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Deadline Day - as it happened

Eurosport
ByEurosport

Updated 03/09/2019 at 08:17 GMT

Catch up with all the goings on from Europe’s top league on transfer deadline day.

Deadline Day - Real Madrid, PSG set for late blockbuster deals?

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Here are the key UK times for each of the European major leagues:
  • Bundesliga – 17:00
  • Serie A – 19:00
  • Ligue 1 – 23:00
  • La Liga – 23:00

European Transfer Deadline Day

Key developments:

Rebic moves to Milan on loan

AC Milan have signed Croatia forward Ante Rebic on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt with Portugal's Andre Silva moving in the other direction.

Rafinha joins Celta Vigo on loan

Barcelona winger Rafinha extended his contract by a year - then joined Celta Vigo on loan, returning to the club where he played at youth level before joining the Masia academy.

Hoedt moves to Royal Antwerp on loan

Southampton defender Wesley Hoedt has sealed a deadline day move to Belgian Pro League side Royal Antwerp on a season-long loan. He signed for Southampton from Lazio for £15 million pounds in August 2017.

Navas signs for PSG

Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas arrived in the French capital on Monday morning to sign a four-year deal for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Thibaut Courtois is the first-choice goalkeeper under Zinedine Zidane.
Navas has won three Champions League titles with Madrid and Alphonse Areola heads in the opposite direction as part of the agreement.

Ayite leaves Fulham

Fulham can confirm that Floyd Ayite has joined Turkish side Gençlerbirliği on a permanent deal.
Ayite joined the west London club in 2016 and went on to score 14 goals in 84 appearances.

Wanyama back to Celtic?

Tottenham have offered Victor Wanyama the opportunity to re-join Celtic, according to the Daily Record.
The defensive midfielder had been close to joining Belgium side Club Brugge in a £13m deal earlier in the summer.
Spurs are willing to let the Kenyan leave and Neil Lennon could make a swoop for a reunion, after the player enjoyed two years at Celtic between 2011 and 2013.
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Victor Wanyama

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Aarons joins Wycombe

Newcastle winger Rolando Aarons has made a deadline day switch to League One side Wycombe on loan.
The Chairboys have signed 23-year-old wideman with Newcastle well stocked in that department following the arrival of Allan Saint-Maximin.

Rahman finds new club... but extends Chelsea stay!

Baba Rahman has signed a new Chelsea contract and will spend the 2019/20 season on loan at Real Mallorca.
Rahman joined the Blues from German side Augsburg in the summer of 2015 and despite only making 23 appearances, his new deal takes him to 2022 at Stamford Bridge.

Duncan leaves Liverpool.

Liverpool teenager Bobby Duncan is heading for Fiorentina.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but local media reported that the Serie A club would pay Liverpool about two million euros for the 18-year-old and that the contract includes a 20% sell-on clause.
The move brings to an end an acrimonious saga, with Duncan’s agent, Saif Rubie, accusing Liverpool last week of holding the youngster against his wishes.
Rubie claimed Liverpool ‘mentally bullied’ him by refusing to let him leave on loan in an explosive statement, but the club denied the accusations.
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Bobby Duncan

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Rakitic and Can set for swap deal?

Barcelona and Juventus are reportedly locked in talks over a potential swap deal involving Ivan Rakitic and Emre Can.
Both are out of favour at their respective clubs, and an exhange could go through before Monday's deadline, according to Spanish publication Sport.
Rakitic has been a peripheral figure under Ernesto Valverde at the Nou Camp this season, while Juventus midfielder Can has fallen down the pecking order since the arrival of Maurizio Sarri.
Paris Saint-Germain were interested in a deal for Rakitic as part of any sale of Neymar, but the Brazilian is now staying at the Parc des Princes.
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Ivan Rakitic

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Penaranda loaned out to Belgium

Watford forward Adalberto Penaranda has joined Belgian side KAS Eupen on a season-long loan.
The 22-year-old forward has played three times for the Hornets, scoring his first Watford goal in last week's Carabao Cup win over Coventry.

Darmian completes Parma switch from Man Utd

The Manchester United exodus continued apace on the final day of the European transfer window as Matteo Darmian completed his move to Parma.
Darmian returns to Italy for a fee believed to be in the region of £1.4million after making 92 appearances for United in four years at the club.
Signed by Louis van Gaal from Torino in a £13m deal, he made 39 appearances in his debut season, but opportunities grew more limited with the appointment of Jose Mourinho.

Mkhitaryan on brink of Roma loan move

Arsenal have agreed to allow Henrikh Mkhitaryan join Roma on a season-long loan deal.
The Armenian international flew into Fiumicino Airport this morning with the Italian club reportedly paying a loan fee in addition to covering the 30-year-old's wages for the duration of the loan.
There is no option or obligation to buy the midfielder, who joined the Gunners from Manchester United in January 2018 in a swap deal involving Chile forward Alexis Sanchez.
Mkhitaryan has scored nine goals in 59 appearances for Arsenal, and he featured as a second-half substitute in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Tottenham in the north London derby.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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Napoli confirm Llorente free transfer

Former Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente has signed a two-year deal at Serie A club Napoli.
The Spanish forward left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the end of last season having failed to sign a new deal under Mauricio Pochettino.
The 34-year-old has moved back to Serie A as a free agent having previously spent two years at Juventus.
The Spaniard had been linked with Manchester United this summer after the sales of Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku.
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Fernando Llorente

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Hernandez joins Sevilla

Sevilla have completed the signing of Javier Hernandez from West Ham for a fee in the region of £8million.
The Mexico international was entering the final 10 months of his contract, and Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini signalled he would be willing to listen to offers.
Hernandez, who scored in West Ham's 1-1 draw at Brighton last month, made 63 appearances and scored 17 goals in his time at the East London club.
The transfer will free up funds at West Ham during the January transfer window.

PSG set to swoop for Icardi

Paris Saint-Germain are set to make a move for wantaway Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi.
The Argentine, who is reportedly suing his current club, has been linked with moves to both Atletico Madrid and Sevilla over the weekend but now looks set to move to the French capital on loan. Does that mean Thomas Tuchel is expecting one of his forwards to leave the club?
RMC report that PSG have beaten off competition from several clubs in Spain and Italy to secure his services, but the Ligue 1 champions will not have the option to buy the 26-year-old.
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