GOAL US writers evaluate the best and worst moves of the summer transfer window, with deadline day just around the corner This is usually the bit where everything gets a bit quiet. Transfers require groundwork, months of negotiation, and complicated conversations between various parties to ensure that deals happen. The right ones usually get sorted within a few weeks of a window opening.These days, deadline day isn’t as dramatic as in the past – just panic overpays for players who might not be the right fit. Smart clubs don’t buy late. With that in mind, time to reflect on the transfer window. This is about all sensible stuff – or, at least, the deals clubs really wanted to make. Liverpool have done well, upgrading after winning the title. Spurs have invested heavily. Arsenal might have done enough to push for the league again.Recommended external contentVideoWe need your consent to show you content our Editorial team embedded from Video. You can toggle this (and all other embeds from Video across goal.com) on with one click only and deactivate as well.Always display Video contentI confirm that I would like to see external content. Personal identifiable data could be transferred to Third parties. Read more about it in our privacy policy.Real Madrid have gone big, while a few Serie A clubs have also been clever. Barcelona, meanwhile, are in another tough spot, with their financial troubles once again curtailing their ability to spend. And there is no shortage of drama – and opportunity – involved in USMNT moves.Of course, football is played on a pitch, not on social media. But it is rather fun to break down the madness of the transfer season.GOAL US writers do just that in the latest edition of … The Rondo.
