Premier League transfers: The 10 best buys and 10 questionable signings featuring David Luiz and Granit Xhaka

A look at the candidates for the best and worst moves of the summer

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The summer transfer window came to a dramatic close on Wednesday night as Bournemouth sealed the season-long loan of Jack Wilshere and Tottenham signed Moussa Sissoko from Newcastle in a £30m deal completed with just three minutes to go.

The moves capped a record-breaking transfer window in which clubs spent over £1.175bn on new players, while Manchester United broke the transfer world record in signing £89m Paul Pogba from Juventus.

Clubs can still strengthen with the additions of free agents, but on the whole most clubs will embark on the season ahead with their current squads after declaring their squads for the Premier League campaign as well as European competitions.

So who managed to pull off a transfer coup, and who is guilty of panic buying their way out of trouble?

Click on the gallery above to see our 10 best buys of the summer transfer window and the 10 questionable moves that could come back to haunt clubs in eight months’ time.

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Premier League transfers: The 10 best buys and 10 questionable signings featuring David Luiz and Granit Xhaka

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