Every Premier League transfer that beat the PSR deadline
The ‘unofficial’ Premier League transfer deadline has now passed with June 30 the date for clubs to conclude deals for their 2023-24 financial accounts.
The Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability regulations (PSR) meant several sides were scrambling to get deals done in time and avoid potential sanctions for financial breaches.
Six clubs – Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest – all reportedly needed to balance the books and it’s fair to say those sides were certainly busy.
We’ve looked at every Premier League deal done by those sides before the PSR deadline.
Aston Villa
In
Lewis Dobbin – Everton, £10m
Cameron Archer – Sheffield United, £14m
Ian Maatsen – Chelsea, £37.5m
Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior – Juventus, £18.6m
Aston Villa have been one of the most active clubs in the early part of the transfer window as the club look to remain compliant with PSR and strengthen for their Champions League campaign.
Lewis Dobbin has arrived from Everton as part of a swap deal that saw Tim Iroegbunam head in the opposite direction, while a similar agreement was reached with Chelsea to sign Ian Maatsen. Omari Kellyman moved to West London as part of the exchange.
Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Ian Maatsen from Chelsea. ✅
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) June 28, 2024
A deal was also done with Juventus that saw Enzo Barrenechea and Samuel Iling-Junior arrive and Douglas Luiz leave for Turin. The overall value of the transfers equated to around €50m.
Out
Douglas Luiz – Juventus, £21m
Omari Kellyman – Chelsea, £19m
Morgan Sanson – Nice, £3.4m
Tim Iroegbunam – Everton, £9m
Taylor-Jay Hart – released
Chisom Afoka – released
Frankie Ealing – released
Dylan Mitchell – released
Jack McDowell – QPR, free
Abube Onuchukwu – released
Aaron O’Reilly – released
Edward Rowe – released
Luiz’s exit for Juventus is a big blow to Emery ahead of the new season with the box-to-box Brazilian a major part of the club’s Champions League qualification. Elsewhere, Villa have lost some highly-rated prospects as part of their plugging of PSR but have retained the core of Emery’s top-four placing squad. Investment is now expected in the new financial year.
Chelsea
In
Chelsea continue to be one of the busiest clubs in European football. Tosin Adarabioyo arrived on a free transfer from Fulham in a deal that could pave the way for the sale of a current centre-back, with Tevoh Chalobah attracting interest from Premier League rivals. Omari Kellyman has come in as part of the deal that saw Ian Maatsen sign for Aston Villa, while the arrival of Estevao Willian is considered a major coup.
Tosin is a BLUE! 💙✍️ pic.twitter.com/DrBrUFcWNT
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 7, 2024
Out
Thiago Silva – Fluminense, free
Lewis Hall – Newcastle, £28m
Teddy Sharman-Lowe – Doncaster, loan
Dion Rankine – Wigan, free
Charlie Webster – Burton, undisclosed
Josh Brooking – released
Noah Hay – released
Jamie Cumming – Oxford, undisclosed
Hakim Ziyech – Galatasary, undisclosed
Ian Maatsen – Aston Villa, £37.5m
Omari Hutchinson – Ipswich, £18m
The sales of Lewis Hall, Ian Maatsen and Omari Hutchinson have banked sizeable profit for Chelsea, with the former duo graduates of the Cobham academy and the latter signed from Arsenal for just £5m last summer.
Everton
In
Tim Iroegbunam – Aston Villa, £9m
Jack Harrison – Leeds, loan
Tim Iroegbunam has come in as part of a swap with Aston Villa for Lewis Dobbin, while Jack Harrison has been re-signed on loan from Leeds.
Out
Andre Gomes – released
Andy Lonergan – Wigan, free
Lewis Warrington – released
Mackenzie Hunt – released
Katia Kouyate – Barrow, free
Kyle John – released
Ed Jones – released
Dylan Graham – released
Lewis Dobbin – Aston Villa, £10m
Dele – released
Jack Barrett – released
Matthew Mallon – released
Sebastian Jensen – released
Daniel Maher – released
Ben Godfrey – Atalanta, £10.2m
Everton’s financial gap is not understood to have been as large as first feared and the Toffees have solved their issues without the sale of key talent. Lewis Dobbin departed for Aston Villa and Ben Godfrey has brought in £10.2m after joining Atalanta. After sanctions last season, Everton appear in a stronger position this time around.
