Transfer window latest before the deadline at 11pm BST
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6.37pm BST
This is more like it! James Beattie is now in Skys war room, and tells the world that his Accrington Stanley have signed Andrew Proctor from Bury. A slightly disingenuous-sounding congratulations is offered and then hes pushed into talking stiltedly about Falcao.
6.35pm BST
Doug Duffy has visited Urban Dictionary and found out what (...errrr, one of the definitions of) a Dutch breakfast is:
Something which falls just short of excellent, while remaining perfectly adequate. From the fact that the Dutch breakfast of ham, boiled eggs and bread is almost, but not quite, bacon, eggs and a fried slice.
6.34pm BST
From Andy Hunter: Business at Liverpool, unbelievable. Uruguay international defender Sebastian Coates has completed his move to Sunderland on a season-long loan.
6.33pm BST
Emile Heskey to Oxford United, says Paul Wilcox down below. Unverified but Us fans all over it.
No, no, thats fine Paul. Exactly the kind of response I was looking for.
6.28pm BST
There are only four young chaps, who all look eerily similar, behind Skys Rob Dorsett in Leicester. Some of the Leicester fans behind me, look appropriately agog at revelations of the Defoe bid we mentioned below, before relaxing their faces into give-a-damn carelessness moments later.
Leicester have also signed a very shy lad from Swansea called Kris Scott, who looks desperately towards his agent when Dorsett charges towards his car window. Its not been a great day for the car window.
6.24pm BST
Theres no point Sky trying to chat about Wilfred Bony. Nothing doing, its been clear all day.
6.24pm BST
A few murmurs out there that Leicester are in for Jermain Defoe. Lets not forget that Toronto FCs Defoe, as Jamie Redknapp helpfully divulged earlier, doesnt fancy returning to Toronto. Leicesters move for David McGoldrick appears to have died a death and their eyes are on the England frontman now although you rather think a deal with MLS may be complicated at this stage.
6.18pm BST
While we wait for Welbeck, because this is when all is said and done what were all reduced to now, feel free to tell us of any particulary eyecatching/amusing/weird/banal lower-league transfers youve happened across.
6.15pm BST
Blanked! By Harry!
Dan! Dan! Dan! https://t.co/facAIelFR2
6.14pm BST
Danny Welbeck is having a medical at Arsenal, Sky are now saying. Thats what happens when you barricade yourself in the London Colney physio room. It might just be a rub down after Englands sesh from earlier, of course.
6.11pm BST
And Skys Gary Cotterill looks like a man forced to cover up for a deep, deep personal affront. He genuinely didnt know what to do there. Its you Gary. You. Sandro seems to been joining QPR though, rendered unnecessary by Spurs Stambouli move.
6.09pm BST
Any Cavani rumours to report? queries Cata Panzera.
No.
6.06pm BST
Someone sees method in the Falcao madness. That someone calls him/herself TheDutchBreakfast:
Is it just me or is the Falcao deal the shrewdest and best bit of soccer dealing since Harry Redknapp bought his dog?
Maybe transfer day HYPE has given me some kind of fever, but as I see it: United pay 6M upfront (peanuts), dont have to pay all of his berserk wages, have an option to release him after 12 months (or earlier one assumes) if he gets crocked again. Insane piece of top, top dealing from the lads there. What on earth are Monaco thinking?
6.04pm BST
There are one or two reports doing the rounds that Danny Welbeck, stationed as he has been at Arsenals training ground with England, is rather keen on staying there on a longer-term basis. Were keeping our ears to the ground. Its all about Welbeck, now.
6.02pm BST
Newcastles Ben Arfa stand-off intensifies! This just in from our own Louise Taylor:
Newcastle United are desperately attempting to offload Hatem Ben Arfa tonight; Alan Pardew seemingly instructed his board to do whatever it takes. But Ben Arfa wants to stay.
6.00pm BST
Arsenal stirring after all?
Arsenal made a late offer for William Carvalho. Too short.
5.59pm BST
David Henen a rompu son contrat à Anderlecht et va signer à l'Olympiacos
This tweet from a Belgian journalist, if it is borne out, suggests that teenage prospect Henen has jilted Everton at the altar and gone for a Greek wedding.
5.55pm BST
Sky are now linking John Guidetti with a loan move to Palermo, who need a striker after Abel Hernandez left for Hull. Always feel a faint, slightly intangible tinge of regret about Guidetti and it would be good to see such a gifted player get his career back on track.
5.53pm BST
This is for you, Manchester United fans:
#Falcao's top 20 goals ever: https://t.co/0ZYcziGytv Not bad.
5.51pm BST
Jason Puncheon will be staying at Crystal Palace, says Skys man on the scene, a big relief to the various Beckenham neerdowells gathered behind him who had been biting their nails about their man being linked with nobody whatsoever.
5.49pm BST
Slightly surprised #MCFC willing to go down to three strikers, especially with Aguero's occasional injury issues.
Danny refers to Manchester Citys imminent letting-go of Alvaro Negredo, whose star has fallen quite a distance since his outstanding form of last autumn. See, Arsenal arent the only ones...
5.47pm BST
Do you have any insights at all why Arsenal might have passed on Falcao? Was it a money thing or did AFC never have any intention of betting anyone? asks Sam Hankins.
Well, money will be a big factor. Whether on loan or permanent, Falcao isnt coming cheap and thats before his tax-free wage at Monaco. Its also for a player who has only just come back from a very nasty injury. In fact, we might wait and see how any medical at Manchester United goes before we make definitive judgments here. Its notable that Real Madrid, for example, went for the cheaper (and, admittedly, probably happier to benchwarm) Chicharito instead. I also think Arsenal were caught very cold by the Giroud injury.
5.43pm BST
Remember David Ngog?
David Ngog. Remember him? Off to Stade de Reims on a two-year contract... http://t.co/mkhQKUaS7R
5.40pm BST
SIGNED! We have completed the transfer of Benjamin Stambouli from Montpellier. #WelcomeBenji pic.twitter.com/jrjwhU3J0T
And this Welbeck stuff just isnt going away either. Its probably dependent on Falcao getting sorted.
5.38pm BST
A fascinating day at Turf Moor, says Peter Stevenson at Burnley. Nathaniel Chalobah is a big draw these days. Nothing in a move for Boltons Mark Davies, were told.
5.37pm BST
That Tranmere signing revealed!
Tranmere Rovers have completed the signing of striker George Donnelly from Rochdale for an undisclosed fee pic.twitter.com/zCpfNMOwAI
5.35pm BST
There I was being all clever and finding Ostersunds clips for you, but Swansea have actually done something else: Jose Canas, little more than a squad player last season, has joined Espanyol.
5.33pm BST
Royston Drenthe drinking beer and going crazy driving his Ferrari
5.31pm BST
Admir Pajic is an Arsenal fan who doesnt take things too seriously. They exist. Wouldnt it be a great thing if Arsenal sign Carlos Bacca from Sevilla and than re-sign Chu Young Park so we can have Chu-Bacca in attack next to Yar-Yar Sanogo Binks? he chuckles. At least we can joke about our problems.
5.29pm BST
Im sitting there, thinking that Charlie Nicholas jacket is beyond comprehension.
5.28pm BST
Any chance of a hint of a whisper of a shadow of a clue of a wild guess about anything Newcastle related?, asks James Sprague. My
Sky
Sources have drawn a blank on that one. Anyone know any better?
5.26pm BST
Sky have segued into knocking down straw men with Geraint Hughes outside Arsenal, so lets watch some non-transfer-related football. Thats a thing, trust me. Here are our goals of the week including a humdinger from Jeff Stans.
5.23pm BST
If you were wondering what Premier League leaders Swansea are getting up to, the answer is not much, although Skys reporter appears to have been asking them to sell Wilfred Bony all day. They have, though, signed Gambian striker Modou Barrow from Swedish side second-tier side Ostersunds. I know nothing about him (although I did spend a decidedly bleak couple of days in Ostersund back in the spring of 2002), so lets learn together:
5.18pm BST
Sheffield Wednesday, meanwhile, have taken Royston Drenthe on loan from Reading. Dont see that ending remotely badly.
5.16pm BST
Sebastian Coates has gone back to Liverpool to get his stuff, now. Im checking my pulse.
5.15pm BST
Sky Sources have now told them, in strictest and most exclusive confidence, that news about Morgan Amalfitano.
5.14pm BST
News from Southampton, where Atletico Madrid defender Toby Alderweireld and Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Sadio Mane, who has a quite phenomenal career scoring record, are both having medicals so says Skys Roger Clarke.
5.12pm BST
What film is Jack Wilshere watching? The Arsenal Stadium Transfer Mystery?, asks Joseph Surtees, innocently.
5.08pm BST
Christian Purslow, ex-Liverpool MD, is talking on Sky about Falcao pointing out that matching his tax-free salary at Monaco, if were talking net earnings, would take the kind of wage as yet not seen in this country. He is now sticking up for Ed Woodward.
