Overview
- Alexander Isak completed a British-record £125 million move from Newcastle to Liverpool, capping the champions’ aggressive overhaul.
- Published tallies show Premier League spending set a new single-window record, with totals reported from just over $4 billion to more than $6 billion.
- Crystal Palace halted a £35 million transfer of Marc Guéhi to Liverpool at the last minute because they could not secure a replacement, leaving the defender in place.
- Reporting indicates Isak refused to play and trained separately at Newcastle as he pushed for the move to Anfield.
- Arsenal finalized a season-long loan for Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapié after defensive concerns that included William Saliba going off injured at Anfield.