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It is barely one week to the new English Premiership League season and all the 20 clubs have virtually taking shape, shedding loads and infusing new blood. Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho was one of the players whose transfers were concluded this week.

He moves from Manchester City to team up with fellow Super Eagles players in Leicester City. While he joins Winfred Ndidi and Ahmed Musa, his other compatriot and defender, Taofiq Olomowewe was released by his club, Burnley. Another player of Nigerian extraction, Ike Ugbo is sent on loan to Barnsley from Chelsea. Henry Onyekuru transferred to Everton from Eupen but is immediately sent on loan to Anderlecht in the Netherlands.

 Another Nigerian player, Taiwo Awoniyi leaves Liverpool on loan to Belgian Pro League side, Royal Excel Mouscron.

Olajuwon Bamidele “Ola” Adeyemo and Ogo Obi are players of Nigerian roots. In the current transfer market, they were released by Watford. Expectedly across Europe, there was more money spent this summer transfer market than before. Could this mean that football is immune from the global economic recession?

Courtesy 90min, we bring to you, in alphabetical order, all concluded transfers as at Friday night.

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1. AFC BOURNEMOUTH

IN:

Nathan Ake (Chelsea) £20m

Asmir Begovic (Chelsea) £10m

Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Free

Connor Mahoney (Blackburn) Free

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OUT

Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) Loan

Ryan Allsop (Blackpool) Loan

Callum Buckley (Released)

Jake McCarthy (Released)

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Matthew Neale (Released)

2. ARSENAL

IN:

Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) £45m

Sead Kolasinac (Schalke) Free

OUT:

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Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus) £10m

Chris Willock (Benfica) Undisclosed

Kaylen Hinds (Wolfsburg) Undisclosed

Takuma Asano (Stuttgart) Loan

Marc Bola (Bristol Rovers) Loan

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Emi Martinez (Getafe) Loan

Stefan O’Connor (Newcastle) Free

Yaya Sanogo (Toulouse) Free

Glen Kamara (Dundee) Free

Stefan O’Connor (Released)

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Kristopher da Graca (Released)

Kostas Pileas (Released)

3. BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION

 

IN:

Pascal Gross (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

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Mathew Ryan (Valencia) Undisclosed

Josh Kerr (Celtic) Undisclosed

Markus Suttner (Ingolstadt) Undisclosed

Mathias Normann (FK Bodo/Glimt) Undisclosed

Steven Alzate (Leyton Orient) Undisclosed

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Ales Mateju (Viktoria Plzen) Undisclosed
Izzy Brown (Chelsea) Loan

OUT:

Rob Hunt (Oldham) Undisclosed

Jordan Maguire-Drew (Lincoln) Loan

Christian Walton (Wigan) Loan

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Oliver Norwood (Fulham) Loan

Ben White (Newport County) Loan

David Stockdale (Birmingham) Free

Elvis Manu (Genclerbirligi) Free

4. BURNLEY

IN:

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Jack Cork (Swansea) £10m

Jonathan Walters (Stoke) £3m

Charlie Taylor (Leeds) Tribunal Fee

Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Undisclosed

OUT:

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Michael Keane (Everton) £25m

Josh Ginnelly (Lincoln City) Loan

Aiden O’Neill (Fleetwood Town) Loan

George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) Free

Michael Kightly (Southend) Free

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Rouwen Hennings (Fortuna Dusseldorf) Free

Joey Barton (Released)

George Green (Released)

RJ Pingling (Released)

Christian Hill (Released)

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Taofiq Olomowewe (Released)

Paul Robinson (Retired)

5. CHELSEA

IN:

Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid) £60m

Tiemoue Bakayoko (AS Monaco) £39.7m

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Antonio Rudiger (Roma) £34m

Ethan Ampadu (Exeter) Undisclosed

Willy Caballero (Manchester City) Free

OUT

Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) £40m

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Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) £20m

Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) £17m

Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth) £10m

Bertrand Traore (Lyon) £8.8m

Christian Atsu (Newcastle) £6.2m

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Dominic Solanke (Liverpool) Compensation

Mukhtar Ali (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Bradley Collins (Forest Green) Loan

Charlie Colkett (Vitesse) Loan

Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) Loan

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Jamal Blackman (Sheffield United) Loan

Jay Dasilva (Charlton) Loan

Kurt Zouma (Stoke) Loan

Lucas Piazon (Fulham) Loan

Marco van Ginkel (PSV Eindhoven) Loan

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Michael Hector (Hull City) Loan

Ola Aina (Hull City) Loan

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) Loan

Tammy Abraham (Swansea) Loan

Todd Kane (Groningen) Loan

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Tomas Kalas (Fulham) Loan

Mario Pasalic (Spartak Moscow) Loan

Izzy Brown (Brighton) Loan

Matt Miazga (Vitesse Arnhem) Loan

Alex Kiwomya (Doncaster) Free

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John Terry (Aston Villa) Free

Alex Davey (Released)

6. CRYSTAL PALACE

IN:

Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) £7.9m

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) Loan

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OUT:

Steve Mandanda (Marseille) £1.8m

Kwesi Appiah (AFC Wimbledon) Free

Luke Croll (Exeter) Free

Zeki Fryers (Barnsley) Free

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Frazier Campbell (Hull City) Free

Corie Andrews (Released)

Jonathan Benteke (Released)

Mathieu Flamini (Released)

Ryan King-Elliott (Released)

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Joe Ledley (Released)

Randell Wiliams (Released)

Ben Wynter​ (Released)

7. EVERTON

IN:

Michael Keane (Burnley) £25m

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Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) £25m

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) £23.6m

Henry Onyekuru (Eupen) £7m

Sandro Ramirez (Malaga) £5.25m

Josh Bowler (QPR) £1.5m

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Lewis Gibson (Newcastle) Undisclosed

Natangelo Markelo (FC Volendam) Undisclosed

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Undisclosed

Boris Mathis (Metz) Undisclosed

Cuco Martina (Southampton) Free

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OUT:

Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) £75m

Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) £10.6m

Tom Cleverley (Watford) Undisclosed

Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) Undisclosed

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Courtney Duffus (Oldham) Undisclosed

Delial Brewster (Chesterfield) Free

Russell Griffiths (Motherwell) Free

Conor McAleny (Fleetwood) Free

Josef Yarney (Newcastle) Free

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Arouna Kone (Sivasspor) Free

Henry Onyekuru (Anderlecht) Loan

Tyias Browning (Sunderland) Loan

Matthew Pennington (Leeds) Loan

Jack Bainbridge (Released)

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Michael Donohue (Released)

Tyrone Duffus (Released)

Connor Hunt (Released)

Josef Yarney (Released)

James Yates (Released)

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8. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

IN:

Steve Mounie (Montpellier) £11.44m

Tom Ince (Derby) £8.5m

Aaron Mooy (Manchester City) £8m

Laurent Depoitre (FC Porto) Undisclosed

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Mathias Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen) Undisclosed

Scott Malone (Fulham) Undisclosed

Jonas Lossl (Mainz) Loan

Kasey Palmer (Chelsea) Loan

Danny Williams (Reading) Free

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OUT:

Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Portsmouth) Loan

Joe Murphy (Released)
Flo Bojaj (Released)

Ronan Coughlan (Released)
Jamie Spencer (Released)
Sam Warde (Released)
Frank Mulhern (Released)

Owen Brooke (Released)
Harry Clibbens (Released)
Callum Elliott (Released)
Alfie Raw (Released)

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9. LEICESTER CITY

IN:

Kelechi Iheanacho (Man City) £23.5m

Harry Maguire (Hull City) £17m

Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) £10.5m

Eldin Jakupovic (Hull City) £2m

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Sam Hughes (Chester) Undisclosed

