Phew!
September 1 was, as expected, INTENSE in the transfer market.
Clubs from Europe’s top five leagues only had until this Tuesday to bring in more signings.
Now they’ll only be able to sign players next year...
And a lot of people were splashing the cash “at the 90th minute.”
Special mention to Manchester City — who were already spending big!
The window is still open in other relevant leagues. Cases include: 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 that were OFFICIALLY completed this Tuesday.
🤑 A lot of money involved...Enzo Fernández (M)
Chelsea ➡️ Manchester City - 145 million pounds
One of the biggest transfer sagas was only wrapped up in the final minutes of the window.
City had already signed Bouaddi for 95 million euros, but did not give up on Chelsea’s then first-choice starter.
Ndiaye (F)
Everton ➡️ Manchester City - 66 million euros
Former Palmeiras man 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 euros
He became a Newcastle attraction after a season of eight goals and six assists. He is seen as a future starter for the Belgium national team.
Mbaye (F)
PSG ➡️ Aston Villa - 55 million euros
Liverpool were the first to show interest, but focused on another then-PSG forward (Barcola).
Mbaye arrives as a major bet for the team that underwent an intense rebuild for 26/27.
Guéla Doué (F)
Strasbourg ➡️ Leverkusen - 30 million euros
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 euros
Diaby had great seasons in a Leverkusen shirt.
He was transferred to Aston Villa in 2023 and then had a spell in Saudi Arabia.
And now he is back at the club where he shone the brightest.
Leverkusen drew attention throughout the window as a whole, having made five signings worth at least 23 million euros.
Loans 🔁Nick Woltemade (F)
Newcastle ➡️ Juventus - Loan for 3.6 million
After failing to deliver as expected in England, the German forward will have a chance to get back on track in Italy.
Ethan Nwaneri (F)
Arsenal ➡️ Dortmund - Loan with no fee disclosed
BVB had to go into the market after promising youngster Giannis Konstantelias suffered a serious injury.
Nwaneri had already been loaned by the Gunners to Marseille in the first half of this year. He will have another chance to seek more minutes.
Jack Grealish (F)
Manchester City ➡️ Everton - Loan with no fee disclosed
He will spend another season playing for the Liverpool club.
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 Colchonero.
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 arrive as Enzo Fernández’s replacement.
The deal with the Principality side was virtually agreed at 55 million euros. And Camara was already undergoing medical tests.
But then everything changed....
Monaco pulled out of the deal after also making progress in negotiations with Everton over Balogun.
Filipe Luís’ team would lose two key players. And it decided that only one would leave.
Chelsea had the option to cancel Enzo’s move to City, but preferred to honor the agreement.
Balogun (F)
Monaco ❌ Everton
And would you believe this one also fell through?
After the deal nearly failed to progress because of the player’s physical issues, Balogun himself did not want the move.
That likely did NOT leave Chelsea happy at all...
📸 Luke Hales - 2026 Getty Images
👀 Signed and... already loaned out!Lucca Brughmans (GK)
The young 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper is one for Liverpool’s future.
The Reds reached an agreement with Genk to pay 33 million euros for him.
📸 JOHAN EYCKENS - Belgaimage
But Lucca has already been loaned straight back to Genk.
Liverpool have Alisson as the undisputed starter and Mamardashvili as the immediate backup.
The idea was to keep him playing and developing before he arrives for good next July.
Featured photo: Reprodução/Manchester City
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