The Gunners ground out a 1-0 away victory over Aston Villa and can lean on their depth, writes Richard Jolly, with Mikel Arteta eager to spread out his resources, rather than operate at the very top of the market

Newcastle’s latest signing, Matias Fernandez-Pardo spoke about signing for the club.

He said: “I’m really, really happy to be here and very proud to be at such a big club.

“I spoke to the head coach and he really showed how much he wanted me to be here. In terms of my own career progression, it made complete sense to come so I didn't hesitate at all.

“I know the club, I know about the stadium, I know it's a fantastic atmosphere. I've followed the team. What I've seen is a team that's very ambitious, wants to attack, get forward, really chase teams and go after them, and that's really something I want to take part in as well.

“I'm still young, I'm still hungry, and that's why I'm here, and I want to make that progress with Newcastle. I can't wait to start the wonderful adventure here."

An announcement was expected and we now have confirmation that Newcastle United have signed winger Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille for £51m.

The 21-year-old Belgian international forward joins on a long-term contract and becomes the club's eighth arrival of the transfer window.

A potentially busy transfer deadline day for Fulham, who currently have zero points from their first two Premier League games and may be getting a little nervous.

Alvaro Arbeloa’s side are giving medicals to two midfielders: Manuel Angel from Real Madrid and Hugo Larsson from Eintracht Frankfurt, with Angel set to sign for £21.5m and Larsson costing just over £4m.

Sky Sports are now reporting that the Cottagers are also in talks to sign Elche centre-back David Affengruber.

The 25-year-old is an Austria international and Fulham have been keen for a fast centre-back to suit Arbeloa's style of play, while they are also reportedly eyeing a right-back.

Millwall star Femi Azeez looks set to be a Brighton player by the end of the day, with talkSPORT reporting that a deal has been agreed between the clubs.

Brighton had bids of £10m and £12m rejected over the past week but a fee of around £15m, which Millwall were pushing for, has been decided upon.

The 25-year-old winger will undergo a medical with the Seagulls ahead of inking a four-year contract with the option of an additional year.

Azeez joined Millwall from Reading in the summer of 2024 for around £1m and was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Season for 2025-26, after scoring 11 goals and notching seven assists. He made his debut for Nigeria in May.

After a summer of departures, Aston Villa have made a double move on deadline day, signing Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris St Germain in a reported club-record £47m deal, and completing a move for England defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton.

Though it has been a challening period in many ways, Matteo Ruggeri (£17m), Harwood-Bellis (£30m), Joao Gomes (£38m), Nicolas Jackson (£65m), Zion Suzuki (£30m), Johan Manzambi (£52m) and Mbaye have all arrived for significant sums, with Leon Goretzk secured on a free transfer as well. Have they done enough to compete on both fronts again this year?

We’re still eagerly awaiting confirmation of the move but Enzo Fernandez appears to be edging closer towards a blockbuster transfer from Chelsea to Man City.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sports, a deal in principle has been agreed between the two clubs and he adds that Fernandez is travelling to Manchester this afternoon to complete the formalities for the move.

It looks like City are spending big on deadline day if the rumours over a high fee are to be believed.

The Napoli midfielder requires a procedure on an irregular heartbeat.

Tottenham have confirmed that defender Kota Takai will join Sint-Truidense on loan until the end of the season.

The centre-back moved to north London last summer but spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Shim Mheuka has completed a medical in London ahead of a loan move to Celtic.

The Chelsea striker is close to moving to the Scottish champions and will head to Glasgow today to complete the paperwork for the move.