BBC · Aug 31, 2025
A transfer window to remember - but what could still happen?
Image caption, Will Alexander Isak get the move to Liverpool he wants... or have to try to make amends at St James' Park?The transfer window - characterised by striking strikers and high-intrigue hijackings - enters the final phase of the mad scramble to strengthen before the shutters come down on Monday (19:00 BST).
In what has been a chaotic period and a window to remember, even by usual transfer standards, there will be one last hectic dash with the shopping trolley before normal service resumes and football will be the focus.
One player and one deal has cast a giant shadow over the window, as Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak downed tools in his attempt to force a move to Liverpool.