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Sanchez was sat inside Santiago’s Estadio Monumental David Arrellano ready to sign for Pep Guardiola’s team ahead of Chile’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday night.

Ramsey posted a message which appeared to query the decision to sell. The Wales midfielder later clarified the comment on Twitter, writing: 'Let's all calm down,'Shaaambles' was a nickname.'

As well as dealing with speculation regarding his future, Lemar scored in France's 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Holland, and revealed after the game that he is happy to stay at Monaco.

The Premier League champions, who also lost Swansea striker Fernando Llorente to Tottenham, had agreed a deal with Everton for Barkley in the hours before the 11pm transfer deadline.

This week sees the end of a spending frenzy throughout Europe as clubs got stuck into the summer transfer window, but do you know the biggest deals of each of the past 20 years?

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has joked that he could be worth as much as £265m in today's transfer market after a summer of huge spending by European clubs.

Premier League spending may have rocketed past the £1b mark during this summer window, but there were still some bargains to be picked up.

Chelsea have landed the signing of Davide Zappacosta from Torino in a £25million deal. The right-back has signed a four-year contract worth around £45,000 a week at Stamford Bridge.

Hamilton has committed his future to Mercedes after revealing he will put pen to paper on a new contract before the end of the season. He trails Sebastian Vettel by seven points in the title race.

The Premier League champions had been close to a deal for the 32-year-old, who played under Conte at Juventus - until Spurs pounced to poach the Spaniard from under their noses.

Barcelona denied Andre Gomes a loan move to Tottenham after admitting defeat in their quest to sign Philippe Coutinho. The Spanish giants were convinced Liverpool would sign Thomas Lemar.

Oumar Niasse remains an Everton player after his £7million move to Crystal Palace fell through at the 11th hour due to the player's agent fee not being agreed during talks in central London.

Swansea City have confirmed the signing of Portugal international Renato Sanches on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich, a deal which includes no purchase option.

Tottenham have confirmed the arrival of Serge Aurier from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth £23m. He has signed a five-year contract with Mauricio Pochettino's side and will wear the No 23 shirt.

The issues England appear to endure away from home even extended to a delayed flight on route to Malta on Thursday night. This young English side had not travelled well under Gareth Southgate

Lucas Perez has rejoined his former club Deportivo La Coruna on loan from Arsenal. Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell has also left the club on a temporary deal, joining Real Betis.

McLaren's Fernando Alonso will collect a 35 place grid penalty for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after Honda announced changes to his car's power unit.

My abiding memory of playing for England in Malta is the searing heat. It felt like there was no air and it was impossible to stand still. It was our last warm-up match for Euro 2000.

The Seagulls, who have seen several deals fall through during the summer transfer window, had hoped to add Janssen to their squad but the forward turned down a chance to move.

Director Massimiliano Mirabelli insisted the player himself wanted to move to Milan, the club he left for Saint Etienne in 2011, but their efforts to do a deal were blocked by Dortmund.

MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: Caroline Wozniacki delivered a stinging rebuke to US Open schedulers over the preferential treatment of Maria Sharapova.

World No 1 Karolina Pliskova admitted she is struggling to cope with the pressure after surviving a major scare in the second round of the US Open.

Juan Martin del Potro, a former winner at Flushing Meadows in 2009, sailed through in straight-sets past Spaniard Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, while Dominic Thiem was taken to a fourth.

The eighth seed struggled with a wrist problem and had to save match points in her first-round win over Marketa Vondrousova on Wednesday so it was not surprising to see her in trouble again.

Sakho went AWOL by flying to France in an attempt to force a transfer to Rennes by passing a medical without his club's permission. He then turned up at Chelmsford racecourse on Thursday.

The 26-year-old arrives on deadline day for an undisclosed fee, though the club have confirmed it beats the £6million paid for Nikola Zigic in 2010.

The Spaniard had fully expected to see new faces arrive after he managed to offload Emmanuel Riviere, Siem de Jong, Grant Hanley and Tim Krul in the past seven days.

CHARLE SALE - SPORTS AGENDA. Chief executive Martin Glenn has given notice to the Team England agents 1966 Entertainment that the FA will not be renewing their contract when it expires.

CHRIS FOY: The afterglow of an epic Lions tour of New Zealand should provide positive knock-on effects for the domestic scene and the clubs will seek to extend the feelgood factor.

The nine-time world champion will now undergo surgery on the injury which was sustained on Thursday evening in an incident which happened close to his home in Tavullia.

Former Manchester United and West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has signed for Mexico side Atlas from Lazio on a one-year loan deal.

He is a lean right-footed midfielder instantly recognisable as he strides through midfield with his long hair tied in a neat top bun, but it is his football skills that catch the eye.

Arsene Wenger saw 13 players leave the club over the summer, with Alexandre Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac their only new recruits. They lost Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The former Barcelona forward joined the Potters from the Catalans in 2014 for around £5million and was then seen as one of the signings of the summer by Mark Hughes at the time.

The 27-year-old, who joined PSG for £34million last year, will spend this season at the Hawthorns - subject to international clearance. There's a good atmosphere here,' Krychowiak said.

The Hornets have announced the signings through their Twitter account, with Zeegelaar being the first and Wague the second, stating they are 'delighted' to make the announcement.

Fulham have signed winger Yohan Mollo from Zenit St Petersburg. The 28-year-old Frenchman, also formerly of Monaco and St Etienne, has arrived at Craven Cottage on a two-year deal.

Aside from it being an unusual move for an international sports team to advertise for a high-profile job, in not wanting to sugar coat a the role the ECB might well have deterred a few candidates.

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor was billed as the 'biggest fight in combat sports history' and it seems the mega-bout has lived up to its billing.

American Jesse Vargas, a former title holder, could possibly take Pacquiao's place for a fight later this year against Horn. Pacquiao beat Vargas in a unanimous decision last November.