Transfer Deadline Day 2026: Enzo Fernandez Seals £125m Manchester City Move as Window Shuts

The 2026 transfer deadline delivered a frantic finale of confirmed deals across the Premier League, English Football League, Scottish Premiership, Women's Super League and several major international leagues, as clubs raced to fine-tune their squads before the window slammed shut.

Enzo Fernandez headlines £125m Manchester City deal

The standout move of the window saw Enzo Fernandez complete a £125m switch from Chelsea to Manchester City, capping a striking late surge by the champions. City also brought in Everton forward Iliman Ndiaye for £65m, while Jack Grealish moved the other way to join Everton on loan.

Chelsea and Tottenham reshape their squads

Chelsea were active on both sides of the ledger. Mykhailo Mudryk joined Tottenham on loan and Tosin Adarabioyo also made the move to Spurs, while Ben Chilwell arrived at Crystal Palace from RC Strasbourg and Quinten Timber joined Selhurst Park from Marseille. On Merseyside, Ainsley Maitland-Niles signed for Everton from Lyon, Kevin Danso left Tottenham for Sunderland on loan and Tim Iroegbunam completed a £22m switch to Hull.

Newcastle, Aston Villa and Sunderland splash the cash

Matias Fernandez-Pardo sealed a £51.4m move from Lille to Newcastle, while Aston Villa strengthened with Taylor Harwood-Bellis (£29m from Southampton) and Ibrahim Mbaye (£47m from Paris St-Germain). Sunderland also signed Juan Riquelme Angulo from Independiente del Valle.

Hull City's remarkable deadline spree

Hull were among the busiest clubs of the day, sealing moves for Christos Mouzakitis, Sorba Thomas, Robinio Vaz, Brooke Norton-Cuffey and Ilyas Ansah alongside the Iroegbunam deal, underlining an ambitious late rebuild.

EFL and Scottish business

In the English Football League, Dane Scarlett joined Leyton Orient from Tottenham, Oliver Skipp moved to Charlton on loan from Leicester, and Stephy Mavididi joined Watford on loan. John Lundstram signed for Leicester on a free from Trabzonspor, while Michail Antonio joined Watford and Jordan Ayew signed for Sheffield United. Earlier in the window, Danny Ings joined Wycombe as a free agent.

In Scotland, Lyall Cameron joined Dundee United on loan from Rangers, Dylan Levitt moved to Motherwell, and Celtic's Reo Hatate moved to Burnley, with Oliver Sorensen arriving at Celtic on loan from Parma.

Women's Super League and international moves

The Women's Super League saw Anna Moorhouse join Manchester City on loan from Orlando Pride, Elisa de Almeida move to Arsenal from Paris St-Germain, Shanade Hopcroft join Crystal Palace and Rebeca Bernal sign for Manchester United from Washington Spirit.

Internationally, Wout Faes left Leicester for Shabab Al Ahli, and Zeidane Inoussa joined Gornik Zabrze on loan from Swansea.

Window closes across Europe's top five leagues

The deadline marked the end of a marathon summer of business across Europe's top-five leagues, with the Guardian's rolling tracker logging deals from experienced centre-backs returning home to a rush of young talent heading to Portugal (earlier reporting, 13 September 2026). By the time the window shut, clubs across the continent had completed an exhaustive list of free-agent, loan and permanent transfers.