Overview

• Alexander Isak completed a £125 million move from Newcastle to Liverpool on deadline day, setting a new British transfer-fee record after pushing for the switch.
• Liverpool finished the window as the biggest spenders with a club‑record summer outlay reported at over £400 million, including major deals for Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké.
• Premier League clubs’ gross summer spending reached roughly £3 billion, a new single‑window record according to Deloitte.
• A proposed move for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi to Liverpool collapsed at the last minute when Palace failed to secure a replacement.
• Newcastle began reinvesting the Isak fee by signing Yoane Wissa for about £55 million and adding Nick Woltemade for a club‑record amount.