Transfer window winners and losers: Which Premier League team has had the best window so far as clubs splash out £572m?
Romelu Lukaku has arrived at Manchester United in what could become a world record £90million deal
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THE Premier League is back to save us all exactly one month from today.
Arsenal face Leicester on Friday, August 11 with £52million man Alexandre Lacazette hoping to get off to a flyer in front of the Emirates punters.
But Lacazette is not the most expensive signing of the summer after Manchester United agreed to sign Romelu Lukaku in a deal which could see Everton eventually bank a bonkers £90m.
United's only other signing has been Victor Lindelof and Jose Mourinho will no doubt want more players in before his side's first game against West Ham.
But Spurs fans will be even more concerned with Mauricio Pochetttino having failed to do a single bit of business so far this summer.
Prem clubs have splashed an astonishing £572m so far this summer.
SunSport rates the 20 Prem clubs by their summer deals to date...
1. EVERTON
Nobody has enjoyed better backing than Ronald Koeman this summer.
And that was before the Toffees boss was handed the £75m United have paid up front from Lukaku - with another £15m due in add-ons.
They landed the best younger keeper in the country, Jordan Pickford, before signing Ajax skipper Davy Klaassen and England defender Michael Keane.
That lot alone cost £83.6m.
Former Barcelona striker Sandro Ramirez is another option up front, with a couple of others signed for the future.
Then Wayne Rooney came home on Sunday. If he can rekindle the magic then Lukaku will not be missed.
IN: Wayne Rooney - Man Utd, free. Jordan Pickford - Sunderland, £30m. Davy Klaassen - Ajax, £23.6m. Henry Onyekuru - Eupen, £6.8m. Sandro Ramirez - Malaga, £5.25m. Michael Keane - Burnley, £30m. Josh Bowler - QPR, £4.25m. Cuco Martina - free agent.
OUT: Tom Cleverley - Watford, £8m. Brendan Galloway - Sunderland, loan. Arouna Kone - released. Romelu Lukaku - Manchester United, £90m.
2. HUDDERSFIELD
Chairman Dean Hoyle might have been forgiven for watching his pennies in the Prem and relying on loan signings from the big boys to in their bid to beat the drop.
But Town just can't stop spending.
Boss David Wagner has been backed with over £40m so far and his team look ready for their survival fight.
IN: Steve Mounie - Montpellier, £11.5m. Laurent Depoitre - Porto, £4m. Mathias Jorgensen - FC Copenhagen, £3.5m. Jonas Lossl - Mainz, loan. Aaron Mooy - Manchester City, £10m. Tom Ince - Derby County, £11.3m. Kasey Palmer - Chelsea, loan. Danny Williams - Reading, free.
OUT: none.
3. BOURNEMOUTH
The Cherries appear to have added guaranteed goals in the shape of Jermain Defoe.
Plenty of clubs were sniffing around, but it was Eddie Howe who landed the England marksman.
Howe has also bagged a top-notch keeper in Asmir Begovic and a classy young defender in Nathan Ake, both from Chelsea.
With quality additions at the back and up top, Howe will not be battling the drop if his new boys stay fit.
IN: Asmir Begovic - Chelsea, £10m. Jermain Defoe - Sunderland, free. Nathan Ake - Chelsea, £20m.
OUT: none.
4. MANCHESTER CITY
At £43m, the magnificent Bernardo Silva looks like the signing of the summer.
For that alone, City are near the summit of our list.
Pep Guardiola also has an expensive new keeper but now must tie up deals for full-backs after being snubbed by Dani Alves and allowing Pablo Zabaleta, Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy to be released.
IN: Bernardo Silva - Monaco, £43m. Ederson - Benfica, £34.9m.
OUT: Pablo Zabaleta - West Ham, free. Enes Unal - Villarreal, £12m. Gael Clichy - released. Jesus Navas - released. Willy Cabellero - Chelsea, free. Bacary Sagna - released. Angus Gunn - Norwich, loan. Aaron Mooy - Huddersfield, £10m.
