And so the summer transfer window of 2022 has officially slammed shut.
It's been one for the history books, that's for sure, with Premier League clubs spending a record breaking £1.9 billion on prime footballing talent.
Unusually, we've seen several high-profile switches between rival Premier League clubs too.
Which just demonstrates the ever widening financial gap between England's top-flight and much of the rest of Europe.
The departures of Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling headline those domestic deals, with Arsenal and Chelsea the beneficiaries of Manchester City's willingness to part ways with their stars.
However, we've seen big money spent within the UK from the likes of Nottingham Forest and Spurs also.
In terms of deals from abroad, well, they've been as rife as ever, with superstars like Erling Haaland, Darwin Nunez, Anthony and Casemiro all coming in for enormous fees.
In truth, we've barely been able to keep track of all the twists and turns so it's nice to finally catch a breath - and now we can really settle into the Premier League season...
Although before we finally kiss goodbye to the summer transfer window for another nine months, let's take a minute to review how each club has fared in the hunt to bolster their squads.
Using Tiermaker, we've ranked every Premier League club based upon their transfer window from 'total disaster' to 'champions of the summer.'
So, without further ado, let's get into it:
'Total disaster'
Leicester
To say it's been an underwhelming transfer window for the Foxes would be quite the understatement.
Earlier this week, they signed off on the sale of one of their star players in Wesley Fofana, who joins Chelsea for an eye-watering £70 million.
Sure, it's a big price and potentially not a bad bit of business, but who've they brought into replace him?
Put simply, not much, aside from Wout Faes who they desperately snapped up on deadline day for a meagre £15 million - so it's no surprise that Brendan Rodgers seems more than a little unhappy about his club's transfer business this window.
Bringing in just two players is pretty unforgivable in the ever-evolving, highly competitive Premier League that they survive in today.
On the flip side, at least they can cling to the fact that they unexpectedly managed to hang onto Youri Tielemans against all odds - a feat which proves the only silver lining Leicester fans can take from this uninspiring transfer window.
Brendan Rodgers
'Poor window'
Bournemouth, Brighton, Everton, Crystal Palace, Southampton
The recently sacked Scott Parker said before the season had even begun that this current Bournemouth side aren't up to required standard to compete in England's top flight - and based off last Saturday's 9-0 thumping by Liverpool, he's wasn't wrong.
The Cherries spent a total of £25 million, which, isn't even nearly enough when it comes to equipping a squad capable of remaining in the division.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Scott Parker, Manager of AFC Bournemouth reacts during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth at Anfield on August 27, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Brighton fans ought to be concerned with the club losing several key players in Marc Cucurella, Yves Bissouma and Neil Maupay, none of which have really been replaced despite the hefty accumulative fees raked in.
Whereas Everton haven't made any especially inspiring signings after their diabolical 2021/2022 season, and based off the way they've begun this campaign, it could more of the same for fans of the Toffees.
It's been a quiet summer over at Selhurst Park with Patrick Vieira receiving just about £30 million pounds worth of investment in his squad. That will likely disappoint him after his impressive debut season with the Eagles, and so they're good enough only for the 'poor window' category.
Southampton, much like Palace, didn't dive particularly deep into their pockets either. Their most expensive signing came in the form of Gavin Bazunu, who they bought from Man City to the tune of £15 million.
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'Could have been better'
Liverpool, Brentford, Aston Villa, Leeds, Wolves
Liverpool made a late swoop for Arthur Melo on deadline day, securing his services on loan for the season.
It's could be a decent signing - and a much needed one given the importance Liverpool place on someone as injury prone as Thiago - but we can't help but feel like, had they moved for a midfielder earlier, the calibre of player coming through the door could have been even higher than Arthur.
Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay all look like positive signings, though, so it's been a decent summer for Kopites.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 30: Darwin Nunez of Liverpool celebrates scoring their side's third goal with teammate Fabio Carvalho during The FA Community Shield between Manchester City and Liverpool FC at The King Power Stadium on July 30, 2022 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Brentford waved goodbye to Christian Eriksen in the end as he departed for the bright lights of Manchester.
Although the club have replaced him with his Danish compatriot Mikkel Damsgaard, who could be an excellent addition for the Bees.