5.05pm BST
If Villa sign Sergio Canales, perhaps hell do things like this:
5.03pm BST
David Wall emails in: How smug must Liverpool be feeling right now? Not only have they conducted some (on the face of it) pretty decent transfer business and mostly done so early in the summer to avoid the panic today, theyve obviously provided inspiration for the approach that traditional rivals United are going to adopt this season. Clearly someone at Old Trafford saw how well Liverpools forget about decent defence well just try to out-score the opponents tactics worked last season and the aim is to follow suit. Perhaps their focus shifted to the World Cup a little early though, they seem to have missed how that approach stood up at the real business end of the season down at Selhurst Park.
How smug must they be feeling, indeed? The floor is yours.
5.00pm BST
Real Madrid have unveiled Chicharito:
#BienvenidoChicharito #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/MxAldVK3o2
4.56pm BST
To prepare you for Matt Smiths British record move to Fulham, this is an interesting interview Jacob Steinberg did with him last year.
4.54pm BST
An email from Conor OKane: Falcao is probably going to score hatloads, but he wasnt needed and Id have preferred something to have been done to address the number of run outs Tyler Blackett and your lad Keane are getting. They should be getting shipped off to Preston, not starting for United.
Then they, too, would be one step on the way to starring in Danny Welbeck Deadline Day.
4.51pm BST
Fulham have
offered Bolton £13 million for Jermaine Beckford
would like to sign Boltons Jermaine Beckford, and
have offered Leeds £29 million for Matt Smith
would like to sign Leeds Matt Smith. As well as Cardiffs Mark Hudson. Good luck with the negotiations, Fulham. Theres a phrase somewhere involving being hoisted by ones own petard.
4.47pm BST
More soul food from Guardian colleagues, this time in the form of Football Weekly. Deadline day, Premier League and La Liga wit and wisdom for your earholes on the journey home.
4.44pm BST
Atletico Madrids rebuild continues:
. @ale_cerci_7 has passed the medical examination and has signed his contract http://t.co/W8ZLeLOUkj #WelcomeCerci pic.twitter.com/4q0o3uMFDM
4.42pm BST
It is obviously for charity, Hayley McQueen benevolently offers of Arsène Wengers trip to Rome, offering transparently doubtful-sounding mitigation. Look, whether or not Arsenal have got the transfer window right or wrong, where Wenger is today makes no difference whatsoever. None!
4.40pm BST
Arsenal fans, how are you feeling? Just asking. What an odd window for Wenger and company this has been. It all looked pretty good a month ago youd have said they perhaps needed one more on board, maybe a deep midfielder, but the early dealings had been sharp enough. Girouds injury was unlucky but, really, they now look a bit underdone and it feels like a wasted opportunity for them.
4.37pm BST
The Fiver has landed. And if I were you Id read it, before things get even more earnest over here.
4.33pm BST
A deal resurrected from the dead! You thought youd heard the last of Oussama Assaidi to Stoke? You thought wrong. This from the indefatigable Andy Hunter has sailed into my inbox:
Oussama Assaidi on loan to Stoke City appears to be back on. His OTT wage demands had jeopardised a return to the Britannia Stadium from Liverpool but may be a compromise to get that deal through.
4.31pm BST
Jamie Redknapp on Sky with more: I dont think Jermains idea is to go back [to Toronto], before launching into one about how Defoe could be decent for Arry. Not so sure about the etiquette of that. Theres a lot of Im sure my dad will think..., Im sure he will be happy with.... This is not a patch on the car window, but it might as well be the car window.
4.27pm BST
Danny Welbeck is the name on everyones lips, says Skys Jamie Weir at Spurs. And its going to be true, isnt it? Weve had our Falcao fun. Were in for six and a half hours of Welbeck pingpong, now, before he ends up back at Sunderland.
Meanwhile: I know my dad would like to sign him, says Jamie Redknapp of Sandro, apparently sought by QPR. Like father, like son.
4.24pm BST
We understand that Morgan Amalfitano, the Marseille midfielder who spent last season at West Brom, is to be the latest member of Big Sams Footballing Revolution. Three-year deal for the Frenchman.
4.21pm BST
Regarding Tranmeres striker who is in the building (16:02)- I guess that rules out former Leicester striker Elvis Hammond at least, quips Rich Harland.
Very good. Hammond, because you definitely werent wondering, is now with Kingstonian. I know this because a friend of mine is nuts about the Ks and recently sent me this example of this recent work.
4.15pm BST
Jack Wilshere is in a cinema at the moment, says David Garrido.
4.14pm BST
Neil Warnocks arrival at Crystal Palace has been a bit of a gamechanger for today, hasnt it? James McArthur seems to have been rescued from the confines of that Range Rover, should you have been worried, and is expected to join in that club-record deal today, and Spurs Zeki Fryers should follow. A striker Gary Hooper? Chris Wood? should be next.
