Arsenal’s summer transfer business has been impressive, with the additions of Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko taking their spending through the £100millon-mark.
Chelsea have signed Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella and Carney Chukwuemeka, taking their spending through the £150millon-mark.
Tottenham have been busy too, adding Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Djed Spence, Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet and Fraser Forster - spending around £115million in the process.
Their top-four rivals have also been busy, and here is a rundown of all the incomings for Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and their rivals for a Champions League spot (we’ll ignore Manchester City and Liverpool for the purposes of this piece).
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Arsenal
Gabriel Jesus - Man City (£45m)
Fabio Vieira - Porto (£31.5m)
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Man City (£31.5m)
Matt Turner - New England (£5.7m)
Marquinhos - São Paulo (£3m)
Mikel Arteta described himself as "very excited" to land Gabriel Jesus, adding that the club had "done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature". Fantasy Premier League managers agreed, with nearly three-quarters snapping him up for their squads.
Arteta was also "very excited" to bring Fabio Vieira to the club, with the 22-year-old creative player arriving from Porto.
He was slightly less excited to sign Zinchenko, rating his mood merely as "delighted" after snapping up the left-sided player from Manchester City.
Teenager Marquinhos came in from Sao Paulo but may be heading out on loan to continue his development, while keeper Matt Turner was straight onto the bench for the Gunners' Premier League opener after joining from New England Revolution.
Chelsea
Raheem Sterling - Manchester City (£47.5m)
Kalidou Koulibaly - Napoli (£33m)
Omari Hutchinson - Arsenal (free)
Carney Chukwuemeka - Aston Villa (£20m)
Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire)
Marc Cucurella (Brighton)
Eddie Beach (Southampton)
Sterling was Thomas Tuchel's "number one priority", while new Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly described the England attacker as "a serial winner". He went on to say his signing was "an important step in strengthening our squad".
The Blues beat off Juventus to land Koulibaly, with Boehly saying: "Kalidou Koulibaly is one of the world's elite defenders, and we are delighted to be welcoming him to Chelsea."
Eighteen-year-old Chukwuemeka, meanwhile, was awestruck after completing his move from Aston Villa, saying: "To hear myself say I play for Chelsea Football Club means the world to me. I've been a fan of Chelsea since I was young." He added: "I just want to bring myself, try and be unique and be a player for Chelsea that has never been seen before at this football club."
Manchester City
Erling Haaland (Dortmund)
Stefan Ortega Moreno (Free)
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds)
Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to win the Premier League again and have signed one of the biggest talents in front of goal currently. A very good signing of Phillips from Leeds will make the side a lot more solid with Fernandinho leaving the club.
Manchester United
Christian Eriksen - Brentford (free)
Tyrell Malacia - Feyenoord (£14.7m)
Lisandro Martinez - Ajax (£56.7m)
Much has been made of United's transfer failures, but in Christian Eriksen, they have landed "one of the best-attacking midfielders in Europe", according to John Murtough, Manchester United's football director. Eriksen transformed Brentford last season, with the Premier League newcomers winning seven of the ten games he started.
Lisandro again links up with Ten Hag, who signed him for Ajax in 2019, while 22-year-old Malacia has been described as "an exciting, dynamic young footballer with excellent experience for his age".
Liverpool
Fabio Carvalho (Fulham)
Darwin Nunez (Benfica)
Calvin Ramsey (Aberdeen)
Liverpool and Man City have been the two teams fighting for the league title in recent months when it got to May, and both have signed a forward to hopefully give them both more goals to an already strong attacking side. Carvalho made the switch from newly promoted Fulham and will be hoping to make an impact with Sadio Mane now leaving.
Calvin Ramsey has joined and could be a great backup for Trent Alexander-Arnold in the bust world cup season.
Tottenham
Ivan Perisic - Inter Milan (free)
Fraser Forster - Southampton (free)
Yves Bissouma - Brighton (£35m)
Richarlison - Everton (£60m)
Clement Lenglet - Barcelona (loan)
Djed Spence - Middlesbrough (£20m)
Josh Keeley (St Patrick's Athletic)
Tyrell Ashcroft (Reading)
Daniel Levy has backed Antonio Conte in the window, with Richarlison proving their most expensive outlay and Yves Bissouma their most eye-catching.
Former Gunner Alan Smith euphemistically called the Richarlison deal “interesting” on Sky Sports. Reaction to Bissouma’s signing has been much more positive, however, with Gary Lineker and Darren Bent among those praising Spurs’ acquisition of the former Brighton midfielde
Perisic is hoping to recreate what he described as a “perfect year at Inter” after reuniting with Conte, while right-wing-back Spence wants to “excite the fans and play well”. He may have to be patient, however, with Spurs well stocked in that area and Lucas Moura currently Conte’s go-to in that role.
West Ham
Gianluca Scamacca - Sassuolo (£35.5m)
Nayef Aguerd - Rennes (£30m)
Alphonse Areola - West Ham (£10.5m)
Patrick Kelly - Coleraine (undisclosed)
Flynn Downes - Swansea (£12m)
Maxwel Cornet - Burnley (£17.5m)
Having lost £20million on Sebastien Haller, only to see him transformed in the Eredivisie, the Irons have again gone big in the striker market with the addition of Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo.
The 23-year-old scored 16 goals in 36 Serie A games last season and came "really well recommended," according to boss David Moyes.
Rennes defender Nayef Aguerd was interesting in Newcastle (obviously) but plumped for West Ham, saying: "I was really excited when I heard about West Ham United's interest." He's currently recovering from ankle surgery.
Irons fan Flynn Downes, meanwhile, said it was "a surreal feeling to have joined my boyhood club" and has been described as "a West Ham player" by former Hammer Freddie Sears, who played alongside him at Ipswich.
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