The last summer transfer market was described as the most "crazy and exciting", given the drama of contracts, deals and loans that took place in the last minutes before the summer Mercato closed at midnight last night.
The start with Real Madrid failing in its attempt to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain on the last day of the transfers.
The summer witnessed the sudden transfer of Lionel Messi from Barcelona to Saint-Germain, while Real Madrid was looking for a resounding deal by trying to sign the most prominent young player currently in the world of the round witch.
Several reports in Spain stated that the royal offered an amount ranging from 150 million euros to 200 million euros to include the World Cup-winning player, whose contract with the French capital club expires next summer.
A source close to Saint-Germain said that the club had no intention of selling one of its most prominent players with the goal of winning the Champions League, and confirmed that there were doubts about the extent of Real Madrid's desire to pay such a huge amount.
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In the last moments of the transfer market, Antoine Griezmann - Mbappe's colleague in the France national team - grabbed the spotlight, as he returned to Atletico Madrid from Barcelona on loan.
"Grizo" left Atletico two years ago, and his new club said that there was a clause allowing the player to be included for an additional year, with a clause allowing him to be included permanently for 40 million euros.
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European champion Chelsea strengthened its strength, and announced - before the transfer window closed - the signing of Atletico midfielder Saul Niguez on loan for one year for 5 million euros, with a clause allowing him to join him permanently for 40 million euros.
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Also, in the last minutes, Barca announced that an agreement had been reached to sign Dutchman Luke de Jong, the Seville striker, on loan for one season, with a clause allowing him to be permanently included.
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De Jong, 31, will arrive at the Camp Nou after spending two seasons in Seville, where he led his club to the European League title 2020 and scored 10 goals in 69 La Liga matches.
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This deal comes after Barcelona was busy on the last day of the transfers with the departure of Emerson Royal to Tottenham Hotspur, Ray Manai to Spezia, and Ilash Moreba to Leipzig.