That should aid their cause in negotiations over Jarrad Branthwaite after turning down an opening offer from Manchester United for the highly-rated defender.
Sean Dyche’s side also saw a swap deal with Newcastle involving Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Yankuba Minteh fall through.
Leicester
In
Abdul Fatawu – Sporting, £17m
Leicester have signed Abdul Fatawu from Sporting Lisbon for £17m after an impressive loan spell at the King Power Stadium last season. A deal for Chelsea youngster Michael Golding is also close as part of the transfer that will see Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had to West London.
Out
Marc Albrighton – released
Kelechi Iheanacho – released
Denis Praet – released
Paul Appiah – released
Arlo Doherty – released
Shane Flynn – released
Iestyn Hughes – released
Jack Lewis – released
Tawanda Maswanhise – released
Leicester have reluctantly accepted the sale of Kieran Dewsbury-Hall amid a £30m approach from Chelsea. Though the deal was not completed before June 30, it could count on the club’s ‘near miss’ business for the 2023-24 financial year.
Newcastle
In
Lewis Hall – Chelsea, £28m
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Nottingham Forest, undisclosed
Lloyd Kelly – Bournemouth, free
Eddie Howe will be pleased to have landed Lloyd Kelly on a free transfer from Bournemouth, though the Magpies were beaten to the signing of Tosin Adarabioyo by Chelsea. Odysseas Vlachodimos has arrived from Nottingham Forest to boost the goalkeeping stocks and Lewis Hall’s loan from Chelsea has been made permanent.
Out
Elliot Anderson – Nottingham Forest, £35m
Yankuba Minteh – Brighton, £30m
Paul Dummett – released
Matt Ritchie – released
Loris Karius – released
Jeff Hendrick – released
Kell Watts – Cambridge, free
Jude Smith – Carlisle, free
Dylan Stephenson – Dagenham & Redbridge, free
Rodrigo Vilca – released
Taylor Ross – released
Michael Ndiweni – released
Carter Milmore – released
Shaun Mavididi – released
Jordan Hackett – released
Amadou Diallo – released
Lucas De Bolle – released
Kyle Crossley – released
Will Brown – released
Matthew Bondswell – released
Newcastle left it late but got the deals done to ease their financial concerns. Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh were both highly-regarded at St James’ Park but recouped the club a crucial £68m – helping to avoid the sales of star names Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak.
It’s been a dream come true to represent my club for 14 years. Pulling that black and white shirt on at St James park is a moment that will never be taken away from me. I would like to thank everyone involved with the club and all the geordies that have supported me throughout my… pic.twitter.com/uW4HghnEDV
— Elliot Anderson (@elljanderson) July 1, 2024
Nottingham Forest
In
Eric da Silva Moreiro – St Pauli, £1.3m
Elliot Anderson – Newcastle, £35m
Marko Stamenic – Red Star Belgrade, undisclosed
Nuno Espirito Santo will be pleased with the capture of Elliot Anderson from Newcastle, a player the Magpies reluctantly allowed to leave for PSR purposes. Marko Stamenic and Eric da Silva Moreiro have also kickstarted their summer business.
Out
Odysseas Vlachodimos – Newcastle, undisclosed
Felipe – released
Cheikhou Kouyate – released
Wayne Hennessey – released
Harry Arter – released
Loic Mbe Soh – released
Scott McKenna – released
Remo Freuler – Bolgona, £3.4m
Julian Larsson – Burton, undisclosed
Marko Stamenic – Olympiakos, loan
Theo Robinson – released
Elijah Morgan – released
Henry Lister – released
Ateef Konate – released
Ethan Hull – released
Tony Gbopo – released
Kevin Adueni – released
Nottingham Forest criticised their four-point penalty last season after Brennan Johnson’s £47.5m move to Tottenham came after the 2022-23 PSR deadline. As a result, Forest’s issues were less prominent this time around. The club are close to selling Moussa Niakhaté to Lyon for around £20m which can count as ‘near miss’ business.
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