Overview
- Liverpool sealed Alexander Isak for a British‑record £125m on deadline day after the striker refused to train at Newcastle and issued a public statement about broken promises.
- The champions’ outlay topped £400m after earlier landing Florian Wirtz for about £116m, a fee that briefly set the domestic record before Isak’s move.
- Crystal Palace pulled the plug on a £35m move for Marc Guéhi after a medical, exposing public tension between Oliver Glasner and Steve Parish, with Guéhi reported to be unhappy and weighing his captaincy.
- Reports indicate Liverpool plan to speak with Guéhi later this month and could revisit a transfer in January, while Palace signed teenage defender Jaydee Canvot after alternative targets fell through.
- Clubs moved to short‑term solutions as Harvey Elliott joined Aston Villa on loan with an obligation to buy, Oleksandr Zinchenko left Arsenal for a season‑long loan to Nottingham Forest, Trey Nyoni was trialed by Liverpool as emergency centre‑back, and figures like John Barnes and Viktor Gyökeres weighed in on transfer‑forcing tactics as Mohamed Salah urged respectful discourse.