Overview
- Liverpool completed a British-record £125m deal for Alexander Isak to cap a roughly £446m window that also featured the high-fee signing of Florian Wirtz.
- A £35m move for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi collapsed in the final hours after Palace failed to secure a replacement despite a medical and a submitted deal sheet.
- Palace’s call reflected a public rift, with manager Oliver Glasner insisting on keeping Guehi without a ready replacement and chairman Steve Parish previously open to a sale.
- Guehi is in the final year of his contract and is reported not to be extending, with Liverpool expected to revisit the deal in January and pundit Gary Lineker urging the player to consider leaving on a free next summer.
- Manchester United revamped their attack with Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko and added goalkeeper Senne Lammens, but did not add a midfielder as Brighton’s £100m Carlos Baleba valuation deterred a move, a late Conor Gallagher loan was reportedly refused by Atlético, and a low-cost Danny Welbeck return was reportedly vetoed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.