4.12pm BST
This is what youve got, Hull fans:
4.09pm BST
The Uruguay striker, previously of Palermo, arrived on a three-year deal, greeted by a going-through-the-motions cheer by the various layabouts stationed behind Skys correspondent.
4.08pm BST
But things have now got serious where our Radamel is concerned, and heres Danny Taylor to unpick it all for you. Read his excellent piece on what his arrival will mean for United and their formation.
4.06pm BST
Remember when we could look at Falcao from a nice, objective distance and delight in his gifts? And then use him as our muse for some quirky, occasionally slightly subversive pieces of artwork? Remember September 2012?
4.02pm BST
Its not only Sky who are coy...
The Club has agreed a transfer fee for a striker, he is in the building...
3.57pm BST
Im told by my Sky sources... is a popular buzzphrase today. Forfeit if Sky arent mentioned? Gripping viewing on my Guardian computer.
3.55pm BST
Chelsea loaning out a player? I know, I know, but heres Andy...
Burnley have signed Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah on loan until January.
3.51pm BST
Liverpool have agreed a fee of £10m plus add-ons with QPR for Fabio Borini. Now up to the player to decide, or accept, that his days as a Liverpool player are over.
3.51pm BST
West Ham targeting a second player, says Skys Paul Wright. They do keep on with this mystery-player lark, dont they?
3.50pm BST
Southampton update from Danny Taylor:
Possible hitch for Southampton with Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel. Parma trying to get involved.
3.43pm BST
Skys Keith Downie tells us that Sunderlands club photographer has been to take photographs of new boy Sebastian Coates in the last hour or so, and promptly gone again. Nicely efficient work from the snapper, and more forensic detail than ever from Sky. Downie also says Sunderland are not, despite reports, in for Stokes Geoff Cameron but hes dangled the possibiliy of a late move for a forward in front of us so on we hang, in helpless thrall.
3.40pm BST
Lower down the leagues, Jon Obika has joined Swindon on a two-year deal from Spurs. Thats no Falcao, but it must feel rather strange for Obika: nearly 24, he enjoyed no fewer than ELEVEN loan spells (four at Yeovil!) during his time at White Hart Lane.
3.33pm BST
Is something stirring at Liverpool? And, indeed, Loftus Road? An email has arrived from my colleague Andy Hunter:
The price of having a productive summer and getting deals done early is to feel like a spare part on deadline day but (and it is only a but at this stage) something may be stirring at Liverpool. Fabio Borini, who has resisted all efforts to move to Sunderland for £14m this summer, is in talks with QPR and could end up at Loftus Road providing Harry Redknapp doesnt opt for Jermain Defoe instead.
3.30pm BST
Interestingly, says Skys man at Palace, James McArthur has spent an hour and a half sitting in his agents Range Rover. Why isnt he having a medical, he wonders? Hopefully someone will come and rescue McArthur, as it doesnt sound very safe although its not a particularly hot day and hopefully he has a bottle of water handy.
Further transport news: Owen Garvan has left Palaces training ground in a taxi. Big fare up to Bolton from there, but they seem the frontrunners for the Irishmans signature.
3.27pm BST
And now theyre talking about tennis, which seems rather noble. The big news of this particular moment continues to be Canales to Villa.
3.24pm BST
Sky seem to have their own fallout room for dealing with tonights repercussions. David Garrido has just given us a tour of it, while blitzing us over-familiarly with names were to hold closely to our bosoms this evening. Its like the bad guys lair from a Bond film, although Im not sure there are any dead volcanoes in Osterley.
3.21pm BST
This totaliser aint listening
3.18pm BST
Lets start our hours together with news of a possible non-transfer. Suggestion has it that Leicester dont fancy taking their interest in Ipswich striker David McGoldrick much further, having seen the Suffolk side who are apparently looking for £7m or £8m play some serious hardball during negotiations.
If you want my opinion and I know youve not solicited it they should pay what Ipswich want. Its stupid money but Leicester have played their full part in this transfer windows egregiousness by spending £8m on Leonardo Ulloa (as well as he played yesterday). McGoldrick is better than him, and better than Ross McCormack too, so its best they play the market theyve helped create. There. Now we can carry on.
3.11pm BST
Barry has gone off to eat his deadline day cake, which youd assume is crammed with E-numbers. Anyway, hows it all going for you?
