Club-by-club guide to the transfer window: who were the Premier League's winners and losers?

By David Gerges in Football Spy

Published 11:46 02/09/09

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With the transfer window now closed until the 1 January, 2010, here's Martin Lipton's guide to all the ins and outs in the Premier League this summer.

Despite clubs spending approximately £450m - down from last summer's £500m outlay, there have been big money moves, with Manchester City leading they way - showing Wenger, Fergie and co how it's done. But how did you team do?

ARSENAL
Players in: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, undisclosed).

Players out: Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City, undisclosed), Kolo Toure (Man City, undisclosed), James Dunne (released), Abu Ogogo (released), Paul Rodgers (released), Rene Steer (released), Vincent van den Berg (released), Anton Blackwood (released), Amaury Bischoff (released), Rui Fonte (released), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan).

Football Spy verdict : Arsene Wenger kept true to form - no big buys, but the inspired signing of Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax. GAMBLERS

ASTON VILLA
Players in: Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough, £12million), Courtney Cameron (Northampton, undisclosed), Fabian Delph (Leeds, undisclosed), Habib Beye (Newcastle, undisclosed), Andy Marshall (unattached, free), Stephen Warnock (Blackburn, undisclosed), James Collins (West Ham, undisclosed).

Players out: Gareth Barry (Man City, £12million), Martin Laursen (retired), Stuart Taylor (Man City, undisclosed), Zat Knight (Bolton, undisclosed).Captured Richard Dunne from Manchester City and although, Stewart Downing wont play for a while, have done well to keep Ashley Young.

Football Spy verdict: Richard Dunne looks a good addition and Fabian Delph is a great prospect. WINNERS

BIRMINGHAM
Players in: Christian Benitez (Santos Laguna, undisclosed), Lee Bowyer (West Ham, free), Scott Dann (Coventry, undisclosed), Giovanny Espinoza (Barcelona Sporting Club, undisclosed), Joe Hart (Man City, loan), Roger Johnson (Cardiff, £5million), Barry Ferguson (£1.25million), James O'Shea (Galway United, undisclosed), Gregory Vignal (Lens, loan), Teemu Tainio (Sunderland, loan).

Players out: Stephen Kelly (Fulham, free), Radhi Jaidi (released), Mehdi Nafti (Aris, free), Krystian Pearce (Peterborough, loan), Artur Krysiak (Burton, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Jury still out on Benitez. GAMBLERS

BLACKBURN
Players in: Nikolaos Giannakopoulos (Asteras Tripolis, £52,000), Gael Givet (Marseille, undisclosed), Lars Jacobsen (Everton, free), Steven N'Zonzi (Amiens, undisclosed), Elrio van Heerden (Bruges, free), Franco Di Santo (Chelsea, loan), Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk Split, £6million), Michel Salgado (unattached, free), Pascal Chimbonda (Tottenham, £2million).

Players out: Josh O'Keefe (Walsall, undisclosed), Andre Ooijer (PSV Eindhoven, free), Tugay (retired), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth, free), Carlos Villanueva (released), Roque Santa Cruz (Man City, £17million), Tony Kane (Carlisle, free), Matt Derbyshire (Olympiacos, undisclosed), Andreas Arestidou (Shrewsbury, free), Johann Vogel (released), Dean Winnard (Accrington Stanley, free), Bjorn Bussmann (1860 Munich, undisclosed), Keith Treacy (Sheffield United, loan), Alex Marrow (Oldham, loan), Mark Bunn (Sheffield United, loan), Alan Judge (Plymouth, loan), Gavin Gunning (Tranmere, loan), Paul Gallagher (Leicester, undisclosed), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: Kalinic was Big Sam's big coup. GAMBLERS

BOLTON
Players in: Sean Davis (Portsmouth, free), Paul Robinson (West Brom, loan), Zat Knight (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Sam Ricketts (Hull, undisclosed), Lee Chung-yong (FC Seoul, undisclosed), Ivan Klasnic (Nantes, loan).

Players out: Blerim Dzemaili (Torino, undisclosed), Rob Sissons (released), Nathan Woolfe (released), James Sinclair (released), Tope Obadeyi (Swindon, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Gary Megson shopped in the bargain basement as he looked to change the club's fortunes. But he pulled off a coup with Ivan Klasnic. WINNERS

BURNLEY
Players in: David Edgar (Newcastle, tribunal), Brian Easton (Hamilton, £350,000), Richard Eckersley (Man Utd, undisclosed), Steven Fletcher (Hibernian, £3million), Tyrone Mears (Derby, £500,000), Andre Bikey (Burnley, undisclosed), David Nugent (Portsmouth, loan).

