The most concrete development in the transfer market on August 18 was Ferran Torres's signing from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish forward moved to France for 48.5 million euros. For the rest of the day, rumors from England and Italy—some close to completion and others moderately likely—dominated the agenda.
Completed transfers
Ferran Torres ended his Barcelona spell and transferred to PSG for 48.5 million euros; this was the biggest money move of the day. Apart from this, the market saw other movements mainly in lower leagues.
- Jérémy Petris transferred from Watford to Greece, to Aris, for 800,000 euros.
- Luc Marijnissen signed from Dender to Mechelen for 1.25 million euros.
- Saidou Alioum Moubarak left IFK Göteborg for Jablonec for 815,000 euros.
- Manu García announced his departure from Sporting KC; his new club is yet to be confirmed.
Rumors today
High probability and close to completion
According to Sky Sports, Taiwo Awoniyi's transfer from Nottingham Forest to Coventry City is very close to being finalized. On Fabrizio Romano's side, there are three strong reports from Italy: Davide Frattesi's move from Inter to Lazio, Roberto Piccoli's transfer from Fiorentina to Bologna, and Enes Ünal's move from Bournemouth to Getafe are all considered highly likely.
Moderate probability
- Arsenal are reportedly preparing a 60 million euro offer to Brighton for Jack Hinshelwood (The Sun).
- Amar Dedić's transfer from Benfica to Newcastle United for 30 million euros is being discussed (Fabrizio Romano).
- Tijjani Reijnders could move from Manchester City to Al-Qadsiah for 60 million euros (Fabrizio Romano).
- Abdoul Ouattara is being linked with a move from Strasbourg to Ipswich Town for 14.5 million euros (Sky Sports).
- Jeyland Mitchell's transfer from Sturm Graz to Strasbourg for 5 million euros is on the agenda (Fabrizio Romano).
- A 15 million euro move is being discussed for Joe Gelhardt from Leeds United to Hull City (Sky Sports).
On the low probability side, there are also claims that Victor Osimhen could move from Galatasaray to Arsenal, Martín Zubimendi from Arsenal to Chelsea, and Jules Koundé from Barcelona to Arsenal; however, these reports are still in the speculation phase and lack strong confirmation among sources.