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Tottenham made the headlines as the summer transfer window closed Thursday with Argentine Giovanni Le Celso, badisted by Real Betis and Fulham's left-back Ryan Cecinion, while Arsenal strengthened his defense in Scotland, Kiran Terni and David Luiz.
On the other hand, the transfer of the Belgian Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United to Inter Milan, the most prominent titles of the English clubs, closed the door to the new registrations at 16:00 GMT on the eve of the start of the new Bremerlig season on Friday.
As expected, Tottenham, who finished fourth in the league last season, decided to conclude the contract with Le Celso and the young Englishman Cecinion.
The club said in a statement that he had "an agreement to borrow Giovanni Le Celso for a season at Real Betis, with the option of making the transfer definitive".
According to the English press, this option places the 23-year-old international midfielder at 55 million pounds.
The Argentinian started his career at Rosario Central before settling in Paris Saint-Germain in 2016. He remained for a first period loaned by the Paris Club to his club, before he went to work. to install at the Parc des Princes in 2017, where he once contributed to the title of the French league and under the national cup. Twice, the 2018 League Cup.
Last season, he was loaned to Real Betis, making 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 16 goals, before the Spanish club moved permanently at the end of the loan period.
North London have also recruited Fulham's left-back Ryan Cessinion for under-21s from England on an announced £ 25 million contract.
Tottenham said the 19-year-old had signed a contract retaining him until 2025, after playing 120 appearances with Fulham, scoring 25 goals.
Tottenham President Daniel was under pressure from Argentinian coach Mauricio Pochettino to build on the team's success last season, especially after moving to his new stadium with a capacity of 62,000 spectators and reach the Champions League final before losing to Liverpool.
Having almost missed the transfer slot before the 2018-2019 season, Tottenham raised his record to three this summer, after hiring France's Tanghe Ndombele from Lyon in a record deal for him.
Arsenal increases his defense
Also north of London, Arsenal strengthened its defense by signing Kieran Tierney (Celtic) and David Luiz (Chelsea).
"We are delighted that Kiran has joined us, he is a very talented player and he will continue to grow," said Arsenal coach Unai Emery. "It will increase our defense options and I look forward to joining our group."
Left-back Terni was the target of Arsenal this summer and Celtic dismissed two "shipowner" offers to abandon the 22-year-old. But Terni, who missed the 1-1 draw against Cluj on Wednesday and is recovering from an appendectomy, is expected to travel to London after both parties have signed on to a £ 25m contract.
Later, "gunners" confirmed Luiz's inclusion in an undisclosed agreement, but the reported information would have a value of eight million pounds ($ 9.6 million), including a two-year contract .
"David has a great experience and I'm looking forward to working with him again," Arsenal quoted Emery as saying.
"He is a well-known player who strengthens our defensive strength," he said after a 13-year career during which he played 524 games between Brazilian club Vitoria, Benfica, St Germain and Chelsea ( two step).
The 32-year-old did not train with the rest of his teammates on Wednesday.
Arsenal have sought to strengthen their defense after scoring 51 goals in the league last season and the transfer of veteran French Laurent Koscielny to Bordeaux this week. On the offensive, he signed a historic contract to engage Ivory attacker Nicolas Pepe in Lille for an amount of 80 million euros.
Chelsea loaned midfielder Danny Drinkwater to Burnley.
Lukaku in Italy
In terms of the output of English clubs, Inter settled the weeks of speculation on the destination of Romelu Lukaku by announcing his contract with the Belgian international striker for a contract estimated by the media to 80 million euros.
"The Manchester United Belgian (…) signed a contract with Nerazzo until June 30, 2024," Inter said in a statement.
"The Inter is the only club I wanted, because Inter is not meant for anyone," the 26-year-old said. "I'm here to bring Nerazzurri to the top."
Lukaku arrived Wednesday night in the Italian city to prepare for a medical examination before settling in Inter, after the two countries' press announced that the two clubs had been set up. # 39; agreement.
United should also lose Argentine defender Marcos Rojo, on loan to Everton, who appears to have lost the bet of attracting Wilfred Zaha, the Ivorian striker, despite his move request and his lack of training.
Crystal Palace coach Roy Hodgson stressed that Zaha "remains, we are delighted in. He is an important player in the club," at the same time emphasizing the contrast between the international striker and management "because he wanted to leave."
After failing to sign Zaha, Everton announced Thursday night that he had terminated his transfer with a contract with Nigerian Alex Ayoubi of Arsenal under a 28 million pound contract ($ 40 million)
The 23-year-old became the seventh player to join Everton after Italian striker Moiz Keane of Juventus, Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomez (Barcelona), Frenchman Ivory Jean-Philippe Gbaman (Mainz), Fabian Delph (Manchester City) and Danish goalkeeper Jonas Lusel (Huddersfield).
Andy Carroll returned to his former club Newcastle eight and a half years after leaving West Ham, while 2016 champion Leicester signed Belgian Dennis Bright of Sampdroia.
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