Transfer deadline day has barely cleared its throat and Everton are already at the centre of the storm.
Two of their players are heading for the exit in big-money deals that reshape squads at both ends of the Premier League – and beyond.
Hull close in on £22m Iroegbunam deal
Hull City have struck a £22m agreement to sign Tim Iroegbunam from Everton, a move that underlines the Championship club’s ambition and Everton’s need – once again – to trade.
The 23-year-old midfielder is set to leave Hill Dickinson Stadium for an initial £13m, with a further £9m tied up in add-ons. Everton have granted him permission to travel to East Yorkshire to complete his medical.
Iroegbunam only arrived at Everton from Aston Villa in 2024 for £9m. One year on, he is on the brink of becoming Hull’s latest marquee addition in a frantic summer rebuild.
If the deal is completed, he will be Hull’s 13th signing of the window, the clearest sign yet that they are throwing serious weight behind a promotion push. Their recruitment drive is not finished either: talks are ongoing over a loan move for Chelsea midfielder Dario Essugo as they chase more bodies before Tuesday night’s deadline.
For Everton, the move is another significant sale on a day when the club’s squad is being stripped and reshaped at speed.
Man City land Ndiaye in £65m swoop
The headline departure is Iliman Ndiaye. Manchester City have agreed a deal worth up to £65m to sign the Senegal winger from Everton, a transfer that fits perfectly with Pep Guardiola’s long-term refresh of his attacking options.
City will pay £60m up front, with a further £5m in add-ons for the 26-year-old, who becomes the latest wide forward to join the champions’ rotation.
Ndiaye’s future had appeared to lie in north London. Tottenham had agreed terms with Everton on Friday night, with the move seemingly tied to Richarlison returning to Merseyside in a separate transfer.
That plan collapsed. Everton are understood to have made a £35m offer for the Brazil forward, but Richarlison failed to agree personal terms with his former club. With no agreement on the player side, Tottenham were left unable to push through the Ndiaye deal.
City stepped in, moved decisively, and now look set to add another high-impact winger to their armoury, while Everton bank a fee that could define the rest of their window.
Everton reshuffle continues: Aznou heads to Malaga
The churn at Everton does not stop with headline sales.
Left-back Adam Aznou has joined La Liga side Malaga on loan for the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old, a product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, returned to Spain after a difficult first year in England.
Aznou arrived from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2025 but managed just two senior appearances last season – one in the FA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup. Malaga now offer him the regular football he has been denied since leaving Spain as a teenager.
Forest on the move: Hutchinson to Milan, Munoz in from Palace
Nottingham Forest are also deep in the market, both incoming and outgoing.
Omari Hutchinson has completed a loan move to AC Milan until the end of the season. The seven-time European champions hold an option to make the transfer permanent next summer, a significant opportunity for the forward to relaunch his career on one of Europe’s grandest stages.
Hutchinson only joined Forest 12 months ago in a £37.5m move from Ipswich Town. His first campaign at the City Ground was turbulent: four different managers and just 17 Premier League starts. Milan now offer clarity, and potentially a permanent escape route.
Forest, though, are not simply trimming. They have completed the £22m signing of Colombia right-back Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace, reuniting him with Oliver Glasner after the pair lifted both the FA Cup and Conference League at Selhurst Park.
Munoz has signed a three-year deal after two and a half years at Palace, where he scored 11 goals in 109 appearances – impressive numbers for a full-back. He follows the £50m club-record arrival of Liam Delap and could make his debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday.
Forest’s squad is being built with clear intent: energy, aggression, and players their manager already trusts.
Man City line up Allan as Savio replacement
At the other end of the table, Manchester City’s squad evolution continues at pace.
Alongside the Ndiaye agreement, City have confirmed the signing of winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras in a deal worth up to £34.2m. The Brazilian joins on a five-year contract after City paid an initial £32m, with £2.2m in potential add-ons.
Allan arrives as a direct replacement for compatriot Savio, who completed a £75m move to Tottenham Hotspur last week. The right-sided winger progressed through Palmeiras’ academy and made 96 senior appearances for the club, scoring nine goals and providing 12 assists in all competitions.
For Guardiola, it is another young, technical wide player to mould; for Allan, it is a leap from Brazilian top-flight football into the unforgiving glare of the Premier League champions’ dressing room.
Clock ticking across Europe
All of this unfolds against the familiar soundtrack of a ticking clock.
Premier League and EFL clubs have until 23:00 BST on Tuesday to finalise their business. The summer window, which opened for a second time this year on Monday, 15 June, cannot exceed 16 weeks in total under Fifa regulations.
The English deadline returns to its traditional 23:00 cut-off after last season’s earlier 19:00 close, which had been brought in to align with the working day. Elsewhere in Europe, the picture is staggered. The windows in Spain, France and Italy also shut on Tuesday, but earlier in the evening, while the Bundesliga deadline is 19:00.
In Scotland, clubs have until 17:00 on Thursday, 3 September, to wrap up their deals. The Women’s Super League window closes the same day.
Different leagues, different clocks, one shared tension: one wrong move, or one deal too slow, and a season’s plans can unravel.
The market is moving fast. Everton are cashing in, Hull are gambling big, Forest are reshaping, and Manchester City are quietly rearming. With hours still to run, who blinks next?
