The summer transfer window in Europe closed on Monday with the English Premier League dominating the big name moves.
The next time that clubs on the continent may transfer players will be when the window reopens for a month in January.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at the top talking points from the final day of the summer window:
Alexander Isak – Newcastle to Liverpool
Isak’s move to Liverpool was the biggest transfer of the summer in terms of finances and drama.
The 25-year-old’s 125-million-pound ($167.4m) move is a British record transfer fee, beating the 107 million pounds ($143.3m) that Chelsea paid Benfica for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in 2023.
The fact that the move didn’t come until the final day of the window capped what had already been a stressful period for a