Plenty of loans but no mega deals as transfer window closes

PARIS - The transfer window closed gently across much of Europe on Monday evening with a flurry of loan deals instead of the anticipated bang of a mega move.

Several big-name players changed clubs on loans, including Mauro Icardi, Nikola Kalinic on loan from Atletico Madrid and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The biggest names among the permanent transfer were a pair of Central American veterans: Keylor Navas and Javier Hernandez.