Done Deals: Aston Villa sign Jackson and every official completed transfer around Europe today

28 Aug 2026 15:40 CDT | 5 min read

Nicolas Jackson, Unai Emery, Aston Villa — © Aston Villa

Matthew Judge | Editor

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The 2026 summer transfer window is officially open and deals are happening left, right and centre across Europe.

With only a few days to go until the window slams shut, clubs are looking to fine tune their squads for the 2026-27 season.

Chelsea have supported Xabi Alonso ahead of his first season at the helm, signing Morgan Rogers (€138m), Maxence Lacroix (€60.7m), Marco Palestra (€57m), Pep Chavarria (€19m), Danny Welbeck (€5.85m), Valentin Barco (Undisclosed) and Jordan Henderson (Free Transfer).

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Geovany Quenda (€50m), Emmanuel Emegha (€25.3m), Denner (€10m) and Dastan Satpaev (€2.4m) have also joined the Blues on pre-arranged deals.

Ahead of their first full season under Michael Carrick, Manchester United have signed Carlos Baleba (€75.9m), Andrey Santos (€56.3m), Youri Tielemans (€41m) and Karl Darlow (Free Transfer).

Manchester City meanwhile have acquired Elliot Anderson (€135m), Ayyoub Bouaddi (€95m), Mathys Detourbet (€25m), Jeremy Monga (€11.7m) and Geronimo Rulli (€2m) as they start a new era under Enzo Maresca.

And Tottenham Hotspur have been very active this summer, backing Roberto De Zerbi with €354million worth of talent.

Sandro Tonali (€108m), Mateus Fernandes (€99m), Savio (€87.7m) and Jan Paul van Hecke (€60m) have joined Spurs for big fees, while Omar Marmoush has completed a season-long loan move and Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have arrived on free transfers.

Arsenal, on the other hand, have signed Bruno Guimaraes (€87.5m), Ezri Konsa (€59.6m), Christos Tzolis (€40m) and Illan Meslier (Free Transfer) as they look to defend their Premier League title, while Piero Hincapie has turned his loan move into a permanent transfer (€40m).

Locked in & ready.

A proud moment to join this incredible club.

I’m here and hungry to help achieve everything @Arsenal ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kQoExVDqwl
— Ezri Konsa (@EzriKonsa) August 21, 2026

And finally, as Liverpool look to kick on under Andoni Iraola, they have captured Victor Munoz (€40m), Ronald Araujo (Loan), Ifeanyi Ndukwe (€3m) and Samuel Martinez (€879,000), while Jeremy Jacquet (€63.6m) has arrived on a pre-arranged deal.

Outside the Premier League, Barcelona have signed Anthony Gordon for €80m, Rodri for €76m (£65m), Karim Adeyemi for €22m, Jesse Bisiwu for €8.5m and Dominik Livakovic for €2m.

Elsewhere in Spain, Real Madrid have brought in Yan Diomande (€125m), Carlos Espi (€25m), Denzel Dumfries (€20m), Ibrahima Konate (Free Transfer) and Bernardo Silva (Free Transfer) - alongside Spain international Cucurella - following Jose Mourinho’s return to the club.

Comunicado Oficial: Diomande.https://t.co/tiTXGCCxg8
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 6, 2026

In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich have signed Nathaniel Brown (€55m) and Ismael Saibari (€55m) following their World Cup exploits for Germany and Morocco respectively.

In Serie A, AC Milan have splurged on Goncalo Ramos (€70m) and Diego Moreira (€50m), Juventus have captured Randal Kolo Muani (€41.2m) and Kerim Alajbegovic (€32m) and Inter Milan have landed Djed Spence and Curtis Jones (€30m each).

While in Ligue 1, Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain have brought in Maghnes Akliouche (€50m), Ferran Torres (€45m), Mika Godts (€45m) and Lucas Digne (€7m).

Transfer News: Every official deal completed today

Below, FootballTransfers lists every transfer completed in Europe’s top five leagues today (28 August).

What Premier League transfers have been completed today?

El Hadji Malick Diouf: West Ham to Brentford - €40.8m

Mamadou Sarr: Chelsea to Real Sociedad - Loan

Miguel Angel Brau: Coventry City to Academico Viseu - Loan

Caleb Wiley: Chelsea to Preston - Loan

Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea to Aston Villa - €55.5m

Kai Andrews: Coventry to Oxford - Loan

What La Liga transfers have been completed today?

Mamadou Sarr: Chelsea to Real Sociedad - Loan

Javi Munoz: Getafe to Almeria - Free Transfer

What Serie A transfers have been completed today?

Bartosz Mrozek: Lech Poznan to Udinese - €1.4m

Semuel Pizzignacco: Monza to Carrarese - Loan

Giovanni Fabbian: Fiorentina to Parma - Loan (€1m)

Gabriele Zappa: Cagliari to Hellas Verona - Loan

Lorenzo Russo: Napoli to Crotone - Loan

Walid Cheddira: Napoli to Avellino - €2.5m

Cyril Ngonge: Napoli to Monza - Loan (€1m)

Alvaro Morata: Como to Leganes - Loan

Rachid Kouda: Parma to Mantova - Loan

Fabio Miretti: Juventus to Besiktas - Loan (€2.1m)

Tomas Bobcek: Lechia Gdansk to Frosinone - €10.7m

Michael Folorunsho: Napoli to Monza - Loan

What Bundesliga transfers have been completed today?

Noah Atubolu: SC Freiburg to Eintracht Frankfurt - Loan

Jean-Luc Dompe: Hamburg to Konyaspor - Free Transfer

Dennis Geiger: Hoffenheim to NEC - Free Transfer

William Boving: Mainz to Nurnberg - Loan

What Ligue 1 transfers have been completed today?

Yanis Zouaoui: Le Havre to Montpellier - Undisclosed

Kojo Peprah Oppong: Nice to Fenerbahce - €12m

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