Enzo Fernández’s £125m Manchester City move tops frantic Premier League deadline day

Enzo Fernández’s £125m move to Manchester City caps wild Premier League deadline day

Manchester City have completed the signing of Enzo Fernández from Chelsea in a £125 million deal, a joint‑British record fee that became the defining move of a frantic Premier League transfer deadline day.

The move was reported on the BBC’s live deadline‑day coverage, which described City’s capture of Fernández for £125m, matching the highest fee ever paid by a British club. The same live blog also confirmed that Iliman Ndiaye has signed for Manchester City, and that Jack Grealish has left City to join Everton, underlining a dramatic reshaping of the champions’ attacking options on the final day of the window.BBC Sport deadline-day live

A record deal and a midfield reset

Fernández’s arrival from Chelsea on such a significant fee is the headline piece of business for City, who move to reinforce their midfield with a player already proven in the Premier League and European competition.BBC Sport deadline-day live

The deal being described as a joint‑British record underscores how aggressively City have moved late in the window to refresh a squad that has just navigated another long season across domestic and European fronts.BBC Sport deadline-day live

Grealish to Everton, Ndiaye to City headline late flurry

The same BBC deadline‑day coverage details how Jack Grealish completed a move from Manchester City to Everton, giving Sean Dyche’s side a major attacking reinforcement as they look to climb the Premier League table.BBC Sport deadline-day live

Manchester City also confirmed the £65m signing of Iliman Ndiaye, adding further flexibility and depth in the attacking positions after Grealish’s departure.BBC Sport deadline-day live Sky Sports’ focus on Everton noted Grealish’s arrival from City and highlighted how another target, Folarin Balogun, saw his proposed move to Goodison Park collapse, leaving the club short of centre‑forward options despite the high‑profile addition in wide areas.Sky Sports analysis of Everton’s deadline

Balogun deal collapses as Everton search for strikers

In its deadline‑day wrap, BBC Sport reported that Everton’s move for Folarin Balogun collapsed after the player walked away from the deal, removing one of the club’s key striker targets late in the window.BBC Sport deadline-day live

Sky Sports expanded on the fallout, explaining that the collapse of the Balogun transfer leaves Everton short of recognised strikers, even as Grealish’s arrival bolsters their creativity and wide attacking threat.Sky Sports analysis of Everton’s deadline

Other late moves: Mudryk to Spurs, Camara to Chelsea off

BBC Sport’s live blog also logged several other notable Premier League deals:

• Mykhailo Mudryk completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur, adding another high‑profile forward to Ange Postecoglou’s squad.BBC Sport deadline-day live
• Sunderland completed a deal for Fofana, as the Championship side took advantage of late‑window opportunities.BBC Sport deadline-day live
• Monaco pulled out of a move for Camara to Chelsea, leaving that deal off and altering Chelsea’s late‑window midfield plans.BBC Sport deadline-day live

A reshaped landscape at the top of the Premier League

Taken together, Fernández’s record‑level move to Manchester City, Grealish’s switch to Everton, Ndiaye’s arrival at the Etihad and the collapse of Balogun’s transfer have significantly reshaped the attacking and midfield options of two Premier League clubs with very different ambitions.BBC Sport deadline-day live Sky Sports analysis of Everton’s deadline

With the Premier League and EFL transfer window now closed, the focus shifts from the market back to the pitch — but the impact of City’s record investment in Fernández, and Everton’s gamble on Grealish amid their striker shortage, is likely to define the early narrative of the new season.BBC Sport deadline-day live