Overview
- Santiago Giménez completed his move from AC Milan to FC Porto and was officially presented by the club after traveling to Portugal for medicals; local reports say the loan includes a reported €18 million purchase option plus €2 million in performance variables.
- RC Celta finalized the late signing of Uruguayan centre-back Sebastián Cáceres from Club América on a multi-year deal and promoted a youth player — Hugo Burcio or Andrés Antañón — into the first-team squad to fill roster places.
- Cruz Azul president Víctor Velázquez publicly confirmed on Tuesday that Erik Lira had been cleared to join AS Monaco after the club freed a non-EU spot, but extraoficial late reports say Folarin Balogun’s Everton move may have disrupted Monaco’s registration and left Lira’s presentation and paperwork unresolved.
- Armando 'La Hormiga' González made his Olympiacos debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Asteras Tripoli and hit the crossbar in stoppage time, illustrating how several Mexican players began new European chapters during the deadline window.
- The deadline drama highlights how non-EU slot limits, domino transfers that free roster space, and deal structures — loans with options, sell-on percentages and variable fees — shaped final outcomes and will determine whether pending moves are registered in the coming days.