How the World Cup has affected your Premier League team
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- Arsenal face fitness concerns on William Saliba (whose recurring back issue ended his tournament), Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, while Leandro Trossard completed a £15m move to Besiktas after starting all six of Belgium's games.
- Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana ruptured the ACL in his right knee during Belgium's last-16 win over the USA, ruling him out until next year, and the club responded by signing Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a club-record fee above £50m.
- Chelsea are sweating on Reece James's hamstring after he played into the latter stages with England, while Morgan Rogers is set to arrive from Aston Villa in a club-record £117m deal.
- Bournemouth were boosted by 19-year-old Rayan, who started all but one of Brazil's games and registered an assist in the 3-0 win over Scotland, raising his stock amid persistent links to Liverpool.
- Brentford striker Igor Thiago was dropped by Carlo Ancelotti after a lacklustre opener against Morocco and did not play again, while Jordan Henderson needed wrist surgery after falling over an advertising hoarding celebrating England's win over Mexico.
- Brighton sent Jan Paul van Hecke to Tottenham and took Croatia defender Luka Vuskovic the other way, with only Maxim de Cuyper among their eight representatives making it past the last 16.
- Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye scored a spectacular goal in Senegal's 5-0 win over Iraq, while 36-year-old Idrissa Gueye is now a free agent after his contract expired at the start of July.
Why it matters: With pre-season already underway, Premier League clubs must absorb a World Cup that simultaneously drove long-term injuries (Onana's ACL, Saliba's back, James's hamstring) and seven-figure transfer moves — including the £117m Chelsea agreed for Rogers — forcing managers to recalibrate recruitment and fitness plans before the new campaign kicks off.
