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Transfer deadline day is here, and this might be one of the most action-packed ones of this decade. A lot of teams have plenty of money and holes to fill, with more deals going down to the wire than last year.
Many eyes will be on Barcelona, who have a ton of money to spend after selling Neymar for a world record €222 million. Ousmane Dembele and Paulinho have already arrived, but the Blaugrana have space for one more world-class attack-minded player. Their top target is reportedly Philippe Coutinho, but given Liverpool’s insistence that he isn’t leaving, they probably have a backup plan. That backup plan has yet to be made public.
Considered much more likely to make a move is Alexis Sanchez, who has one year left on his Arsenal contract and could be seen visibly sulking during his team’s loss last weekend. Manchester City had a bid rejected on Wednesday, but they’re expected to come back in for him.
There will be plenty of eyes on Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham as well. All of them have holes to fill and money to burn. Paris Saint-Germain still has some outstanding business to do too. The likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Juventus appear to be done for the summer, but they still have time to make things happen.
Here’s everything you need to know about transfer deadline day, plus a live tracker that will update constantly.
Deadline day transfer tracker: Live timeline (all times ET)
8:55 p.m. — Vincent Janssen’s proposed loan to Brighton won’t happen.
8:34 p.m. — Chelsea has finally confirmed the capture of Danny Drinkwater as well.
6:33 p.m. — Swansea has re-signed Wilfried Bony.
6:23 p.m. — Benfica has secured Gabigol on loan with an option to buy.
6:18 p.m. — Fernando Llorente’s move to Tottenham Hotspur is official.
6:11 p.m. — The Adrien Silva and Danny Drinkwater transfers are apparently very much up in the air.
6:05 p.m. — Davide Zappacosta has signed for Chelsea.
6 p.m. — The window has shut. Any outstanding deals — and there are a few — can only be completed if paperwork is already with the Premier League.
5:56 p.m. — Barcelona is back in for Coutinho. The Spanish window doesn’t shut for another day.
5:48 p.m. — Defender Alexander Dragovic should add some depth to Leicester’s back line.
5:35 p.m. — Moise Kean, one of the most talented teenagers in the world, will play on loan at Hellas Verona from Juventus this season.
5:23 p.m. — Ross Barkley apparently turned down Chelsea in the middle of his medical.
5:12 p.m. — Everton has reportedly bid €35m for Benfica’s Raul Jimenez. A bit late.
5:05 p.m. — Inter has signed youngster Yann Karamoh from Caen on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy.
5 p.m. — Andre Gomes is going nowhere, apparently.
4:45 p.m. — Expect Danny Drinkwater to Chelsea to get over the line soon.
4:35 p.m. — Ross Barkley has an offer from Chelsea, but isn’t sure about it. Seems he’d rather play for Spurs.
4:22 p.m. — Torino has signed Cristian Ansaldi from Inter on a loan-to-buy.
3:16 p.m. — Everton has locked up a very talented young winger, Nikola Vlasic.
2:56 p.m. — The Mahrez to Chelsea report might be fictional. No one has any idea where Mahrez is going, if anywhere.
2:44 p.m. — Brighton have added some wing depth with Ezequiel Schelotto.
2:27 p.m. — Ahead of Danny Drinkwater’s proposed move to Chelsea, Leicester is trying to sign Adrien Silva.
2:23 p.m. — Bojan Krkic is back in La Liga with Alaves.
1:54 p.m. — We thought the Coutinho deal was dead, but apparently his camp is very upset and making that known. The Spanish window doesn’t close until Friday.
1:42 p.m. — So much for that Matt Targett loan deal. Not happening.
1:40 p.m. — The Alexis Sanchez and Thomas Lemar deals fell through because Lemar turned down Arsenal.
1:36 p.m. — Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace back on? Looks like Mangala has really hurt City’s plans.
1:31 p.m. — PSG has signed Kylian Mbappe on loan with a mandatory purchase clause of €180 million.
1:24 p.m. — Newcastle is expected to add Southampton left back Matt Targett on loan.
1:21 p.m. — Despite Mangala refusing to leave, Manchester City is still trying to sign Jonny Evans.
1:15 p.m. — Watford have signed defender Marvin Zeegelaar from Sporting Lisbon.
12:59 p.m. — Apparently Eliaquim Mangala is not too keen on a move to Palace.
12:58 p.m. — Kevin Kampl has moved from Bayer Leverkusen to RB Leipzig.
12:34 p.m. — After months of complaining, Lucas Perez finally has his move to Depor.
12:31 p.m. — M’Baye Niang to Torino is official.
12:17 p.m. — Gabigol could be heading from Inter to Benfica on a loan-to-buy.
11:48 a.m. — Well, that only lasted 30 minutes. Arsenal does not think they can sign Lemar in time, which means Alexis Sanchez can’t leave either.
11:13 a.m. — Arsenal and Monaco have agreed to a fee for Thomas Lemar. It’s now up to the player.
11:03 a.m. — It looks like Eliaquim Mangala is heading to Crystal Palace for £23m.
10:40 a.m. — Lazio has signed Nani on loan with an option to buy.
10:35 a.m. — The battle between Spurs and West Ham for Andre Gomes is real, and it’s intensifying.
10:29 a.m. — Divock Origi’s loan to Wolfsburg has extremely favorable terms for Liverpool.
10:17 a.m. — It certainly doesn’t sound like it’ll be easy to get the Alexis Sanchez deal over the line.
