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Manchester City had a busy end to the transfer window with one new arrival and two players leaving but those deals will be confirmed on Tuesday.
Manchester City are expected to confirm the signing of Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on Tuesday after agreeing a £26million deal with Paris St-Germain.
The 26-year-old passed a medical in his homeland on deadline day and has put pen to paper on a five-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months, at the Etihad.
Although the deal has been completed after a deal sheet was submitted to the Premier League before Monday's 7pm deadline, official confirmation is only set to arrive on Tuesday morning.
That will also be the case for Ederson, whose departure made room in the squad for Donnarumma's arrival. The 32-year-old has brought the curtain down on an eight-year stay at City by signing for Fenerbahce for a fee that could rise to £11.2million, with around £9.5million of that paid up-front.
Ederson will complete his move to the Turkish Super Lig side on Tuesday, with their transfer window open for another 10 days. Ederson's exit was always a requirement for City to finalise their move for Donnarumma.
Manuel Akanji also left the Etihad on deadline day. The 30-year-old arrived in Milan on Monday afternoon to seal a season-long loan move to Inter. That deal will become permanent if Inter win Serie A and Akanji features in more than half of their games.
The centre-back was an amused substitute at Brighton on Sunday and had attracted plenty of interest in the final week of the window, but was keen to keep playing in the Champions League.
There could be more exits to come as well at the Etihad, with Galatasaray working on a deal to sign Ilkay Gundogan. Like Akanji, the 34-year-old midfielder is yet to feature for the Blues this season and is available as Pep Guardiola looks to cut down the size of his squad.
Although Galatasaray have until September 12 to sign Gundogan, they will need to complete that deal by 11pm on Tuesday to include him in their squad for the Champions League.
That could mean a return to the Etihad in January, with the two clubs set to meet in the league phase of the competition.
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