Players out: Alan Mahon (Tranmere, free), Steve Jones (Walsall, free), Gabor Kiraly (released), Alex MacDonald (Falkirk, loan), Adam Kay (Chester, loan), Chris Lynch (Chester, loan).

Football Spy verdict: The £3m Owen Coyke spent on Stephen Fletcher was a big outlay for the ambitious Clarets. Coyle made some canny moves. WINNERS

CHELSEA
Players in: Ross Turnbull (Middlesbrough, free), Daniel Sturridge (Man City, tribunal), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow, undisclosed), Nemanja Matic (MFK Kosice, £1.5million).

Players out: Lee Sawyer (Southend, loan), Ben Sahar (Espanyol, undisclosed), Jimmy Smith (Leyton Orient, free), Slobodan Rajkovic (FC Twente, loan), Miroslav Stoch (FC Twente, loan), Morten Nielsen (AZ Alkmaar, undisclosed), Sergio Tejera (Real Mallorca, undisclosed), Frank Nouble (West Ham, undisclosed), Franco Di Santo (Blackburn, loan), Scott Sinclair (Wigan, loan), Michael Mancienne (Wolves, loan), Jacob Mellis (Southampton, loan), Shaun Cummings (West Brom, loan), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: Nothing yesterday, but a settled squad nevertheless. WINNERS

EVERTON
Players in: Jo (Man City, loan), Anton Peterlin (Ventura County Fusion, undisclosed), Shkodran Mustafi (Hamburg, free), Luke Garbutt (Leeds, tribunal), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow, undisclosed), Sylvain Distin (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Johnny Heitinga (Atletico Madrid, £6million).

Players out: Andy van der Meyde (released), Nuno Valente (released), John Irving (released), John Paul Kissock (released), Scott Spencer (released), Eunan O'Kane (released), Cory Sinnott (released), Thomas McCready (released), Luke Powell (released), Michael Jensen (released), Daniel Redmond (released), Lars Jacobsen (Blackburn, free), John Ruddy (Motherwell, loan), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City, undisclosed), Lukas Jutkiewicz (Motherwell, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Distin and Heitinga - quality. WINNERS

FULHAM
Players in: Stephen Kelly (Birmingham, free), Bjorn Helge Riise (Lillestrom, undisclosed), Damien Duff (Newcastle, undisclosed), Jonathan Greening (West Brom, loan), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Golden Arrows, undisclosed), David Elm (Kalmar, undisclosed).

Players out: Moritz Volz (released), Collins John (released), Leon Andreasen (Hannover, free), Adrian Leijer (Melbourne Victory, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: Expect Roy Hodgson's buys to be as shrewd as the man himself. He will be hoping Duff can stay clear of injuries. WINNERS

HULL
Players in: Steven Mouyokolo (Boulogne, undisclosed), Seyi Olofinjana (Stoke, £3million), Jozy Altidore (Hull, loan), Kamel Ghilas (Celta Vigo, undisclosed), Stephen Hunt (Reading, undisclosed),  Paul McShane (Sunderland, undisclosed), Ibrahima Sonko (Stoke, loan).

Players out: Sam Ricketts (Bolton, undisclosed), John Welsh (Tranmere, undisclosed), Dean Windass (Darlington, free), Ryan France (Sheffield United, free), Michael Bridges (released), James Bennett (released), Joe Lamplough (released), Matthew Plummer (released), Tom Woodhead (released), Wayne Brown (Leicester, undisclosed), Michael Turner (Sunderland, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: Ibrahima Sonko's arrival from Stoke should encourage Phil Brown. WINNERS

LIVERPOOL
Players in: Chris Mavinga (Paris St Germain, undisclosed), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth, £17million), Aaron King (Rushden & Diamonds, nominal), Jesus Fernandez Saez (Cadiz, nominal), Alberto Aquilani (Roma, undisclosed), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (AEK Athens, undisclosed).