9:46 a.m. — Burnley has signed striker Nahki Wells from Huddersfield.
9:35 a.m. — Arsenal has reportedly bid £90m for Thomas Lemar.
9:30 a.m. — Maybe Barcelona has no interest in Riyad Mahrez. OK then.
9:23 a.m. — Arsenal has accepted Manchester City’s offer for Alexis Sanchez. However, they’ll only finalize the deal if they can sign a replacement.
9:10 a.m. — Chelsea could made Davide Zappacosta their new right back.
9:04 a.m. — Reanto Sanches has signed for Swansea on loan.
8:53 a.m. — Riyad Mahrez has arrived in Barcelona.
8:31 a.m. — Tottenham Hotspur is going back in for Ross Barkley.
8:22 a.m. — Arsenal is trying to sign Thomas Lemar as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez, who is expected to move to Manchester City for £60m.
8:20 a.m. — Manchester City is selling academy star Jadon Sancho to Borussia Dortmund, having blocked him from moving within the Premier League.
8:19 a.m. — M’Baye Niang is on his way from Milan to Torino.
8:06 a.m. — Chelsea has bid again for Danny Drinkwater, which has Leicester scrambling for a replacement.
7:56 a.m. — Llorente to Tottenham appears as good as done.
7:49 a.m. — Atlético Madrid is trying to offload Nico Gaitan so they can sign Diego Costa.
7:41 a.m. — Serge Aurier is now a Tottenham player.
7:23 a.m. — In addition to Carvalho, West Ham could also pick up Jack Wilshere.
7:21 a.m. — Wilfried Bony looks like he’s heading back to Swansea.
7:19 a.m. — William Carvalho would really like to secure a move to West Ham.
6:48 a.m. — If Real Madrid wants to loan out Marcos Llorente, he has a lot of potential suitors.
6:45 a.m. — Draxler’s been linked for a long time, but another potential Sanchez replacement now being linked to Arsenal is Ross Barkley.
6:33 a.m. — Eliaquim Mangala is reluctant to accept a move to Crystal Palace.
6:24 a.m. — Arsenal will reportedly not accept any offers for Alexis Sanchez unless they get a replacement.
6:15 a.m. — Emre Can has been a long-term Juve target, and they could turn to bidding for him instead.
5:55 a.m. — Barcelona appears to have rejected Juventus’ offer for Andre Gomes.
5:52 a.m. — Divock Origi’s proposed loan to Wolfsburg is inching closer.
5:42 a.m. — Stunning reports that West Brom have bid big for Vincent Janssen.
4:54 a.m. — Everton have reportedly rejected a loan bid from West Ham for Kevin Mirallas.
4:46 a.m. — Tottenhem have reportedly had a bid accepted for Fernando Llorente.
Wednesday
9:13 p.m. — There are three teams negotiating for Riyad Mahrez: Barcelona, Chelsea and Tottenham.
7:27 p.m. — Juventus has rejected a €160m bid for Paulo Dybala from Barcelona.
7:18 p.m. — Riyad Mahrez has been allowed to leave Algeria camp to finalize a transfer. To where, no one knows yet.
6:57 p.m. — Tottenham has joined Chelsea in the race to sign Fernando Llorente.
6:50 p.m. — Liverpool offered €76m for Thomas Lemar. Monaco says he’s not for sale except for maybe €100m. That’s called a negotiation tactic.
6:42 p.m. — Atléti has rejected a bid from Crystal Palace for goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya.
6:36 p.m. — Nani is expected to move from Valencia to Lazio.
6 p.m. — Arsenal is looking to sign Julian Draxler as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez.
5:57 p.m. — Marseille is trying to sign Lucas Perez from Arsenal.
5:38 p.m. — Wolfsburg is reportedly willing to pay a £6m fee to get Divock Origi on loan.
5:25 p.m. — Despite grumblings from super agent Mino Raiola, Napoli will not sell Lorenzo Insigne to Barcelona.
5:24 p.m. — Inter would like to sign Eliaquim Mangala from Man City.
5:10 p.m. — Spurs and West Ham are apparently in a bidding war for Barca midfielder Andre Gomes.
4:59 p.m. — Leicester have reportedly rejected a bid from Spurs for Demarai Gray.
Transfer deadline day done deals
PSG has signed Kylian Mbappe on loan with a mandatory purchase clause of €180 million.
Chelsea has signed Davide Zappacosta and Danny Drinkwater.
Fernando Llorente’s move to Tottenham Hotspur is official.
Serge Aurier is now a Tottenham player.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is moving to Liverpool.
Benedikt Höwedes has signed for Juventus on a loan-to-buy.
Jeremy Toljan has signed for Borussia Dortmund.
West Brom has added both Kieran Gibbs and Gregorz Krychowiak.
Swansea has re-signed Wilfried Bony.
What time does the transfer window close?
In the U.K., the window closes at 11 p.m. BST, which is 6 p.m. ET. That’s also the time that the window shuts in France and Italy. But if your club is in Germany or doing business with a German club, they’ll need to get things sorted out a bit earlier. That window shuts six hours earlier.
Things are a bit different in Spain, which means we might not have a definitive resolution on rumors regarding Coutinho or other players Barcelona are pursuing. The Spanish transfer window shuts a full 25 hours later than the other big countries, closing at 7 p.m. ET on Friday.