3.03pm BST
OK, thats all from me. Thanks for ytour company, your time and your emails. Im off to lie down in a darkened room possibly via an ale house, but will leave you in the capable hands of Mr Nick Ames, who is sitting beside me champing at the metaphorical transfer deadline day bit. Enjoy the rest of the day, although I appreciate that if youre an Arsenal fan that might be difficult.
3.00pm BST
Sensational news: Aston Villa have made a bid for Real Sociedad midsfielder Sergio Canales.
2.57pm BST
An observation: Outside Newcastles training ground, Sky reporter David Craig is surrounded by young lads who are spending the final days of their school holidays gurning and waving into his camera, occasionally making rude hand gestures and sporting controversial boy-band haircuts.
A few miles south, Keith Downie is standing outside Sunderlands training ground, where some older boys with neat side-partings, who are probably on their way to register for university courses, are standing a respectful distance behind him with their hands by their sides, listening intently.
2.52pm BST
Lassanna Diarra news: Lassanna Diarras mooted move from Lokomotiv Moscow to QPR has collapsed. I know not why, but it aint gonna happen.
2.50pm BST
More possibly inaccurate popular culture references: Having lived in Sunderland for a stint, your opening with More News from Sunderland for some reason reminded me of this, writes Duncan Smith. For the record, I have been successfully rehabilitated back into normal society.
2.48pm BST
@bglendenning As a Norwich fan we are only permitted crumbs from the transfer cake.
2.46pm BST
Oh for crying out loud! Tim the Reni hat pedant has been exposed as a charlatan and a know-nothing fraud.
@bglendenning Reni was the drummer not the bass player, that was Mani
2.42pm BST
Interesting transfer news: Stoke City want to rescue Scott Sinclair from Manchester City and Ron Vlaar is not leaving Aston Villa if his manager Paul Lambert has anything to do with it.
2.41pm BST
Rennie Hats v Reni Hats: Im enjoying your coverage, as ever, writes Tim. By the way, Reni hats were named after Alan Reni Wren bass player from the Stone Roses rather than the eponymous indigestion aid. You know this, Im sure! I was aware of that, Tim. Not even my finger is that far away from the pulse.
2.37pm BST
Weird Southampton news: Saphir Taïder, who arrived on loan at Saint Marys from Inter just last month has been sent back to his parent club. Southampton Football Club can confirm that it has agreed to terminate midfielder Saphir Taïders loan spell, reads a stetaement on the club website. The midfielder joined Saints for the 2014/15 campaign but, having failed to live up to the high levels of commitment expected of Southampton players, that arrangement has been cut short by the club. Taïder, whose only first-team appearance came in the friendly against Bayer 04 Leverkusen last month, now returns to parent club Inter Milan. Dani Osvaldos loan arrangement with the Italian side is unaffected.
Its believed that Taïderwas unhappy at not being guaranteed a first team spot. The bold type in the quote above was added by me, I hasten to add.
2.32pm BST
More news from Sunderland: Modibo Diakite has had his contract cancelled, writes Louise Taylor. A Roberto De Fanti/Paolo Di Canio production last summer, the former Lazio defender is now expected to join Fiorentina.
2.29pm BST
GO. TO. SCHOOL! #DeadlineDayCameraBomb pic.twitter.com/djJx7t23cD
2.26pm BST
The Guardians Stuart James tweets ...
Re Palace & Kevin Doyle, nothing agreed with Wolves as yet & no guarantee will happen. Could be a loan or permanent (1yr left on contract).
2.25pm BST
The sensational news all Arsenal fans have been waiting for: Brentford midfielder Adam Forshaw has signed a four-year deal. With Wigan Athletic.
2.22pm BST
More from Jamie Jackson: Wigan should complete the signing of Brentford midfielder Adam Forshaw, he says, tapping his nose and winking conspiratorially.
2.15pm BST
Rennie hat-wearing Guardian Manchester football correspondent Jamie Jackson writes: Am told that Richard Dunne is going to Burnley, Mo Diame is having a medical at Hull City and Russell Martin wants to stay at Norwich despite Burnley interest, he says.
2.14pm BST
Zenit made the best and most surprising signing of the day! #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/X1GMIVgMPu
Zenit St Petersburg sign Bart Simpson: FC Zenit and the 20th Century Fox have reached an agreement about Bart Simpsons transfer to the Blue-White-Sky Blues! shrieks the clubs website. The latest addition to the team has already arrived in St. Petersburg, passed his physical, signed his contract and had his first training session this morning with the rest of the team.
2.09pm BST
Louise Taylor writes from up north: Sunderlands un-loved Valentin Roberge is on the brink of a season long loan move to Reims while Newcastle Uniteds similarly overlooked defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa looks set for a similar loan to Roma, she reveals. Meanwhile Newcastles Hatem Ben Arfa has - surprise, surprise - turned down a mooted loan move to Birmingham which was surely a not so subtle move to smoke out any interest in Alan Pardews favourite player.
Despite some talk of Jermain Defoe moving to Tyneside there appear no definite in-comings to St James Park just yet. Down the road at Sunderland the imminent arrivals of Ricardo Alvarez and Sebastian Coates (detailed in earlier posts) could prove the last additions to Gus Poyets squads - although Sunderland are very keen to move the unwanted striker Danny Graham out.
2.04pm BST
@bglendenning You left your phone at home on transfer deadline day! Jim White would ask for the cake back if he knew!
A fair point well made, here, but its not like Jorge Mendes would be ringing me every two minutes to give me the exclusive skinny on all his biggest clients.
2.00pm BST
Sky Sports News take their eye off the ball briefly: They show interviews with England cricket coach Peter Moores and top tennis player Andy Murray, who are not footballers and unlikely to sign anything more interesting than an autograph for anyone today. Neither are asked for thoughts on which central midfielder or striker Arsene Wenger, who is in Rome today, should sign for Arsenal, so they just blather on about cricket and tennis respectively.
For those Gunners fans among you who are concerned that Arsenals manager is spending deadline day gadding about Rome, Skys man outside their training ground, Geraint Hughes, has gone to great lengths to point out that the Arsenal manager has a phone and is easily contactable. But what if he forgot his phone? Too implausible a scenario, I reckon. Only a complete moron would leave his phone at home on deadline day.
1.55pm BST
Pssst! Pssst! A colleague who shall remain nameless has just g-chatted me the following tidbit:Hi mate, been told Southampton have rejected Tottenhams latest bid for Jay Rodriguez. Would have meant Andros Townsend going tother way.
1.52pm BST
And to think some of you doubted me.
1.47pm BST
An email from Enna Cooper about Sky Sports reporter Roger Clarkes brush with death: Can we be sure that it was actually a Parcel Force driver in that Parcel Force van? he asks. Were the windows of the van open? Perhaps it was Harry Redknapp attempting a drive-by deadline-day interview. This would probably also be a convenient moment to me a joke about Redknapp and packages wrapped in brown paper bags, but I wont lower to myself to that level.
1.42pm BST
Peter Cech news: Bad news for the Chelsea goalkeeper, who it seems will not be the subject of a bid from PSG today.
1.41pm BST
@bglendenning SHOW US THE CAKE!!!
Ive been getting a lot of these. Sadly, I left my phone at home and the photo my colleague James Dart took of my Sky Sports cake cant be uploaded for some reason. Ill get him to take another one when he gets back from his coffee run.
1.37pm BST
Leicester City news: the Foxes kiwi striker Chris Wood has been the subject of a bid from Crystal Palace.
1.34pm BST
Meanwhile at Newcastles training ground, David Craig is already surrounded by young teenage boys, none of whom appear to be smoking roll-ups or drinking cans of lager, which is slightly disappointing for those of us who enjoy lazy regional stereotypes. David reveals that Hatem Ben Arfa has just left training. You heard this sensational second hand news here first: a man has gone home from work.
1.31pm BST
Sky Sports News reporter Roger Clarke may never know how close he just came to being knocked down by a Parcel Force van that looked certain to reverse into him as he stood outside Southamptons training ground telling us that Morgan Schneiderlin definitely wont be signing for Tottenham Hotspur. Luckily, the driver seems to have caught sight of the intrepid reporter before barreling into him.
1.27pm BST
Chicharito Hernández, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid http://t.co/UDH8nN7DvN #BienvenidoChicharito #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/NqQyFEkaOF
1.25pm BST
Confirmed: Real Madrid have confirmed that Javier Hernandez has joined them on a season long loan from Manchester United. Real Madrid C. F. and Manchester United have reached an agreement for the loan of Javier Chicharito Hernández, who will be at the club throughout this season, declared a statement just posted on the Real Madrid website. Real Madrid have the option to purchase the player. Javier Chicharito Hernández will appear before the media in the Santiago Bernabéu press room today at 16:30.
1.22pm BST
Exciting news at the Crystal Palace training ground in Beckenham. Wigan Athletic midfielder James McArthur has arrived for his medical and will become Palaces club record signing for £8m later today.
1.17pm BST
Are Arsenal still after strikers? According to Geraint Hughes, who is loitering outside the Arsenal training ground with a group of Arsenal-supporting Junior Gooners jumping up and down across the street behind him, they may not be after a striker any more now that Radamel Falcao is on his way to Manchester United. Dainton dismisses rumours linking Jermaine Defoe with a move to the Emirates as rubbish, but says the club are interested in signing Ron Vlaar from Aston Villa and/or Matija Nastasic from Manchester City.
