With the huge transfer kitties in Premier League football, clubs overseas are able to hold their English rivals ransom, draining every last bit of change from their weighty pockets. That makes steals in the window more impressive, and bad deals more common.

Here, theScore picks out the five best pieces of business in the 2017-18 season, followed by five transfers that would be enough to leave even the most fervent shoppers with an immeasurably high temperature.

The best
Mohamed Salah: He was going to be good - Salah had scored 15 and assisted 11 over Roma's 2016-17 Serie A season - but no one anticipated just how well he would seize his second chance in the Premier League. The £36.9-million signing thrived on the right-hand side of Jurgen Klopp's thrilling triumvirate, turning defenders into blabbering wrecks as they were constantly dizzied and tied up by his searing pace and fluid footwork. He set a new record for goals in a 38-game Premier League season with 32 strikes.