Ben Mee, Thomas Strakosha, Aaron Hickey and Keane Lewis-Potter make up the majority of the rest of their deals, rounding off an okay window for the London club.
Aston Villa enjoyed a similar window to Brentford. The club made three notable signings in Phillipe Coutinho, Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, however the squad probably needed some more quality adding in truth.
Whereas Leeds were always going to be up against it this summer as they bid to fill the void left by Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips.
In fairness, they have reinvested a good portion of the fees they accumulated through buying the likes of Luis Sinisterra and Brenden Aaronson - but are they better placed now than last season? Probably not.
Wolves kept with their Portuguese theme and made two stand-out signings in Matheus Nunes and Goncalo Guedes, however aside from that, it was relatively quiet at the Molineux in terms of incomings despite losing plenty of talent to other sides.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 20: Gonçalo Guedes of Wolverhampton Wanderers battles for possession with Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 20, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
'Positive summer'
Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, West Ham, Newcastle, Fulham
Pep Guardiola saw two of his finest attackers in Jesus and Sterling depart this summer, however the addition of Haaland is more than big enough to fill the gaping void left by the former City stars.
The big Norwegian has scored more goals than any other player in Premier League history across his first five matches, including two hat-tricks, so the addition of him alone is enough to shift City into the 'positive summer' category despite their outgoings.
Erik ten Hag has been backed to the hill by Man Utd with the new manager splashing more than £200 million on stars.
The club's two Brazilian imports in Casemiro and Anthony are certainly the most eye-catching of their summer deals, but Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and Tyrell Malacia look pretty smart too - even if they have overpaid on nearly every signing.
And heavy investment was a theme that continued in spectacular fashion over at Chelsea. New owner, Todd Boehly, clearly wanted to leave his mark on the club early and spent a club record of roughly £270 million.
That's verging on a record outlay for any club, with Real Madrid's £272 million spent in 2019 proving the only time Chelsea's recent scale of investment has ever been topped.
Aside from the big bucks they spent on Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Wesley Fofana, the £10 million they dropped on former Arsenal hero Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is likely to get Chelsea fans more buzzing than anything.
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Contrary to popular opinion, West Ham have actually made some pretty astute signings this summer, and have backed David Moyes in doing so, spending well over £100 million on new players.
Lucas Paqueta looks like the real stand-out of the bunch, though. Signed for £51 million from Lyon, he could be a real star in the years to come.
Newcastle also made some big moves, headlined by the £63 million acquisition of Alexander Isak.
However, Nick Pope, Sven Botman and Matt Target all seem like sound pieces of business for the Tyneside club.
And to round off the 'positive summer' category we have Fulham. The Cottagers have made some marquee signings in Andreas Pereira, Willian, Issa Diop, Lavyin Kurzawa, Bernd Leno and Joao Palhinha.
'Fantastic business'
Arsenal, Tottenham
Fans of these three clubs can be over the moon with the way this transfer window went down.
Arsenal have brought in Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos and Matt Turner as part of a hugely successful summer for Mikel Arteta.
The Spaniard made the most of his Man City links and swept Jesus and Zinchenko for what looks to be a steal given how well the duo have started the season.
Whereas their London rivals Spurs have invested heavily, bringing in several high-profile stars from both the UK and abroad.
The £60 million spent on Richarlison proves the biggest deal they made this window, however acquiring the services of Ivan Perisic for free might just be the smartest.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 13: Gabriel Jesus of Arsenal looks on before the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on August 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
'Champions of the summer'
Nottingham Forest
The real questions when it comes to this summer's champions is actually - who haven't they bought?
The newly-promoted side have thrown the kitchen sink at it in their bid to remain a Premier League club, signing no less than 21 players and spending over £150 million in the process.
Renan Lodi, Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Morgan Gibbs-White, Emmanuel Dennis and Taiwo Awoniyi represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to impressive Forest arrivals this window.
And based on the way they've started the campaign, it looks like fans of the club are in for one hell of a ride as they scrap tooth and nail for every point on offer, in each and every game they play.
Well played, Forest, this summer's champions of the transfer window.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Jesse Lingard of Nottingham Forest during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest at St. James Park on August 06, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Final standings:
