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Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2015

Relive the thrilling Premier League transfers of summer 2015 on MyFootballFacts. Key deals include Raheem Sterling's £49m move from Liverpool to Manchester.

Welcome to the Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2015! This was a summer that had it all – jaw-dropping deals, surprise switches, and record-breaking transfers that left us all on the edge of our seats. Remember when Manchester City made everyone’s jaw drop by signing Raheem Sterling from Liverpool for a whopping £49 million? Or when Manchester United raised eyebrows by bringing in the unheralded Anthony Martial from Monaco? And who could forget Petr Cech’s controversial move from Chelsea to Arsenal? This was the summer that reshaped teams, redefined strategies, and rekindled rivalries. So, lace up your boots, put on your kit, and get ready to relive the drama, the excitement, and the sheer unpredictability of the Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2015. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a casual observer, we guarantee you’ll find this journey as thrilling as a last-minute goal!

AFC Bournemouth (17 deals - 12 in, 5 out)Arsenal (22 deals - 1 in, 21 out)
26-MayArtur Boruc (Southampton - AFC Bournemouth)Free29-MayOluwasemilogo Ajayi (Released)
27-MayAdam Federici (Reading - AFC Bournemouth)Free29-MayAustin Lipman (Released)
28-MayJoshua King (Blackburn Rovers - AFC Bournemouth)Free29-MayRyo Miyaichi (Released)
29-MayChristian Atsu (Chelsea - AFC Bournemouth)Season Loan18-JunSemi Ajayi (Arsenal - Cardiff City)Free
29-JunJosh McQuoid (AFC Bournemouth - Luton Town)Free29-JunPetr Cech (Chelsea - Arsenal)£10,000,000
1-JulSylvain Distin (Everton - AFC Bournemouth)Free2-JulBrandon Ormonde-Ottewill (Arsenal - Swindon Town)Free
7-JulJayden Stockley (AFC Bournemouth - Portsmouth)Season Loan2-JulAinsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal - Ipswich Town)Season Loan
13-JulFilippo Costa (Chievo, Italy - AFC Bournemouth)Season Loan4-JulLukas Podolski (Arsenal - Galatasaray, Turkey)£1,800,000
4-AugMax Gradel (St Etienne, France - AFC Bournemouth)£7,000,00014-JulCarl Jenkinson (Arsenal - West Ham United)Season Loan
4-AugLee Tomlin (Middlesbrough - AFC Bournemouth)£3,000,00017-JulYaya Sanogo (Arsenal - Ajax, Netherlands)Season Loan
7-AugHarry Cornick (AFC Bournemouth - Yeovil Town)Month Loan28-JulVassiriki Abou Diaby (Arsenal - Marseille, France)Free
7-AugStephane Zubar (AFC Bournemouth - York City)Month Loan29-JulWojciech Szczesny (Arsenal - AS Roma, Italy)Season Loan
8-AugTyrone Mings (Ipswich Town - AFC Bournemouth)£8,000,00030-JulJon Toral (Arsenal - Birmingham City)Season Loan
1-SepTomas Andrade (River Plate, Argentina - AFC BournemouthSeason Loan31-JulDaniel Crowley (Arsenal - Barnsley)Loan Jan 2016
1-SepJoe Bennett (Aston Villa - AFC Bournemouth)Loan to Jan31-JulIsaac Hayden (Arsenal - Hull City)Season Loan
1-SepGlenn Murray (Crystal Palace - AFC Bournemouth)£4,000,0004-AugChuba Akpom (Arsenal - Hull City)Season Loan
1-SepLee Camp (AFC Bournemouth - Rotherham United)Free7-AugRenny Smith (Arsenal - Burnley)Free
7-AugSerge Gnabry (Arsenal - West Bromwich Albion)Season Loan
11-AugEmiliano Martinez (Arsenal - Wolverhampton Wanderers)Season Loan
12-AugJosh Vickers (Arsenal - Swansea City)Free
18-AugWellington Silva (Arsenal - Bolton Wanderers)Season Loan
1-SepJack Jebb (Arsenal - Stevenage)Free
Aston Villa (36 deals - 13 in, 23 out)Chelsea (30 deals - 9 in, 21 out)
19-MayScott Sinclair (Manchester City - Aston Villa)£2,450,00014-MayNathan (Atletico Paranaense, Brazil - Chelsea)£4,500,000
