In front of him Bournemouth have signed Nathan Aké from the champions as well after a brief
loan spell last season that coincided with Bournemouth's best defensive spell on the season.
Many Chelsea fans will be hoping for a start for young striker Romelu Lukaku, who during
his loan spell last season managed to score three goals against United at Old Trafford.
It was a transfer record, but they bought him based on his successful
loan spell last season.
We also know what we're getting with Emmanuel Adebayor after
his loan spell last season.
He has made two first - team appearances for Rangers, both as a substitute, and played 12 times for Carlisle during
a loan spell last season.
Big Sam is backing the 27 - year - old to have another big impact on club after successful
loan spell last season
The Brazilian midfielder has been very impressed with how Coquelin has done since Arsene Wenger recalled him from
a loan spell last season to cope with an injury crisis.
Campbell ain't good enough, he can pull it off for Costa Rica and had one good
loan spell last season but he's not cut out for Arsenal.
The England Under - 21 striker was a huge hit at the KC Stadium during
a loan spell last season, however Sir Alex Ferguson has so far blocked any move because of his lack of genuine strikers in his squad.
The emergence and effectiveness of Cazorla in the central role has certainly coincided with Coquelin's return from
a loan spell last season and the Frenchman's performances ever since.
Not exact matches
However, he has constantly been held back by injury problems, and a
loan spell at Bournemouth
last season was seemingly a real snub as Arsene Wenger looked elsewhere.
Add midfielder Paulinho to the mix and the return of Gerard Deulofeu after his fine form during his
loan spell at AC Milan
last season, reinforcements have arrived across the pitch.
Coquelin does not play with any fear or frustration and has not done so since Arsene Wenger recalled him from his latest
loan spell with Charlton at the end of
last year.
Moses is enjoying a far more successful
loan spell with Stoke than he did
last season with Liverpool, where he struggled to get a game.
Emmanuel Frimpong failed to impress Arsene Wenger in the first team outings he has been handed and following an injury curtailed
loan spell at Wolves
last term the defensive midfielder has been sent to Charlton Athletic until January.
OK, so they managed a creditable 0 - 0 draw at Wigan
last weekend, although the decision to bring back Leroy Lita from his
loan spell at Charlton smacked of desperation, while the Daily Mirror report tension in the camp ahead of Saturday's game against Spurs.
He enjoyed a successful
loan spell with Notts County
last year, but has found himself back in the first - team frame at Bolton since the change in boss.
Charlie Taylor has spent a number of
spells out on
loan during his time in the Leeds United first - team set - up, but became more of a regular
last term when he made 25 appearances in all competitions.
Last season saw him endure a frustrating
loan spell at Borussia Dortmund, before he returned to Old Trafford in January, only to have an equally disappointing five months in England.
Okaka had a
spell on
loan at Fulham
last season and scored two goals in eleven appearances, and a lower level Premier League club may look to him for a cut - price deal.
Francis Coquelin is a perfect example of the latter as he used his
loan spell at Charlton
last season to help establish himself in the Arsenal first team and he hasn't looked back since.
Wenger brought in a 29 year old William Gallas from Chelsea as part of the deal that saw Ashley Cole join the Blues and
last term the Arsenal boss brought in Yossi Benayoun in on a relatively successful season long
loan spell.
Arsene Wenger will have been impressed by the efforts of Francis Coquelin
last term, the Frenchman being ushered back from a
loan spell at Charlton Athletic ahead of a good run of form in the second half of the campaign, but the Gunners boss is sensibly looking to bring in another defensive midfielder solution in the form of 26 year old German international Bender.
However, having scored 19 goals in his
last loan spell at Boro in the 2014/15 season, he could welcome a chance to go back to the Riverside Stadium.
Despite some highly disappointing displays in the
last couple of seasons, both for City themselves and in a
loan spell with West Bromwich Albion
last season, the Premier League champions hope they can bring in # 6m for winger Scott Sinclair, who has had a hard enough time getting into the team anyway without the arrival of a player of Di Maria's quality.
The 21 year - old defender has become something of a Championship
loan specialist in the
last two seasons, having spent short periods with Leicester City, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, particularly impressing in that final
spell at Ewood Park in the
last campaign.
