Overview

• Alexander Isak’s transfer from Newcastle to Liverpool was announced on deadline day for £125 million, concluding a protracted saga in which he had effectively refused to play, according to reports.
• Liverpool finished as the window’s biggest spender with multiple high-fee additions including Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike, with a club-record outlay reported by industry trackers.
• Premier League clubs’ gross spending reached about £3 billion with a record £1.2 billion net spend, surpassing 2023 totals, according to Deloitte and Reuters tallies.
• Liverpool offset part of their buying with significant sales such as Luis Díaz to Bayern Munich and Darwin Núñez to Al-Hilal, producing a large but partly financed net spend.
• A planned move for England defender Marc Guéhi did not materialize and he stays at Crystal Palace, while Newcastle reinvested by adding Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade.