Youssouf Fofana has arrived in Seville and completed his first training session as a Sevilla player, a move that was one of the major deadline day signings. Fofana spent two years at Milan, which he joined for 26 million euros. According to the Italian press, Milan's new coach Rubén Amorim decided to remove him from the group for tactical and behavioral reasons, which made his exit possible in the last week of the transfer window. The transfer of Carlos Álvarez from Levante to Club América for 5 million euros resulted in Sevilla receiving 30% of the capital gain, which provided enough financial capacity to sign Fofana. After two hours of intense negotiations, all documentation was completed around 23:30 and delivered to LaLiga headquarters seven minutes before the market closed. José Ignacio Navarro explained in a press conference that Sevilla decided to use all available resources to sign Fofana on the last day of the window.

Tuttomercato reports that the transfer of Youssouf Fofana to Sevilla has been officially announced. Sevilla officially announced the French midfielder's arrival after the Andalusian club reached an agreement with Milan for a loan transfer. The agreement does not include a purchase option at the end of the season.

Youssouf Fofana is leaving AC Milan to join FC Sevilla on a loan without an option to buy. The 27-year-old midfielder completed the move after an unsuccessful loan period at Olympique Lyonnais. Fofana's contract with Milan runs until 2028, and other clubs including Juventus, Beşiktaş and Galatasaray had also been linked with him.