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In the run-up to the January transfer window, we're ranking some of the best and worst signings by the Premier League's elite clubs over the past decade.

We looked at every arrival from the 2009-10 season onward -- though only permanent deals count, so no loans or promotions from the youth team (sorry, Marcus Rashford) -- and whittled down each list to five .

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"When he joined the club, the first time he came and trained with us, we all thought: 'who is this little Spanish kid?'"

They would find out fast. Soon, he'd be leading the team and not long after, he was embraced as one of the best players in the country. And then, impossible to ignore any more and no matter far away he was, the international call-up came when he was just 18. Which was when, back home in Spain, football fans started asking about the little kid from Catalonia.

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The transfer windows in Europe's top leagues are closed, but it's never too early to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below.

TOP STORY: Arsenal to make move for Soyuncu

Life has a funny way of reminding you of your mistakes, and Arsenal's board have certainly learnt their lesson when it comes to Leicester City's Caglar Soyuncu.

Arsenal nearly signed the Turkish defender from Freiburg two seasons ago and now he has...