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Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2013

Discover the Premier League transfers of summer 2013, from Gareth Bale's £85m move to Real Madrid to Mesut Ozil joining Arsenal. Relive big-money deals,.

Welcome to the Premier League Players Transfers of Summer 2013! This was a season that saw the football landscape dramatically reshaped, with clubs splashing the cash in a bid to bolster their squads. Remember the jaw-dropping moment when Gareth Bale made his record-breaking move to Real Madrid? Or when Mesut Ozil, the German maestro, swapped Madrid for London to join Arsenal? This was a summer that had it all – big money moves, surprise switches, and under-the-radar steals that turned out to be game-changers. So, whether you’re a die-hard Premier League devotee or a casual fan looking to brush up on your football history, buckle up! We’re about to take a trip down memory lane, revisiting the movers and shakers of that unforgettable summer. From the biggest flops to the most successful signings, we’ve got it all covered. So, get ready to relive the drama, the excitement, and the sheer unpredictability of the Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2013. It’s going to be a thrilling ride!

ARSENAL (28 Deals)MANCHESTER CITY (20 Deals)
20-MayCraig Eastmond (Arsenal - Colchester United)Free28-MayKolo Toure (Manchester City - Liverpool)Free
22-MayJordan Wynter (Arsenal - Bristol City)Free06-JunFernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine - Manchester City)£30,000,000
05-JunSamir BihmoutineReleased07-JunWayne Bridge (Manchester City - Reading)Free
05-JunDenilsonReleased07-JunFilippo ManciniReleased
05-JunSead HajrovicReleased07-JunRyan McGivernReleased
05-JunConor HendersonReleased11-JunJesus Navas (Sevilla, Spain - Manchester City)£14,900,000
05-JunNigel Oldfield Spence-NeitaReleased25-JunCarlos Tévez (Manchester City - Juventus, Italy)£12,000,000
05-JunJoshua ReesReleased11-JlyRoque Santa Cruz (Manchester City - Malaga, Spain)Free
05-JunPhilip RobertsReleased12-JlyJeremy Helan (Manchester City - Sheffield Wednesday)Undisclosed
05-JunJames SheaReleased18-JulMaicon (Manchester City - AS Roma, Italy)£3,000,000
05-JunSebastien SquillaciReleased19-JlyAlvaro Negredo (Sevilla, Spain - Manchester City)£20,000,000
27-JunAndrey Arshavin (Arsenal - Zenit St Petersburg, Russia)Free19-JlyStevan Jovetic (Fiorentina, Italy - Manchester City)£22,000,000
28-JunSanchez Watt (Arsenal - Colchester United)Free06-AugReece Wabara (Manchester City - Doncaster Rovers)Season Loan
01-JlyYaya Sanogo (Auxerre, France - Arsenal)Free22-AugScott Sinclair (Manchester City - West Bromwich)Season Loan
03-JlyVito Mannone (Arsenal - Sunderland)Undisclosed22-AugDenis Suarez (Manchester City - Barcelona, Spain)Undisclosed
05-JlyFrancis Coquelin (Arsenal - Freiburg, Germany)Season Loan30-AugAlbert Rusnak (Manchester City - Oldham Athletic)Season Loan
05-JlyJohan Djourou (Arsenal - SV Hamburg, Germany)Season Loan01-SepMartin Demichelis (Atletico Madrid, Spain - Manchester City)£4,200,000
14-JlyReice Charles-Cook (Arsenal - Bury)Free02-SepHarry Bunn (Manchester City - Sheffield United)Season Loan
16-JlyJernade Meade (Arsenal - Swansea City)Free02-SepAbdul Razak (Manchester City - Anzhi Makhachkala, Russia)Season Loan
20-JlyAndre Santos (Arsenal - Flamengo, Brazil)Undisclosed02-SepGareth Barry (Manchester City - Everton)Season Loan
26-JlyJoel Campbell (Arsenal - Olympiakos, Greece)Season Loan
02-AugChuks Aneke (Arsenal - Crewe Alexandra)Season LoanMANCHESTER UNITED (17 Deals)
08-AugGervinho (Arsenal - AS Roma, Italy)£8,000,00007-JunMichele FornasierReleased
09-AugIgnasi Miquel (Arsenal - Leicester City)Season Loan07-JunLuke GiverinReleased
10-AugMarouane Chamakh (Arsenal - Crystal Palace)Undisclosed07-JunLuke HendrieReleased