OUT

Ron-Robert Zieler (VfB Stuttgart) £2.5m

Bartosz Kapustka (SC Freiburg) Loan

Marcin Wasilewski (Released)

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Michael Cain (Released)

David Domej (Released)

Brandon Fox (Released)

Cedric Kipre (Released)

Matty Miles (Released)

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Kairo Mitchell (Released)

10. LIVERPOOL

IN:

Mohamed Salah (Roma) £34m

Andrew Robertson (Hull City) £8m rising to £10m

Dominic Solanke (Chelsea) Compensation

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OUT:

Kevin Stewart (Hull City) £8m
Lucas Leiva (Lazio) £5m

Andre Wisdom (Derby) Undisclosed

Adam Phillips (Norwich) Free

Ryan Fulton (Hamilton) Free

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Shamal George (Carlisle United) Loan

Connor Randall (Hearts) Loan

Pedro Chirivella (Willem II) Loan

Taiwo Awoniyi (Royal Excel Mouscron) Loan

Tom Brewitt (Released)

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Jake Brimmer (Released)

Jack Dunn (Released)

Madger Gomes (Released)

Kane Lewis (Released)

Adam Phillips (Released)

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Alex Manninger (Retired)

11. MANCHESTER CITY

IN:

Benjamin Mendy (AS Monaco) £51m

Kyle Walker (Tottenham) £50m

Bernardo Silva (AS Monaco) £43m

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Danilo (Real Madrid) £26.9m

Ederson (Benfica) £34.7m

Douglas Luiz (Vasco da Gama) £10m

OUT:

Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) £23.5m

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Nolito (Sevilla) £8m
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield) £8m

Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) £4.5m

Fernando (Galatasaray) £4.5m

Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) £4m

Enes Unal (Villarreal) Undisclosed

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Bruno Zuculini (Verona) Undisclosed

Angus Gunn (Norwich) Loan

Ashley Smith-Brown (Hearts) Loan

Bersant Celina (Ipswich) Loan

Joe Hart (West Ham) Loan

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Aleix Garcia (Girona) Loan
Douglas Luiz (Girona) Loan
Marlos Moreno (Girona) Loan

Pablo Zabaleta (West Ham) Free

Willy Caballero (Chelsea) Free

Gael Clichy (Istanbul Basaksehir) Free

Joe Coveney (Nottingham Forest) Free

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Jesus Navas (Released)

Bacary Sagna (Released)

Callum Bullock (Released)

Thomas O’Brien (Released)

Kane Plummer (Released)

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12. MANCHESTER UNITED

IN:

Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) £40m

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) £75m

Victor Lindelof (Benfica) £31m

OUT:

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Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad) £9.8m

Wayne Rooney (Everton) Undisclosed

Josh Harrop (Preston) Undisclosed

Devonte Redmond (Scunthorpe) Loan

Regan Poole (Northampton) Loan

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Dean Henderson (Shrewsbury) Loan

Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) Loan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Released)

13. NEWCASTLE UNITED

IN:

Jacob Murphy (Norwich) £12m

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Florian Lejeune (Eibar) £8.7m

Christian Atsu (Chelsea) £6.2m

Javi Manquillo (Atletico Madrid) £4.5m

Mikel Merino (Borussia Dortmund) Loan

Stefan O’Connor (Arsenal) Free

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Josef Yarney (Everton) Free

OUT:

Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest) £2m

Yoan Gouffran (Goztepe) Undisclosed

Florian Thauvin (Marseille) Undisclosed

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Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys) Undisclosed

Lewis Gibson (Everton) Undisclosed

Matz Sels (Anderlecht) Loan

Alex Gilliead (Bradford) Loan

Tom Heardman (Bury) Loan

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Adam Armstrong (Bolton) Loan

Sean Longstaff (Blackpool) Loan

Vurnon Anita (Leeds) Free

Haris Vuckic (FC Twente) Free

Lubomir Satka (DAC 1904) Free

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Sammy Ameobi (Bolton) Free

Steven Taylor (Released)

Jamie Cobain (Released)

Louis Johnson (Released)

Adam Laidler (Released)

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Ben Pollock (Released)

Lewis Suddick (Released)

Jake Trodd (Released)

14. SOUTHAMPTON

IN:

Jan Bednarek (Lech Poznan) Free

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OUT:

Jay Rodriguez (West Brom) £12m

Jason McCarthy (Barnsley) Undisclosed

Lloyd Isgrove (Barnsley) Free

Olufela Olomola (Yeovil) Loan

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Harrison Reed (Norwich) Loan

Harry Lewis (Dundee United) Loan

Ryan Seager (MK Dons) Loan

Cuco Martina (Everton) Free

Lloyd Isgrove (Released)

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Harley Willard (Released)

Martin Caceres (Released)

15. STOKE CITY

IN:

Tre Pemberton (Blackburn Rovers) Undisclosed
Josh Tymon (Hull) Undisclosed

Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) Loan

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Darren Fletcher (West Brom) Free

OUT:

Jonathan Walters (Burnley) £3m

Marko Arnautovic (West Ham) Undisclosed

Phil Bardsley (Stoke City) Undisclosed

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Daniel Bachmann (Watford) Free

Shay Given (Released)
Liam Edwards (Released)
Harry Isted (Released)
Joel Taylor (Released)
George Waring (Released)

16. SWANSEA CITY

IN:

Roque Mesa (Las Palmas) £11m

Cian Harries (Coventry City) £500k

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Erwin Mulder (Heerenveen) Free

Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) Loan

OUT:

Jack Cork (Burnley) £10m

Bafetimbi Gomis (Galatasaray) £2.5m

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Modou Barrow (Reading) £1.45m

Alex Samuel (Stevenage) Free

Liam Edwards (Hull) Free

Josh Vickers (Lincoln) Free

Liam Shephard (Peterborough) Free

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Daniel James (Shrewsbury) Loan

Borja Baston (Malaga) Loan

Jordi Amat (Real Betis) Loan

Connor Roberts (Middlesbrough) Loan

Keston Davies (Yeovil) Loan

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Franck Tabanou (Released)

Gerhard Tremmel (Released)

Marvin Emnes (Released)

Owain Jones (Released)

Tom Dyson (Released)

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Tom Holland (Released)

17. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

IN:

NONE

OUT:

Kyle Walker (Manchester City) £50m

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Nabil Bentaleb (Schalke) £16.8m

Clinton Njie (Marseille) £8m

Luke McGee (Portsmouth) Undisclosed

Federico Fazio (Roma) Undisclosed

Connor Ogilvie (Gillingham) Loan

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Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) Loan

Filip Lesniak (Released)

Tom McDermott (Released)

Joe Muscatt (Released)

Charlie Owens (Released)

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Zenon Stylianides (Released)

18. WATFORD

IN:

Will Hughes (Derby) £8m

Tom Cleverley (Everton) Undisclosed

Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea) Undisclosed

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Daniel Bachmann (Stoke) Free

Kiko Femenia (Alaves) Free

OUT:

Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord) Undisclosed 

Mario Suarez (Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng FC) Undisclosed

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Dennon Lewis (Crawley) Loan

Rene Gilmartin (Colchester) Free

Mathias Ranegie (Released)

Ola Adeyemo (Released)

Charlie Bannister (Released)

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Ogo Obi (Released)

Rhyle Ovenden (Released)

Juan Carlos Paredes (Released)

19. WEST BROMWICH ALBION

IN:

Jay Rodriguez (Southampton) £12m

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Yuning Zhang (Vitesse) Undisclosed

Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ahly) Loan

OUT:

Darren Fletcher (Stoke) Free

Sebastien Pocognoli (Standard Liege) Free

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Yuning Zhang (Werder Bremen) Loan

Daniel Barbir (Released)

Zachary Elbouzedi (Released)

Callam Jones (Released)

