out his contract with Athletic Bilbao to seal a move to Old Trafford. Manchester United had been struggling to agree a fee, but essentially the deal went through, with the midfielder signing a four-year deal with the club. Getty 49/57 Luke Shaw: Southampton to Manchester United Luke Shaw became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after he completed his £27million move to Manchester United. 50/57 Fabregas: Barcelona to Chelsea Arsenal turned down the option to buy back their former captain, leaving Chelsea to swoop and buy the Spaniard for a fee of around £27million. The central midfielder left the Emirates for Barcelona there years ago, and although he won a Liga and Spanish Cup title with the Catalans, the Barca fans never fully took to him. 51/57 Sagna: Arsenal to Manchester City The 31-year-old will join the reigning champions on a free transfer after the World Cup. 52/57 Lambert: Southampton to Liverpool The 32-year-old Liverpudlian could hardly believe his luck when his £4.5 million move to his boyhood club went through. The striker has been signed as a more physical alternative to Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, and has scored a total of 28 goals in his two Premier League seasons. 53/57 Zarate: Velez Sarsfield to West Ham The Irons have looked to address their lack of goals by signing the Argentine striker, who spent half a season on loan at Birmingham in 2007-08. The 27-year-old was the top scorer in the Argentine league last season, and has enjoyed spells with Lazio and Inter. 54/57 Fabianski: Arsenal to Swansea The Polish keeper ended his seven-year stay at the Emirates by lifting the FA Cup after starting the final ahead of compatriot Wojciech Szczesny. The 29-year-old left Arsenal when his contract expired in search of regular football, and will now compete for the Swansea No.1 shirt with Dutch stopper Michel Vorm. 55/57 Vidic: Man United to Inter Milan The towering Serbian ended his hugely successful eight-year spell at Old Trafford by moving on a free transfer to Inter. In total, the former United captain won five Premier Leagues, a League Cup and a Champion League while at United. GETTY 56/57 J. Cole: West Ham to Aston Villa The former England and Chelsea star finds himself at his fifth club in four years, as he tries to resurrect an ailing career. Cole showed glimpses of his former self in his 18 months back at Upton Park, but he is probably not the sort of signing Villa fans were hoping for. 57/57 David Luiz: Chelsea to PSG The maverick centre-back, who can also play in midfield, has swapped the riches of Chelsea for the even greater wealth of Qatari-backed PSG. The fee is believed to be in the region of £50m and will see Luiz line up with his international defensive partner Thiago Silva. GETTY 1/57 Danny Welbeck: Manchester United to Arsenal The England international signed a five-year deal with Arsene Wenger's side, arriving from Old Trafford for a fee in the region of £17million. Getty 2/57 Radamel Falcao: Monaco to Manchester United United agreed arguably the deal of the window, as the Colombian striker arrived at Old Trafford on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent deal. Getty 3/57 Daley Blind: Ajax to Manchester United The Dutch international completed his move to Old Trafford on transfer deadline day. Getty 4/57 Benjamin Stambouli: Montpellier to Tottenham A fee was agreed for Stambouli headline of deadline day, and the 24-year-old midfielder completed his switch to White Hart Lane on Monday after passing a medical. Getty 5/57 James McArthur: Wigan to Crystal Palace Crystal Palace today smashed their transfer record by agreeing a £7m fee with Wigan for Scotland midfielder James McArthur. GETTY 6/57 Javier Hernandez: Manchester United to Real Madrid Real Madrid announced the signing of Javier Hernandez from Manchester United. The 26-year-old joined Carlo Ancelotti's squad on a season-long loan with first option to buy him next summer. GETTY 7/57 Shinji Kagawa: Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund Shinji Kagawa's time with Manchester United came to an end after Borussia Dortmund signed their former player on a four-year deal. "Dortmund is like a family," he said on returning. GETTY 8/57 Loic Remy: QPR to Chelsea Loic Remy completes a move to Chelsea, signing a four-year deal at Stamford Bridge. @ChelseaFC 9/57 Wilfried Zaha: Manchester United to Crystal Palace (loan) The former Palace winger returns to Selhurst Park on a season long loan deal. 'I'm buzzing', he told the club's website. 