David Luiz

£8m from Chelsea to Arsenal

David Luiz, the man Gary Neville once described as playing like he was being controlled on the Fifa video game. The Brazilian moved across London this summer, bringing with him Premier League-winning and World Cup experience and a touch of the maverick spirit at the back. The fee is a significant climbdown from the amounts spent on him earlier in his career. Between them, Chelsea and Paris St-Germain have shelled out over £100m for his services.

Nicolas Pepe

£72m from Lille to Arsenal

Pepe was not cheap at a club-record £72m, but this is probably now the going rate for any quick winger with a trick in his locker? Then Gunners boss Unai Emery fanned the flames, describing him as a “top-class winger” who will “add pace, power and creativity, with the aim of bringing more goals to our team”. We’ve seen it in flashes, including those two free-kicks in a 15-minute cameo in the Europa League win over Vitoria Guimaraes.

Kiernan Tierney

£25m from Celtic to Arsenal

Left-back Tierney joined the Gunners in a Scottish record £25m move, having won four league titles with Celtic and been on the winning side for two Scottish Cups and two League Cups. It was expected that he would thrive in the Premier League by those who had seen his attack-minded full-back play north of the border.

Tyrone Mings

£20m from Bournemouth to Aston Villa

Mings put his injury woes behind him and impressed on loan in Villa’s promotion campaign last season from the Championship. In need of heavy recruitment, Mings was top of boss Dean Smith’s shopping list.

Wesley

£18m+ from Club Bruges to Aston Villa

Wesley was meant to be the man to fire Villa to Premier League safety, arriving after a season in which he’d scored 17 goals in Belgium.

Philip Billing

£15m from Huddersfield to Bournemouth

Danish midfielder Billing was one of the few bright sparks during an otherwise miserable 2018-19 season for Huddersfield, who were relegated to the Championship. Too good for the second tier, it was inevitable he would be in a top-flight league this season, with Bournemouth picking him up for £15m.

Harry Wilson

On loan from Liverpool to Bournemouth

One of the stars of Derby’s run to last season’s play-off final, which saw him contribute 15 goals and three assists in 40 Championship appearances. Despite playing in a number of pre-season games for Liverpool at the start of this season, the Reds felt his development was best served on loan at Bournemouth