5. MANCHESTER UNITED
Mourinho had been irked by United's business this summer, having left Ed Woodward with his shopping list before jetting off on holiday.
But now that he has Lukaku, he has a replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic - who could yet come back.
However, with Lindelof his only other signing, United don't look to have moved forward.
Mourinho lost the race for Silva to rivals City, but will be delighted to have beaten former club Chelsea to Lukaku's signature.
IN: Victor Lindelof - Benfica, £31m. Romelu Lukaku - Everton, £90m.
OUT: Zlatan Ibrahimovic - released. Wayne Rooney - Everton, free.
6. ARSENAL
The best deal the Gunners could do this summer would be to tie down Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil.
Failing that, signing a quality full-back and a proven goalscorer isn't bad going.
Lacazette was a target for Atletico Madrid until the Spaniards were slapped with a transfer ban.
And Diego Simeone's transfer nous is rarely questioned - even if Arsene Wenger's is.
Picking up powerful left-back Sead Kolasinac for free could be one of the club's best deals in years.
IN: Alexandre Lacazette - Lyon £52m. Sead Kolasinac - Schalke, free.
OUT: Yaya Sanogo - released. Takuma Asano - Stuttgart, loan. Chris Willock - Benfica, undisclosed.
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7. LIVERPOOL
Jurgen Klopp had two major targets this summer.
Mo Salah is in the bag. Naby Keita could yet join if RB Leipzig lower their £70m asking price.
Chelsea reject Salah should make a real difference to an already dynamic attack.
IN: Dominic Solanke - Chelsea, fee by tribunal. Mohamed Salah - Roma, £34.3m.
OUT: Andre Wisdom - Derby, undisclosed. Alex Manninger - released.
8. LEICESTER
Harry Maguire and Vicente Iborra are two excellent signings for the former Prem champs.
But their window will be defined by how the situation with Riyad Mahrez pans out and whether they can replace him.
Craig Shakespeare wants Gylfi Sigurdsson, but Swansea have told them to stump up £50m.
IN: Harry Maguire - Hull City, £17m. Sam Hughes - Chester, Undisclosed. Vicente Iborra - Sevilla, £12.3m.
OUT: Marcin Wasilewski - released.
9. CHELSEA
The Blues are now there to be shot at and Antonio Conte's rivals will be plotting ways to bring about their downfall.
Conte knows that repeating his title success will require his squad to move forward.
His system requires versatility and defender Antonio Rudiger appears made for it.
Convincing him to leave Roma looks set to spark the spending at Stamford Bridge.
But, after losing out over Lukaku, Conte needs to find a striker or else back down over Diego Costa - Alvaro Morata, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Andrea Belotti have been linked.
IN: Willy Caballero - Manchester City, free. Antonio Rudiger - Roma, £34.2m.
OUT: Juan Cuadrado - Juventus, £17.3m. Christian Atsu - Newcastle, £6.2m. Asmir Begovic - Bournemouth, £10m. Dominic Solanke - Liverpool, fee by tribunal. John Terry - released. Alex Davey - released. Bertrand Traore - Lyon, £8.8m. Nathan Ake - Bournemouth, £20m. Tammy Abraham - Swansea, loan. Kasey Plamer - Huddersfield, loan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Palace, season-long loan.
10. SWANSEA
Just two signings so far for the Welsh club.
But Tammy Abraham should ease the goal-burden on Fernando Llorente - if he stays - and Roque Mesa will ensure Swans spend less time without the ball.
Best thing that could happen to them this summer would be to keep Sigurdsson - and keep him happy.
IN: Roque Mesa - Las Palmas, £11m. Tammy Abraham - Chelsea, loan.
OUT: Gerhard Tremmel - released. Marvin Emnes - released. Borja Baston - Malaga, loan. Jordi Amat - Real Betis, loan. Jack Cork - Burnley, undisclosed.
11. WATFORD
Will Hughes was once on the radar of every major Prem force in England.
