The September 2025 transfer window witnessed significant activity across the Premier League, EFL, and Scottish Premiership. Premier League clubs, including Manchester City, Chelsea, and Fulham, orchestrated high-profile transfers. The EFL saw numerous loan deals, while the Scottish Premiership focused on strengthening squads to challenge Celtic. Key transfers included Gianluigi Donnarumma to Manchester City, Nayef Aguerd to Marseille, and various loan moves involving Premier League and EFL clubs.
The September 2025 transfer window has officially slammed shut for the Premier League, English Football League (EFL), Scottish Premiership, and the majority of European leagues, marking the end of a frenetic period of player movement. However, Women's Super League (WSL) teams have until 23:00 on Thursday, 4 September, to finalize their squads.
While the window may be closed, the reverberations of the deals completed will be felt throughout the season. Premier League clubs have once again flexed their financial muscle, orchestrating several high-profile transfers that promise to reshape the competitive landscape. The EFL witnessed a flurry of activity as clubs bolstered their ranks in pursuit of promotion or survival, while the Scottish Premiership saw some shrewd acquisitions aimed at challenging Celtic's dominance.
Among the notable Premier League moves was Gianluigi Donnarumma's £26 million switch from Paris St-Germain to Manchester City. The Italian goalkeeper is expected to provide immediate competition for Ederson. Elsewhere, Fulham secured the services of Jonah Kusi-Asare from Bayern Munich on loan, adding firepower to their attacking options. Chelsea continued their youth-focused recruitment strategy, landing Ishe Samuels-Smith from Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee.
The international market also saw significant movement involving Premier League clubs. Nayef Aguerd departed West Ham for Marseille in an undisclosed deal, while Manchester City sanctioned the departures of Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan, loan) and Ederson (Fenerbahce, £12.1m). Ilkay Gundogan also left Manchester City on a free transfer to Galatasaray, while Matt O'Riley joined Marseille on loan from Brighton.
The EFL was not short of its own drama, with several eye-catching deals completed. Ishe Samuels-Smith, fresh from joining Chelsea, was immediately loaned out to Swansea, highlighting the Blues' strategy of developing young talent through loan spells. Burnley sanctioned loan moves for Charlie Casper (Grimsby) and Manuel Benson (Swansea), while Blackburn allowed Harley O'Grady-Macken to join Oldham on loan.
The Scottish Premiership saw a flurry of activity in the final days of the window, with clubs scrambling to strengthen their squads. Hibernian secured the services of Daniel Barlaser from Middlesbrough on loan, adding experience to their midfield. Aberdeen were busy, bringing in Jesper Karlsson from Bologna on loan and Kevin Nisbet from Millwall for an undisclosed fee. St Mirren completed the signing of Dan Nlundulu from Bolton for an undisclosed fee.
The transfer window may be closed, but the spotlight will now shift to the pitch as these new signings look to make an immediate impact. The pressure will be on managers to integrate these players into their squads and find the right tactical formula to maximize their potential. As the season unfolds, it will be fascinating to see which of these transfers prove to be masterstrokes and which fall flat.
