scorecard
  1. Home
  2. sports
  3. Almost 700 soccer players were traded on transfer deadline day - here are the biggest ones you may have missed, including Mauro Icardi's surprise move to Paris Saint-Germain

Almost 700 soccer players were traded on transfer deadline day - here are the biggest ones you may have missed, including Mauro Icardi's surprise move to Paris Saint-Germain

Barnaby Lane   

Almost 700 soccer players were traded on transfer deadline day - here are the biggest ones you may have missed, including Mauro Icardi's surprise move to Paris Saint-Germain
Sports1 min read

Icardi, Rafinha, Silva

  • Nearly 700 transfers were completed during Monday's transfer deadline day in European soccer.
  • Clubs across the continent spent $189 million, which is the most ever during a single day in September.
  • Mauro Icardi's move from Inter Milan to Paris Saint-Germain was the stand-out transfer, with the Argentine moving initially on loan with a later option to buy.
  • Read more of our soccer stories here.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

Mauro Icardi's move from Internazionale to Paris Saint-Germain was the highlight of Monday's transfer deadline day in European soccer, but this was just one trade in what was an incredibly busy day at the markets.

682 transfers were completed, for a total spend of $189 million - the biggest ever during a single day in September.

Read more: 3 charts that show Neymar has been a massive waste of money at Paris Saint Germain

The greatest spenders on the day was Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais, who spent $27 million on Sporting Lisbon winger Raphinha and RC Strasbourg defender Jonas Martin.

Turkish side Galatasary also had a busy day at the office, bringing in three new players as it looks to retain the Super Lig title.

But with so many deals going on throughout the day and night, it's likely you may have missed just a few.

Here are they are:

READ MORE ARTICLES ON


Advertisement

Advertisement