With spending set to pass £1bn for the first time, fans discuss the moves so far, what they still need, and the one deal that makes them jealous

Arsenal

In: Granit Xhaka Borussia Monchengladbach, £34m; Takuma Asano Sanfrecce Hiroshima, undisc; Rob Holding Bolton, £2m.

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With Arsène signing Xhaka good and early I briefly thought he was planning a glorious swansong with one last big, sustained transfer market blow-out. Then it all went quiet, until last week. We’ve left it so late yet again. Gary Neville was spot on when he said Wenger and the Arsenal board “don’t enjoy swimming with the sharks”.

• Best buy so far: Xhaka. • Jury’s out on: Asano with his lack of work permit, and Holding who has been forced in too soon by Wenger’s failure to sign an experienced centre-half – risking a promising young career. • Dream target: I’d set my sights higher than Lucas Pérez – Griezmann or Lewandowski. But assuming the deals go through, Pérez and Shkodran Mustafi are better than nothing. • Saddest exit: I’m still mystified why Joel Campbell’s face doesn’t appear to fit. • Most envious of: We really could have done with those points Zlatan has already banked for United. – Bernard Azulay @GoonerN5

Bournemouth

In: Jordon Ibe Liverpool, £15m; Lys Mousset Le Havre, £5.4m; Marc Wilson Stoke, £2m; Emerson Hyndman Fulham, £1m; Nathan Aké Chelsea, loan; Lewis Cook Leeds, £10m; Brad Smith Liverpool, £6m

It took a long time to bring in a centre-back, and to recognise we need quality at the back as well as going forward – but it’s good to finally have Marc Wilson.

• Best buy so far: I do admire the focus on buying young players – Jordan Ibe is by far the best signing. Nathan Aké and Lewis Cook will be good additions, too. • Jury’s out on: Brad Smith from Liverpool was a surprise, and he started the season on the bench. But I don’t think fans have seen enough of him yet to form much of an opinion. • Dream target: Michael Carrick on loan from United if he’s really not wanted there. We lack a bit of experience and he’d be a massive signing for morale. • Saddest exit: Matt Ritchie was offered a new contract – it was sad he wanted to go, but I hope he does well at Newcastle. Most envious of: Chelsea signing N’Golo Kanté. What a player. – Peter Bell @CherryChimes

Burnley

In: Jamie Thomas Bolton, free; Robbie Leitch Motherwell, free; Nick Pope Charlton, £1.1m; Johann Berg Gudmundsson Charlton, undisc; Steven Defour Anderlecht, £8m; Jimmy Dunne Manchester United, free; Jon Flanagan Liverpool, loan.

It feels like the spending has still hardly got started. We’ve only made four senior signings – with one of those a loan deal and one a back-up keeper.

• Best buy so far: Defour. I don’t think anyone thought this was a deal we would pull off. He had a more than decent debut against Liverpool. • Jury’s out on: Patrick Bamford, if he signs. He struggled at Palace. • Dream target: We need at least three more, but we have to be realistic. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Dale Stephens join from Brighton, but we also need a midfielder and a striker. • Saddest exit: The influential David Jones going to Wednesday. Most envious of: Sean Dyche joked we were in for Pogba. But it’s pretty pointless to envy what the big clubs can do. We are who we are at this level. – Tony Scholes @utcdotcom

Chelsea

In: Michy Batshuayi Marseille, £33.2m; N’Golo Kanté Leicester, £32m, Eduardo Dinamo Zagreb, free.

Two big deals, but we still haven’t addressed the real areas of concern, which we also failed to do last season.

• Best buy so far: Early indications are that both Kanté and Batshuayi are going to slot in well – though I’ll reserve judgment until we’ve seen them against some of the big boys. • Jury’s out on: The defence. Mourinho begged for a quality defender last season and was denied; we’re led to believe it’s also Conte’s priority but again it’s been left so late. We’ve seen failed moves for Bonucci and Koulibaly, and Milan are still refusing to sell Romagnoli. • Dream target: See above – but also a left‑back, and another striker. • Saddest exit: Marko Marin – the German Messi, allegedly. I’m sad because Chelsea keep buying third-rate players then seem genuinely surprised they don’t make it. Farewell Marko; follow in the steps of Ambrosetti, the Italian Ryan Giggs… • Most envious of: City and United doing their business early with no mucking about, while we’re still penny pinching. – Trizia Fiorellino chelseasupportersgroup.net

Crystal Palace

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Top-notch forward: Palace’s £32m Christian Benteke in action against Bournemouth. Photograph: Scott Heavey/PA

In: Christian Benteke Liverpool, £32m; Andros Townsend Newcastle, £13m; Steve Mandanda Marseille, free; James Tomkins West Ham, £10m.