Players out: Sebastian Leto (Panathinaikos, undisclosed), Astrit Ajdarevic (Leicester, free), Jack Hobbs (Leicester, £400,000), Sami Hyypia (Bayer Leverkusen, free), Ryan Flynn (Falkirk, loan), Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza, free),  Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid, £3.5million), Dean Bouzanis (Wrexham, loan), Paul Anderson (Nottm Forest, £250,000), Ronald Huth (released), Godwin Antwi (released), Miki Roque (released), Gary MacKay-Steven (released), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid, undisclosed), Adam Hammill (Barnsley, undisclosed), Robbie Threlfall (Northampton, loan), Charles Itandje (Kavala, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Top quality signing in Johnson, but Alonso is a big miss. GAMBLERS

MANCHESTER CITY
Players in: Carlos Tevez (unattached, £25million), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa, £12million), Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn, £17million), Nils Zander (Schalke, undisclosed),  Stuart Taylor (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, undisclosed), Kolo Toure (Arsenal, undisclosed), Sylvinho (unattached, free), Joleon Lescott (Everton, undisclosed).

Players out: Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea, tribunal), Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne, undisclosed), Michael Ball (released), Dietmar Hamann (released), Danny Mills (released), Darius Vassell (released), Glauber Berti (released), Richard Martin (released) , Joe Hart (Birmingham, loan), Jo (Everton, loan), Ben Morris (released), Curtis Obeng (released), Chris Ramsey (released),  Ched Evans (Sheffield Utd, £3million), Shaleum Logan (Tranmere, loan), Felipe Caicedo (Sporting Lisbon, loan), Elano (Galatasaray, undisclosed), Valeri Bojinov (Parma, loan), Kasper Schmeichel (Notts County, undisclosed), Kelvin Etuhu (Cardiff, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Clayton McDonald (Walsall, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Kings of the transfer window. WINNERS

MANCHESTER UNITED
Players in: Michael Owen (Newcastle, free), Gabriel Obertan (Bordeaux, undisclosed), Antonio Valencia (Wigan, undisclosed), Sean McGinty (Charlton, undisclosed).

Players out: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, £80million), Rodrigo Possebon (Braga, loan), Lee Martin (Ipswich, undisclosed), Fraizer Campbell (Sunderland, £3.5million), Richard Eckersley (Burnley, undisclosed), Manucho (Real Valladolid, undisclosed), Danny Simpson (Newcastle, loan), Danny Drinkwater (Huddersfield, loan), Tom Cleverley (Watford, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Lost Ronaldo & Tevez, but United are still the team to beat. GAMBLERS

PORTSMOUTH
Players in: Aaron Mokoena (Blackburn, free), Steve Finnan (Espanyol, free), Frederic Piquionne (Lyon, loan), Antti Niemi (unattached, free), Anthony Vanden Borre (Genoa, loan), Tommy Smith (Watford, undisclosed), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Tottenham, £4million), Michael Brown (Wigan, undisclosed), Aruna Dindane (Lens, loan), Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham, loan), Hassan Yebda (Benfica, loan), Tal Ben-Haim (Manchester City, undisclosed), Mike Williamson (Watford, undisclosed).

Players out: Glen Johnson (Liverpool, £17million), Sean Davis (Bolton, free), Andre Blackman (Bristol City, free), Noe Pamarot (released), Lauren (released), Djimi Traore (Monaco, free), Glen Little (released), Jerome Thomas (released), Joe Collins (released), Peter Crouch (Tottenham, undisclosed), Callum Reynolds (Luton, loan), Martin Cranie (Coventry, undisclosed), Sylvain Distin (Everton, undisclosed), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham, undisclosed), David Nugent (Burnley, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Time to abandon hope. LOSERS

STOKE
Players in: Matthew Lund (Crewe, free), Ben Marshall (Crewe, free), Dean Whitehead (Sunderland, £3million), Robert Huth (Middlesbrough, £5million), Tuncay Sanli (Middlesbrough, £5million), Diego Arismendi (Club Nacional, £2.9million), Danny Collins (Sunderland, £2.75million).

Players out: Vincent Pericard (released), Tom Thorley (released), Jimmy Phillips (released), Marc Grocott (released), Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton (Vauxhall Motors, loan), Seyi Olofinjana (Hull, £3million), Ibrahima Sonko (Hull, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Stoke going places, we reckon. WINNERS

SUNDERLAND
Players in: Fraizer Campbell (Man Utd, £3.5million), Paulo da Silva (Toluca, undisclosed), Lorik Cana (Marseille, undisclosed), Darren Bent (Tottenham, £10million), Lee Cattermole (Wigan, £6million), John Mensah (Lyon, loan), Michael Turner (Hull, undisclosed).

