GALATASARAY won the transfer market after they signed 12 players for just £4.5million.
The Turkish champions only paid a permanent fee for one of their dozen signings this summer, with the rest coming on loan or for free.
Christian Luyindama arrived for £4.5m from Standard Liege after spending half of last season on loan at Telekom Stadium.
What followed for Galatasaray was a window of freebies, including Radamel Falcao and Steven Nzonzi.
Chelsea and Manchester United flop Falcao arrived in Turkey on deadline day after leaving Ligue 1 outfit Monaco on a free transfer.
Following the ex-Atletico Madrid star was Florin Andone, who Galatasaray signed on loan from Brighton for a reported £700,000 fee.
Mario Lemina also left the Premier League after Southampton loaned the midfielder to the Turkish giants.
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Adem Buyuk and Sener Ozbayrakli arrived on a free transfer and Valentine Ozornwafor was sent out on loan to Almeria.