In a month featuring a world-record move, who did perfect business and whose dealings are rated as two out of 10?

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The deadline-day arrivals of Chloe Kelly on loan and of the United States defender Jenna Nighswonger, understood to be for a fee of about $100,000, (£80,550) which could represent a real bargain, have gone a fair way towards salvaging this window for Arsenal. Overall, though, it will be remembered more for the players Arsenal did not sign than they players they did. The club were linked with Naomi Girma and Keira Walsh, and fans will rightly wonder why two of the world’s best players in their positions joined their fierce rivals Chelsea. Window rating: 5/10