The summer of 2023 was a time of change and a loud one.
Major teams were rebuilding, and during that same period, many of the good things that had happened to football were coming to an end.
The Premier League saw a lot of high-profile transfer moves.
One such move was Caicedo moving to Chelsea for a hundred and fifteen million pounds.
Yes, his ability was unquestionable, but the number made people stop and question if the player was really worth that amount of money being splurged, but ultimately, the consensus was no and that Chelsea had been done in.
Following that, Declan Rice moved to the red side of north London for 105 million pounds in a deal that left West Ham fans feeling complicated for days.
Outside the Premier League, a former Championship darling, Bellingham, moved to Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in a deal that saw the Los Blancos part away with 103 million euros.
Back to the Premier League, Gvardiol joined City from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.