10/57 Alex Song: Barcelona to West Ham The former Arsenal midfielder arrives at Upton Park on a season long loan from La Liga giants Barcelona. Getty 11/57 Federico Fazio: Sevilla to Tottenham Sevilla's Europa League winning captain arrives at Spurs on a four-year deal, for £8million. Getty 12/57 Esteban Cambiasso: Free agent to Leicester Leicester pulled off a surprising coup by signing former Inter Milan and Argentina midfielder Esteban Cambiasso on a 12-month deal. The 34-year-old had been without a club since being released by the Italian giants over the summer, ending a decade-long spell at the San Siro in which he helped Inter win several trophies. 13/57 Samuel Eto'o: Free transfer to Everton Everton have completed the signing of former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o. The Cameroon international, who spent last season at Chelsea, joins Roberto Martinez' side on two-year deal after his contract expired at Stamford Bridge. 14/57 Angel di Maria teaser: Real Madrid to Manchester United Manchester United smashed the British transfer record to sign Angel di Maria from Real Madrid. The Argentina international arrived from Real Madrid for £59.7million. Getty 15/57 Michael Dawson: Tottenham to Hull City The former Spurs captain left White Hart Lane after nine years to join former team-mates Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore at KC Stadium. He said of his time at Spurs: "I have been here for almost a decade and have loved every minute of it." 16/57 Mario Balotelli: AC Milan to Liverpool Liverpool sealed one of the shock signings of the summer when they confirmed Mario Balotelli's arrival from AC Milan. He said: "I'm very happy. We've been talking about coming here and now I'm happy to be here." @LFC 17/57 Marcos Rojo: Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United Manchester United completed the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon. "It is such an honour to say that I now play for Manchester United," he said. 18/57 Leroy Fer: Norwich to QPR QPR announced the signing of Leroy Fer from Norwich for an undisclosed fee. "It was always my dream to stay in England, in the Premier League. QPR did well last season to come up and the squad is full of top players, so I'm delighted to be here," he said. @QPRFC 19/57 Eliaquim Mangala: Porto to Manchester City Manchester City completed the protracted signing of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala. "City is a top club in Europe. For me, it was an important step to leave Porto and join Manchester City in order to continue my progress," he said. 20/57 DeAndre Yedlin: Seattle Sounders to Tottenham United States right-back DeAndre Yedlin has joined Tottenham on a four-year-deal from Major League Soccer franchise Seattle Sounders. Yedlin will remain with the Sounders before joining up with his new team-mates in time for the 2015-16 Premier League campaign. GETTY 21/57 Javier Manquillo: Atletico Madrid to Liverpool Liverpool completed the two-year loan signing of Atletico Madrid right-back Javier Manquillo. "Any footballer would want to come and play here, " Manquillo told the club's official website. GETTY 22/57 Thomas Vermaelen: Arsenal to Barcelona The Belgian international was a top target of Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal, but Vermaelen has put pen to paper on a five-year-deal with the La Liga giants. GETTY 23/57 Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea to Everton Everton signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku for a club-record fee of £28million. Roberto Martinez said: “This is a footballing statement of what we want to do.” GETTY 24/57 Divock Origi: Lille to Liverpool Liverpool completed the signing of Belgium striker Divock Origi but the 19-year-old was immediately loaned back to French club Lille. @LiverpoolFC 25/57 Dejan Lovren: Southampton to Liverpool The Croatia international penned his deal with Liverpool, for a fee believed to be £20million, becoming the third Southampton player to move to Anfield this summer following striker Rickie Lambert and midfielder Adam Lallana. Getty 26/57 Calum Chambers: Southampton to Arsenal Arsenal completed the signing of young full back Calum Chambers from Southampton, the club has confirmed. Chambers, 19, continues the exodus of players from St Mary's after agreeing a "long-term" contract with the Gunners. "Calum has a lot of the attributes that we look for in a young player. I'm sure he will do well with us," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told the club's official website. Getty 27/57 David Ospina: Nice to Arsenal The 25-year-old, who impressed as Colombia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil, has moved to the Emirates Stadium for an undisclosed fee. GETTY 28/57 Didier Drogba: Galatasaray to Chelsea The 36-year-old first joined Chelsea from Marseille in 2004 for £24million and went on to score 157 goals, winning 10 trophies, during an eight-year spell at Stamford Bridge. 