29-MayAlfie Crooks (Released)29-MayChristian Atsu (Chelsea - AFC Bournemouth)Season Loan
29-MayChristopher Herd (Released)19-JunGael Kakuta (Chelsea - Sevilla, Spain)Free
29-MayCraig Hill (Released)29-JunPetr Cech (Chelsea - Arsenal)£10,000,000
29-MayBradley Lewis (Released)3-JulRadamel Falcao (AS Monaco, France - Chelsea)Season Loan
29-MayIsaac Nehemie (Released)3-JulMario Pasalic (Chelsea - AS Monaco, France)Season Loan
29-MayDaniel O'Brien (Released)10-JulJosh McEachran (Chelsea - Brentford)£750,000
29-MayRon Vlaar (Released)10-JulMarco van Ginkel (Chelsea - Stoke City)Season Loan
8-JunDarren Bent (Aston Villa - Derby County)Free13-JulAsmir Begovic (Stoke City- Chelsea)£8,000,000
15-JunEnda Stevens (Aston Villa - Portsmouth)Free17-JulTomas Kalas (Chelsea - Middlesbrough)Season Loan
17-JunMicah Richards (Manchester City - Aston Villa)Free20-JulJordan Houghton (Chelsea - Gillingham)Season Loan
18-JunAndreas Weimann (Aston Villa - Derby County)£2,500,00021-JulPatrick Bamford (Chelsea - Crystal Palace)Season Loan
22-JunMatthew Lowton (Aston Villa - Burnley)£1,400,00021-JulKenneth Omeruo (Chelsea - Kasimpasa, Turkey)Season Loan
22-JunYacouba Sylla (Aston Villa - Rennes, France)£700,00023-JulDanilo Pantic (Partizan Belgrade, Serbia - Chelsea)£700,000
8-JulGraham Burke (Aston Villa - Notts County)Free23-JulDanilo Pantic (Chelsea - Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands)Season Loan
9-JulMark Bunn (Norwich City - Aston Villa)Free27-JulDidier Drogba (Chelsea - Montreal Impact, Canada)Free
10-JulShay Given (Aston Villa - Stoke City)Free28-JulFilipe Luis (Chelsea - Atletico Madrid, Spain)£11,000,000
10-JulIdrissa Gueye (Lille, France - Aston Villa)£9,000,0008-AugAlex Davey (Chelsea - Peterborough United)Month Loan
17-JulFabian Delph (Aston Villa - Manchester City)£8,000,00012-AugOriol Romeu (Chelsea - Southampton)£5,000,000
18-JulJordan Amavi (Nice, France - Aston Villa)£9,000,00014-AugNathan Ake (Chelsea - Watford)Season Loan
22-JulChristian Benteke (Aston Villa - Liverpool)£32,500,00016-AugBaba Rahman (FC Augsburg, Germany - Chelsea)£21,700,000
27-JulJordan Ayew (Lorient, France - Aston Villa)£12,000,00020-AugPedro (Barcelona, Spain - Chelsea)£21,000,000
28-JulJose Angel Crespo (Cordoba, Spain - Aston Villa)£560,00022-AugKenedy (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands - Chelsea)£4,200,000
31-JulRudy Gestede (Blackburn Rovers - Aston Villa)£2,450,00025-AugJuan Cuadrado (Chelsea - Juventus, Italy)Season Loan
31-JulJordan Veretout (FC Nantes, France - Aston Villa)£5,600,00025-AugMarko Marin (Chelsea - Trabzonspor, Turkey)Season Loan
5-AugAly Cissokho (Aston Villa - Porto, Portugal)Season Loan31-AugLucas Piazon (Chelsea - Reading)Season Loan
7-AugCallum Robinson (Aston Villa - Bristol City)Season Loan1-Sep Michael Hector (Reading - Chelsea)£4,000,000
14-AugAdama Traore (Barcelona, Spain - Aston Villa)£7,000,0001-SepPapy Djilobodji (FC Nantes, France - Chelsea)£4,000,000
21-AugJanoi Donacien (Aston Villa - Wycombe Wanderers)Month Loan1-SepVictor Moses (Chelsea - West Ham United)Season Loan
27-AugAleksandar Tonev (Aston Villa - Frosinone Calcio, Italy)£700,0001-SepNathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea - Napoli, Italy)Season Loan
31-AugRiccardo Calder (Aston Villa - Dundee, Scotland)Loan to Jan
1-SepTiago Ilori (Liverpool - Aston Villa)Season Loan
1-SepJoleon Lescott (West Bromwich Alb - Aston Villa)£2,000,000
1-SepMatija Sarkic (Anderlecht, Belgium - Aston Villa)Undisclosed
1-SepJoe Bennett (Aston Villa - AFC Bournemouth)Loan to Jan
1-SepNathan Baker (Aston Villa - Bristol City)Season Loan