Players out: Dwight Yorke (released), David Connolly (released), Arnau Riera (released), Nick Colgan (released), Darren Ward (retired), Peter Hartley (Hartlepool, free), Niall McArdle (released), Greg Halford (Wolves, undisclosed), Michael Chopra (Cardiff, undisclosed), Dean Whitehead (Stoke, £3million), Jack Colback (Ipswich, loan), Anthony Stokes (Hibernian, undisclosed), Paul McShane (Hull, undisclosed), Danny Collins (Stoke, £2.75million), Grant Leadbitter (Ipswich, up to £2.6million), Carlos Edwards (Ipswich, up to £1.35million), Teemu Tainio (Birmingham, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Bent's purchase showed ambition. WINNERS

TOTTENHAM
Players in: Peter Crouch (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Kyle Naughton (Sheffield Utd, undisclosed), Kyle Walker (Sheffield Utd, undisclosed), Sebastien Bassong (Newcastle, undisclosed), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth, undisclosed).

Players out: Didier Zokora (Sevilla, undisclosed), Ricardo Rocha (released), Simon Dawkins (released), Kyle Fraser-Allen (released), Cian Hughton (released), Danny Hutchins (Yeovil, undisclosed), David Hutton (Cheltenham, free), Jacques Maghoma (released), Takura Mtandari (released), Kyle Walker (Sheffield Utd, loan), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest, £1.75million), Ben Alnwick (Norwich, loan), Gilberto (released), Troy Archibald-Henville (Exeter, loan), Darren Bent (Sunderland, £10million), Jake Livermore (Derby, loan), Pascal Chimbonda (Blackburn, £2million), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Portsmouth, £4million), Jamie O'Hara (Portsmouth, loan), Sam Cox (Cheltenham, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Harry still master of the market. WINNERS

WEST HAM
Players in: Jack Lampe (Harlow Town, free), Peter Kurucz (FC Ujpest, undisclosed), Herita Ilunga (Toulouse, undisclosed), Luis Jimenez (Inter Milan, loan), Frank Nouble (Chelsea, undisclosed), Fabio Daprela (Grasshoppers, undisclosed), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow, undisclosed), Alessandro Diamanti (Livorno, undisclosed), Manuel Da Costa (Fiorentina, undisclosed).

Players out: Kyel Reid (West Ham to Sheffield Utd, free), Diego Tristan (released), Lee Bowyer (Birmingham, free), Walter Lopez (released), Tony Stokes (released), Jimmy Walker (released), Lucas Neill (released), Freddie Sears (Crystal Palace, loan), Joe Widdowson (Grimsby, free), Savio Nsereko (Fiorentina, undisclosed), James Collins (Aston Villa, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: Few names here to excite. GAMBLERS

WIGAN
Players in: Jordi Gomez (Espanyol, undisclosed), Hendry Thomas (Deportivo Olimpia, undisclosed), Jason Scotland (Swansea, £2million) , James McCarthy (Hamilton, £1.2million), Scott Sinclair (Chelsea, loan), Antonio Amaya (Rayo Vallecano, undisclosed), Mohamed Diame (Rayo Vallecano, undisclosed).

Players out: Antonio Valencia (Man Utd, undisclosed), Lewis Montrose (Wycombe, free), Henri Camara (released), Lewis Field (released), Matt Hampson (released), Craig Mahon (released), Andrew Pearson (released), Antoine Sibierski (released), Lee Cattermole (Sunderland, £6million), Michael Brown (Portsmouth, undisclosed), Ben Watson (QPR, loan).

Football Spy verdict: Modest outlay for Martinez. GAMBLERS

WOLVES
Players in: Ronald Zubar (Marseille, undisclosed), Kevin Doyle (Reading, undisclosed), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, free), Greg Halford (Sunderland, undisclosed), Andrew Surman (Southampton, undisclosed), Nenad Milijas (Red Star Belgrade, undisclosed), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea, loan), Segundo Castillo (Red Star Belgrade, loan), Stefan Maierhofer (Rapid Vienna, undisclosed).

Players out: Lewis Gobern (released), Alex Melbourne (released), Matt Bailey (released), Stephen Gleeson (MK Dons, undisclosed), Darren Potter (Sheff Wed, undisclosed), Jason Shackell (Doncaster, loan), Elliott Bennett (Brighton, undisclosed).

Football Spy verdict: McCarthy happy with his buys. WINNERS

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