So far, so good. All four signings targeted the key problem areas – and we should see more movement before the deadline.

• Best buy so far: Benteke will be the key to what we can achieve: it’s been a few years since we’ve had a top-notch forward. The signing dragged on and dominated the summer for us. The best moment was when we reportedly offered a clause promising Liverpool more money when we qualify for the Champions League… • Jury’s out on: The ongoing lack of options up front – and the Wilfried Zaha rumours. • Dream target: Realistic options before the deadline are Loïc Rémy and Jermain Defoe, while Oliver Burke, the young Forest winger, would be a really interesting addition. • Saddest exit: We never played a system that suited Dwight Gayle – and Jedinak is an emotional loss. But Bolasie was sold at the right time for a great price. • Most envious of: I’d have loved to have Zlatan at Palace, just the pure theatre. – Chris Waters @Clapham_Grand

Everton

In: Yannick Bolasie Crystal Palace, £28m; Ashley Williams Swansea, £12m; Maarten Stekelenburg Fulham, undisc; Bassala Sambou Coventry, comp; Chris Renshaw Oldham, undisc; Idrissa Gueye Aston Villa, £7.1m.

A very decent window so far. We’ve added four players who are clearly better than the options we already had, with talk of more to come.

• Best buy so far: Idrissa Gueye is an early favourite – but I think Ashley Williams will emerge as the real star. • Jury’s out on: Yannick Bolasie, mainly because of the £28m price tag. But the price of all players has risen sky high, and I think he’ll be loved by the Gwladys Street. • Dream target: Any top-level striker to partner Lukaku, just so long as he hasn’t got a topknot. • Saddest exit: Steven Pienaar was a favourite, but sadly his legs have gone. I’m not too bothered about Stones: he asked for a transfer twice and never settled after the Chelsea saga last season. So to get £50m is good business. • Most envious of: Juve signing Gonzalo Higuaín. – Steve Jones @bluekippercom

Hull

In: Will Mannion, AFC Wimbledon, comp.

It’s pretty easy to assess our summer spending this year. There hasn’t been any. In fact, we haven’t bought a player for 12 months.

• Best buy so far: Academy keeper Will Mannion, who we pinched from AFC Wimbledon, probably wouldn’t have expected to win this category when he signed back in early July. But there’s not much competition… • Jury’s out on: Absolutely everything. It’s fair to say that the lack of any signings and the takeover talks have been the main focus of debate. • Dream target: We need half a first team. Ryan Mason from Spurs would be a good addition in midfield but generally we’ve sat by and watched the players we wanted get snapped up by rivals. • Saddest exit: We’ve only sold one player, but that was our play-off final hero Mo Diamé who ludicrously had a release clause of two gobstoppers and half a Kit Kat. That one was soul-destroying. • Most envious of: Aston Villa buying our James Chester from West Brom. We needed a centre-half urgently, too. – Rick Skelton @HullCityLive

Leicester

In: Nampalys Mendy Nice, £13m; Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96, £2.6m; Luis Hernández Sporting Gijon, free; Raul Uche Rubio Rayo Vallecano, undisc; Ahmed Musa CSKA Moscow, £16m; Bartosz Kapustka Cracovia, £7.5m.

We’ve showed ambition – but more bodies would help us through a congested schedule this season.

• Best buy so far: Ahmed Musa is a star – his pace suits us exceptionally well. • Jury’s out on: Luis Hernández had looked strong in pre-season but a weak performance at Hull has led to criticism. Fans are split on whether his experience and long throw are enough to supplant Danny Simpson. • Dream target: I’d love Porto striker Vincent Aboubakar. But we’re looking lightest in midfield - if rumours linking us to Roma’s Leandro Paredes are accurate, he’d be welcome. • Saddest exit: Without a doubt, N’Golo Kanté. Any side would miss a player of his calibre but the saddest part was the way he tarnished his reputation here – he’s now widely regarded as a traitor. • Most envious of: United landing Ibrahimovic. A phenomenal signing. – Chris Whiting @ChrisRWhiting

Liverpool

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sadio Mané scores Liverpool’s fourth against Arsenal on 14 August. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

In: Sadio Mané Southampton, £36m; Loris Karius Mainz, £4.7m; Joel Matip Schalke, free; Ragnar Klavan Augsburg, undisc; Georginio Wijnaldum Newcastle, £25m; Alex Manninger free.