And, although injuries have held him back, he looked England's most dangerous player in their Euro U21 defeat to Germany and should be a quality addition.
Tom Cleverley is another slick midfield operator who should help Hornets in possession.
IN: Tom Cleverley - Everton, £8m. Will Hughes - Derby, £10m. Kiko Femenia - Alaves, free. Daniel Bachmann - Stoke, free.
OUT: none.
12. BRIGHTON
The Seagulls needed to do more business that any side apart from Huddersfield.
They've had a solid start, signing a quality keeper and a decent Bundesliga midfielder.
Chris Hughton will now want a striker and a playmaker.
IN: Pascal Gross - Ingolstadt, £3m. Josh Kerr - Celtic, undisclosed. Mathew Ryan - Valencia, £5m.
OUT: none.
13. NEWCASTLE
Rafa Benitez has been seriously frustrated by Toon's inability to get deals done.
But Christian Atsu and Florian Lejeune have come in for a combined £15m and that is better than some clubs, whose squads look no better off.
IN: Christian Atsu - Chelsea, £6.2m. Florian Lejeune - Eibar, £8.7m.
OUT: Florian Thauvin - Marseille, undisclosed. Matz Sels - Anderlecht, season-long loan.
Vurnon Anita - Leeds, free.
14. WEST BROM
Just the one deal for Tony Pulis.
But Leicester were keen on Jay Rodriguez and Pulis will be pleased to snare him.
IN: Jay Rodriguez - Southampton, £15m
OUT: Darren Fletcher - Stoke, free. Sebastien Pocognoli - released.
15. WEST HAM
The Hammers have targeted Olivier Giroud from Arsenal.
All they have got so far is a freebie, though Pablo Zabaleta is one of the best right-backs in Prem history.
Slaven Bilic will surely bring in more firepower, while getting £8m for Havard Nordtveit is top sales work.
IN: Pablo Zabaleta - Manchester City, free.
OUT: Reece Oxford - Borussia Monchengladbach (loan). Alvaro Arbeloa - released. Havard Nordtveit - Hoffenheim, £8m.
16. BURNLEY
The Clarets begin the basement battle.
Jon Walters will scrap for Sean Dyche's team and Charlie Taylor is a good acquisition at left-back.
IN: Jon Walters - Stoke, £3m. Charlie Taylor - Leeds, tribunal to decide. Jack Cork - Swansea, undisclosed.
OUT: Michael Keane - Burnley, £30m. Michael Kightly - released. Joey Barton - released.
17. CRYSTAL PALACE
The Eagles have finally made a signing by loaning talented midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek from Chelsea.
New boss Frank de Boer will now want to splash some of cash that he claims Palace have.
IN: Ruben Loftus-Cheek - Chelsea, season-long loan.
OUT: Steve Mandanda - Marseille, undisclosed. Kwesi Appiah - released. Jonathan Benteke - released. Fraizer Campbell - released. Mathieu Flamini - released. Ezekiel Fryers - released. Joe Ledley - released.
18. SOUTHAMPTON
Just the one deal for new boss Mauricio Pellegrino.
Polish defender Jan Bednarek, 21, has joined up and will either try to form a partnership with Virgil van Dijk or end up plugging the gap vacated by the Dutchman.
IN: Jan Bednarek - Lech Poznan, £5.7.
OUT: Jay Rodriguez - West Brom, £15m. Harrison Reed, Norwich, loan. Cuco Martina - released. Martin Caceres - released.
19. STOKE
It's hard to get excited about Stoke's signings.
Darren Fletcher will add leadership, while Potters are pleased to have netted former Hull youngster Josh Tymon.
IN: Darren Fletcher - West Brom, free. Josh Tymon - Hull, £500k.
OUT: Jon Walters - Burnley, £3m. Shay Given - released.
20. TOTTENHAM
In a sense, not a terrible window.
Club have not had to fight to keep hold of the likes of Harry Kane and Dele Alli.
But they have signed nobody and, for that alone, they're rock bottom.
IN: none.
OUT: none.
