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Transfer Deadline Day As it Happened: Alvarez, Fernandez, Balogun and All the Biggest Deals

The final hours of the window were particularly eventful as teams looked to fully flesh out their rosters.
Toby Cudworth
Amanda Langell
Julián Alvarez, Enzo Fernández and Folarin Balogun are big players on the final day of transfer activity.
Julián Alvarez, Enzo Fernández and Folarin Balogun are big players on the final day of transfer activity. / Angel Martinez/Getty Images (Alvarez), Adrian DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images (Fernández), Sportinfoto/DeFodi Images/DeFodi/Getty Images (Balogun)

The final day of the 2026 summer transfer window produced all the chaos, signings and last-minute drama soccer fans could ever hope for on Deadline Day.

It’s no surprise that the Premier League stole the show on Tuesday, with incoming and outgoing transfers happening nearly every few minutes until the deadline. Plenty of deals got over the line, while others collapsed at the eleventh hour.

Missed some of the action? Check out Sports Illustrated’s Deadline Day live blog, which cataloged all the biggest moves of the day.

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