We haven’t spent a ton, and we’ve recouped most of it (though the details of what Palace paid for Benteke aren’t easy to work out). That’s the situation we’re used to now but Klopp’s known for developing talent so I feel confident.

• Best buy so far: Mané and Wijnaldum look like they will both be good for us and seem to have slotted in right away. • Jury’s out on: It’s who we haven’t signed that has caused most comment. There’s still a lot of fretting going on about needing a left-back. • Dream target: Ricardo Rodríguez from Wolfsburg would do nicely. • Saddest exit: No one really. It’s not as though we’ve sold on a club great. I’d have kept Joe Allen maybe, rather than a midfielder we have kept, and will miss Kolo Touré’s craziness. • Most envious of: City signing Claudio Bravo. – Steph Jones

Manchester City

In: Ilkay Gündogan Borussia D, £21m; Nolito Celta Vigo, £13.8m; Oleksandr Zinchenko FK Ufa, undisc; Aaron Mooy Melbourne City, free; Leroy Sané Schalke, £37m; Gabriel Jesus Palmeiras, £27m; Marlos Moreno Atletico Nacional, £4.75m; John Stones Everton, £47.5m; Claudio Bravo Barcelona, £15.4m.

We’ve struck a fine balance: some seasoned performers (Gündogan, Nolito, Bravo), and some of the world’s very best young talent (Stones, Sané and Gabriel Jesus).

• Best buy so far: Stones has taken to Guardiola’s system like a duck to water. He’s going to become some player. • Jury’s out on: Claudio Bravo. Many fans still don’t buy into Pep’s concept of what a keeper should be, but I do – and on that basis, I think Bravo’s a great fit. • Dream target: No one. Our business is done. • Saddest exit: He’s not quite gone yet, but Joe Hart. He can rest assured that he’ll leave a bona fide City legend. He fully deserved that touching send-off he received on Wednesday night. • Most envious of: Southampton’s deal for Sofiane Boufal. He’s a mesmeric dribbler. – Lloyd Scragg @lloyd_scragg

Manchester United

In: Paul Pogba Juventus, £89m; Zlatan Ibrahimovic free; Eric Bailly Villarreal, £30m; Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund, £26.3m.

It’s been a fantastic window – we’ve added steel, experience and class. Zlatan has that aura we’ve not felt since Cantona was strutting his stuff, and Bailly has been superb too, steadying a vulnerable defence.

• Best buy so far: Pogba. Too many fans were upset that we’ve paid so much for a player who left for nothing; the fact is we’ve signed the best young midfielder in the world and finally replaced Roy Keane. We’ll also make a profit when we sell him to Madrid in four years’ time… • Jury’s out on: The defence: we still need experience alongside Bailly. • Dream target: Ezequiel Garay has been linked before. I’d like Bonucci, too, but I just can’t see Juventus selling him to us. Unfortunately, we’ll probably end up settling for Southampton’s Fonte. • Saddest exit: Paddy McNair. I thought he was a decent ball-playing, homegrown centre-back. He’ll have a decent career. • Most envious of: I can see Michy Batshuayi having a massive impact at Chelsea. – Shaun O’Donnell

Middlesbrough

In: Marten de Roon Atalanta, £12m; Viktor Fischer Ajax, £3.8m; Bernardo Espinosa Sporting Gijon, free; Jordan McGhee Hearts, loan; Victor Valdes free; Álvaro Negredo Valencia, loan; Brad Guzan Aston Villa, free; Gastón Ramírez, free.

We’ve signed a mix of experience and potential, and we’ve done so early enough to bed everyone in over the summer.

• Best buy so far: It’ll probably turn out to be the permanent capture of our former loanee, Gastón Ramírez. • Jury’s out on: Brad Guzan. We had a very solid keeper for the last two seasons in Dimi Konstantopoulos; Guzan has started this season in the same dubious form as he ended the last with Villa. • Dream target: Just some solid extra back-up in midfield and defence. • Saddest exit: We’re still waiting to see who departs before the window shuts this week – but if we lose Jordan Rhodes or Adam Reach I’ll be disappointed. • Most envious of: Everton signing Ashley Williams and Chelsea landing N’Golo Kanté. And Nampalys Mendy is really going to excite Leicester fans this season. – Robert Nichols fmttm.com

Southampton

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Southampton’s £11m winger Nathan Redmond in action against Sunderland. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

In: Nathan Redmond Norwich, £11m; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Bayern M, undisc; Kieran Freeman Dundee Utd, comp; Alex McCarthy C Palace, £4m; Jérémy Pied Nice, undisc; Stuart Taylor free.

