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European football's 2026 summer transfer deadline day sagas

As Europe's summer transfer window closes, clubs finalize, stall or collapse major deals, from Liverpool's youth signing to failed moves for Balogun and Page.

3 stories24 sourcesUpdated Sep 4, 2026

In this storyline:Folarin Balogun Liverpool F.C.Louis Page Dany N'Guessan Stade Brestois 29

European football's 2026 summer transfer deadline day sagas — Photo: Paté kroute / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Sep 4, 2026
Liverpool agree a pre-contract deal for 18-year-old forward Djylian N'Guessan from Saint-Étienne, sending him on loan to Brest for the first half of the season.
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Sep 4, 2026
Monaco omit Folarin Balogun from their Conference League squad after his £40 million move to Everton collapses, leaving his future uncertain.
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Sep 4, 2026
Manchester United's pursuit of Leicester City's Louis Page stalls over a fee dispute on deadline day, with a January or summer return possible.
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Liverpool agree pre-contract deal for teen forward N'Guessan before loan to Brest

Liverpool have agreed to sign 18-year-old forward Djylian N’Guessan from Saint-Étienne for about €5m (£4.3m), with the deal to take effect in January and the player to spend the first half of the season on loan at Brest in Ligue 1. The transfer is part of Liverpool’s push to recruit young talent through its Global Talent team, highlighting N’Guessan’s strong youth international pedigree.

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Balogun left off Monaco's Conference League squad after Everton deal collapses

Monaco omitted Folarin Balogun from their Conference League squad after the collapse of his £40 million transfer to Everton, leaving his future uncertain and raising the possibility of a sale to a league with open windows, potentially Saudi Arabia. He has returned to training but will miss Friday's Ligue 1 trip to Paris Saint-Germain.

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Fee dispute stalls Manchester United Louis Page talks

Manchester United’s pursuit of Louis Page from Leicester City has stalled over a fee, with deadline-day talks collapsing and no agreement reached, leaving the potential transfer to resume in January or next summer as United push to reach a price Leicester reportedly won’t drop below. Leicesters’ strong contract protection and reports that Page prefers United, plus the suggestion of a future loan-back arrangement, keep the transfer in play despite the current impasse and ongoing media speculation.

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