29-AugMathieu Flamini (AC Milan, Italy - Arsenal)Free07-JunPaul ScholesReleased
02-SepEmiliano Viviano (Palmero, Italy - Arsenal)Season Loan07-JunGyliano Van VelzenReleased
02-SepMesut Ozil (Real Madrid, Spain - Arsenal)£42,400,00007-JunGuillermo Varela (Peñarol, Uruguay - Manchester United)£2,423,000
25-JunSean McGinty (Manchester United - Sheffield United)Free
ASTON VILLA (22 Deals)15-JlyReece James (Manchester United - Carlisle United)Season Loan
05-JunCalum BarrettReleased19-JlyJohn Cofie (Manchester United - Barnsley)Free
05-JunJoshua BartonReleased19-JlyFreddie Veseli (Manchester United - Ipswich Town)Free
05-JunCourtney CameronReleased22-JlyReece Brown (Manchester United - Watford)Free
05-JunDaniel DevineReleased25-JulLuke McCullough (Manchester United - Doncaster Rovers)Free
13-JunJores Okore (Nordsjaelland, Denmark - Aston Villa)£4,000,00026-JlyRyan Tunnicliffe (Manchester United - Ipswich Town)Season Loan
13-JunLeandro Bacuna (FC Groningen, Netherlands - Aston Villa)Undisclosed17-AugSam Johnstone (Manchester United - Yeovil Town)Season Loan
18-JunNicklas Helenius (Aalborg BK Denmark- Aston Villa)£2,000,00021-AugScott Wootton (Manchester United - Leeds United)Undisclosed
19-JunEric Lichaj (Aston Villa - Nottingham Forest)Free02-SepNick Powell (Manchester United - Wigan Athletic)Season Loan
20-JunAntonio Luna (Sevilla, Spain - Aston Villa)Undisclosed02-SepMarouane Fellaini (Everton - Manchester United)£27,500,000
22-JunBrett Holman (Aston Villa - Al Nasr, Dubai)Free
26-JunJed Steer (Norwich City - Aston Villa)FreeNEWCASTLE UNITED (12 Deals)
09-JlyCourtney Cameron (Torquay United - Aston Villa)Free07-JunYven MoyoReleased
14-JlyRichard Dunne (Aston Villa - Queens Park Rangers)Free27-JunDanny Simpson (Newcastle United - Queens Park Rangers)Free
08-AugGraham Burke (Aston Villa - Shrewsbury Town)Season Loan03-JlyJames Perch (Newcastle United - Wigan Athletic)Undisclosed
08-AugAndrew Marshall (Aston Villa - Millwall)Season Loan15-JlySteve Harper (Newcastle United - Hull City)Free
10-AugSamir Carruthers (Aston Villa - Milton Keynes Dons)Season Loan23-JlyShane Ferguson (Newcastle United - Birmingham City)Season Loan
16-AugNathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa - Blackpool)Season Loan25-JlyJJ Hooper (Newcastle United - Northampton Town)Free
16-AugDarren Bent (Aston Villa - Fulham)Season Loan26-JlyJames Tavernier (Newcastle United - Shrewsbury Town)Free
27-AugEnda Stevens (Aston Villa - Notts County)Season Loan31-JlyMehdi Abeid (Newcastle United - Panathinaikos, Greece)Season Loan
02-SepBarry Bannan (Aston Villa - Crystal Palace)Undisclosed01-AugMichael Richardson (Newcastle United - Accrington)Season Loan
02-SepStephen Ireland (Aston Villa - Stoke City)Season Loan05-AugLoic Remy (Queens Park Rangers - Newcastle United)Season Loan
02-SepLibor Kozak (SS Lazio, Italy - Aston Villa)£7,000,00015-AugAdam Campbell (Newcaslte United - Carlisle United)Season Loan
22-AugBrad Inman (Newcastle United - Crewe Alexandra)Undisclosed
CARDIFF CITY (13 Deals)
16-MayJesse DarkoReleasrdNORWICH CITY (18 Deals)
16-MayHeidar HelgusonReleasrd09-MayChris Martin (Norwich City - Derby County)Free
16-MayNat JarvisReleasrd14-MayJavier Garrido (Lazio, Italy - Norwich City)Undisclosed
16-MayStephen McPhailReleasrd30-MayMarc Tierney (Norwich City - Bolton Wanderers)Free
01-JlyAndreas Cornelius (Copenhagen, Denmark - Cardiff City)£7,500,00018-JunDeclan Rudd (Norwich City - Preston North End)Loan
26-JlyElliot Parish (Cardiff City - Bristol City)Free18-JunElliott Ward (Norwich City - AFC Bournemouth)Free
26-JlyJohn Brayford (Derby County - Cardiff City)£1,500,00020-JunKorey Smith (Norwich City - Oldham Athletic)Free
29-JlySimon Moore (Brentford - Cardiff City)Undisclosed24-JunTom Adeyemi (Norwich City - Birmingham City)Free
