Chelsea lead the way: The top 20 most expensive transfers of the summer – in pictures

Premier League clubs responsible for 11 of the biggest deals

Kai Havertz: Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea (€80m/$93.7m) – The 21-year-old midfielder was the marquee signing of an extravagant summer for Chelsea. Getty Images

Arthur: Barcelona to Juventus (€72m) – A deal that was completed before the end of the delayed season, the 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder moved to Turin after two seasons in Spain. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Victor Osimhen: Lille to Napoli (€70m) – The Italian club smashed their transfer record to sign the 21-year-old Nigerian striker this summer. Getty Images

Ruben Dias: Benfica to Manchester City (€68m) – The 23-year-old Portuguese centre-back moved to the Etihad Stadium to help shore up City’s backline. PA

Miralem Pjanic: Juventus to Barcelona (€60m) – Part of the agreement that saw Arthur move to Juventus, the 30-year-old Serbian midfielder moved in the opposite direction in a separate deal. EPA

Alvaro Morata: Chelsea to Atletico Madrid (€56m) – The 27-year-old Spanish striker made his two-year loan move permanent before returning to former club Juventus in another loan deal. EPA

Timo Werner: RB Leipzig to Chelsea (€53m) – After a prolific season in the Bundesliga, the 24-year-old German striker swapped Leipzig for London. AP Photo

Ben Chilwell: Leicester City to Chelsea (€50.2m) – The 23-year-old England left-back was a top target for Chelsea manager Frank Lampard as he aims to solve his team’s defensive issues. AFP

Mauro Icardi: Inter Milan to Paris Saint-Germain (€50m) – After spending last season on loan with the French champions, the 27-year-old Argentine striker made the move permanent. AFP

Thomas Partey: Atletico Madrid to Arsenal (€50m) - The biggest deal on deadline day saw the 27-year-old Ghanian midfielder become Arsenal's fourth-most expensive signing. AFP

Nathan Ake: Bournemouth to Manchester City (€45.3m) – The 25-year-old Dutch defender was an early signing for City from relegated Bournemouth. AFP

Leroy Sane: Manchester City to Bayern Munich (€45m) – The best German talent often ends up at Bayern, and that’s exactly what happened when the 24-year-old winger left City in July for the European champions. Reuters

Diogo Jota: Wolves to Liverpool (€44.7m) – Signed to provide competition to Liverpool’s attack, the 23-year-old Portuguese forward moved to Anfield after three years at Wolves. EPA

Achraf Hakimi: Real Madrid to Inter Milan (€40m) – After two impressive seasons on loan at Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan pounced to sign the 21-year-old Moroccan wing-back. Getty Images

Hakim Ziyech: Ajax to Chelsea (€40m) – A deal that was completed back in February, the 27-year-old Moroccan winger was the first major signing of Chelsea’s overhaul. Getty Images

Fabio Silva: Porto to Wolves (€40m) – Wolves broke their transfer record to sign the 18-year-old Portuguese forward. Getty Images

Donny van de Beek: Ajax to Manchester United (€39m) – The 23-year-old Dutch midfielder moved to the Premier League after five exemplary years in the first team of his boyhood club. Getty Images

Wesley Fofana: Saint-Etienne to Leicester City (€35m) – The 19-year-old Ivorian defender became Leicester’s second-most expensive signing when he joined the Premier League club at the start of October. Reuters

Giovani Lo Celso: Real Betis to Tottenham Hotspur (€32m) – After impressing Jose Mourinho during his season on loan, the 24-year-old Spanish midfielder made his move to Spurs permanent. EPA

Jonathan David: Gent to Lille (€32m) – The French club broke their transfer record to sign the 20-year-old Canadian forward as a replacement for Osimhen. AFP

The European football summer transfer window closed on Monday night as clubs across the continent finalised their squads for the 2020/21 season.

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent lockdown it caused, saw many clubs tighten the purse strings this summer, but there was still plenty of exciting and expensive deals completed.

The photo gallery above looks at the 20 most expensive transfers of the 2020/21 summer window. All figures provided by transfermarkt.com.

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