Men’s transfer window summer 2026: all deals from Europe’s top five leagues

On the move: Ollie Watkins, Bradley Barcola and Emi Martínez. Composite: Guardian picture deskOn the move: Ollie Watkins, Bradley Barcola and Emi Martínez. Composite: Guardian picture deskLast updated: NaN/NaN/NaN 12.NaN GMTDeals completed1266Total value£5.9bnArsenal's transfer balance is£-157.9mAll transfersTransfers by club01 September 2026Mahamadou DiawaraMidfielderLyon to Red StarFormer PSG player, who has a contract until 2028, goes out on his third loan spell since arriving in 2023loan01 September 2026Dylan LeonardDefenderSchalke 04 to Alemannia AachenYoung Socceroo departs on loan but Schalke director of football, Youri Moulder, says 'we will monitor him closely'loan01 September 2026Aris BayindirMidfielderSchalke 04 to Free agentLuxembourg-born playmaker two years after joining from RB Leipzigreleased01 September 2026Christian GomisForwardSchalke 04 to CD TenerifePlayer, who made 19 league appearances and scored one goal last season, wanted more playing timeloan01 September 2026Maurits KjaergaardMidfielderRed Bull Salzburg to Lille23-year-old leaves Salzburg after 136 appearances, 14 of them in the Champions League £6.8m01 September 2026Lazar JovanovicForwardStuttgart to UdineseStuttgart make a healthy profit for 19-year-old who made only six appearances after joining last summer£5.5m01 September 2026Taylor Harwood-BellisDefenderSouthampton to Aston VillaVilla finally get their man, who won one cap for England in 2024, after two failed bids£25mKastriot ImeriMidfielderYoung Boys to Union BerlinMidfielder moves to the Bundesliga after helping Thun win the Swiss Super League last season£2.1m01 September 2026Kota TakaiDefenderTottenham Hotspur to Sint-TruidenJapan defender is still waiting to make Spurs first-team debut as he departs for Belgium loan01 September 2026Fábio VieiraMidfielderArsenal to HamburgPortuguese midfielder returns to club he spent last season on loan at, scoring seven goals in 31 matches£7.7m01 September 2026Ibrahim MbayeForwardParis Saint-Germain to Aston VillaTeenager joined PSG as a 10-year-old and departs for Birmingham as a Champions League winner £47mMathis AmougouMidfielderStrasbourg to ToulouseMidfielder had brief spell at Chelsea in 2025 and reached Under-17 World Cup final with France in 2023loan01 September 2026Gonzalo PetitForwardReal Betis to CádizForward is on the move again, having had loan spells last season at Granada and Mirandésloan01 September 2026Nicolas GalazziMidfielderMonza to PadovaThe 25-year-old returns to the second tier having previously enjoyed a three-year spell at Brescialoan01 September 2026Ilyas Ansah ForwardUnion Berlin to Hull CityGermany age-group international, 21, moves to the Premier League after scoring five goals in his maiden Bundesliga campaign £14.5mShow more...