Hull's £22m Deal for Iroegbunam as Everton Faces Ndiaye Exit
Transfer deadline day has arrived, and Everton find themselves at the heart of the late scramble – losing key assets while others across Europe load up for the season ahead.
Hull’s bold £22m move for Iroegbunam
Hull City have pushed hard and fast. They have agreed a £22m package to sign Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, a statement of intent from a club determined not to drift through the Championship campaign.
The 23-year-old is set to leave Hill Dickinson Stadium for an initial £13m, with a further £9m tied up in add-ons. Everton, who only brought him in from Aston Villa for £9m in 2024, have granted permission for the midfielder to travel to East Yorkshire and complete his medical.
Hull are not just tinkering. Iroegbunam would be their 13th signing of the summer, part of a sweeping rebuild before Tuesday night’s deadline. Talks are also ongoing over a loan move for Chelsea midfielder Dario Essugo, underlining just how aggressive their recruitment drive has become.
Man City close in on £65m Ndiaye deal
At the other end of the market, Manchester City have moved with their usual clarity. They have agreed a deal worth up to £65m to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton, a transfer that could reshape Sean Dyche’s attacking options overnight.
The agreement for the Senegal winger stands at £60m plus £5m in add-ons. Ndiaye, 26, had looked destined for a different route only days ago.
Tottenham Hotspur had agreed terms with Everton on Friday night, with Spurs planning to bring Ndiaye to north London while sending Richarlison back to his former club in a separate transfer. Everton were understood to have tabled a £35m offer for the Brazil forward.
The whole structure hinged on Richarlison. He did not agree personal terms with Everton. The move stalled, and with that, Tottenham’s path to Ndiaye effectively closed. Manchester City stepped in, and now look set to add another high-end attacking option to an already loaded squad.
Window ticking down
All of this unfolds against a familiar backdrop: the clock.
The summer transfer window for Premier League and EFL clubs shuts at 23:00 BST on Tuesday. It reopened for a second spell on Monday, 15 June, with Fifa regulations capping any calendar-year window at 16 weeks.
Last season, English clubs saw the deadline brought forward to 19:00 to mirror the traditional working day. This year, the cut-off has returned to the later 23:00 slot, restoring the drama of late-night faxes, frantic calls and last-minute medicals.
Across Europe, the timings vary but the tension is the same. The windows in Spain, France and Italy also close on Tuesday, though earlier in the evening. In the Bundesliga, business must be wrapped up by 19:00. Clubs in Scotland have a little more breathing space, with their deadline set for 17:00 on Thursday, 3 September – the same day the Women’s Super League window shuts.
By then, squads will be locked. Regrets and bargains will share the same space.
Everton outgoings continue: Aznou to Malaga
While the headlines focus on Iroegbunam and Ndiaye, Everton’s trimming of the squad runs deeper.
Left-back Adam Aznou has joined La Liga side Malaga on loan for the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old arrived at Everton from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2025 but found first-team chances scarce, limited to just two senior appearances – one in the FA Cup and one in the Carabao Cup.
For Aznou, it is a return to familiar territory. A product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, he spent three years with the Catalan club before heading to Munich in 2023. Now he goes back to Spain in search of minutes and momentum.
Hutchinson heads to Milan
On the continent, AC Milan have dipped into the Premier League pool again.
They have signed Omari Hutchinson on loan from Nottingham Forest until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent. The seven-time European champions are betting on a forward whose talent has never been in doubt, even if his Premier League impact has yet to fully land.
Hutchinson only joined Forest 12 months ago in a £37.5m move from Ipswich Town. Last season at the City Ground, he made 17 Premier League starts under four different managers, a churn that did little to help any player settle. Milan now offer a different stage, and a clearer script.
Man City add Allan from Palmeiras
Manchester City’s work does not stop with Ndiaye.
They have already completed the signing of winger Allan Elias from Palmeiras in a deal worth up to £34.2m. City will pay an initial £32m plus £2.2m in add-ons for the 22-year-old Brazilian, who has signed a five-year contract.
Allan arrives as a direct replacement for compatriot Savio, who completed a £75m move to Tottenham Hotspur last week. The right-sided winger leaves Brazil with a solid body of work behind him: nine goals and 12 assists in 96 appearances for Palmeiras after progressing through the club’s youth ranks.
For City, it is a familiar pattern: identify, move early, integrate.
Forest reunite Munoz with Glasner
Nottingham Forest have also made a significant defensive addition, completing the £22m signing of Daniel Munoz from Crystal Palace.
The Colombia right-back reunites with Oliver Glasner at the City Ground, the pair having lifted both the FA Cup and the Conference League together at Palace. Munoz has signed a three-year deal after two and a half years at Selhurst Park, where he scored 11 goals in 109 appearances – impressive numbers for a full-back.
He follows the £50m club-record arrival of Liam Delap and could make his debut against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday. Forest, often chaotic in the market in recent seasons, suddenly look like a club with a clear plan on the right flank.
The day ahead
By 23:00 BST, the deals will be done or dead.
Hull hope to unveil Iroegbunam as the heartbeat of a new-look midfield. Everton must absorb the loss of Ndiaye and Iroegbunam while trusting their reshaped squad to cope. Manchester City and AC Milan will expect their latest imports to keep them at the sharp end of their respective leagues.
The numbers are eye-watering, the stakes obvious. The only question now is who gets what over the line before the shutters finally come down.
