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Transfer Deadline Day - Clockwatch

Transfer Deadline Day - Clockwatch


17.29: Ryan Babel has told his twitter fans he is "going nowhere" and signs off with "YNWA"!

17.23:
Sunderland are poised to clinch the signing of Asamoah Gyan for a reported £13million.

17.07:
Blackburn and West Ham have made enquiries about signing Tuncay on loan from Stoke.

17.05:
Apparently Gus Poyet is being considered for the Aston Villa post.

16.56:
AC Milan have clinched the permanent signing of Robinho.

16.40:
Tottenham have apparently bid £10million for Ryan Babel, as have West Ham.

16.22: Robinho
is in Milan to complete his move to AC Milan.

16.02:
Stoke have confirmed the signing of Eidur Gudjohnsen from Monaco on a season-long loan.

15.49:
A couple of done deals for Birmingham City. A great signing as they've completed the one year loan of Alexandr Hleb, who claims he turned down Liverpool, Tottenham and Benfica. Also the signing of Spartak Moscow captain Martin Jiranek.

15.20:
Stoke could be busy later this afternoon. apparently they have made enquiries about Lucas Leiva, Charles N'Zogbia, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Marc Wilson.

15.14:
Paul Konchesky has signed for Liverpool, with Dalla Valle and Kacaniklic travelling in the opposite direction.

15.13:
After rejecting Arsenal's most recent bid of £4million, Fulham are saying Mark Schwarzer will be going nowhere in this transfer window.

15.03:
Breaking Sky Sports new states Liverpool have bid for Carlton Cole, and it's reported Ryan Babel is part of the deal. Liverpool have also been inked with Gilardino, Llorente, Gomez and Iaquinta, sounds like someone is desperate for a striker!

14.53:
Bolton have signed forward Rodrigo Moreno from Benfica on a season long loan.

14.40:
In Spain, Seydou Keita has signed a new four year contract, and Hercules have confirmed the signing of David Trezeguet.

14.27:
It's still a relatively quiet day, when you bear in mind the transfer window closes in three and a half hours.

14.19:
Sky Sports have reported that Ryan Babel is in a helicopter on his way to Tottenham!

13.59:
Liverpool are completing the finer details of Paul Konchesky's move from Fulham.

13.35:
Sampdoria are the latest club to attempt to lure Valon Behrami back to Italy.

13.15: Carlton Cole
and AC Milan's Marco Borriello have now emerged as the two front runners in Liverpool's pursuit of a striker.

12.47:
Current talk regarding the manager's position at Aston Villa has David Moyes installed as favourite, followed by Alex McLeish and Steve Bruce. Although, Bob Bradley is now out of the running after signing a new contract with the US national team.

12.34:
It was inevitable on deadline day that Spurs would make a signing, but don't get too excited, it's just Croatian keeper Stipe Pletikosa on a season long loan from Spartak Moscow.

12.06:
Birmingham City are in the process of securing work permits for Alexandr Hleb and Chilean star Jean Beausejour.

11.32:
Potentially a couple of strikers on the move - Franco di Santo to Wigan on loan from Chelsea, and Robbie Keane a surprise target of Besiktas.

11.07:
France Football are reporting that Chelsea want to sign Park Chu-Young from Monaco.

10.45:
One of the lads in the office has a mate who works at Aston Villa, who told him Spurs lodged two bids over the weekend for Ashley Young, so can we expect a third today?

10.31:
Everton are lining up a move for Wolfsburg striker Grafite. And Arsenal will turn their attention to Shay Given if they fail in their bid for Mark Schwarzer.

10.19: Gylfi Sigurdsson
has joined Hoffenheim from Championship side Reading, witht the fee believed to be between £4-6million.

10.10:
Sky Sports understands Stoke City are preparing a bid for Wigan's wantaway midfielder Charles N'Zogbia. Whilst Wolfsburg midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic is on the verge of a £6.5million switch to Galatasaray

9.55:
Bit of a slow start on deadline day, but current betting sites are suggesting Roque Santa Cruz will join either Fulham or Liverpool, and Jermaine Jenas will either sign for Stoke or return to Newcastle United.

9.42:
Another one for the Spurs fans here, as the BBC are linking Ryan Babel from Liverpool!

9.35:
After completing the signing of Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Schalke are also set to complete the signing of Jose Manuel Jurado from Atletico Madrid.

9.21:
Reports in Sky Sports suggest Asamoah Gyan has landed in Sunderland to complete a £12million move.

9.06:
Arsenal are set to return to Lyon with a last-ditch £14million bid for Hugo Lloris.

9.00:
The rumour mill is up and running again, and it's no surprising Spurs feature quite heavily. According to Sky Sports and BBC, Redknapp's side linked with Emmanuel Adebayor, Scott Parker and Steven Pienaar. Other rumours link Alexandr Hleb with Birmingham City, Asamoah Gyan with Sunderland, Mario Gomez with Liverpool and Robinho with AC Milan.

It's that time of year again, when all football fans will be frantically refreshing their computer screens, hoping to see their club has pulled off the signing of the summer. Join the SoccerBible for constant updates on a busy day of last-gasp deals as the summer transfer window slams shut at 1800 BST.


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