Yes, hello everybody. Happy deadline day.
Here we are live on Sky Sports News for the end of what's been an
unbelievable transfer window.
The window's been open since June the 15th, and it all comes to a climax today.
Will we have a blockbuster day?
Everyone is hard at work on the busiest day of the year.
It's the day we all get excited about, and that's very much the same for those on-screen
and off-screen. Will we reach a conclusion in one of these
sagas of the summer?
The big question: does Enzo stay or does Enzo go?
Chelsea holding out for something like £120 million.
City hoping to reunite the Argentina midfielder with Enzo Maresca.
Is there plenty of work to be done for Mikel Arteta still on deadline day?
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, they say on the first of the month, don't they?
Will Arsenal pull a rabbit out of a hat?
Malick Fofana is the latest name being linked with coming in.
It has been discussed among the Arsenal hierarchy, and the feeling I think is that no,
he's not one to come into the club at this moment.
If Arsenal don't go for him, I think there's other Premier League clubs who should be
looking at him. Deadline day is alive and kicking.
Last-minute deals, yeah, the clock is ticking.
Who's gonna buy or sell?
Only time will tell.
Before 11:00 pm tonight.
Colleagues at Sky Italy are reporting that Chelsea are now advancing in a deal to sign a
potential Enzo Fernandez replacement.
Chelsea are close to an agreement with Roma to sign Manu Kone in a deal worth around 52
million pounds. Dario Gasperini really wants to keep the
player, and so he blocked the departure of Manu Kone.
So at the moment, as we speak, talks have stalled and the deal is virtually off.
Spurs were in talks with Chelsea, looking forward to hearing Jimmy's views on that
shortly, over a potential loan for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Cheers, Michael, but can you just stick to your job?
We'll ask the questions of the guests in here, all right?
And for them to see, Mudryk going to, to Spurs and Tosin going to Spurs, you know.
Yeah, take them. Don't worry, I'm not gonna
ask your guests any questions.
We come back with some breaking news and it concerns Sunderland because they have agreed a
deal to sign Malick Fofana from Lyon.
Fast and fearless, that is how Aston Villa are describing their latest, signing,
Ibrahim Mbaye.
I'm gonna give her the title, Best Dressed on Deadline Day Ever.
Jess, you look phenomenal.
I'm in the, safe standing area at the Emirates and I think it's safe to say now that fans
here won't be seeing Alvarez this season.
What happens on deadline day?
We have news of a potential hijack.
Crystal Palace now in direct communication with Malick Fofana and trying to hijack him
from Sunderland. Arsenal were in for the player. Yep.
Sunderland have hijacked Arsenal and Palace are hijacking the hijack.
Good stuff. Which is- He just breaks ankles.
I know, I'm- You know, London where are you going?
Pro- probably. Fofana was, at Lyon Airport,
with two private jets.
One, headed towards London, one headed here towards the Northeast.
You came in the private jet, didn't you?
Friday- Flew in for the 4.00 I was the January transfer sign.
That didn't happen in my day. Two-way battle that's going on.
It's now a three-way battle because Arsenal Just kidding.
Not true unfortunately, Arsenal fans.
We're not finished yet. Let's go over to Tottenham Hotspur.
We can speak to Michael Bridge.
Good afternoon to you again, Michael.
What's the latest? If you could give us five
minutes of your time, please.
No, no. Cut that, cut it, yeah. Let me, let me explain.
The big one here, as I say, is Donald Trump's favorite player, Flo Balogun.
And, they'll all be dancing.
To that breaking news.
Ben Ransom is at Manchester City for us.
And Ben, the news City fans wanted.
Give us the details. Enzo Fernandez will be here at Manchester City
to do a medical because the clubs have now agreed a fee.
You're absolutely spot on.
125 million pounds.
I think that gives them the greatest chance besides any other team in, in the Premier
League of being the, the main challenge.
Could be a title winner move, this one.
We're gonna talk about this incredible Malick Fofana story.
At one stage he was heading to Arsenal.
11:00 this morning it was Sunderland.
Then it was Crystal Palace who looked like they'd hijacked the deal.
Or have they?
As we stand here right now at, what? 7:10.
As I understand it, he still has not made his decision.
Malick Fofana at some point is gonna have to make up his mind.
He's over there still in Lyon in France and he's u- undergone a medical for both teams.
We're bringing you all the breaking transfer news on deadline day.
There is a big deal to hear about with Rob and Dave.
Yes. Probably, maybe the biggest deal of the night
so far. Manchester City have got their man.
Ben Ransom. Been waiting all day for the confirmation that
Edinson Kai is a Manchester City player.
Well, he is. Big breaking news here and Tottenham have
confirmed the signing of Mykhailo Mudryk from Chelsea on a season-long loan deal.
Everton had made an offer for Manchester United, to Manchester
United for Joshua Zirkzee.
Manchester United rejected that loan offer.
The offer just came too late in the day.
Now been officially announced by Everton, a season-long loan deal for Jack Grealish.
Sunderland, believe finally, whis- whisper that, finally they have got a deal for Malick
Fofana, but it's the third time that I've said that today.
Enzo Fernandez definitely 100% will be a Manchester City player, 125 million pounds.
Now, Lamine Camara will not be a Chelsea player.
Dramatic news here at Finch Farm as the Balogun deal is off.
Want to know if Enzo Fernandez is a City player.
Ben Ransom is at the training ground.
Ben, can you answer that question for me?
Enzo Fernandez is officially a Manchester City player.
In the last couple of moments, the club has confirmed that 125 million pound
transfer, taking him from Chelsea here to Manchester City right at the very, very,
very end. So that's it.
A record-breaking transfer window is now closed, but fear not, 121 more days
and we do it all over again.