Summary

  • Latest news, views and reaction from the final day of the summer transfer window

  • Chelsea sign Aubameyang from Barcelona as window closes

  • Liverpool sign midfielder Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus

  • Forest make 21st signing but Batshuayi deal breaks down & Idrissa Gueye returns to Everton

  • Man Utd complete signing of winger Antony from Ajax for £82m and Martin Dubravka from Newcastle

  • Man City sign defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal

  • Leicester sign defender Wout Faes as Wesley Fofana replacement

  • English Premier League and Football League transfer window closed at 23:00 BST but deals still be announced

  • Transfer windows closed in Germany (17:00 BST), Italy (19:00 BST) and Spain (23:00 BST)

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  1. Postpublished at 00:44 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    OK we're going to call it a night here we think.

    Let's just find out tomorrow if Denis Zakaria or Marcos Alonso have got their moves to or from Chelsea.

    I'll leave you with a link to some of our top stories today...

  2. Forest's summer breaks recordspublished at 00:41 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Nottingham Forest

    Now they have finally stopped buying players, we can confirm Nottingham Forest have broken the British record for most signings in a window.

    They brought in 21 signings this summer following their promotion to the Premier League.

    That surpasses the previous British record, held jointly by Livingston in summer 2001 and Dundee United in 2000 (19 signings, according to football website Transfermarkt, external).

  3. Chelsea's record-breaking spendpublished at 00:37 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Alistair Magowan
    BBC Sport

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's arrival at Chelsea for £10m takes the club's spending to about £270m during the summer window under the new owners.

    That is a club record and verging on a record outlay for any club after Real Madrid spent about £272m in 2019.

    Thomas Tuchel will be happy the window is now closed, he knows what he has for the next few months and he can try to improve them on the training pitch as they try to recover from a patchy start to the season.

    No word yet whether Denis Zakaria will be joining on loan from Juventus.

  4. Postpublished at 00:34 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    I'm just going to get a raspberry drink from my fizzy drink machine like the mature grown-up I am. Hopefully nobody announces anything in the next two minutes.

  5. Postpublished at 00:32 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso was meant to go in the opposite direction to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but no mention of him in either club's statement.

  6. Postpublished at 00:31 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Chelsea

    Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly said: "Pierre-Emerick is an elite striker with a proven track record in the Premier League and his arrival strengthens our squad, giving us new attacking options.

    "We are thrilled to have Pierre-Emerick on board with us in the new era at Chelsea and we’re really looking forward to working with him."

  7. Postpublished at 00:29 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Dare I say a rare bit of good business from Barcelona? They signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for free in February and he scored plenty of goals for them last season.

    This summer they upgraded to Robert Lewandowski and now they have made a £10m profit on Aubameyang.

  8. Chelsea pay £10.3m for Aubameyangpublished at 00:27 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Chelsea

    Chelsea may not have revealed the fee for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang... but Barcelona have. It's £10.3m (12m euros).

    A Barca statement read: "FC Barcelona publicly expresses its gratitude to Aubameyang for his professionalism, commitment, dedication and ever-present positive and warm approach regarding every aspect involving the club.

    "We wish him the best of fortune and every success in the future. Your smile radiated happiness both on and off the pitch, thank you. Barca will always be your home."

  9. 'I have unfinished business in Premier League'published at 00:24 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Chelsea

    New Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said: "I’m really happy. It’s an honour to be part of this team and I can’t wait to start. I have some unfinished business with the Premier League so it’s good to be back and really exciting."

  10. DONE DEALpublished at 00:22 British Summer Time 2 September 2022
    Breaking

    Chelsea sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona

    Chelsea

    Chelsea have finally confirmed the signing of Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for an undisclosed fee.

    The 33-year-old, who only joined Barca in February from Arsenal, has signed a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge.

  11. Postpublished at 00:21 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    HERE WE GO.

  12. Postpublished at 00:20 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Rangers are due just over £1m from the sale of Billy Gilmour to Brighton.

    They sold him to the London side in 2017.

  13. DONE DEALpublished at 00:19 British Summer Time 2 September 2022
    Breaking

    Brighton sign Chelsea's Billy Gilmour for £7.5m

    Brighton & Hove Albion

    It's confirmed now.

    Brighton have completed the permanent signing of Chelsea and Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour for an initial fee of £7.5m, which could rise to £10m.

    The 21-year-old was on loan at Norwich last season.

  14. Gilmour close to Brighton confirmationpublished at 00:17 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport reporter

    Billy Gilmour's move from Chelsea to Brighton was completed before the deadline but we're waiting for the official announcement.

    The fee is £7.5m, rising to £10m.

  15. DONE DEALpublished at 00:12 British Summer Time 2 September 2022
    Breaking

    Leeds sign Wilfried Gnonto from Zurich

    Leeds United

    This one went under our radar a bit.

    Leeds have signed Italy striker Wilfried Gnonto for an undisclosed fee from FC Zurich.

    The 18-year-old became Italy's youngest ever international scorer earlier this year.

  16. 'Carvalho signing has gone under the radar'published at 00:10 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Former England women's player Siobhan Chamberlain: "A signing to watch out for has got to be Fabio Carvalho at Liverpool. As a Fulham fan, he was brilliant for us last season and the response he gave his team to win those three points against Newcastle was absolutely phenomenal - it was a great finish.

    "He has just turned 20 - to be able to score such an important goal to win his team three points shows his character and his ability so he is a player that has gone under the radar, potentially."

  17. 'European clubs scared of PL spending power - why Super League got pushed'published at 00:06 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport reporter

    [£1.9bn spent] this is the financial power of the Premier League.

    We are into a new TV cycle. A lot of the overseas deals are six-year deals, including the one with NBC in America, which is massive.

    This is giving the Premier League clubs a massive advantage over all their counterparts at every level in Europe.

    If we are being honest, this is why the big European clubs are all really scared of the Premier League and why the Super League got pushed.

  18. Postpublished at 00:04 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Apologies, it's two Chelsea deals we're waiting for, not one - Denis Zakaria and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

  19. Kenedy leaves Chelseapublished at 00:03 British Summer Time 2 September 2022

    Some news on the Chelsea Twitter feed...

    But it's to tell us Kenedy has joined Real Valldolid on a permanent deal, ending a seven-year stay at Stamford Bridge.