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Unai Emery posing with all of Aston Villa's signings this transfer window.

EXCLUSIVE: Olympiacos reach verbal agreement for surprise deal to sign Leon Bailey, here we go!

Permanent move from Aston Villa and contract until June 2029. Green light to proceed from .

Bailey, on his way to Athens now for medical tests.
Fabrizio Romano

BREAKING: Jadon Sancho (26) is set to join Palmeiras as a free agent, per ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💚🤯

2-year contract agreed. ⚡️

Dani Olmo says he does NOT understand Atlético Madrid’s decision to block Julián Álvarez from joining Barcelona.

🗣️ "Everyone has their dreams. I think Julián was also clear about that. He fought for his dreams, but there are external situations you simply can’t control.”

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Happy 24th birthday to one of the best new wingers in the Premier League, Bradley Barcola! 🎂🎉

Happy 34th birthday to Chelsea goalkeeper and World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez! 🎂🎉

Monaco CEO Thiago Scuro EXPLAINS what happened during the deadline day with Lamine Camara and Balogun’s failed moves to join Chelsea and Monaco respectively:

"We needed to generate money, pushed by the regulations. We had two topics in mind, selling Lamine Camara OR Flo Balogun… We made clear that our priority was to keep Lamine at the club. We were open to the transfer for Balogun."

"During the day, we had a clear agreement for Balogun to go to Everton. Balogun flew yesterday morning to go for his medical and sign a contract. Our plan worked very well in this moment..."

"This was the situation until mid-afternoon. What happened is that Chelsea was always testing and trying. 'What about Lamine? What about Lamine?'"

"Around 16:00 yesterday, we got a contact from Chelsea. Okay, we sold a player in this position, Enzo Fernandez… Deal done. Is there any possibility that Monaco is open to selling Lamine? The answer was the same. No."

"Balogun was in Liverpool undergoing his medical. Everything was going pretty well. Around 19.00, we were contacted by Everton raising questions about Balogun’s medical which, for our medical staff, as well as for the player’s personal medical staff, made no sense at all."

"And then, of course, Chelsea saw the opportunity. ‘OK, Monaco needs money' they thought. 'Balogun is struggling to get done. Let’s go. Let’s try.’ And this is the game. It’s fair to play this game. There is no problem."

"It was almost 20:00 and we started negotiations with Chelsea. I informed Camara directly myself. I called him. We had discussions about the conditions for Lamine to go to Chelsea. At the same time, the medical discussions were ongoing with Balogun. "

"And what happened was that around 22:00, Everton realised that, 'OK, there is no problem'. We are ready to do it. Let’s sign the contract."

“As soon as we got the information, we came back to Chelsea and thought, 'OK, we have our deal there with Everton… There is no deal on with Chelsea.' It’s also fair to do this. It’s also part of the game."

"Because of this we become the bad guys in the room. People say 'Monaco is not fair, Monaco is not right.' It's too much."

"Then with Balogun, we had 5 minutes to spare to finalise the deal. I signed the contract. Everton signed the contract. At the last moment, the player decided not to sign. "

"Balogun’s allegation is, 'I’m not feeling well because of the way the club treated me. I’m not feeling well because Everton’s medical department raised doubts about my future or my health.. I have nothing, no medical issues, so I’m not comfortable signing a long contract here'. "

"And that’s how we finished our transfer window."

Enzo Fernández will wear the number 17 at Manchester City.

Chelsea have contacted Georginio Wijnaldum (35) in recent hours as they search for a new midfielder.

The Dutch midfielder is currently available as a FREE AGENT.

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Enzo Fernandez: "I always dreamed of playing for a big club like Manchester City."