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href="/web/20161107051708/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-transfer-news-paris-saint-germain-midfielder-adrien-rabiot-keen-on-premier-league-move-a7226666.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>PSG star Rabiot wants Premier League return with Arsenal interested</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Rabiot has been linked with moves to Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham in previous years</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161107051708oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/premier-league-transfers-the-10-best-buys-and-10-questionable-signings-featuring-david-luiz-and-a7222366.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/02/14/david-luiz2.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161107051708/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/premier-league-transfers-the-10-best-buys-and-10-questionable-signings-featuring-david-luiz-and-a7222366.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161107051708/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/premier-league-transfers-the-10-best-buys-and-10-questionable-signings-featuring-david-luiz-and-a7222366.html"><span class="media-prefix icon-gallery"></span>The 10 best buys and 10 questionable signings of the transfer window</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>A look at the candidates for the best and worst moves of the summer</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " 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href="/web/20161107051708/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/paul-pogba-manchester-united-transfer-news-mino-raiola-earn-more-money-than-cristiano-ronaldo-real-a7221406.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span>Raiola earned more money this summer than Ronaldo does in a year</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Raiola made £25m in transfer fees this summer from negotiating three Manchester United transfers, according to reports in Spain</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161107051708oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/transfer-round-up-how-did-we-rate-each-premier-league-clubs-window-business-a7220646.html" data-tb-region-item="4-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" 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