Transfer deadline day for Europe’s top soccer leagues with Balogun expected to be among the movers

Transfer deadline day for Europe’s top soccer leagues with Balogun expected to be among the movers 1 of 3 | United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) walks off the pitch after losing to Belgium in their World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Seattle, on July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) 2 of 3 | Enzo Fernandez y Romeo Lavia del Chelsea aplauden a los aficionados tras el silbatazo final al final encuentro amistoso ante la Real Sociedad el sábado 15 de agosto del 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP) 3 of 3 | Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert, left, and Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye in action during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton in Bournemouth, England, Saturday Aug. 29, 2026. (Peter Tarry/PA via AP) 1 of 3 | United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) walks off the pitch after losing to Belgium in their World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Seattle, on July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) 1 of 3 United States’ Folarin Balogun (20) walks off the pitch after losing to Belgium in their World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Seattle, on July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 2 of 3 | Enzo Fernandez y Romeo Lavia del Chelsea aplauden a los aficionados tras el silbatazo final al final encuentro amistoso ante la Real Sociedad el sábado 15 de agosto del 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP) 2 of 3 Enzo Fernandez y Romeo Lavia del Chelsea aplauden a los aficionados tras el silbatazo final al final encuentro amistoso ante la Real Sociedad el sábado 15 de agosto del 2026. (John Walton/PA via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share 3 of 3 | Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert, left, and Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye in action during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton in Bournemouth, England, Saturday Aug. 29, 2026. (Peter Tarry/PA via AP) 3 of 3 Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert, left, and Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye in action during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton in Bournemouth, England, Saturday Aug. 29, 2026. (Peter Tarry/PA via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] It is transfer deadline day for Europe’s top leagues on Tuesday and teams are trying to push through last minute deals before the window shuts, with U.S. striker Folarin Balogun set to be one of the big movers on what is expected to be a frantic day of action. Balogun is closing in on a move to Everton from Monaco, according to reports, while Manchester City ‘s spectacular spending spree goes on with Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye close to joining for a fee of 60 million pounds ($81 million).Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has also been a reported target throughout the window, but time is running out if he is to head to the Etihad Stadium. Jack Grealish is on his way out of City again and is expected to return to Everton for another season-long loan. It looks like being a record-breaking window for the Premier League with 2.82 billion pounds ($3.8 billion) spent so far. The highest spend in one window was 3.14 billion pounds ($4.25 billion) in 2025. The Premier League window closes at 2200 GMT. It is also deadline day in Spain, Italy, Germany and France. The deadline in Germany, France and Italy is 1800 GMT and in Spain it is 2159 GMT. 1 MIN READ 2 MIN READ 1 MIN READ Premier LeagueIt has been a summer of heavy change at Aston Villa, with a number of star players leaving and a slew of new arrivals. And the business continued with the deadline day signing of Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain.The two-time Champions League-winning winger joins a new-look Villa attack, which has also seen the additions of Nicolas Jackson and Alejandro Garnacho. Villa, which qualified for the Champions League last season, has lost its opening two league games this term.Man City’s move for Ndiaye is expected to end its pursuit of Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo. Newcastle signed Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo for a reported fee of around 51 million pounds ($69 million).“I’m still young, I’m still hungry, and that’s why I’m here, and I want to make that progress with Newcastle,” the 21-year-old Belgium international said. SpainGabriel Jesus completed a move from Arsenal to Barcelona on a three-year deal. The Brazil striker endured an injury-disrupted time at Arsenal, but was part of last season’s title-winning team. He is the latest forward to leave the Emirates Stadium during this window, following Leandro Trossard’s move to Besiktas, while Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri are also expected to move.ItalyNewcastle forward Nick Woltemade is reportedly set to join Juventus on loan after one season in the Premier League. GermanyThree years after he left Bayer Leverkusen for Aston Villa, Moussa Diaby is back on a five-year contract. Leverkusen is signing him from Al-Ittihad, where he won the Saudi title along with Karim Benzema in 2024-25.The 27-year-old French winger is moving for a reported fee of 27 million euros ($31 million) in the biggest German signing of deadline day so far. Leverkusen said Diaby will again wear the number 19 jersey.Spanish youngster Marc Guiu left Chelsea for Leipzig. The 20-year-old center forward was part of the Chelsea squad which won the Conference League and Club World Cup a year ago but never became a first-team regular or scored a Premier League goal. Guiu arrives at Leipzig on a five-year contract for a reported fee of up to 17 million euros ($19.7 million). Lille signed Maurits Kjærgaard as a replacement for highly rated teenage midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has left for Manchester City.The 23-year-old Dane joined from RB Salzburg on a five-year-old deal, the Ligue 1 side said. A versatile box-to-box midfielder, Kjærgaard brings solid experience, having already featured in five European campaigns.James Ellingworth from Dusseldorf, Ciarán Fahey from Berlin and Samuel Petrequin from Paris contributed to this report.