Top 10 Premier League transfer window deals
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by Tom WILLIAMS
The transfer window closed on Monday with Angel di Maria, Diego Costa, Mario Balotelli and Radamel Falcao among the players to have signed for Premier League clubs.
Here, AFP Sports lists the 10 most eye-catching transfers to have taken place over the course of the close season (* denotes transfer fee as reported by British media):
ANGEL DI MARIA – Real Madrid (ESP) to Manchester United; £59.7 million ($98 million, 75 million euros)
DIEGO COSTA – Atletico Madrid (ESP) to Chelsea; £32 million*
ELIAQUIM MANGALA – Porto (POR) to Manchester City; £32 million*
ALEXIS SANCHEZ – Barcelona (ESP) to Arsenal; £30 million*
CESC FABREGAS – Barcelona (ESP) to Chelsea; £30 million*
ROMELU LUKAKU – Chelsea to Everton; £28 million
LUKE SHAW – Southampton to Manchester United; £27 million (rising to £31 million)*
ADAM LALLANA – Southampton to Liverpool; £25 million*
MARIO BALOTELLI – AC Milan (ITA) to Liverpool; £16 million*
RADAMEL FALCAO – Monaco (FRA) to Manchester United; £6 million* loan
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