Transfer Deadline Day Round-Up

Although this year's transfer deadline day did not live up to its expectations of which it recieved, it certainly was not a boring day for Premier League clubs. There were a lot of last minute negotiations which did and didnt go as planned for certain teams, for example Emmanuel Adebayor's move to West Ham which was blocked by Spurs Chairman, Daniel Levy.

Juan Cuadrado completes his £23.3m signing to Chelsea

Before all the drama, we will start with the main signing of this year's transfer deadline day, Juan Cuadrado's £23.3m pound move from Fiorentina to Chelsea. This transfer had been on the cards for a while before deadline day, as the Colombian international uploaded a photo twitter of him at Stamford Bridge captioned "Hello, from the Bridge", which sent the Chelsea fans on social media bezerk. Cuadrado will ironically wear the number 23 shirt for the Blues, and he is certainly set to be a fan favourite with his silky footwork and exquisite first touch.

However, the arrival of Cuadrado meant the departure of Chelsea winger, Andre Schurrle. The German World Cup winner did not see anywhere near as much playing time as he would of liked for the Blues, and with the signing of Juan Cuadrado, it was inevitable that he was going to leave. The 24 year old coincidentally signed for Wolfsburg for £24m pounds. There are high expectations for Schurrle following his expensive transfer, but he has proven for his club and also country that he has what it takes to peform at the best level, following his great performances for Germany in last year's World Cup.

Other deals in the Premier League included Aaron Lennon's loan deal from Spurs to Everton, which I think is a great signing by Everton as they need a bit more pace and creativity in their team and Lennon can give them this. Southampton signed Serbian international Filip Durjicic on loan from Benfica, and they also completed the permenant signing of Ryan Bertrand who has been a regular starter for the Saints.