Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent

Honest Ahanor's loan move to Crystal Palace is an interesting one.

It comes after the 18-year-old Italy international agreed to sign for Chelsea from Atalanta.

But to work within the Premier League loan regulations, the deal had to be structured in a certain way.

Here's what went down.

The Premier League allows a maximum of two loans from English or Welsh clubs, and only one from any one club.

Palace had already maxed out domestically - Axel Disasi is on loan from Chelsea, and Evann Guessand from Aston Villa.

So, how could the Eagles sign Ahanor? By doing an international loan.

Even though there are pictures of Ahanor signing for Chelsea, he is technically not their player until the summer of 2027.

So Palace can legitimately loan the defender from the Serie A club.

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Premier League and EFL clubs have until 23:00 BST on Tuesday, 1 September to complete their transfers.

The deadlines for other leagues around the world are:

• Ligue 1: Tuesday, 1 September - 18:59
• Serie A: Tuesday, 1 September - 19:00
• Bundesliga: Tuesday, 1 September - 19:00
• La Liga: Tuesday, 1 September - 22:59
• Scottish Premiership: Thursday, 3 September - 17:00
• Women's Super League: Thursday, 3 September - 23:00
• Saudi Pro League: Sunday, 6 September - TBC

(All times BST)

Fifa rules state a transfer window cannot last more than 16 weeks in a calendar year.

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Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott is expected to join Valencia on loan for the rest of the season.

The 23-year-old spent last season on loan at Aston Villa but made only one Premier League start for them.

Valencia, who finished ninth in La Liga last season and did not qualify for Europe, had been working to find a financially viable way of making the loan deal work.

Elliott is yet to undergo a medical at Valencia. La Liga's transfer window closes on Tuesday at 23:00 BST.

The Spanish club want Liverpool to cover half of the midfielder's wages. It remains unclear what the exact wage split will be.

Sources indicate there is no option or obligation for Valencia to buy Elliott in the terms of the loan deal.

Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter

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Chelsea striker Shim Mheuka is set to complete a season-long loan move to Celtic.

The 18-year-old will soon travel to Scotland after undergoing a medical ahead of what would be his first senior loan spell.

As first reported by BBC Sport, Mheuka has also signed a new Chelsea contract until 2033, committing his future to the club as he continues his development.

Mheuka attracted interest from at least a dozen clubs this summer, including sides from Europe's top five leagues, Scotland, the Netherlands and the Championship.

However, a move to Celtic Park was ultimately chosen after careful deliberation by Mheuka and Chelsea officials.

Dale Johnson
Football issues correspondent

There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to loan deals.

First, Premier League clubs are only permitted to loan two players from a team in England or Wales at any one time.

There is a maximum of four over a season which enables clubs to switch loans in January.

However, if a club turns a loan deal into a permanent transfer, that no longer counts to the tally and another player can be signed on a temporary basis.

Players on loan cannot play against their parent club.

And if the loan is made permanent during the season, the clubs can put an agreement into the contract that the player cannot face their former club in 2026-27.

There are a couple of Fifa rules to keep in mind, too, especially for clubs with lots of players:

- There is a limit of three loans to or from any one club at the same time. So as Strasbourg have already loaned Filip Jorgensen and Genesis Antwi from Chelsea, they have one slot remaining.

- A maximum of six players can be loaned out and six loaned in at any given time during a season. So for Premier League clubs, it could be two from England or Wales, and another four from elsewhere

Players aged under 21 and club-trained players do not count in the six-player limit.

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Teenager Honest Ahanor will join Chelsea next season, but the Atalanta defender will play the rest of this campaign on loan at Crystal Palace.

The Blues have agreed a deal worth up to £40m for the 18-year-old Italy international.

But he will not arrive at Stamford Bridge immediately and will instead join Palace before officially becoming a Chelsea player next summer

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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent

Crystal Palace are attempting to hijack Sunderland’s move for Lyon’s Malick Fofana.

The winger had agreed to join Sunderland in a deal worth €35m - but Palace have made their own proposal.

It is now up to the player to decide.

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Well, Simon, he might not be heading for Sunderland after all...

Everton

Everton are working on a £5m Euro deal to sign the former Arsenal defender and midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Lyon.

The deals comes after the Toffees had a problem with the securing Kenny Tete from Fulham.

Everton had agreed a £9.4m deal for Tete but it seems Fulham are having trouble lining up a replacement and they won't sign off Tete until they do.

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Aston Villa

Taylor Harwood-Bellis joins Aston Villa from Southampton for a fee of £29m.

The 24-year-old joined Southampton in 2023 on loan before making the deal permanent in 2024 and scored 12 times in 134 appearances for the club.

Villa have paid an initial fee of £25m - with £4m in potential add-ons - for the defender after seeing two previous bids rejected.

He came up through Manchester City's academy, appearing for the senior team eight times before joining the Saints.

He received his England senior cap in 2024, where he scored on his debut against the Republic of Ireland.

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Don’t worry EFL fans, you can follow all the latest deals on a separate transfer deadline day live page on the BBC Sport website.

Click here to keep up with all the in and outs ahead of midweek matches in the Championship, League One and League Two.

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Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has joined Bundesliga side Hamburg on a permanent transfer.

The 26-year-old joined Hamburg on loan for the 2025-2026 season, having previously been on loan at Porto.

He made 49 appearances for Arsenal club across all competitions.

Vieira has scored seven goals, with five assists as the club competed back in the Bundesliga after seven years.

One of the midfielder's greatest achievements with Arsenal was when he scored the winning penalty in a shootout against Manchester City to lift the 2023 Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.

"Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Fabio for his contribution to the club and wish him and his family every success for the future," a club statement said.

The transfer is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.

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Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has joined Bundesliga side Hamburg.

Aadam Patel
Football Reporter

Any late additions for Liverpool look unlikely right now but they are expecting to complete two deals for next summer.

Lucca Brughmans, an 18-year-old goalkeeper, is set to sign a deal ahead of a proposed move to Liverpool from Belgian side Genk in 2027.

The Reds are also closing in on Saint-Etienne’s Djylian N’Guessan. The France U20 international is a versatile forward and turned 18 on the weekend.

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Sunderland centre-forward Luis Semedo has completed a permanent move to Ligue 2 club Clermont.

The 23-year-old, who signed for the Black Cats from Benfica in June 2023, made 23 appearances - including four starts - during his time at the Stadium of Light.

He also spent the past two seasons on loan at Serie C club Juventus Next Gen and Primeira Liga side Moreirense respectively.

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