Transfer Window Heats Up: A Rundown of Thursday’s Official Deals Across Europe

The 2026 summer transfer window is in full swing, and Thursday brought a flurry of official moves across Europe's top leagues. Clubs from the Premier League to La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 all pushed through completed transfers as they build for the coming season. Tottenham Hotspur continued their aggressive spending spree under Roberto De Zerbi, but Thursday’s headline grabbers included Arsenal confirming the arrival of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge for €40 million. The Gunners also secured goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free transfer. Over at Real Madrid, the return of Jose Mourinho has been backed with serious firepower: Denzel Dumfries arrived for €20 million, Ibrahima Konate and Bernardo Silva both joined on free transfers, and Marc Cucurella was permanently signed from Chelsea for a fee understood to be part of a wider €146 million sell-off by the Blues. Barcelona were busy too, adding Borussia Dortmund winger Karim Adeyemi for €22 million, which could rise to €29 million. The Catalan club had already earlier snapped up Anthony Gordon from Newcastle for €80 million. In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich signed Germany’s Nathaniel Brown and Morocco’s Ismael Saibari, each for €55 million, while Wolfsburg picked up Muhammed Damar from Hoffenheim for €5.3 million. Serie A saw AC Milan make a club-record statement under new boss Ruben Amorim, signing Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain for €70 million. In Ligue 1, Rennes sent Mikayil Faye on loan to Nurnberg. Back in England, Nottingham Forest added Austria midfielder Xaver Schlager on a free transfer, while Hull City brought in Matt Targett also for nothing. Chelsea moved Morgan Rogers to Aston Villa for a hefty €138 million as part of their clear-out under Xabi Alonso, and Alejandro Garnacho went the other way to Villa on loan with a conditional obligation to buy. With the World Cup now in the rearview media, the pace of business is only expected to accelerate as clubs finalize their squads for the new campaign.