If it is the case that Wilshere has only
lasted a single game before his ankles have come under strain then it remains to be seen as if the Englishman will continue with his
loan spell at Bournemouth.
Clocked as the fastest player on the Arsenal team after narrowly beating Theo Walcott's 40m sprint, Bellerin has been a mainstay on the Gunners starting lineup for the
last two years after a brief
loan spell to Watford during the 2013 - 14 season.
The talented winger has spent much of his time in recent seasons with the club's B team and enjoyed a successful
loan spell at Villarreal
last season.
Deulofeu bagged four goals and three assists in 17 Serie A games for Milan
last season in a six - month
loan spell, and a return to Italy could be exactly what he needs as that had seemingly kick - started his career again.
West Ham are reportedly keen on the idea of signing Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore who impressed during his
loan spell with Ajax
last season.
Louis van Gaal opted to send Radamel Falcao back to AS Monaco after an ineffective
loan spell and veteran Robin Van Persie struggled with form and fitness
last season and as such there is certainly scope for a striker signing to boost the Old Trafford attack.
The Belgian spent
last season on
loan in a successful
spell at West Brom, establishing himself as one of the country's most promising young talents, with 17 goals in the Premier League for the Baggies.
The Belgian international didn't make it at Chelsea, but has shone at Goodison Park, firstly in a
loan spell with the Toffees
last season and then this season after a permanent transfer from the Blues.
Borini spent
last season on
loan with Gus Poyet's man and had a successful
spell, persuading them to go back for the Italian on a permanent basis this summer — but the former Chelsea trainee would rather return on
loan rather than full time.
The Italian forward endured a nightmare
spell at Anfield, scoring just four times in 28 appearances for the club before being shipped out on
loan to AC Milan
last season.
After impressing during a
loan spell with Espanyol
last year, Asensio has earned his spot in Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid squad with a series of impressive displays so far this season.
The 23 - year - old broke into the Basque club's first team
last season after a successful
loan spell in the Spanish second tier with Valladolid.
He has scored five goals in the
last five seasons during
loan spells at Wigan, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Preston North End.
Ghanian youngster Richmond Boakye was snapped up by Juventus
last summer, and although he is yet to make an appearance for the club, he has impressed in
loan spells with Sassuolo and now Spanish side Elche.
Ainsley Maitland - Niles + Age — 19 Contract — «long - term deal» signed in November 2014 Not enough game time during his
loan spell at Ipswich Town
last year according to his mother who offered out Mick McCarthy.
Chambers is still learning the trade, had a promising
spell at boro, would be great if he got another opportunity to get more game time on
loan,
last summer both himself and Holding was at the Toulon tournament and i was saying then they could both be the future pairing for arsenal in the CB position, we had not signed Holding yet, now its not far from reality
Bayern Munich midfielder Pierre - Emile Hojbjerg has spent the bulk of his
last two season on
loan spells to various Bundesliga teams as the club tries to give him valuable playing time, but with Southampton poised to offer the Danish midfielder a potential starting job, the German giants may be inclined to sell.
He has been very average the
last few
loan spells
The 20 - year - old featured in cup competitions
last year as he threatened to break into Wenger's squad, but ultimately he's found it tough going this time round and like Akpom, he'll hope to use his
loan spell abroad to gain experience and come back a stronger player.
Falcao joined the Blues on a season long
loan deal from French giants Monaco, where he was hoping to fare better than he did in a similar
spell with Manchester United
last term, but he has not featured for the club since the end of October.
After a generally difficult
spell at AC Milan, Carlos Bacca joined Villarreal on
loan with an option to buy
last summer as he embarked on a new challenge.
Van Ginkel has now been
loaned out four times by Chelsea, following previous
spells at AC Milan, Stoke City and a first
spell at PSV
last season.
Morrison has recently been sent back from an unproductive
loan spell in the Championship with Cardiff City, the early promise of his displays for the Hammers
last season now having evaporated entirely as the player's off - the - field issues once again threaten to rear their ugly heads and derail his promising career.
Bent then had an unsuccessful
loan spell with Fulham
last season, and has also spent time on
loan with Brighton this term as his struggles at Villa Park continued.