Soccer-Transfer deadline day deals
Aug 31 (Reuters) -Latest news and highlights from top soccer leagues on transfer deadline day on Friday (times GMT, transfer fees either disclosed or as reported by media):
0130 SANCHO JOINS CHELSEA ON LOAN
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has joined Chelsea on a season-long loan deal, British media reported. Chelsea have an obligation to make the move permanent for a fee of 20 million pounds to 25 million pounds ($26 million-$33 million), the BBC said.
0045 ARSENAL CONFIRM STERLING LOAN SIGNING
England and Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling has joined Arsenal on a season-long loan without option to buy.
2343 TONEY JOINS AL-AHLI FROM BRENTFORD
England striker Ivan Toney has joined Al-Ahli from Brentford on a permanent transfer. British media reported the Saudi Pro League paid Brentford 40 million pounds for the England striker.
2233 NINE DEAL SHEETS SUBMITTED
The Premier League said nine deal sheets have been submitted, with Sky Sports saying Jadon Sancho's loan move to Chelsea and Raheem Sterling's loan move to Arsenal are among them.
2215 WEST HAM SIGN SOLER ON LOAN
West Ham have signed Spain international Carlos Soler from Paris St Germain on a season-long loan.
2211 TOTTENHAM'S LO CELSO RETURNS TO REAL BETIS
Real Betis have signed Giovani Lo Celso until 2028 from Tottenham Hotspur with the midfielder returning to the LaLiga side after his spell in the 2018-19 season.
Betis will pay Tottenham 8.4 million pounds plus add-ons for the Argentine international, with a future sell-on clause included.
2200 PREMIER LEAGUE WINDOW SHUT, TWO MORE HOURS FOR DEAL SHEETS
The Premier League transfer window has officially closed, but clubs get two additional hours to complete deals if they have submitted a deal sheet, a document that confirms a deal has been reached but needs additional time to conclude business.
2146 FOREST COMPLETE MORATO SIGNING, WARD-PROWSE LOAN
Nottingham Forest signed Brazilian centre-back Morato from Benfica on a five-year deal worth 15 million pounds and West Ham's James Ward-Prowse on a season-long deal.
2145 NKETIAH JOINS PALACE FROM ARSENAL
Crystal Palace have signed forward Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal on a deal until 2029 reportedly worth 30 million pounds.
2131 WOLVES SIGN BRAZILIAN MIDFIELDER ANDRE
Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed the signing of midfielder Andre from Brazilian side Fluminese. The 23-year-old Brazil international will sign a five-year contract with a further one-year option.
2100 BRIGHTON'S GILMOUR JOINS NAPOLI
Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour from Brighton & Hove Albion completed a permanent move to Napoli for undisclosed terms.
2030 MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN MIDFIELDER UGARTE
Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte has joined Manchester United from Paris St Germain in a deal worth 50 million euros ($55.26 million) signing a contract until 2029 with the option of a further year.
2000 ARSENAL SIGN BOURNEMOUTH'S NETO ON LOAN
Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto has joined Arsenal on a season-long deal after England keeper Aaron Ramsdale sealed a permanent move to Southampton.
1956 MILAN SIGN ABRAHAM ON LOAN
AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham will play the remainder of the Serie A season on a one-year loan at AC Milan.
1933 LIVERPOOL'S PHILLIPS JOINS DERBY COUNTY ON LOAN
Defender Nathaniel Philips has joined EFL Championship side Derby County on a season-long loan.
1900 MCTOMINAY LEAVES MANCHESTER UNITED FOR NAPOLI
Napoli have signed Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay from Manchester United, the Premier League club said.
McTominay leaves after 22 years at the club.
"Good luck, Scott, arrivederci and thank you for the fabulous memories," United said.
1830 PALACE SIGN DEFENDER LACROIX FROM WOLFSBURG
Crystal Palace have signed 24-year-old defender Maxence Lacroix from VfL Wolfsburg on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said.
1800 MANCHESTER UNITED SIGN TEENAGER KONE FROM GUIDARS
Manchester United have signed 18-year-old midfielder Sekou Kone from Malian club Guidars, the Premier League club said.
"(Kone) will initially be supported by the academy in order to give him time to settle into life in Manchester," the Old Trafford side said.
1730 EVERTON SIGN MIDFIELDER MANGALA FROM LYON ON LOAN
Everton have signed 26-year-old Belgian defensive midfielder Orel Mangala from Olympique Lyonnais on a season-long loan, the Premier League club said.
1730 VILLA MIDFIELDER BARRENECHEA JOINS VALENCIA ON LOAN
Aston Villa's Argentine midfielder Enzo Barrenechea, 23, has joined LaLiga side Valencia on loan, the Premier League club said.
1635 LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER BAJCETIC JOINS SALZBURG ON LOAN
Liverpool defensive midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has joined Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg on loan for the rest of the season, both clubs said.
The 19-year-old Spaniard, previously linked with a loan move to LaLiga giants Barcelona, had a breakout 2022-23 season and will reunite with former Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders, who now manages Salzburg.
1440 CHELSEA KEEPER PETROVIC DEPARTS ON LOAN TO STRASBOURG
Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic has completed a season-long loan move to Ligue 1 side RC Strasbourg, both clubs said.
