See the biggest deals on European transfer deadline day

Phew!

September 1 was, as expected, INTENSE in the transfer market.

Clubs from Europe’s Top 5 leagues only had until this Tuesday to bring in more reinforcements.

And plenty of teams opened their wallets “at the 90th minute.”

Special mention to Manchester City — who had already been spending heavily!

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 that were OFFICIALLY completed this Tuesday. 

🤑 A lot of money involved…

Enzo Fernández (M) 

Chelsea ➡️ Manchester City – 145 million pounds

One of the biggest sagas only came to an end 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-starting player. 

Ndiaye (F)

Everton ➡️  Manchester City – 66 million euros

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 euros

He became a Newcastle attraction 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 euros

Liverpool were the first to show interest, but focused on another then-PSG forward (Barcola). 

Mbaye arrives as a major bet by the team that underwent a major overhaul 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 wearing the Leverkusen shirt.

He was sold to Aston Villa in 2023 and then had an adventure 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 striker will have a chance to bounce back on Italian soil.

Ethan Nwaneri (F)

Arsenal ➡️ Dortmund – Loan with no fee disclosed

BVB had to enter the market after the serious injury to promising talent Giannis Konstantelias.

Nwaneri had already been loaned by the Gunners to Marseille in the first half of this year. He will now have another opportunity to seek more minutes.  

Jack Grealish (F)

Manchester City ➡️ Everton – Loan with no fee disclosed

He will have another season defending the Liverpool club.

Grealish had a good start with the Toffees, but his 25/26 was ultimately hindered by an injury.

He returned to Manchester and even played for Maresca’s team. But he became an Everton target once again. 

Jonathan David (F) 

Juventus ➡️ Atlético de Madrid – Loan with no fee disclosed

After shining at Lille, the Canadian center-forward did not produce the expected sparkle at the Vecchia Signora.

He will compete with 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 agreement with the Principality side was virtually done 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 talks with Everton over Balogun. 

Filipe Luís’s team would lose two key figures. And it decided that only one would leave. 

Chelsea had the option of cancelling Enzo’s move to City, but preferred to honor the agreement. 

Balogun (F)

Monaco ▶️ Everton 

And would you believe it — Monaco also did not sell the American striker?

After the deal nearly failed to progress because of the player’s physical issues, 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 (G)

The young 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper is one of Liverpool’s bets for the future.

The Reds reached an agreement with Genk to pay 33 million euros 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.

The idea was to keep him playing and developing before he arrives “for good” next July. 

Featured photo: Reproduction/Manchester City 

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