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Arsenal sealed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Piero Hincapie on a season-long loan with an option to buy for £45m on Deadline Day; It was the Gunners' only arrival on a hectic day which saw Jakub Kiwior, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Oleksandr Zinchenko leave the club Monday 1 September 2025 22: 44, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Arsenal's busy transfer window ended with an eighth signing in defender Piero Hincapie, while it was a busy day of outgoings at the Emirates Stadium on Deadline Day. Hincapie, who completed a season-long loan deal with an option to buy for £45m on Deadline Day, joins Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke, Cristhian Mosquera, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze in north London as Arsenal's spending reached £257m in an unprecedented summer for the club. It was a busy first window for sporting director Andrea Berta as the Gunners also completed a number of outgoings before the transfer deadline. In a shock move, Nottingham Forest pulled off a late Deadline Day swoop to secure a loan move for Oleksandr Zinchenko. The Ukraine international had been out of favour at Arsenal since the emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly and the signing of Riccardo Calafiori. The signing of Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen further dented Zinchenko's chances of first-team football. Defender Jakub Kiwior completed a move to Porto on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy for £24m.
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Kiwior joined the Gunners from Spezia in a deal worth £20m in January 2023. The Poland international made 68 appearances for the Gunners, scoring three goals. Brentford completed the signing of Reiss Nelson on a season-long loan deal. The 25-year-old has made 50 Premier League appearances for the Gunners, and a further 11 in a loan spell for Fulham last term. He had further loan spells in the Bundesliga and Eredivisie, with Hoffenheim and Feyenoord. Fabio Vieira sealed an exit on Deadline Day, completing a season-long loan deal to Hamburg SV. The 25-year-old moved to Arsenal from Porto in June 2022 and featured 49 times for the Gunners. . Arsenal also confirmed the departure of Albert Sambi Lokonga on Deadline Day. The midfielder joined Vieira in joining Hamburg but on a permanent deal. Lokonga moved to the Gunners in July 2021 and had loan spells with Crystal Palace, Luton Town and Sevilla during his time with the Gunners. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Finally, Lucas Martin Nygaard joined Danish side Brabrand IF on a season-long loan. The 19-year-old goalkeeper joined Arsenal following his departure from FC Nordsjaelland. He signed his first professional contract with the Gunners in June 2024. From England's top four divisions to La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Scottish Premiership and Women's Super League - we break down how much clubs spent in the 2025 summer transfer market across the continent. .. In Kepa Arrizabalaga - Chelsea, £5m Martin Zubimendi - Real Sociedad, £51m Christian Norgaard - Brentford, £15m Noni Madueke - Chelsea, £52m Cristhian Mosquera - Valencia, £13m Viktor Gyokeres - Sporting, £63. 5m Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace, £67. 5m Piero Hincapie - Bayer Leverkusen, loan Out Jorginho - Flamengo, free Kieran Tierney - Celtic, free Nuno Taveres - Lazio, £4. 3m Marquinhos - Cruzeiro, undisclosed Takehiro Tomiyasu - released Thomas Partey - released Ismeal Kabia - Shrewsbury, loan Albert Sambi Lokonga - Hamburg, undisclosed Fabio Vieira - Hamburg, loan Jakob Kiwior - Porto, loan Oleksanr Zinchenko - Nottingham Forest, loan Reiss Nelson - Brentford, loan Lucas Martin Nygaard - Brabrand IF, loan Super 6 are starting the season by guaranteeing a £1, 000, 000 winner! Play for free.
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