The 2021 transfer window has been the craziest summer in recent memory with arguably the two greatest players in history – Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – changing allegiances while Manchester City and Chelsea broke the bank for the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Jack Grealish.
There has been over £2 billion spent on transfers this summer, so here are our top five transfers from this window.
5. Tammy Abraham to AS Roma
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After spending the majority of last season warming the bench at Chelsea, Tammy Abraham joins Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma for €40 million in one of the deals of the summer. Abraham is a physical specimen gifted with speed, agility and incredible movement, and after scoring 0.57 goals per 90 minutes for Chelsea, Abraham could quickly become the hottest property in Italian football.
4. Eduardo Camavinga to Real Madrid
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Real Madrid spent the entire 2021 transfer window chasing Kylian Mbappe but ended the summer with another French starlet Eduardo Camavinga instead. The 18-year-old is the youngest player to be called up for France since 1932 and could be the steal of the window considering his €30 million price tag. Despite a recent drop in form, Camavinga is one of the most gifted tacklers in Europe and has the potential to be one of the top 5 midfielders in the world over the next decade.
3. Jadon Sancho to Manchester United
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After months of chasing Jadon Sancho, Manchester United finally signed the Borussia Dortmund winger this summer for £73 million. Sancho is a landmark signing for the club, which solves their recent troubles at right-wing and adds plenty of goal threat and creativity. The 21-year-old managed 83 goals and assists in 82 starts for Dortmund in the Bundesliga and now joins Fernandes, Ronaldo, Cavani and Greenwood to form one of the most lethal attacks in Europe.
2. Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea
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Romelu Lukaku is the final piece in the puzzle for Tomas Tuchel’s Chelsea who were in desperate need of a striker this summer to solve their goal-scoring woes. Lukaku scored 64 goals in two seasons with Inter and now returns to West-London for a club-record signing worth €115 million. The Belgian is regarded by many as the most complete striker in European football, and the 28-year-old could be the difference that helps Chelsea win their first league title since 2017.
1. Lionel Messi to PSG
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The number one signing of the 2021 summer transfer window has to be only the one and only Lionel Messi. Although Messi is 34 and on enormous wages, signing the Argentinian on a free transfer sent tremors throughout Europe and made PSG the favourites to win this season’s Champions League. Messi’s statistics and performances speak for themselves, and a front three of Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe could be the greatest attacking trio the game has ever seen.
[Image Credit: Leo Messi]
Shivaan Shah