The transfer window entered a frantic final phase with clubs racing to complete deals before the Monday 19:00 BST deadline. Newcastle's Alexander Isak downed tools in an effort to force a move to Liverpool, while Newcastle pursued Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade as striker reinforcements. Arsenal hijacked Eberechi Eze from Spurs in a £60m deal for a boyhood fan, marking a major late twist. Premier League clubs have spent a record £2.73bn so far, with net spending above £1.2bn and the Gunners and Liverpool among the biggest spenders. Several clubs broke transfer records amid a highly dramatic window.
One player and one deal has cast a giant shadow over the window, as Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak downed tools in his attempt to force a move to Liverpool. Newcastle's own efforts to bring in strikers - after a string of rejection slips - has led them to Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade, making it increasingly likely that Isak will clear the increasingly toxic air around Tyneside by moving to Anfield.
One of the most dramatic twists, in a window where Premier League clubs have so far spent a record 2.73bn, led to Eberechi Eze changing course across north London to join Arsenal in a deal worth 60m. Spurs had finally agreed a deal after long negotiations and had the welcome mat ready until the Gunners stepped in to snatch the boyhood Arsenal fan, who was at the club until he was 13.
The Gunners are the biggest net spenders so far this summer (248m) and travel to the top overall transfer spenders Liverpool (290m) on Sunday. And while the Isak saga and Arsenal's Eze coup may be the headline grabbers, the twists and turns elsewhere have made this arguably the most dramatic transfer window of recent years - with more to come before it closes.
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