The deals we’ve done have been positive, but we’re still perhaps one or two short.

• Best buy so far: Assuming the Sofiane Boufal deal goes through that fills the Sadio Mané-shaped hole. • Jury’s out on: We’re in a weird and slightly unnerving scenario where everyone seems pretty happy with the players we’ve signed. • Dream target: We need another centre-forward to replace Pellè, especially if Rodriguez is loaned out too. I thought Christian Benteke would be ideal, but not at that ludicrous price – so perhaps Wilfried Bony is the better option. • Saddest exit: Mané was possibly the most exciting player I’ve ever had the privilege of watching on a regular basis. • Most envious of: Zlatan. I’ve seen him play live twice, and he’s scored six goals against my teams, Saints and England. Ridiculously good. – Steve Grant @SteveGrant1983

Stoke

In: Joe Allen Liverpool, £13m; Ramadan Sobhi Al Ahly, £5m.

New signings have been a little thin on the ground so far. We’re hoping for a busy couple of days.

• Best buy so far: We weren’t necessarily crying out for a player in Joe Allen’s position, but you can’t deny his quality. • Jury’s out on: The goalkeeping department – and the lack of a signing there to solve the problem. With Jack Butland coming back from injury, Shay Given getting no younger and rookie Jakob Haugaard struggling at the end of last season, the lack of depth there is worrying. It caught us out last season and could again this season. • Dream target: Saido Berahino. He has been Mark Hughes’s No1 target all summer and it looks to be going down to the deadline again. But I’m confident he’ll be a Potter by this time next week. • Saddest exit: Peter Odemwingie. The training ground will be a less happy place without his infectious smile. • Most envious of: Southampton signing Nathan Redmond. I think he’d have been a star for us. – Rob Holloway

Sunderland

In: Paddy McNair Manchester United, £2.75m; Donald Love Manchester United, £2.75m; Adnan Januzaj Manchester United, loan; Steven Pienaar Everton, free; Javier Manquillo Atlético Madrid, loan

I’m not happy. Spending ha’pennies and coppers won’t keep us in the top-flight.

• Best buy so far: Januzaj – mainly because he’s the only one most fans have heard of. • Jury’s out on: It’s more the non-signings than actual signings that have caused the debate – particularly the failure (so far) to re-employ Yann M’Vila and the situation regarding Lamine Koné. Questions are also being asked about Love and McNair’s suitability for this division. • Dream target: A right-back, a centre-half, a wide-right player and a striker to play with or replace Defoe. I thought Alfie Mawson at Barnsley would fit the bill at the back – then he joined Swansea. • Saddest exit: I’m disappointed that Kaboul felt that Hertfordshire was more congenial than County Durham. • Most envious of: It would have been fun seeing Ibrahimovic trying to get a Sunderland player to put a decent cross in. – Peter Sixsmith SalutSunderland.com

Swansea

In: Leroy Fer QPR, £4.75m; Mike van der Hoorn Ajax, undisc; Mark Birighitti Newcastle Jets, free; Tyler Reid Manchester United, undisc; George Byers Watford, free; Borja González Atletico Madrid, £15.5m; Fernando Llorente Sevilla undisc.

The window could have been worse, but it should have been a lot better. Apart from up front, we’ve not really signed anyone yet who improves our first team.

• Best buy so far: Hopefully Llorente and Borja will help replace Ayew’s goals. • Jury’s out on: We need Borja to be scoring as soon as he’s available after injury. • Dream target: Top priority remains an experienced replacement for Ashley Williams, but it sounds like young Alfie Mawson will complete our business. He may be an excellent prospect, but I’m not sure he’ll be challenging just yet. • Saddest exit: Our captain was with us for eight years. We’ll miss his influence and we won’t be the same without him. We’ve seen glimpses of that already. • Most envious of: Fans weren’t happy when we didn’t bother competing with Stoke to bring back Joe Allen and went with the cheaper option of Leroy Fer instead. – Kevin Elphick Swansea.vitalfootball.co.uk

Tottenham

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tottenham’s Victor Wanyama holds off Liverpool’s Adam Lallana. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

In: Vincent Janssen AZ Alkmaar, £18.6m; Victor Wanyama Southampton, £11m.