29/57 Frank Lampard: Chelsea to New York City, to Manchester City You stay at one club for 13 years, then you join two in a matter of weeks! Lampard became New York's second major signing following the arrival of ex-Barcelona and The 36-year-old left Chelsea after 13 years with the London club where he won 11 major trophies. But with New York's involvement with the MLS not starting till March 2015, Lampard has penned a loan move to sister club Manchester City until the New Year. 30/57 Gylfi Sigurdsson: Tottenham to Swansea City Having previously spent a season on loan at the Liberty Stadium, Sigurdsson has returned to Swansea City on a permanent deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £10million. 31/57 Michel Vorm: Swansea City to Tottenham Dutch international Vorm quickly followed Swansea team-mate Ben Davies to White Hart Lane. His arrival offers competition to No1 goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, with Vorm signing a four-year deal for a fee believed to be £3.5million. WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Michel Vorm of Swansea gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City at The Hawthorns on September 01, 2013 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty I 32/57 Ben Davies: Swansea City to Tottenham One of the worst kept secrets of this summer's transfer window. Having already been seen training with Tottenham in the United States, Spurs finally confirmed that the defender had signed a five-year contract with the club, arriving for a fee believed to be £10million. Getty 33/57 Filipe Luis: Atletico Madrid to Chelsea Chelsea completed the signing of Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid on a three-year deal. "This move is a dream come true for me," he said. GETTY 34/57 Steven Caulker: Cardiff City to QPR Harry Redknapp finally got his man for around £8million, and is set to form a promising partnership alongside veteran Rio Ferdinand. Caulker previously worked under Redknapp at Tottenham, where the Londoner started his career. Getty 35/57 Patrice Evra: Manchester United to Juventus The Frenchman's eight-year stay at Old Trafford came to an end, with the full-back signing for reigning Serie A champions Juventus. Speaking after the move, Evra admitted that "It is the biggest decision of my career as this club is, and will always remain, in my heart." 36/57 Rio Ferdinand: Manchester United to QPR Former England defender Rio Ferdinand joined Premier League Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer after he was released by Manchester United. After signing a one year deal, he said: "I still feel I've got something to offer and I'm excited about helping this club cement its place in the Premier League." QPR.co.uk 37/57 Mathieu Debuchy: Newcastle to Arsenal Arsenal signed full-back Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle as a direct replacement for out-of-contract Bacary Sagna. "I know that Arsenal can win titles every year. Winning the FA Cup last season was something magnificent, but I hope that it is just the beginning and that there will be more to come next season," the 28-year-old said on signing. 38/57 Enner Valencia: Pachuca to West Ham Enner Valencia shone for Ecuador at the World Cup, scoring three goals in as many games. The excellent string of performances was enough for West Ham offer the striker a five-year deal. 39/57 Lazar Markovic: Benfica to Liverpool Liverpool completed the signing of Serbian international Lazar Markovic from Benfica, for a fee believed to be in the region of £20million. @Liverpoolfc 40/57 Demba Ba: Chelsea to Besiktas The two clubs had been in talks for the past few days and negotiated a permanent deal for the 29-year-old. As Standard Sport revealed, Besiktas initially hoped he would join on a season’s loan before buying him outright. However, Chelsea were only interested in an immediate sale and Ba travelled to the Turkish capital to talk personal terms before completing the move. 41/57 Costa: Atletico Madrid to Chelsea Jose Mourinho finally got his man after Chelsea activated the Spanish striker's £32million buy-out clause. Getty 42/57 Luis Suarez: Liverpool to Barcelona Liverpool finalised the terms of a club-record fee with Barcelona for the sale of striker Luis Suarez. "It is with a heavy heart that I leave Liverpool for a new life and new challenges in Spain," said the 27-year-old in a statement. 