The transfer window has either slammed shut or merely closed, depending on how dramatic you want to be, with the 20 Premier League clubs having spent a combined £3.5bn.Decide for yourself whether that’s a bold indicator of English football’s superiority over the rest of the world, or a revolting symbol of the bloated and vulgar behemoth that the game has become.But now the dust has begun to settle on another frantic summer of transfer activity, so it’s time to assess who has done well, who has done badly and who still has to convince.And there’s not much doubt about the team at the bottom of the pile…20) EvertonWell, the good news is that Everton won’t have many tricky decisions when it comes to choosing their 25-man Premier League squad.The bad news is that’s because they now only have 18 senior outfield players.The collapse of the Folarin Balogun deal — not entirely their fault in isolation, but if you leave things to the last minute of the window, that’s what can happen — and the sale of Beto leaves them with Thierno Barry as their only senior centre-forward. Plus, of course, they sold their best player, Iliman Ndiaye, without really replacing him (unless you consider Brennan Johnson to be a direct replacement… which he isn’t).They did make a couple of potentially very shrewd signings in Hayden Hackney and Christian Norgaard, but the rest was a mess. Who knows: maybe announcing a doughnut on transfer deadline day wasn’t the smartest thing to do.
Can a doughnut play up front? Ranking the 20 Premier League teams’ summer transfer windows
Now the dust has begun to settle on another frantic summer of transfer activity, it’s time to assess the business of the league's 20 clubs













