Does it actually really matter if you get your transfer business done early?
As we know, the world of Premier League football is currently gripped by panic over the fact two of the Big Six – a whole third of the clubs that matter – have not yet made any first-team signings for the new season. This is a catastrophe for the clubs involved, because there is quite simply nothing more important these days than “getting your business done early”. It’s what proper successful clubs do. Except when they don’t.