31-JlySteven Caulker (Tottenham Hotspur - Cardiff City)£9,000,00026-JunJed Steer (Norwich City - Aston Villa)Free
01-AugBen Nugent (Cardiff City - Brentford)Season Loan26-JunGeorge Francomb (Norwich City - AFC Wimbledon)Free
10-AugGary Medel (Sevilla, Spain - Cardiff City)£11,000,00003-JlyJames Vaughan (Norwich City - Huddersfield Town)Undisclosed
15-AugJoe Ralls (Cardiff City - Yeovil Town)Season Loan04-JlyNathan Redmond (Birmingham City - Norwich City)£3,200,000
02-SepPeter Odemwingie (West Bromwich Albion - Cardiff)£2,250,00008-JlyGrant Holt (Norwich City - Wigan Athletic)£2,000,000
13-JlyLeroy Fer (FC Twente, Netherlands - Norwich City)Undisclosed
CHELSEA (29 Deals)26-JlyGary Hooper (Celtic, Scotland - Norwich City)£5,000,000
07-JunAmin AffaneReleased31-JlyAndrew Surman (Norwich City - AFC Bournemouth)Season Loan
07-JunYossi BenayounReleased21-AugJohan Elmander (Galatasaray, Turkey - Norwich City)Season Loan
07-JunAbdul Deen-ContehReleased02-SepLee Camp (Norwich City - West Bromwich Albion)Free
07-JunPaulo FerreiraReleased02-SepJacob Butterfield (Norwich City - Middlesbrough)Undisclosed
07-JunHilarioReleased
07-JunArchange NkumuReleasedSOUTHAMPTON (16 Deals)
22-JunThibaut Courtois (Chelsea - Atletico Madrid, Spain)Season Loan04-JunTommy ForecastReleased
24-JunGeorge Saville (Chelsea - Brentford)Season Loan04-JunDan SeaborneReleased
25-JunTodd Kane (Chelsea - Blackburn Rovers)Season Loan04-JunAlberto SeidiReleased
25-JunAndre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany - Chelsea)£18,000,00014-JunDejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais, France - Southampton)£7,650,000
29-JunMarko Marin (Chelsea - Sevilla, Spain)Season Loan26-JunSam Hoskins (Southampton - Yeovil Town)Free
01-JlyPatrick Bamford (Chelsea - Milton Keynes Dons)Season Loan11-JlyVictor Wanyama (Celtic, Scotland - Southampton)£12,500,000
05-JlyMarco van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands - Chelsea)£8,000,00014-JlyBen Reeves (Southampton - Milton Keynes Dons)Free
09-JulMark Schwarzer (Fulham - Chelsea)Free17-JlyRichard Chaplow (Southampton - Millwall)Free
12-JlyOriel Romeu (Chelsea - Valencia, Spain)Season Loan26-JlyRyan Dickson (Southampton - Colchester United)Free
16-JlyMilan Lalkovic (Chelsea - Walsall)Season Loan01-AugSteve de Ridder (Southampton - Utrecht, Netherlands)Free
16-JlyDaniel Pappoe (Chelsea - Colchester United)Season Loan02-AugFrazer Richardson (Southampton - Middlesbrough)Free
18-JlyFlorent Malouda (Chelsea - Trabzonspor, Turkey)Free18-AugPablo Osvaldo (AS Roma - Southampton)£15,000,000
19-JlySam Walker (Chelsea - Colchester United)Season Loan21-AugJason Puncheon (Southampton - Crystal Palace)Season Loan
01-AugRoss Turnbull (Chelsea - Doncaster Rovers)Free23-Aug Dan Butterfield (Southampton - Carlisle United)Free
01-AugAdam Coombes (Chelsea - Notts County)Free30-AugDean Hammond (Southampton - Leicester City)Undisclosed
07-AugCristian Cuevas (Chelsea - Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands)Season Loan02-SepEmmanuel Mayuka (Southampton - Sochaux, France)Season Loan
14-AugWallace (Chelsea - Inter Milan, Italy)Season Loan
28-AugWillian (Anzhi Makhachkala, Russia - Chelsea)£30,000,000STOKE CITY (22 Deals)
29-AugSamuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala, Russia -Chelsea)Free06-JunMichael ClarksonReleased
01-SepChristian Atsu (FC Porto, Portugal - Chelsea)£3,500,00006-JunMatthew GledhillReleased
01-SepChristian Atsu (Chelsea - Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands)Season Loan06-JunJadan HallReleased
02-SepVictor Moses (Chelsea - Liverpool)Season Loan06-JunAndrew MusunguReleased
02-SepRomelu Lukaku (Chelsea - Everton)Season Loan06-JunCarlo NashReleased
06-JunMichael OwenReleased
CRYSTAL PALACE (18 Deals)06-JunJermaine PennantReleased