Jack Rose (Released)

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Andre Wright (Released)

20. WEST HAM UNITED

IN:

Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen) £16m

Marko Arnautovic (Stoke) Undisclosed

Pablo Zabaleta (Man City) Free

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Joe Hart (Man City) Loan

OUT:

Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) £6.5m

Enner Valencia (Tigres) £5m

Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough) £4m

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Havard Nordtveit (Hoffenheim) Undisclosed

George Dobson (Sparta Rotterdam) Undisclosed

Reece Oxford (Borussia Monchengladbach) Loan

Stephen Hendrie (Southend) Free

Reece Burke (Bolton) Loan

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Josh Cullen (Bolton) Loan

Sam Howes (Released)

Sam Ford (Released)

Kyle Knoyle (Released)

Sam Westley (Released)

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Alvaro Arbeloa (Retired)

 

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Arsenal Paint London Red with Premier League Victory Parade Despite Champions League Heartbreak

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Premier League - Arsenal Victory Parade - London, Britain - May 31, 2026 General view as Arsenal players and fans celebrate during the victory parade Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Thousands of jubilant Arsenal supporters flooded the streets of north London on Sunday as the club celebrated its first Premier League title in 22 years, putting aside the disappointment of losing the UEFA Champions League final just 24 hours earlier.

The celebrations came less than a day after Arsenal suffered a penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest. Yet the setback did little to dampen the spirits of the club’s faithful, who turned out in huge numbers to honour a historic domestic triumph.

Players and coaching staff paraded through north London aboard an open-top bus, proudly displaying the Premier League trophy that Arsenal had finally reclaimed for the first time since Arsène Wenger’s legendary “Invincibles” side lifted it in the 2003-04 season.

Arsenal had wrapped up the title before the final round of fixtures after establishing an unassailable lead over defending champions Manchester City, who eventually finished seven points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s side.

The league crown marked Arsenal’s first major trophy since Arteta guided the club to FA Cup success in 2020 during his debut season as manager. It also ended years of frustration after the Gunners had finished runners-up in the Premier League in each of the previous three seasons.

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Red flares, fireworks and the sound of vuvuzelas filled the air as supporters celebrated a long-awaited return to the summit of English football.

“We’re not European champions, but we are champions of England, and that’s what matters right now,” said Arsenal supporter Julien Guillenenat. “We’re happy to celebrate with everyone.”

Another fan, 44-year-old Mathieu Garnier, believes the Premier League triumph has finally removed the psychological burden that had weighed heavily on the team.

“Three years in a row we finished second, and now that pressure is gone,” he said. “These players are going to be flying next season. I really believe that.”

Adding to the festivities was Arsenal’s women’s team, who joined the celebrations after their successful FIFA Champions Cup campaign this season.

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Midfielder Declan Rice, signed from West Ham United in 2023 for a club-record £105 million, said the title triumph had silenced many of the club’s critics.

“People were pointing and laughing at us before,” Rice told Sky Sports. “What happened? They’re not laughing anymore. I love this team, I love this manager, and to see the joy we’ve brought to the fans is incredible.

“Next season we’re coming back for more.”

Despite the pain of falling short in Europe, many Arsenal supporters remain optimistic that the club will soon challenge again for continental glory.

Twenty-two-year-old fan Theo Grant believes the Champions League disappointment will only strengthen the squad’s resolve.

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“Honestly, this loss will give the players even more motivation,” he said. “We’ll be back. I believe we’ll reach the final again next season.”

For Arsenal supporters, however, Sunday was not about what might have been in Europe. It was about celebrating the end of a 22-year wait to be crowned champions of England once again.

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Tottenham Hotspur lost 2-1 at Chelsea on Tuesday and still face the risk of relegation from the Premier League in their final game of ​the season this weekend after goals either side of halftime from the ‌home side’s Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos.

Fernandez let rip with a dipping shot from over 25 metres that Antonin Kinsky could not get close to in the 18th minute, electrifying the ​atmosphere at Stamford Bridge as the home fans revelled in the ​misery of their North London rivals.

The Argentina midfielder turned provider for Chelsea’s ⁠second goal in the 67th, cushioning a high ball into the feet of Santos, who scored ​from close range.

Richarlison got one back for Spurs in the 74th minute, but ​the defeat means Tottenham remain two points above West Ham United, who currently occupy the last relegation spot.

However, Spurs have a much better goal difference, meaning a draw at home to Everton on ​Sunday would all but guarantee their Premier League survival.

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Chelsea, fresh from announcing former Real Madrid coach Xabi ​Alonso as their next manager after a limp 2025/26 campaign, climbed to eighth place, which ‌offers ⁠a berth in the UEFA Conference League next season

The Blues, who lost to Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, are one point behind Brighton & Hove Albion, who currently occupy the last of the Europa League spots.

Spurs had only themselves to ​blame for Tuesday’s defeat.

After ​Mathys Tel hit ⁠the post with a header in the 11th minute, they allowed Chelsea to dominate until Richarlison’s goal raised their ​hopes of rescuing the point they needed.

Substitute James Maddison ​looked sure ⁠to equalise in the 84th, but Chelsea defender Jorrel Hato stretched out a leg to block his angled shot.

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The win was Chelsea’s first in the Premier League ⁠since ​March 4, giving their fans something to celebrate ​after a miserable run that included six consecutive league defeats.

It also means Spurs have only won ​once at Stamford Bridge since 1990.

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BREAKING! Arsenal End 22-Year Wait to Win Premier League Title

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Arsenal F.C. have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after Manchester City F.C. were held to a 1-1 draw by AFC Bournemouth, ending the most dramatic title race of recent seasons and completing a remarkable transformation under manager Mikel Arteta.

The title triumph marks Arsenal’s first league championship since the legendary “Invincibles” side led by Arsène Wenger went unbeaten throughout the 2003-04 campaign.

For Arteta, it represents the crowning moment of a rebuilding project that began when he replaced Unai Emery in December 2019. The Spaniard inherited a struggling Arsenal side but gradually rebuilt the club into genuine title contenders, guiding them to second-place finishes in each of the previous three seasons before finally ending Manchester City’s dominance.

Arsenal appeared in danger of suffering another late collapse after surrendering a nine-point lead earlier in the campaign, particularly following City’s crucial victory over them at the Etihad Stadium in April.

However, the momentum shifted again when City stumbled with a draw against Everton, allowing Arsenal to seize control of the race.

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The North London club responded impressively, winning four consecutive matches without conceding a goal, including Monday’s tense 1-0 victory over Burnley F.C. that piled pressure on Pep Guardiola’s side heading into their trip to Bournemouth.

City’s failure to secure victory finally confirmed Arsenal as champions, triggering emotional celebrations among supporters gathered around the Emirates Stadium.

Fans watching the decisive match in nearby pubs poured onto the streets at the final whistle, while thousands more marched toward the Emirates within minutes of the title being secured.

Arteta had admitted before the match that he expected it to be difficult watching City’s game because of the enormous stakes involved, but the Spaniard ultimately witnessed the completion of one of the most significant managerial achievements in modern Arsenal history.

The Gunners will officially receive the Premier League trophy after their final game of the season against Crystal Palace F.C. at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

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Arsenal’s triumph could yet become part of an even greater achievement.

The club now have the opportunity to complete a historic double when they face Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in the UEFA Champions League final on May 30.

Only five English clubs have previously managed to win both the league title and the European Cup in the same season, with Manchester City the last side to achieve the feat in 2023.

The title success also signals a changing of the guard in English football.

With Guardiola expected to leave Manchester City after a decade in charge, Arteta — once his assistant at City — is poised to become the longest-serving manager across England’s top four divisions, underlining how dramatically his status has risen since arriving at Arsenal less than seven years ago.

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