Everyone has a "type." This concept of preference extends far and wide, to all walks of life, and can ring especially true in soccer, where managers and clubs cannot hide what they truly desire.

Sometimes, the wish is simple: the best players in the world, whatever the cost. But at times it's weirdly specific, such as Real Madrid targeting free transfers, or Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta's taste in defenders.

This transfer window once again laid bare the infatuations -- and at times, borderline obsessions -- that have developed within the sport. So, with tongue firmly lodged in cheek, let's take a look at what this summer's moves revealed about elite clubs' obsessions.

Mikel Arteta and the hybrid center back/fullback

In Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard & Co., Arteta has some of the

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