1.10pm BST
Good afternoon everybody. Barry Glendenning here for that all important Lunchtime Idling In The Workplace shift until 3pm. Ive just returned from recording todays episode of our Football Weekly podcast to discover a gift has arrived in the office for me. Its a black box with a yellow ribbon that has Happy Transfer Deadline Day on it in the Sky Sports News yellow ticker style. It also has a Jim White gift tag and the box contains a slice of cake boasting a shirt-and-yellow-tie combo. And to think some people think Sky are a wee bit over-zealous in their coverage of transfer deadline day, eh? Anyway, cake is cake, so Im not going to grumble. Thanks, Sky.
1.04pm BST
Handing over to Barry Glendenning now. Enjoy!
1.03pm BST
You wanted crying footballers? Here are some crying footballers. (Hat tip: Chris Zammarelli)
This one is hard to beat, to be fair (as suggested by Joe Mackertich)
1.01pm BST
Some guy has just tweeted Sky saying hes actually taken the day off work to watch Sky Sports News. Really?! REALLY? Needless to say the Sky presenters are positively beaming at that.
I thought everyone just goes to work and has a sneaky tab open on their browsers/pretends they are sending important work emails from their phone.
12.56pm BST
Oh here we go then
I've just seen the boss....looks bang in negotiation mode
12.54pm BST
Dont forget the lower leagues! reminds James Liu. Marine FC set to sign Southport youth player Shafi Anwar on a permanent deal
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!
12.51pm BST
Do get in contact with your favourite footballing cry-ers. Valbuena was in a bit of a state when he left Marseille this summer, for example. Doesnt have to be strictly press-conference crying, of course.
12.47pm BST
Cant imagine hes going to turn on the waterworks for leaving Monaco, but Falcao traditionally loves a good cry, look at him when he left Atletico!
As mentioned in Classic YouTube, earlier this year when the striker was on the sidelines he went to a meet-and-greet with some young Colombian fans. Boy gets overwhelmed. Boy cries hysterically. Boy tries to heal Falcaos knee (we think). Falcao cries. Actually quite a tender moment.
12.28pm BST
Heres confirmation of Marco van Ginkels loan move from Chelsea to Milan.
Includes the line: A lot of Dutch players have played in this great club, big names. Im just happy to be finally here. I spoke to [Milans Dutch international] Nigel de Jong and he told me very good things about this club.
12.24pm BST
Another loan!
Expecting announcement from Southampton later about loan deal for Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel. Told it's 'almost done'
12.16pm BST
Stat attack:
There have already been more than half a million Tweets and counting related to Falcao since #DeadlineDay began at midnight.
12.10pm BST
North-east football correspondent Louise Taylor has been in contact with some Sunderland news:
Sunderlands South American contingent is set to increase with the imminent arrivals of Ricardo Alavrez and Sebastian Coates.
Alvarez, a 26-year-old Argentina left winger or playmaker, is moving from Internazionale on a season long loan with a view to a permanent £9m transfer next summer and is earmarked for the left sided attacking role in Gus Poyets 4-1-4-1 formation.
12.08pm BST
Thats the spirit Tom!
@michaelbutler18 FALCAO FALCAO FALCAO FALCAO. Still terrified about the defence but too excited to care anymore. #DeadlineDay
12.00pm BST
Amidst the entirely necessary commotion to sign a striker, Id like to morosely remind Arsenal fans that we are no closer to signing a central defender, another of our top priorities emails Bharath Ganesh.
Remember Arsenal have made an enquiry for Matija Nastasic, and are rumoured to be interested in Aston Villa captain Ron Vlaar, although the players agent has said hes be staying in the Midlands.
11.56am BST
Danny Welbeck is well up for Tottenham. Heres Jamie Jacksons story on that.
11.52am BST
Fear not Arsenal fans, Wenger is on the move! Maybe he wants Gervinho back?!
Just spotted Wenger at terminal 5 in Heathrow, said he was going to Rome. pic.twitter.com/yYs8BS4qj2
Wenger to Rome for : pic.twitter.com/c82ebkP2zw
11.46am BST
Falcao agents insist he's been bought 65m for 4 years. Loan deal first for FFP reasons?
Manchester United do have the option to purchase Falcao at the end of the season but would be very surprised if United have already signed off on a permanent deal, particularly with the Colombians injury record.
