Deadline Day Transfer News Live Updates.Deadline Day Transfer News Live Updates: Transfer Deadline Day marks the end of the silly season of Europe’s football transfer market, as the top teams across the best leagues look to bolster their squads. There will be panic buys, inflated fees, and long-awaited conclusions to the sagas that have been drawn out across the summer.
Will Cristiano Ronaldo stay at Manchester United? Will Barcelona make the player sales they require to meet the guarantee they made to register their players? Will Chelsea look for improvements in their team after a poor start to the season? Will Manchester City and Liverpool, far ahead of the rest of the Premier League field, make additions to their teams? All these storylines and more are likely to come to their long-awaited conclusion in the upcoming few hours.
The Indian Express will be following all the action in the football transfer market live and bringing you the latest updates.
Manchester United reach agreement for Antony transfer from Ajax
Southampton defender Jack Stephens has joined promoted club Bournemouth on loan for the rest of the season. He made 151 appearances for Southampton after joining the club's academy in 2011.
Barcelona have terminated striker Martin Braithwaite's contract which ran until the end of the 2023-24 season, amid reports that the Denmark international is set to join Espanyol.
German defensive midfielder Julian Weigl has joined Bundesliga club Borussia Moenchengladbach on a season-long loan from Portuguese side Benfica.
Nottingham Forest are set to sign their 21st player of the window with defender Loic Bade set to undergo a medical ahead of a proposed move.
"Valencia are now closing in on Justin Kluivert deal! Agreement in principle with AS Roma, player has accepted to join Valencia after Fulham deal collapsed. Justin Kluivert update. Been told he’s flying to Valencia right now after deal done between Valencia and AS Roma" — Fabrizio Romano reports
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with defender Marcos Alonso going the other way, Sky Sports reported on Thursday's transfer deadline day. The report said that the Premier League club are expected to pay a fee in the region of 10 million pounds ($11.56 million)plus offer Alonso to sign Aubameyang, who joined Barcelona in February after leaving Arsenal. The Gabon international scored 13 goals in 24 games for the Catalan club, but was surplus to requirements after they signed Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich and needed to offload players to comply with LaLiga's financial rules. If Aubameyang's transfer to Chelsea goes through, he would return to the English top flight after seven months, having played for Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal for four years.
According to reports, Marcelo is on the verge of signing for Leicester City on a one-year contract.
Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu has joined LaLiga side Girona after a seven-year spell at Southampton.
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Leicester City have signed defender Wout Faes from French club Reims on a five-year deal, subject to international clearance. He comes in as a replacement for Wesley Fofana, who moved to Chelsea.
Promoted Nottingham Forest have made their 19th signing of the summer, bringing in defender Willy Boly from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a two-year deal.
Okay, this is fun. Walk with me. Aston Villa denied only hours ago any chances of Douglas Luiz leaving the club with a year left in his contract. Meanwhile, Arsenal, who played them last night at their home turf of the Emirates Stadium and were at the receiving end of the 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder have now made a move and seem to be closing in on the signing. Wow!
Aubameyang to Chelsea, all but done. Two year deal with an option of an additional year. Chelsea and Barcelona in final stages of the negotiation. This is big! Arsenal fans, look away.
Reports emerging from Italy that Barcelona player Sergino Dest is in the final stages of becoming a AC Milan player. Undergoing medical tests ahead of the deal completion.
Spanish midfielder Oriol Romeu has joined La Liga side Girona after a seven-year spell at Southampton.
As per reports from the British media, Antony's move to Manchester United on a five-year deal, with the option of an additional year, was worth an initial 80.75 million pounds ($93.66 million), with a further 4.25 million pounds in add-ons for the 22-year-old.
27-year-old Manuel Akanji completes his move from Borussia Dortmund to the Premier League champions, Manchester City on a five year deal.
Aston Villa have made it clear that 24-year-old Douglas Luiz will not be going anywhere. The Brazilian, who was the sole goal scorer for Villa last night in their 2-1 defeat against Arsenal, has attracted attention from multiple Premier League clubs and even Atletico Madrid. Villa manager, Steven Gerrard had said after the match on Wednesday night that even though he would want the Luiz to stay at the club with a year still left in his current contract, the decision is out of his hands.