Big clubs keep powder dry as Crystal Palace emerge as deadline day kings

Arsenal’s experience summed up a day on which journalists desperately searched for drama that didn’t exist.

Crystal Palace signed Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen for €56m on transfer deadline day. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire.

The Premier League’s big guns failed to make signings on a painfully quiet transfer deadline day that left supporters, even at leaders Arsenal, wondering if an opportunity had been missed.

Crystal Palace’s capture of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Jorgen Strand Larsen for up to €56m, and Jean-Philippe Mateta’s failed medical at AC Milan, were the only major headlines in the end. Even though all the top six look like they need strengthening and have multiple issues with injuries.