Unforgettable Summer 2013 Premier League Transfers

The summer of 2013 was a whirlwind of activity in the Premier League, with clubs across the board making significant moves to bolster their squads. The transfer window was a hotbed of speculation, excitement, and drama, as clubs jostled for the best talent available. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of the most notable transfers of that summer.

Big Money Moves

One of the most significant transfers of the summer was undoubtedly Mesut Ozil’s move from Real Madrid to Arsenal. The Gunners broke their transfer record to bring the German playmaker to the Emirates, a move that sent shockwaves through the footballing world. Ozil’s arrival marked a new era for Arsenal, one that promised a return to the glory days of the past.

Meanwhile, Manchester City made a statement of intent by signing Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk and Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla. These signings, along with several others, were instrumental in City’s successful 2013/14 campaign, which saw them lift the Premier League trophy.

Surprise Signings

Not all transfers are about big money, though. Some of the most intriguing moves of the summer were those that flew under the radar. One such transfer was Ricky van Wolfswinkel’s move from Sporting Lisbon to Norwich City. The Dutch striker arrived with a big reputation but struggled to adapt to the rigours of the Premier League.

Another surprise signing was Mathieu Flamini’s return to Arsenal on a free transfer. The Frenchman’s return to the Emirates was met with mixed reactions, but his experience and leadership proved invaluable for the Gunners throughout the season.

Departures and Loans

The summer transfer window is not just about arrivals; it’s also about departures. One of the most notable exits was Gareth Bale’s move from Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid. The Welshman’s departure left a big hole in Spurs’ squad, but the funds received from the transfer allowed the club to reinvest in new talent.

Loans also played a significant role in the summer transfer window. Romelu Lukaku’s loan move from Chelsea to Everton was one of the most successful of the season, with the Belgian striker scoring 15 goals in 31 appearances for the Toffees.

The summer of 2013 was a fascinating period in Premier League history, filled with big-money moves, surprise signings, and notable departures. It was a time of change and excitement, a time when clubs took risks and made bold decisions in the pursuit of glory. And while not all transfers worked out as planned, each one played a part in shaping the future of the Premier League.

Harvey Watkins

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