After the deadline: Feelgood finale but no change at the top as transfer window shuts

Chris Hatherall on the winners and losers after football's last-minute dash to splash the cash  

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed a deadline-day move from Arsenal to Barcelona. Picture: PA

Transfer deadline day provided one of the biggest feelgood stories of recent seasons, together with a shock move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona, but did little to change the balance of power at the top of the Premier League.

Brentford’s remarkable coup in signing former Inter Milan and Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen was the moment which provided a script worthy of a Hollywood movie.