Football Manager: Chapter V, Summer transfers

Vilmar
Vilmar
Aug 22, 2017 · 4 min read

The notable transfers during the summer up till the deadline

Verratti was announced in Manchester among others.

Marseille looked to bolster their defence by snapping up Zouma. He had only played a handful of matches.

PSG confirmed the the signing of Mbappe. There were also rumours that they were after De Bruyne from City.

Liverpool made a modest acquisition.

Andy Carroll moved clubs in the Championship.

Former Gunner Jenkinson moved on with life. Sadly we had no clause to benefit from this transfer.

City snapped up another English player to improve their homegrown numbers.

PSG kept buying as they bolstered their attack.

Utd was looking for experience.

As did Chelsea for the replacement of Zouma.

Tottenham announced Kane’s replacement.

The exodus at Leicester City continued with Mahrez going to Italy.

Hart chose for playing time as he went to Reading.

Newcastle snapped Babacar

Gimenez returned to Atletico.

PSG kept hording forwards.

Lukaku returned to Chelsea

Bayern got some reinforcement.

Leicester lost another player with the talented Demarai Gray choosing Brentford.

Tottenham added more players. PSG looking to off load players.

And another forward putting it at three strikers that have come in this summer.

Inter meanwhile looking for defence strengthening

Solid richtback Semedo moved on from Man Utd.

Once hailed as a great talent now sold for peanuts to Sevilla by Man Utd.

There was much speculation of Zaza coming to England

For a decent amount Man Utd were able to offload Smalling.

Stoke got a strong striker in Aboubakar.

We were surprised when Passlack moved to Dortmund on modest wages.

A good sale by Watford but he was one of their best players last year. Would our troubles with them be over?

An unexpected purchase by City.

We received that former Gunner Akpom moved to Betis.

The biggest deadline day transfer was that of Balotelli who returned to England to play for Everton, looking to be Lukaku’s replacement as Florinel Coman was more one for the future with them.

The biggest transfers in the Premier League.

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