Phew!
As expected, September 1 was INTENSE in the transfer market.
Clubs from Europe’s Top 5 leagues only had until this Tuesday to bring in more signings.
Now they’ll only be able to sign players next year…
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And a lot of people were splashing the cash “at the 90th minute”.
Special mention to Manchester City — who had already been spending big!
The window remains open in other relevant leagues. Cases in point: the Netherlands (September 2), Qatar (September 3), Turkey and Ukraine (September 4), Russia (September 10), Portugal (September 15), the United Arab Emirates (September 28), and Saudi Arabia (October 12).
Check below for the main deals OFFICIALLY completed this Tuesday.
🤑 A lot of money involved…
Enzo Fernández (M)
Chelsea ➡️ Manchester City – £145 million
One of the biggest transfer sagas was only settled in the final minutes of the window.
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City had already signed Bouaddi for €95 million, but did not give up on Chelsea’s then-starting midfielder.
Ndiaye (F)
Everton ➡️ Manchester City – €66 million
Former Palmeiras player Allan may not have an easy time earning minutes at City after the arrival of Everton’s then-winger.
Matias Fernandez-Pardo (F)
Lille ➡️ Newcastle – €60 million
He became a Newcastle target after a season of eight goals and six assists. He is seen as a future starter for the Belgian national team.
Mbaye (F)
PSG ➡️ Aston Villa – €55 million
Liverpool were the first to show interest, but focused on another then-PSG forward (Barcola).
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Mbaye arrives as a major bet for the team that underwent a major overhaul for 26/27.
Guéla Doué (F)
Strasbourg ➡️ Leverkusen – €30 million
Désiré Doué’s older brother arrives with the mission of taking a “new step” in his career.
Moussa Diaby (F)
Al-Ittihad ➡️ Leverkusen – €28 million
Diaby had great seasons in a Leverkusen shirt.
He was sold to Aston Villa in 2023 and later had an adventure in Saudi football.
And now he is back at the club where he shone the brightest.
Leverkusen stood out over the course of the window as a whole, having made five signings worth at least €23 million.
Loans 🔁
Nick Woltemade (F)
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Newcastle ➡️ Juventus – Loan for €3.6 million
After failing to deliver what was expected in England, the German forward will have a chance to bounce back on Italian soil.
Ethan Nwaneri (F)
Arsenal ➡️ Dortmund – Loan with no fee disclosed
BVB had to go to the market after the serious injury suffered by promising talent Giannis Konstantelias.
Nwaneri had already been loaned by the Gunners to Marseille in the first half of this year. He will have another opportunity to seek more minutes.
Jack Grealish (F)
Manchester City ➡️ Everton – Loan with no fee disclosed
He will have another season representing the Liverpool club.
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Grealish had a good start with the Toffees, but his 25/26 campaign was hampered by an injury.
He returned to Manchester and even played for Maresca’s team. But he once again became an Everton target.
Jonathan David (F)
Juventus ➡️ Atlético de Madrid – Loan with no fee disclosed
After standing out at Lille, the Canadian striker did not shine as expected at the Vecchia Signora.
He will provide competition for Julián Álvarez at the Colchonero.
Mudryk (F)
Chelsea ➡️ Tottenham
He had been suspended after testing positive for a banned substance in a doping test.
He was cleared to play again, but was not in Xabi Alonso’s plans.
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He will have the chance to rediscover himself at Spurs.
It was supposed to happen, but… 🙄
Lamine Camara (M)
Monaco ❌ Chelsea
The English club’s idea was for the 22-year-old Senegalese midfielder to come in as Enzo Fernández’s replacement.
The agreement with the Principality side was virtually done at €55 million. And Camara was already undergoing medical tests.
But then everything changed….
Monaco pulled out of the deal after also making progress in talks with Everton over Balogun.
Filipe Luís’ team would lose two key figures. So it decided that only one would leave.
Chelsea had the option of cancelling Enzo’s move to City, but preferred to honor the agreement.
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Balogun (F)
Monaco ❌ Everton
And believe it or not, this one didn’t happen either.
After the deal nearly stalled because of the player’s physical condition, Balogun himself did not want the transfer.
Which surely did not leave Chelsea happy AT ALL…
📸 Luke Hales – 2026 Getty Images
👀 Signed and… already loaned out!
Lucca Brughmans (GK)
The 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper is one for Liverpool’s future.
The Reds reached an agreement with Genk to pay €33 million for him.
📸 JOHAN EYCKENS – Belgaimage
But Lucca has already been loaned right back to Genk.
Liverpool have Alisson as the undisputed starter and Mamardashvili as the immediate backup.
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The idea was to keep him playing and developing before he arrives “for good” in July next year.
Featured photo: Reproduction/Manchester City
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