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Five Premier League summer transfers that are Done Deals
The Premier League summer transfer window does not officially open until June 14, but clubs are already busy negotiating for new players.
Indeed, there have already been over 70 confirmed Premier League transfers for the 2024 summer transfer window, whether they are incoming or outgoing.
The biggest transfer of the summer window so far has seen Brentford sign Club Brugge attacker Igor Thiago for €33 million.
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The Brazilian was one of the breakout stars of European football this season, scoring 29 goals and leading Club Brugge to the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League.
Just like Brentford, Brighton are renowned for having one of the best scouting and data networks in Europe and they will be hoping to have picked up another germ in Ibrahim Osman.
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Brighton paid Nordsjaelland €19.5m for the Nigerian teenager, who is an exciting winger.
Talking of Scandinavian wonderkids, Tottenham beat a host of Premier League clubs to the signature of Swedish midfielder Lucas Bergvall.
The 18-year-old was snapped up from Djurgarden for €10m, with Tottenham hoping the Swede can help improve a Spurs team that has fallen away in the late stages of the 2023-24 Premier League season.
Loan moves being made permanent
There have also been a number of loan moves that will become permanent at the end of the season. Two transfers in particular stand out.
The first is Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. The Spaniard was initially signed last summer by the Gunners from Brentford on loan with an option to buy that would become permanent if certain conditions were met. Those conditions have now been met and Raya will join Arsenal for around €32m.
The second is Lewis Hall, who initially joined Newcastle on loan from Chelsea last summer. The left back will now make that move permanent this summer for €32.7m.