Due to the difficulty and high cost of certain transfers, clubs could opt for this particular 'bargain hunt' for players with a similar profile to their original target. Here are the 'cheaper' options.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (to Arsenal) - Value: £58.5m
Bargain alternative: Wissam Ben Yedder - Value: £22.5m
Jonny Evans (to Man City) - Value: £13.5m
Bargain alternative: Christopher Schindler - Value: £2.7m
Antoine Griezmann (to Man United) - Value: £90m
Bargain alternative: Leon Bailey - Value: £25.2m
Jack Butland (to Liverpool) - Value: £16.2m
Bargain alternative: Alisson - Value: £14.4m
Riyad Mahrez (to Arsenal) - Value: £27m
Bargain alternative: Florian Thauvin - Value: £25.2m
Thomas Lemar (to Arsenal) - Value: £58.5m
Bargain alternative: Hakim Ziyech - Value: £18m
Jamie Vardy (to Chelsea) - Value: £16.2m
Bargain alternative: Moussa Marega - Value: £6.3m
Aymeric Laporte (to Man City) - Value: £22.5m
Bargain alternative: Clement Lenglet - Value: £13.5m