Done Deals: Galatasaray sign Leao and every official transfer completed around Europe today

29 Aug 2026 13:30 CDT | 4 min read
Rafael Leao, Galatasaray
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Transfer Deadline Day is almost here and with the end of the summer transfer window fast approaching, time is running out for the biggest clubs in Europe to finalise their business.

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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).

Pep Chavarria
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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.

Ayyoub Bouaddi
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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).

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.

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).

Below, FootballTransfers lists every transfer completed in Europe’s top five leagues today (29 August).

Transfer News: Every official deal completed today

What Premier League transfers have been completed today?

James Scanlon: Man Utd to Arsenal - Free Transfer

What La Liga transfers have been completed today?

Jon Karrikaburu: Real Sociedad to Burgos - Free Transfer

Javi Montero: Malaga to Leganes - Free Transfer

What Serie A transfers have been completed today?

Patrick Nuamah: Sassuolo to Sabadell - Loan

Alessandro Gabrielloni: Como to Palermo - Loan

Rafael Leao: AC Milan to Galatasaray - €43m

Alvin Okoro: Venezia to Sudtirol - Loan

Samuele Ricci: AC Milan to Como - Loan (€2m)

Kristjan Asllani: Inter to Al-Jazira - Loan

Sebastiano Esposito: Cagliari to Sassuolo - Loan (€1m)

Riccardo Ciervo: Sassuolo to Cagliari - Loan

Marcus Pedersen: Torino to Olympiacos - €8m

What Bundesliga transfers have been completed today?

William Mikelbrencis: Hamburg to Darmstadt - Free Transfer

What Ligue 1 transfers have been completed today?

None so far.

Other notable deals

Michel-Ange Balikwisha: Celtic to Gent - Loan