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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Transfer window verdict: how every Premier League club fared

Brighton's Luka Vušković, Arsenal's Bruno Guimarães, Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson, Leeds' James Trafford, Ipswich's Julio Enciso.
From left: Brighton's Luka Vuskovic, Arsenal's Bruno Guimarães, Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson, Leeds' James Trafford and Ipswich's Julio Enciso. Composite: Getty, Shutterstock, Reuters

Arsenal

Bringing in Christos Tzolis, Bruno Guimarães and Ezri Konsa was a strong start to the window but could Arsenal’s failure to sign a marquee attacker cost them in the long run? They began targeting Morgan Rogers before pivoting to Vinícius Júnior when the England forward went to Chelsea, only to end up disappointed when Vinícius signed a new deal with Real Madrid. Julián Alvarez made clear he had no intention of joining from Atlético Madrid in the final days of the window and Arsenal kept their powder dry despite sanctioning the exits of Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona and Ethan Nwaneri to Borussia Dortmund. Should Gabriel Martinelli complete his move to Al-Hilal as expected in the coming days – the Saudi Pro League window remains open – a few injuries could leave Arteta short. Ed Aarons

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