The last day of any window is always busy and the summer of 2022 was be no different as the final pieces of recruitment puzzles were sought
The summer transfer window has come to a close, with September 1 bringing with it another deadline for teams in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. Leading sides across the continent have been busy bolstering their ranks, with an early flurry of activity seeing deals done by Manchester City and Liverpool for Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez.
Barcelona have been busy since then in Spain, Arsenal have completed some shrewd business in England, Bayern Munich pulled off quite the coup when landing Sadio Mane, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku have retraced steps to Italy and Manchester United have worked through some frustrating sagas to get fresh faces on board.
There was plenty more paperwork signed before another hectic market shut its doors until January, with GOAL on hand to talk you through the biggest and best of those agreements.
Getty Images1:30am | Denis Zakaria – Juventus to Chelsea
Chelsea reinforced their midfield with the loan signing of Denis Zakaria from Juventus.
It has been reported that the transfer includes a buy option for after the 2022-23 season.
Read the full story on the surprise deal here.
AdvertisementGetty/GOAL12:20am | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Barcelona to Chelsea
In the late hours of the night, Chelsea finally announced it: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would return to the Premier League.
The Blues, desperate for a striker, paid Barcelona a £10 million ($12m) fee to make it happen.
You can read more about the switch here.
Getty Images12:15am | Billy Gilmour – Chelsea to Brighton
Chelsea sold Billy Gilmour to Brighton in a move officially announced after the deadline.
Gilmour, who impressed at Euro 2020 and spent last term loaned to Norwich City, now has a permanent home with the Seagulls. He signed a four-year deal and is eligible to play as soon as this weekend.
“Billy arrives with a fantastic pedigree, having played in the Premier League and Champions League as well as for Scotland at last year’s Euros," said head coach Graham Potter. "He will complement our existing midfield options."
Getty Images12:10am | Wilfried Gnonto – Zurich to Leeds
Leeds completed a surprise transfer for highly rated 18-year-old Wilfried Gnonto from Zurich.
The Italian forward burst onto the international stage this summer and appears set for big things.
Read more about him here.