Now the drama is over, we get to sit back and take a deep breath. Transfer deadline day has passed, and football managers can relax—well, until January at least, when it all starts up again for the winter window.
Chelsea concluded their summer window with two deadline-day signings, reinforcing Antonio Conte's options at the back. In came Marcos Alonso for £24 million from Fiorentina, while the shock of the afternoon was the sight of David Luiz rocking up at St. Pancras Station in London, fresh off the Eurostar and ready to seal his return to Stamford Bridge.