43/57 Alexis Sanchez: Barcelona to Arsenal The 25-year-old completed his switch to Emirates Stadium for an undisclosed fee. “Alexis will add power, creativity and much quality to our squad," said Arsene Wenger after the deal was announced. GETTY 44/57 Willy Caballero: Malaga to Manchester City The 32-year-old Argentinian has moved for an undisclosed fee in a switch that sees him reunited with City boss Manuel Pellegrini. The pair previously worked together at Malaga after Pellegrini signed Caballero for the Spanish outfit in 2011. Getty 45/57 Ashley Cole: Chelsea to AS Roma After making almost 400 Premier League appearances for Arsenal and Chelsea and earning over 100 caps for England, Ashley Cole's career has finally taken him overseas, with the left back signing a two-year deal with Serie A side, AS Roma on a free transfer. GETTY 46/57 Emre Can: Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool Liverpool had to wait until the summer transfer window officially opened on July 1 in order to register the necessary paperwork and international clearance on the £10million move, but th Germany under-21 star finally arrived at Anfield. 47/57 Lallana: Southampton to Liverpool The England international followed former Southampton team-mate Rickie Lambert to Anfield, in a deal worth up to £25million. 48/57 Herrera: Atheltic Bilbao to Manchester United Ander Herrera bought himself out his contract with Athletic Bilbao to seal a move to Old Trafford. Manchester United had been struggling to agree a fee, but essentially the deal went through, with the midfielder signing a four-year deal with the club. Getty 49/57 Luke Shaw: Southampton to Manchester United Luke Shaw became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after he completed his £27million move to Manchester United. 50/57 Fabregas: Barcelona to Chelsea Arsenal turned down the option to buy back their former captain, leaving Chelsea to swoop and buy the Spaniard for a fee of around £27million. The central midfielder left the Emirates for Barcelona there years ago, and although he won a Liga and Spanish Cup title with the Catalans, the Barca fans never fully took to him. 51/57 Sagna: Arsenal to Manchester City The 31-year-old will join the reigning champions on a free transfer after the World Cup. 52/57 Lambert: Southampton to Liverpool The 32-year-old Liverpudlian could hardly believe his luck when his £4.5 million move to his boyhood club went through. The striker has been signed as a more physical alternative to Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, and has scored a total of 28 goals in his two Premier League seasons. 53/57 Zarate: Velez Sarsfield to West Ham The Irons have looked to address their lack of goals by signing the Argentine striker, who spent half a season on loan at Birmingham in 2007-08. The 27-year-old was the top scorer in the Argentine league last season, and has enjoyed spells with Lazio and Inter. 54/57 Fabianski: Arsenal to Swansea The Polish keeper ended his seven-year stay at the Emirates by lifting the FA Cup after starting the final ahead of compatriot Wojciech Szczesny. The 29-year-old left Arsenal when his contract expired in search of regular football, and will now compete for the Swansea No.1 shirt with Dutch stopper Michel Vorm. 55/57 Vidic: Man United to Inter Milan The towering Serbian ended his hugely successful eight-year spell at Old Trafford by moving on a free transfer to Inter. In total, the former United captain won five Premier Leagues, a League Cup and a Champion League while at United. GETTY 56/57 J. Cole: West Ham to Aston Villa The former England and Chelsea star finds himself at his fifth club in four years, as he tries to resurrect an ailing career. Cole showed glimpses of his former self in his 18 months back at Upton Park, but he is probably not the sort of signing Villa fans were hoping for. 57/57 David Luiz: Chelsea to PSG The maverick centre-back, who can also play in midfield, has swapped the riches of Chelsea for the even greater wealth of Qatari-backed PSG. The fee is believed to be in the region of £50m and will see Luiz line up with his international defensive partner Thiago Silva. GETTY

Chiriches impressed at times last season but also struggled to adjust to the pace of English football. He is not the only central defender Roma are looking at, however. Their coach Rudi Garcia is keen to be reunited with Marko Basa, a player he had when in charge of Lille, while he also admires Greece international Kostas Manolas.

Standard verdict: Daniel Levy drives a hard bargain and there are others on Roma’s list but this deal is a definite possibility.