WINNERS: Manchester City
It feels a bit weird to be putting City in this category – it was barely a fortnight ago that they looked like completely tossing away their first summer under Pep Guardiola by just strengthening the positions where they were already good.
To be fair, they have done quite a bit of that. Where Gabriel Jesus, Leroy Sane, Nolito and will fit into an attacking corps which already features Raheem Sterling, Sergio Aguero, Kelechi Iheanacho, Kevin de Bruyne and Jesus Navas is a mystery.
But eventually, the weak spots were firmed up. John Stones has looked massively impressive in his young City career, and the double-move to bring in the excellent Claudio Bravo while also taking the chance to let Joe Hart grow as a goalkeeper abroad for a season was quietly masterful.