Manchester City have completed the record-equalling £125m signing of Enzo Fernandez, but Chelsea's move for Lamine Camara has fallen through at the last moment. Chelsea had agreed a £47m deal with Monaco for the 22-year-old midfielder, but Monaco pulled out, leaving Chelsea furious. City's fee matches the British record Liverpool paid Newcastle for Alexander Isak last summer.
City also announced the £60m arrival of Iliman Ndiaye. Everton, meanwhile, were left disappointed after Folarin Balogun walked away from his £40m move from Monaco, having already sold Beto to Fiorentina. The Toffees were left with Jack Grealish and Ainsley Maitland-Niles as their only deadline day replacements. Tottenham signed Mykhailo Mudryk on loan, and Sunderland beat Crystal Palace to the signing of Malick Fofana for £30m from Lyon.
Manchester United did not sign a left back, despite being offered the chance to take Rayan Ait-Nouri from Manchester City on loan. United were told a loan would only be possible with an obligation to buy, and they had no interest in a permanent move.
Liverpool's transfer business is complete after signing Bradley Barcola for £120m and agreeing to sign 18-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans next summer. Harvey Elliot has joined Valencia on loan.
Arsenal's pursuit of Julian Alvarez ended with the forward staying at Atletico Madrid, who refused to let him join Barcelona. The Gunners sold Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus and allowed Ethan Nwaneri to leave on loan, but the window closed without Mikel Arteta landing the marquee attacking signing he wanted.
For Arsenal, their ins include Bruno Guimaraes (£75m), Ezri Konsa (£51m), Piero Hincapie (£45m), Christos Tzolis (£34m), Illan Meslier (free), Elijah Upson (free), Igor Tyjon (undisclosed), and James Scanlon (undisclosed). Outgoings are Gabriel Martinelli (£55.7m, still to be confirmed), Leandro Trossard (£15.3m), Jakub Kiwior (£14.5m), Gabriel Jesus (£8.6m), Fabio Vieira (£7.7m), Christian Norgaard (£7m), Karl Hein (£2.6m), Ismeal Kabia (loan), Reiss Nelson (released), Takehiro Tomiyasu (free), Josh Nichols (free), Samuel Chapman (free), Ethan Nwaneri (loan), and Tommy Setford (loan).
The verdict on Arsenal's window is that they wanted a marquee attacking signing but were beaten to Morgan Rogers by Chelsea, saw Vinicius Jr stay at Real Madrid, and did not approach Julian Alvarez after Atletico refused to negotiate with Barcelona. Having sold Martinelli, Trossard and Jesus, there is a danger they are short on the left side of attack, though they have avoided expensive splurges on second-choice options. Their squad depth is the envy of the league, and Bruno Guimaraes and Ezri Konsa are shrewd additions. It may not be the window fans wanted, but it could be enough to defend their title.
With over £3.3bn spent on transfer fees, the Premier League has more money than ever, yet this was a summer where American-style trading left fewer clubs satisfied.
Crystal Palace sold academy product David Ozoh to Derby County for an undisclosed fee. Coventry confirmed the loan departure of Raphael Borges Rodrigues to Burton Albion. Oliver Dovin moved to Leyton Orient for the season. Crystal Palace had three deal sheets in and got their third late signing over the line, with Dario Osorio joining from Midtjylland on a season-long loan.
Manchester United made a shock approach to sign left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri from rivals Manchester City before the transfer deadline. United checked with City on whether they could sign the defender on loan, following an approach from the Algeria international's representatives last week. It is understood, however, that United were informed that a loan would only be possible with an obligation to buy, which United were not interested in.
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