11.40am BST
BREAKING: Luis Suarez is at Liverpools training ground! The Uruguayan is set to sign his autograph, pick up some luggage that he left behind and rub in the fact that he no longer plays for them.
Sorry for getting your hopes up there.
11.33am BST
Not exactly Falcao-esque but #BoydSigns. Its a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
CONFIRMED: Burnley Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of George Boyd from @HullCity. #BoydSigns pic.twitter.com/aL1dSt1oAB
11.31am BST
The Sky man loitering outside Tottenhams training ground thinks Lewis Holtby is in Hamburg for a medical to cross Ts and dot Is on a loan deal. Seems to be true
Lewis Holtby is in Hamburg for a medical and, to be fair, he looks pretty chuffed about it... http://t.co/xc0zsqMiYp pic.twitter.com/hSvdyH07VL
11.29am BST
Anerudh Athrey on the email.
Im not sure if I have missed something, but given that AS Monaco are in the Champions league this season and have already lost James Rodriguez to Real Madrid, why havent they shown more interest in keeping hold of Falcao ? Is it because of FFP?
11.17am BST
Read here for the full story on Falcaos loan move to Manchester United.
11.17am BST
More domino-based chat.
If Van Ginkel moves to Milan then I suppose De Jong will come to Man United?, emails/begs Fraser Duguid. Finally, somebody who can pass the ball to Falcao when he comes. No offence Cleverley.
11.13am BST
All hail the Transfer Deadline Day Domino Effect. Falcaos arrival has already shunted Javier Hernandez off to Real Madrid for a medical, and another of Uniteds peripheral players, Danny Welbeck, surely wont be long in getting the hell outta Dodge.
Jamie Jackson has been in contact to say that Spurs are leading the race to sign the England striker, on loan apparently.
11.06am BST
Hello all. Phew! Its been a breathless start to THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR. First up, The Guardians Andy Hunter has been in touch with some hot Liverpool chat.
Galatasaray and Napoli want Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva but both have only offered a loan deal so far. Liverpool would prefer a permanent transfer but unlikely to stand in Lucass way if he accepts a loan to Naples or Istanbul.
11.00am BST
Michael Butler will be taking over the live blog now. Be nice.
10.54am BST
Mohamed Diame's move from West Ham United to Hull City looks likely to go through today.
10.53am BST
Stoke City had not anticipated doing anything on deadline day but Peter Odemwingies serious knee injury has thrown a spanner in the works, Stuart James says. Theyre now desperately trying to bring in a winger. Aaron Lennon, the Spurs wide man, is one option. Oussama Assaidi, who was on loan from Liverpool last season, is another. Stoke had a permanent deal for Assaidi agreed with Liverpool but Im told the players wage demands were ridiculous and prevented it from going through. Unless Assaidi drops what he is asking for, Stoke think another loan is the only option. In other Stoke news, Jack Butland, the England Under-21 goalkeeper, will go out on loan again. They are happy for him to join a Championship club but only if he is guaranteed first-team action.
10.42am BST
Micah Richards has touched down in Florence...
10.35am BST
Karim El-Ahmadi has re-joined Feyernoord from Aston Villa.
10.33am BST
Stoke keen on winger in wake of Odemwingie injury. Assaidi on radar - deal previously agreed with Liverpool but wage demands stopped it.
10.32am BST
The loan fee for Falcao will be £6m. He is yet to agree wages with United.
10.29am BST
With United getting Falcao from Monaco I trust Rooney is going the other way, says Mark Judd.
10.24am BST
Heres a picture of Javier Hernandez at Real Madrid.
It's medical time for Javier Hernandez at Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/SoMiPaqpxk
10.23am BST
Six clubs have inquired about James Milner in the last two weeks but the England international will definitely not be leaving Manchester City in this transfer window, writes Stuart James. City and Milners representatives have recently held further talks with City about a new contract, although no financial terms have been discussed and there is little sign of any progress. At this stage, Milners main concerns are the lack of first-team action he was a peripheral figure last season and has played only 12 minutes of Premier League football so far this term. With less than 12 months remaining on his contract, Milner is in a strong position. City, however, have no desire to cash-in on him before the window closes tonight. Equally, Milner does not believe it would be in his interests to move now.
10.21am BST
I can only presume that, given his solidity in the air, Falcao is being brought in to give some added strength to our three man defence, says Wilf Waterhouse.
As if United need any more defenders.
10.16am BST
In the big news of the day, Crystal Palace are going to sign James McCarthy McArthur from Wigan for a club-record £7m.
10.12am BST
Manchester United have agreed a loan deal for Radamel Falcao, subject to a medical.
Bloody hell. Didn't wake up today expecting that. #falcao
10.10am BST
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