Here's a roundup of some key transfers that happened during the September 2025 window:
- September 6: Francisco Vieites (Unattached - Leicester), Marselino Ferdinan (Oxford - AS Trencin) Loan
- September 5: Milan Aleksic (Sunderland - Cracovia) Loan, Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves - LASK) Loan
- September 4: Grace Clinton (Man Utd - Man City) Undisclosed, Jess Park (Man City - Man Utd) Undisclosed, Risa Shimizu (Man City - Liverpool) Loan, Rosella Ayane (Tottenham - Leicester City) Free, Alejandra Bernabe (Chelsea - Liverpool) Undisclosed, Cathinka Tandberg (Hammarby - Tottenham), Olivia McLoughlin (Rangers - Leicester City) Undisclosed, Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Arsenal - Leicester City) Loan, Anna Csiki (Tottenham - West Ham) Loan, Emilia Szymczak (Barcelona - Liverpool) Loan, Lucia Corrales (Barcelona - London City Lionesses) Undisclosed, Emily van Egmond (Birmingham City - Leicester City) Undisclosed, Beata Olsson (Kristianstads - Liverpool) Undisclosed, Evie Rabjohn (Man Utd - Sunderland) Loan, Fuka Tsunoda (Urawa Reds - Brighton) Undisclosed, Kenzo Goudmijn (Derby - Go Ahead Eagles) Loan, Lia Walti (Arsenal - Juventus) Free
- September 3: Nazariy Rusyn (Sunderland - Arka Gdynia) Loan, Reuben Egan (Unattached - Wrexham) Six months, Ruby Mace (Leicester - Everton) Undisclosed
- September 2: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris St-Germain - Manchester City) £26m, Jonah Kusi-Asare (Bayern Munich - Fulham) Loan, Ishe Samuels-Smith (Strasbourg - Chelsea) Undisclosed, Nayef Aguerd (West Ham - Marseille) Undisclosed, Manuel Akanji (Manchester City - Inter Milan) Loan, Ederson (Manchester City - Fenerbahce) £12.1m, Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City - Galatasaray) Free, Matt O'Riley (Brighton - Marseille) Loan, Ishe Samuels-Smith (Chelsea - Swansea) Loan, Charlie Casper (Burnley - Grimsby) Loan, Harley O'Grady-Macken (Blackburn - Oldham) Loan, Manuel Benson (Burnley - Swansea) Loan, Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough - Hibernian) Loan
- September 1: Reiss Nelson (Arsenal - Brentford) Loan, Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal - Nottingham Forest) Loan, Igor Julio (Brighton - West Ham) Loan, Dilane Bakwa (Strasbourg - Nottingham Forest) £30m-plus, Bertrand Traore (Ajax - Sunderland) Undisclosed, Harvey Elliott (Liverpool - Aston Villa) Loan, Senne Lammens (Royal Antwerp - Manchester United) £18.1m, Yoane Wissa (Brentford - Newcastle) £55m, Kevin (Shakhtar - Fulham) £34.6m, Brian Brobbey (Ajax - Sunderland) £21.6m, Jadon Sancho (Manchester United - Aston Villa) Loan, Alexander Isak (Newcastle - Liverpool) £125m, Merlin Rohl (Freiburg - Everton) Loan, Cuiabano (Botafogo - Nottingham Forest) Undisclosed, Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan - Fulham) Loan, Randal Kolo Muani (PSG - Tottenham) Loan, Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen - Arsenal) Loan, Lutsharel Geertruida (RB Leipzig - Sunderland) Loan, Jaydee Canvot (Toulouse - Crystal Palace) Undisclosed, Florentino Luis (Benfica - Burnley) Loan, Veljko Milosavljevic (Red Star Belgrade - Bournemouth) £13m, Tolu Arokodare (Genk - Wolves) £24m, Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton - Chelsea) Loan, Victor Lindelof (Manchester United - Aston Villa) Free, Alex Jimenez (AC Milan - Bournemouth) Loan, Manor Solomon (Tottenham - Villarreal) Loan, Jamie Vardy (Leicester - Cremonese) Free, Bryan Gil (Tottenham - Girona) Undisclosed, Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea - Bayern Munich) Loan, Cyriel Dessers (Rangers - Panathinaikos) Undisclosed, Abu Kamara (Hull - Getafe) Loan, Jakub Kiwor (Arsenal - Porto) Loan, Fabio Vieira (Arsenal - Hamburg) Loan, Musa Drammeh (Hearts - Torreense) Undisclosed, Ben Chilwell (Chelsea - Strasbourg) Undisclosed, Antony (Manchester United - Real Betis) £21.65m, Odsonne Edouard (Crystal Palace - Lens) Undisclosed, Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United - Napoli) Loan, Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton - Cremonese) Loan, Darko Churlinov (Burnley - Kocaelispor) Undisclosed, Martial Godo (Fulham - Strasbourg) Undisclosed, Eric da Silva Moreira (Nottingham Forest - Rio Ave) Loan, Emerson Palmieri (West Ham - Marseille) Undisclosed, Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal - Hamburg) Undisclosed, Bilal El Khannouss (Leicester - Stuttgart) Loan, Norman Bassette (Coventry - Reims) Loan, Oscar Cortes (Rangers - Sporting Gijon) Loan, Abdoulaye Kamara (Portsmouth - FC Saarbrucken) Free, Tariq Lamptey (Brighton - Fiorentina) Undisclosed, Szabi Schon (Bolton - ETO Gyor) Loan, Jesper Karlsson (Bologna - Aberdeen) Loan, Sebastian Tounekti (Hammarby - Celtic) Undisclosed, Kevin Nisbet (Millwall - Aberdeen) Undisclosed, Dan Nlundulu (Bolton - St Mirren) Undisclosed, Stephen Welsh (Celtic - Motherwell) Loan, Derek Cornelius (Marseille - Rangers) Loan, Filip Lissah (Swansea - Falkirk) Loan, Richard Odada (Dundee United - free agent), Oisin Smyth (St Mirren - Partick Thistle) Loan, Youssef Chermiti (Everton - Rangers) Undisclosed, Mahamadou Susoho (Manchester City - Livingston) Loan, Junior Robinson (West Ham - Livingston) Loan, Dominic Hyam (Blackburn - Wrexham) Undisclosed, Jack Robinson (Sunderland - Birmingham) Undisclosed, Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Birmingham - Blackburn) Loan, Dion Rankine (Wigan - Crewe) Free, Issa Kabore (Manchester City - Wrexham) Loan, Leo Scienza (FC Heidenheim - Southampton) Undisclosed, Conor Chaplin (Ipswich - Portsmouth) Loan, Luke Woolfenden (Ipswich - Coventry) Undisclosed, Patrick Roberts (Sunderland - Birmingham) Loan, Ali Al-Hammadi (Ipswich - Luton) Loan, Sam Bell (Bristol City - Wycombe) Loan, Will Smallbone (Southampton - Millwall) Loan, Aaron Ramsey (Burnley - Leicester) Loan, Harrison Armstrong (Everton - Preston) Loan, Ben Osborn (Derby - Stockport) Loan, Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Coventry - Wigan) Loan, Alfie Chang (Birmingham - Bristol Rovers) Loan, Rico Richards (Port Vale - Walsall) Loan, Will Dickson (Manchester City - Chesterfield) Loan, Owen Dale (Oxford - Plymouth) Loan, James Bree (Southampton - Charlton) Loan, Kyle Edwards (Stevenage - Northampton) Free, Jordan James (Rennes - Leicester) Loan, Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers - Cheltenham) Loan, Zepiqueno Redmond (Aston Villa - Huddersfield) Loan, Dexter Lembikisa (Wolves - Lincoln) Loan, Josh Gordon (Walsall - Barrow) Loan, Joe Gbode (Gillingham - Luton) Undisclosed, Ben Mee (Brentford - Sheffield United) Free, Tom McIntyre (Portsmouth - Bradford) Loan, Jack Barrett (Blackburn - Tranmere) Loan, Tyler Roberts (Birmingham - Mansfield) Loan, Jake Rooney (Derby - Barnsley) Loan, Cauley Woodrow (Luton - Wycombe) Loan, Neo Eccleston (Huddersfield - Grimsby) Loan, Micah Mbick (Charlton - Colchester) Loan, Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberger - Millwall) Loan, Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester - Newport) Loan, Josh Bowler (Nottingham Forest - Blackpool) Free, Mark McGuinness (Luton - Sheffield United) Undisclosed, Joe Ironside (Doncaster - Tranmere) Undisclosed, Carlos Mendes Gomes (Bolton - Exeter) Loan, Tommy Taylor (Ipswich - Cheltenham) Loan, Lakyle Samuel (Manchester City - Bromley) Loan, Daniel Udoh (Wycombe - Salford) Undisclosed, Nathan Opoku (Leicester - Newport) Loan, Darko Gyabi (Leeds - Hull) Undisclosed, Freddie Issaka (Plymouth - Bristol Rovers) Loan, Garath McCleary (Wycombe - Gillingham) Free, Formose Mendy (Lorient - Watford) Loan, Harry Leonard (Blackburn - Peterborough) Undisclosed, Harry Amass (Manchester United - Sheffield Wednesday) Loan, Toby Savin (Shrewsbury - Wigan) Free, Thomas Holmes (Luton - Rotherham) Loan, Jacob Slater (Brighton - Harrogate) Loan, Franco Umeh (Crystal Palace - Portsmouth) Undisclosed, Charlie Taylor (Southampton - West Brom) Loan, Devante Cole (West Brom - Port Vale) Free, Jeremy Petris (Charleroi - Watford) Undisclosed, Adam Idah (Celtic - Swansea) Undisclosed, Jonny Smith (Wigan - Gillingham) Loan, Akeel Higgins (West Brom - Exeter) Loan, Nikoloz Chikovani (Dinamo Tbilisi - Watford) Undisclosed, George Evans (Wrexham - Burton) Undisclosed, Alan Browne (Sunderland - Middlesbrough) Loan, Jon McLaughlin (Swansea - Middlesbrough) Free, Danny Andrew (Stockport - Exeter) Free, Amir Hadziahmetovic (Besiktas - Hull) Loan, Scott Banks (St Pauli - Blackpool) Loan, Jay Mingi (Stockport - Crewe) Loan, Ethan Ennis (Manchester United - Fleetwood) Loan, Jacob Mendy (Wrexham - Peterborough) Loan, Jamie Knight-Lebel (Bristol City - Swindon) Loan, Donnell McNeilly (Nottingham Forest - Wycombe) Loan, Steph Negru (Oxford - Bristol Rovers) Loan, Bradley Ihionvien (Peterborough - Shrewsbury) Loan, Chiedozie Ogbene (Ipswich - Sheffield United) Loan, Ethon Archer (Cheltenham - Luton) Undisclosed, Ryan Loft (Cambridge - Crawley) - Loan, Justin Obikwu (Coventry - Lincoln) Loan, Ollie Cooper (Swansea - Wigan) Loan, George Hall (Birmingham - Port Vale) Undisclosed, Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone - Portsmouth) Undisclosed, Tom O'Connor (Wrexham - Peterborough) Loan, Tyler Onyango (Everton - Stockport) Loan, Lewis Orford (West Ham - Stevenage) Loan, Adam Reach (Wycombe - Lincoln) Free, Sam Sherring (MK Dons - Cheltenham) Loan, Travis Akomeah (Watford - Gillingham) Loan, Fin Barbrook (Ipswich - Lincoln) Loan, Josef Bursik (Club Brugge - Portsmouth) Undisclosed, Isaac Heath (Everton - Accrington) Loan, Samuel Iling-Junior (Aston Villa - West Brom) Loan, Jimmy-Jay Morgan (Chelsea - Peterborough) Loan, Adam Mayor (Millwall - Cambridge) Loan, Law McCabe (Middlesbrough - Plymouth) Loan, Adam Murphy (Bristol City - Swindon) Loan, Jid Okeke (Stockport - Walsall) Loan, Julian Carranza (Feyenoord - Leicester) Loan, Cyrus Christie (Swansea - Bolton) Free, Joel Cotterill (Swansea - Bristol Rovers) Loan, Ben Sheaf (Coventry - Wrexham) Undisclosed, Filip Krastev (Lommel - Oxford) Loan, Michael Mellon (Burnley - Oldham) Loan, Alex Hartridge (Wycombe - Burton) Undisclosed, David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava - Middlesbrough) Undisclosed, Alex Matos (Chelsea - Sheffield United) Undisclosed, Marcus Forss (Middlesbrough - Bolton) Loan, Will Alves (Leicester - Huddersfield) Loan, Omari Kellyman (Chelsea - Cardiff) Loan, Shayden Morris (Aberdeen - Luton) Undisclosed, Ben Winterburn (Bournemouth - Barnet) Loan, Dom Ballard (Southampton - Leyton Orient) Undisclosed