The 24-year-old Serbian made 31 appearances across all competitions for the Premier League club after joining from Major League Soccer side New England Revolution last year.
1440 MADRID'S REINIER JESUS MOVES TO GRANADA ON LOAN
Real Madrid's 22-year-old Brazilian midfielder Reinier Jesus will spend the season on loan at Segunda Division club Granada, the LaLiga giants said.
1440 GALATASARAY SEND KOHN ON LOAN TO WERDER BREMEN
Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for a loan move for 25-year-old German defender Derrick Kohn, the Turkish Super Lig club said.
1350 WOLVES CLOSE TO SIGNING BRAZILIAN ANDRE, SAYS O'NEIL
Wolverhampton Wanderers are close to signing 23-year-old Brazilian defensive midfielder Andre from Fluminense, manager Gary O'Neil said.
"It's close. I think everything has gone fine but there's a few boxes to tick but I don't see any problems occurring," O'Neil told reporters.
"The midfield is a very strong area of the pitch for us already with Joao (Gomes), Mario (Lemina) and Tommy (Doyle). Andre is an excellent talent that will add to the group, and it will fall on me to find a structure to fit them all in."
1250 GUEHI TO STAY AT PALACE, GLASNER SAYS
Crystal Palace centre back and captain Marc Guehi will not leave the London side, manager Oliver Glasner said after the 24-year-old England international was linked with a move to fellow Premier League club Newcastle United.
"I was never really in doubt. First of all, really congratulations to Crystal Palace, the chairman and the owners, to everyone who didn't give in," Glasner told reporters.
"Especially after the transfer of Joachim Andersen (to Fulham), it was important that Marc stays and thank you to Marc that he always was close in talking a lot and all the rumours didn't influence his performance, his mood and his professionalism.
"He's not pushing to leave Crystal Palace, that was for me the most important thing -- that the players like to play for Crystal Palace, for the team here. Marc told me that very often... Marc stays at Crystal Palace and stays our captain."
1240 ARSENAL BOSS ARTETA NOT RULING OUT NEW SIGNINGS
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has refused to rule out any new additions to the team after the signings of Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori and Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino.
Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling, 29, has been linked with a move to Arsenal.
"Let's see," Arteta told reporters about potential signings. "It's always possible. The last 24 hours in the transfer window, never rule anything out.
"You know I can't talk about any player (not at the club). I'm not going to be talking about this kind of thing.
"It's clear we have lost Karl (Hein) as our third goalkeeper and we have lost Aaron (Ramsdale) and you have to replace both."
1240 TEN HAG EXPECTS SANCHO TO STAY AT MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expects winger Jadon Sancho to remain at Old Trafford despite links with fellow Premier League club Chelsea and Italian giants Juventus.
The 24-year-old England international made just three appearances for United last season, spending the second half of the campaign on loan at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund after his relationship with Ten Hag soured in September.
"As I know, yes," the Dutchman told reporters when asked if he thought Sancho would stay at United. "He is in our squad and we are happy with him. We need a good squad, we need depth. We have to play many games until January. After the break we play every third day so we need options."
1146 SOUTHAMPTON SIGN KEEPER RAMSDALE FROM ARSENAL
Southampton have signed 26-year-old England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from fellow Premier League club Arsenal on a four-year contract, the newly-promoted south-coast side announced.
Financial details were not disclosed by either club but British media reported that the deal was worth around 25 million pounds ($32.95 million).
"I'm looking forward to this year, just getting back to what I do best and having a big smile on my face while doing it here," said Ramsdale, who lost his starting spot to Spaniard David Raya at Arsenal last season.
1030 VILLA SIGN TEENAGER MOSQUERA FROM ORSOMARSO
Aston Villa have signed defender Yeimar Mosquera from Colombian side Orsomarso and the 19-year-old will immediately join Real Union in Spain's third tier on loan, the Premier League club said. He has represented Colombia at Under-20 level.
1015 EVERTON HAVE BEEN AS ACTIVE AS THEY COULD - DYCHE
"We've been as active as we could be with the signings and trying to bring in players who can operate immediately and also grow into the club in the Premier League," Everton manager Sean Dyche told reporters.
"That's a big challenge. We want them to do that, and obviously the players that have been here before...
"The added players coming in, we want them to get that feeling and attachment to the club and the same work ethic to go and deliver."
0915 LIVERPOOL BOSS SLOT DOES NOT EXPECT MORE SIGNINGS
New Liverpool head coach Arne Slot does not expect the Merseyside giants to sign any more players after the signing of Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and Italian forward Federico Chiesa.
"Not expecting anything but if we see an opportunity, we could act," the Dutchman told reporters ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash against bitter rivals Manchester United.
0900 WOLVES SIGN KEEPER JOHNSTONE FROM PALACE
Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed 31-year-old England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone from fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace on a four-year contract, the Wolverhampton-based side said.
0900 MARSEILLE SIGN FRENCHMAN MAUPAY ON LOAN FROM EVERTON
Olympique de Marseille have signed French striker Neal Maupay from Premier League club Everton on loan with an obligation to buy, both the clubs said. The 28-year-old spent the last season on loan at Brentford.
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Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare, Chiranjit Ojha, Trevor Stynes AND Janina Nuno Rios; editing by Clare Fallon and Cynthia Osterman
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