I was pleased we strengthened in midfield and up front before the season started – it’s just a shame we’re still trying to sign key players three Saturdays into it.

• Best buy so far: Remains to be seen. At the time of writing, the midfielder has scored and the striker hasn’t. • Jury’s out on: There’s general agreement that Janssen coming on at Everton coincided with the attack becoming more potent – but I can foresee exchanges of views on Wanyama when Dembélé is back from serving his sentence. • Dream target: A top-class creative midfielder. At the high end of the market Isco seems unsettled at Real, and we’re linked with Calhanoglu from Bayer Leverkusen. Both are exciting young prospects. And Wilfried Zaha’s pace and dribbling would give us a much-needed extra option for unlocking defences. • Saddest exit: I was sorry Grant Ward went. He played 40 games on loan at Rotherham last season and was their young player of the year. He scored a hat-trick on his debut for Ipswich. • Most envious of: United and Zlatan. – Dave Mason

Watford

In: Roberto Pereyra Juventus, £13m; Younès Kaboul Sunderland, £3.5m; Isaac Success Granada, £12.5m; Christian Kabasele Genk, £5.8m; Jerome Sinclair Liverpool, free; Juan Camilo Zuniga Napoli, loan; Brice Dja Djedje Marseille, £3m; Daryl Janmaat Newcastle, £7m.

The Pozzos certainly can’t be accused of not backing their man. Our outlay in fees dwarfs anything that’s come before, with three deals to date eclipsing the previous transfer record.

• Best buy so far: Pereyra was the summer’s most anxiously awaited signing in that an already conservative midfield had lost its two most creative players. No debate that his arrival was a Good Thing – and his debut goal underlined that. • Jury’s out on: There’s been no time for doubts so far – we’ve yet to catch a breath. • Dream target: If I’m being greedy, another creative midfielder would be nice. Sofiane Boufal has been a target, but others like him too. • Saddest exit: Almen Abdi is an elegant genius who dug in in an unfamiliar wide role last year. He would have relished a central role in Mazzarri’s 3-5-2. • Most envious of: Zlatan’s a rock star. He’ll be lots of fun. – Matt Rowson @mattrowson

West Brom

In: Matt Phillips QPR, £5.5m; Brendan Galloway Everton, loan.

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A shocking transfer window so far. Our biggest, and only, permanent deal of the summer came in at a modest £5.5m. We’ll see what happens this week.

• Best buy so far: By default, Matt Phillips. • Jury’s out on: We’ve been after a left-back here since Derek Statham hung up his boots, so not buying one yet again and just loaning in 20-year-old Brendan Galloway from Everton has caused plenty of debate. He’s a really good lad, but come on… • Dream target: Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon. He’s in demand, though. • Saddest exit: It was a real shame that we never got to see James Chester play properly. I think he counts as the strangest transfer and subsequent sale in many a year. • Most envious of: Palace signing Benteke. We needed a striker badly and with the takeover we thought we were going to pull this off as a statement of intent. It wasn’t to be. – Richard Jefferson @richbaggie

West Ham

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Edimilson Fernandes, passing his West Ham medical. Photograph: Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United via Getty Images

In: André Ayew Swansea, £20.5m; Manuel Lanzini Al-Jazira, £9.4m; Arthur Masuaku Olympiakos, £6m; Toni Martínez Valencia, £2.25m; Jonathan Calleri D Maldonado, loan; Havard Nordtveit Borussia Mönchengladbach, free; Sofiane Feghouli Valencia, free; Gokhan Tore Besiktas, loan; Domingos Quina Chelsea free; Ashley Fletcher Manchester United, free; Edimilson Fernandes Sion, £5m.

We’ve had terrible luck with £20.5m André Ayew’s injury. The stockpiling of right-wingers in Feghouli and Tore is a bit mystifying as we already had a great winger in Antonio, but Slaven seems determined to turn him into a right-back. Fletcher and Calleri are promising, though the latter has flopped so far. Left-back Masuaku has impressed early on.

• Best buy so far: Despite all the above, the biggest deal was to keep Dimitri Payet. • Jury’s out on: Havard Nordtveit hasn’t yet looked an upgrade as a defensive shield. • Dream target: With Ayew and – aaaargh! – Carroll out again, we need a striker. If the deal for Italy’s Zaza goes through that’d be exciting, as long as he doesn’t take penalties. • Saddest exit: No one here wanted to see James Tomkins go. • Most envious of: United. I wouldn’t mind Ibrahimovic up front feeding off Payet. – Pete May hammersintheheart.blogspot.co.uk