The summer transfer window closed with significant movement across European football, highlighted by FC Barcelona reshaping its squad under manager Hansi Flick and the Manchester City setting a market high with a major midfield acquisition.
Barcelona Restructures Squad as Marc Casadó Departs for Deportivo
FC Barcelona finalized its late-window business by adding Gabriel Jesús to Hansi Flick’s squad, though the club did not secure an additional defender before the deadline, according to reports from El Periódico. Deco focused heavily on outgoings, successfully moving four players. Among them, cousins Guille joined Venezia and Toni Fernández moved to Mallorca, while Álvaro Cortés signed with Antwerp; all three left on permanent deals that include buy-back clauses.
The most notable departure from La Masia was midfielder Marc Casadó. Although Barcelona’s initial preference was a permanent sale, Casadó ultimately joined Deportivo on a season-long loan featuring a purchase option, as detailed by El Periódico. Deportivo, newly returned to Spain’s top flight, also bolstered their defense by securing central defender José María Giménez on loan from Atlético Madrid.
Atlético Madrid Retains Core While Adding Firepower
Atlético Madrid experienced a busy deadline day. Thomas Lemar departed for Elche, and Mateu Alemany finalized the loan arrival of forward Jonathan David from Juventus, though an attempted move for Lyon fullback Nicolás Tagliafico did not materialize, per El Periódico. Manager Diego Simeone successfully retained Julián Álvarez, who resisted interest from Arsenal amid ongoing links to Barcelona.
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Meanwhile, Real Madrid experienced a quiet close to the window with no additions or departures to the first-team squad. The club secured financial windfalls of approximately 11,5 million euros from former academy player Chema Andrés’ transfer from Stuttgart to Brighton, alongside a pre-arranged four million euro payment for Manuel Ángel’s move to Fulham. Additionally, Dani Ceballos completed a long-awaited return to Real Betis after nine years away from the club.
Manchester City Breaks Window Record for Enzo Fernández
On the international stage, the Manchester City completed the most expensive transfer of the window. At the request of Maresca, the club secured midfielder Enzo Fernández from Chelsea for a fee of 145 million euros, according to El Periódico. With the additions of Fernández, Elliot Anderson, and Ayyoub Bouaddi, City’s spending on central midfielders alone reached roughly 400 million euros during the window. The club also added Senegal winger Iliman Ndiaye for 75 million euros.
Other notable international moves included Matías Fernández-Pardo joining Newcastle for 60 million euros and Ibrahim Mbaye moving from Paris Saint-Germain to Aston Villa for 55 million euros, alongside Lamine Camara’s transfer to Chelsea, as outlined by España Times.
Other Notable La Liga Movements
Espanyol restructured its right-back position by transferring Rubén Sánchez to Elche for half a million euros and replacing him with Andoni Gorosabel on loan from Athletic. Additional domestic transfers included Harvey Elliott’s move to Valencia, Iván Azón joining Getafe, and arrivals at Racing, which also saw Gustavo Puerta depart.
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Clubs will now turn their focus to domestic and European competition fixtures as newly assembled squads integrate following the closure of the registration window.
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