Deadline day was supposed to be the final chapter of the summer transfer window. Instead, it delivered a soap opera that, quite simply, had it all.

Premier League clubs shattered their record of £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in transfer fees in one window on deadline day as Manchester City closed in on a £125 million deal for Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez and signed Iliman Ndiaye.

From record-breaking fees to surprise signings, high-profile loans and deadline-day departures, the final hours delivered a fitting finale to another extraordinary summer of spending.

Among the deals still hanging in the balance are some of the biggest names in European football, with Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez and Cody Gakpo all potentially on the move.

Chelsea reportedly agreed a deal to sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United as Raheem Sterling left Stamford Bridge to join Arsenal also on loan at the 11th hour after a frenzied transfer deadline day in the Premier League.

Liverpool reportedly turned down a £150 million ($190 million) offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah, while Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat on loan as part of a hat-trick of arrivals at Old Trafford in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline.