With Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria moving to Old Trafford, the transfer headlines have focused squarely on the goings-on at Manchester United under new boss Louis van Gaal.
That is to be expected given the turmoil at United since Sir Alex Ferguson left last summer and with the club setting a new British record transfer fee of £59.7m to sign Di Maria.
Yet we believe there are other summer signings that represent better deals than those of Falcao, Di Maria and other big name transfers.
Watch the video below as Digital Sports Editor Simon Rice discusses the best signings along with reporters Jack De Menezes and Tom Sheen.
To see the last-minute deals on transfer deadline day, CLICK HERE.
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