Crystal Palace (25 deals - 5 in, 20 out)Everton (17 deals - 6 in, 11 out)
29-MayFoluwashola Ameobi (Released)29-MayAntolin Alcaraz (Released)
29-MayMichael Chambers (Released)29-MaySylvain Distin (Released)
29-MayStephen Dobbie (Released)29-MayCurtis Langton (Released)
29-MayOwen Garvan (Released)29-MayBen McLaughlin (Released)
29-MayPeter Ramage (Released)5-JunTom Cleverley (Manchester United - Everton)Free
29-MayGhassimu Sow (Released)19-JunGeorge Green (Everton - Oldham Athletic)Free
29-MayJerome Thomas (Released)25-JunGerard Deulofeu (Barcelona, Spain - Everton)£4,300,000
3-JulJack Hunt (Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday)Season Loan1-JulSylvain Distin (Everton - AFC Bournemouth)Free
6-JulKyle De Silva (Crystal Palace - Notts County)Free21-JulJonjoe Kenny (Everton - Wigan Athletic)Loan
10-JulYohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain, France - Crystal Palace)£10,000,00021-JulFrancisco Junior (Everton - Wigan Athletic)Loan
10-JulLewis Price (Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday)Free25-JulLuke Garbutt (Everton - Fulham)Season Loan
21-JulPatrick Bamford (Chelsea - Crystal Palace)Season Loan28-JulChris Long (Everton - BurnleyUndisclosed
23-JulHiram Boateng (Crystal Palace - Plymouth Argyle)Season Loan13-AugMason Holgate (Barnsley - Everton)£53,000
23-JulAlex McCarthy (Queens Park Rangers - Crystal Palace)£3,500,00013-AugJohn Lundstram (Everton - Oxford United)Free
27-JulRyan Inniss (Crystal Palace - Port Vale)Season Loan28-AugLeandro Rodriguez (River Plate Montevideo, Uruguay - Everton)£500,000
30-JulJerome Binnom-Williams (Crystal Palace - Burton Albion)Season Loan1-SepAaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur - Everton)£5,950,000
3-AugConnor Wickham (Sunderland - Crystal Palace)£7,000,0001-SepRamiro Funes Mori (River Plate, Argentina - Everton)£9,500,000
5-AugStephen Dobbie (Crystal Palace - Bolton Wanderers)Free
5-AugBakary Sako (Wolverhapton Wanderers - Crystal Palace)Free
14-AugChris Kettings (Crystal Palace - Stevenage)Month Loan
20-AugChristian Scales (Crystal Palace - Crawley Town)Loan to Jan
27-AugOwen Garvan (Crystal Palace - Colchester United)Free
31-AugBarry Bannan (Crystal Palace - Sheffield Wednesday)£1,750,000
1-SepAdlene Guedioura (Crystal Palace - Watford)£700,000
1-SepGlenn Murray (Crystal Palace - AFC Bournemouth)£4,000,000
Leicester City (23 deals - 7 in, 16 out)Liverpool (32 deals - 7 in, 25 out)
3-JunChristian Fuchs (Schalke 04, Germany - Leicester City)Free29-MaySteven Gerrard (Liverpool - LA Galaxy, United States))Free
16-JunPaul Gallagher (Leicester City - Preston North End)Free29-MayBradley Jones (Released)
24-JunRobert Huth (Stoke City - Leicester City)£3,500,00029-MayJordan Lussey (Released)
26-JunTom Hopper (Leicester City - Scunthorpe United)Free29-MayMarc Pelosi (Released)
26-JunAdam Smith (Leicester City - Northampton Town)Free4-JunJames Milner (Manchester City - Liverpool)Free
26-JunShinji Okazaki (Mainz, Germany - Leicester City)£5,600,0008-JunDanny Ings (Burnley - Liverpool)£8,400,000
1-JulChris Wood (Leicester City - Leeds United)£700,00012-JunAdam Bogdan (Bolton Wanderers - Liverpool)Free
25-JulBen Hamer (Leicester City - Nottingham Forest)Season Loan20-JunJoe Gomez (Charlton Athletic - Liverpool)£3,500,000
30-JulMatthew Upson (Leicester City - Milton Keynes Dons)Free24-JunRoberto Firmino (Hoffenheim, Germany - Liverpool)£29,000,000
3-AugN'Golo Kante (Caen, France - Leicester City)£3,150,00026-JunDanny Ward (Liverpool - Aberdeen, Scotland)Season Loan
3-AugYohan Benalouane (Atalanta, Italy - Leicester City)£910,0001-JulNathaniel Clyne (Southampton - Liverpool)£12,500,000

