Deadline day has been pretty underwhelming in recent years, but with the likes of Iliman Ndiaye (£6.0m), Matias Fernandez-Pardo and Malick Fofana linked with last-minute moves, today could be quite eventful.
We’re also expecting a late flurry of ins and outs beyond these high-profile transfers, with several Premier League clubs anticipated to be active.
Naturally, these late developments in the market could affect Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ plans going into Gameweek 3 and beyond.
With that in mind, this live blog will be rounding up the confirmed deals that could present Fantasy bosses with new targets – or have a negative impact on existing assets.
Stay tuned!
TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY – AS IT HAPPENS
15:00 – Matias Fernandez-Pardo (Lille to Newcastle United, £51m)
Completing an incredible turnaround, Newcastle can realistically claim that they have ‘won’ this summer window, with Fernandez-Pardo being the bow on top.
An exciting attacker who they long thought was an unrealistic target, they’ll be delighted to sign the Belgian. As a consequence, it allows Nick Woltemade (£5.9m) to depart on loan, hoping to fix his career.
As for the 21-year-old, he delivered eight goals and 10 assists in all 2025/26 competitions for Lille (including two penalties). Initially based on the left flank, he became more of a centre-forward as the season developed, racking up 68 attempts, 30 shots on target and 36 successful dribbles.
Of all under-21 players across Europe’s biggest five leagues, Fernandez-Pardo ranked second for big chances (21).
“Matias is a highly technical player with explosiveness in his game. He can score and assist, he has courage, and he has the ability to take players on. We’re sure our supporters will enjoy watching him play.” – Matthias Jaissle
So, while Matthias Jaissle might have a couple of ideas, the initial thought is that he’ll be the Magpies’ centre-forward, with Yoane Wissa (£6.1m) deeper.
13:20 – Honest Ahanor (Atalanta to Crystal Palace, loan)
A complicated transfer, Honest Ahanor is the latest centre-back to be exchanged between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Although technically he’s on loan from Atalanta.
After selling Maxence Lacroix (£6.0m) to the Blues, Palace decided to borrow Axel Disasi (£4.5m) from them. But Chadi Riad‘s (£4.4m) latest serious injury left them needing another defender. Teams aren’t allowed to loan more than one player from a fellow Premier League side, so the Eagles have Ahanor for the season before he joins Xabi Alonso’s squad next summer for £40 million.
So, who is he? An 18-year-old who already has two Italy caps and nine Champions League appearances to his name, the left-footer came through Genoa’s youth system and made his senior Serie A debut aged 16.
Ahanor’s sole Atalanta campaign brought one goal in 35 appearances, averaging 7.73 defensive contribution actions per 90 league minutes. Despite being particularly good at tackles and interceptions, FPL managers may currently see out-of-sorts Palace as a team to steer clear of.
12:30 – Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton to Aston Villa, £25m)
Villa’s busy start to the day continues, as centre-back Harwood-Bellis is the chosen replacement for Ezri Konsa (£4.4m).
The 24-year-old came through Manchester City’s youth system and, in 2023/24, Southampton were the last of several lower-league loan stints.
Made permanent upon promotion, he secured one Premier League goal and – had it then existed – hypothetically gained defensive contribution points in eight of 32 starts. He averaged 7.66 actions per 90 minutes.
Back in the Championship last season, Harwood-Bellis netted an eye-catching seven times in the league.
A quirky fact is that, in November 2024, Lee Carsley called him up for his sole England cap. And, like Francis Jeffers, David Nugent and Steven Caulker, he scored in it! Maybe this Villa move will help him achieve a second appearance.
11:30 – Ibrahim Mbaye (Paris Saint-Germain to Aston Villa, £47m)
It’s been a huge summer of change at Villa Park, with last season’s first-team stars taken away and mostly replaced by a bunch of highly-rated youngsters.
Perhaps the most exciting one is 18-year-old Mbaye. A mostly right-sided forward, he played a role in helping PSG successfully defend their Ligue 1 and Champions League titles, but faced some mighty competition for places. Set-piece duties were a rarity.
Incredibly, he’s already reached four goals from 15 Senegal caps, including one against France at the World Cup.
So how does he fit into Villa’s first-choice XI? John McGinn (£5.5m) has often been the right-sided guy, but he’s versatile, shifting to the ‘number 10’ role once Alysson (£5.0m) entered Monday’s defeat to Arsenal.
Once everyone is up to speed, expect Unai Emery to place Mbaye, McGinn and Johan Manzambi (£5.9m) behind Nicolas Jackson (£6.5m).
10:30 – Ilyas Ansah (Union Berlin to Hull City, £21m)
Hull have splashed out on a 6ft 6in centre-forward who’ll provide competition for Oli McBurnie (£5.5m).
The 21-year-old began 2025/26 with an opening-day brace against Stuttgart, his first-ever game in the top flight. He soon scored past Hoffenheim and Frankfurt in Matchdays 3 and 4, netting past RB Leipzig in December.
However, starts were less certain after the winter break, and no more goals arrived. Overall, Ansah registered 33 shots and 3.25 expected goals, according to FotMob.
