The agent of Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara has fiercely criticised the Ligue 1 club following the sensational collapse of a £47 million transfer to Chelsea on deadline day. The Senegal international was poised to replace Enzo Fernandez at Stamford Bridge, but the French outfit pulled the plug at the eleventh hour, prompting a furious response from his representative over the treatment of African players.
Olympique de Marseille and Athletic Club are the only two clubs across Europe's top five leagues that have failed to make a single signing this summer. While Bilbao's strict recruitment policy explains their quiet window, Marseille's inactivity stems from severe financial constraints.
The completion of big-money deals became a near-daily occurrence between June and September, but which of the continent's most powerful clubs spent most wisely?
Renato Sanches has reportedly ended his Paris Saint-Germain nightmare by tearing up his contract in the final hours of the summer transfer window. The Portuguese midfielder departs the French capital as a free agent following a disastrous four-year spell plagued by injuries and unsuccessful loan moves across Europe.