It’s transfer deadline day and the last chance for clubs around Europe to complete their summer business.
Spending in 2023, especially in the Premier League and Saudi Arabia, has been at its extravagant best, with records shattered this summer amid big-money moves for Moises Caicedo, Declan Rice and others.
But there’s more to come as clubs look to tie up some last minute deals, reacting to injuries, niggles and unforeseen fluctuations in the market.
Follow along with 90min’s live blog for all of the latest transfer latest.
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17:00 – ARMEL BELLA-KOTCHAP TO JOIN BAYERN MUNICH
90min understands that Armel Bella-Kotchap is in London to complete a medical ahead of confirming his move to Bayern Munich.
The young defender is set to move to Allianz Arena as Benjamin Pavard’s replacement on an initial loan deal. Sources have confirmed that Bayern jumped to the head of the queue of teams trying to sign Bella-Kotchap after a move to Borussia Dortmund fell through.
16:45 – CONFIRMED DEADLINE DAY DEALS
A lot has happened on September 1 already. Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City are just a few of the heavyweight clubs to make moves thus far.
Man Utd added some full-back cover in the shape of Sergio Reguilon on loan after news broke the Luke Shaw will be out for a considerable length of time.
Chelsea have gone out and spent a bucketload on yet another wide forward in the shape of Cole Palmer from Manchester City for a reported £45m.
And Man City themselves have been busy too, confirming the signing of Matheus Nunes from Wolves.
Here’s all the major deadline day deals that have gone through thus far:
Confirmed deals:
16: 35 – WHEN DOES THE TRANSFER WINDOW CLOSE?
So before we dive into all the juicy transfer gossip, let’s get the lay of the land.
The Premier League transfer window has been opened since June 14 and will finally slam shut on September 1 at 23:00 BST.
The window closes at the same down up and down the English footballing pyramid, however across the continent and beyond things are little bit different. Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga windows all shut today too, but not all at 23:00 BST.
Some other clubs from even further afield have even longer to sign player, with the big spending Saudi Pro League sides having until September 20 to make signings
League |
Date window closes |
---|---|
Premier League |
September 1, 23:00 |
EFL |
September 1, 23:00 |
Bundesliga |
September 1, 17:00 |
Eredivisie |
September 1, 18:00 |
La Liga |
September 1, 18:00 |
Serie A |
September 1, 19:00 |
Ligue 1 |
September 1, 22:00 |
Turkish Super Lig |
September 15 |
Saudi Pro League |
September 20 |
16:30 – DEADLINE DAY CONTINUES
Folks, we hope you are all wearing yellow ties, glued to Twitter (or X) and frantically refreshing the 90min homepage as it’s deadline day!
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