Summer 2015: A Season of Sensational Signings

The summer of 2015 was a remarkable period in the Premier League’s history, marked by a flurry of player transfers that reshaped the landscape of English football. The 20 Premier League clubs were all active in the transfer market, making both incoming and outgoing deals that would have a significant impact on the 2015-16 season.

Big Money Moves

The summer transfer window of 2015 saw some of the biggest clubs in the Premier League flex their financial muscles. The likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea were all involved in high-profile signings, bringing in world-class talent to bolster their squads. These big money moves not only added a new level of excitement to the league but also raised the stakes in the race for the Premier League title.

Surprise Signings

While the big clubs were making headlines with their expensive acquisitions, some of the smaller clubs also made their mark in the transfer market. Teams like Leicester City, Watford, and Bournemouth made some shrewd signings, bringing in players who would go on to play key roles in their respective campaigns. These surprise signings added an element of unpredictability to the league, proving that success in the Premier League is not always about spending the most money.

Departures and Loans

Of course, the summer transfer window was not just about incoming deals. There were also a number of high-profile departures and loan moves, as clubs looked to balance their squads and offload surplus players. These outgoing deals were just as important as the incoming ones, as they often freed up funds for further signings and allowed younger players to gain valuable experience elsewhere.

Impact on the Season

The player transfers of summer 2015 had a profound impact on the 2015-16 Premier League season. The new signings brought a fresh dynamic to the league, with many of them making an immediate impact for their new clubs. Meanwhile, the departures and loan moves also played a key role, as they reshaped squads and changed the balance of power in the league.

So, whether you’re a fan of one of the big clubs or you support a smaller team, the summer 2015 transfer window was a fascinating period in the Premier League’s history. It was a time of change, excitement, and unpredictability, and its effects are still being felt today.

Harvey Watkins

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