15:03: A LIVERPOOL LOANDivock Origi has joined Wolfsburg on a season-long loan. Looking at the competition for forward places at Liverpool, that is one sensible decision.
14:56: ALL’S WELLS THAT ENDS WELLSBurnley will hope he has a particular…*ahem*…Nakh for scoring.
14:54: MARK HUGHES SHEDS A SINGLE TEARAs if to prove the point that not every transfer deadline day move goes well, Stoke’s record signing, purchased on the final day of the 2016 winter window, is headed out of the Britannia Stadium.
Giannelli Imbula, signed for over £18million as many months ago, is headed to Toulouse on loan.
14:53: ARSENAL LET A PLAYER GOAnd it’s a biggie…
14:46: SANCHEZ BID ACCEPTED?Around an hour ago, a number of outlets reported at once that Alexis Sanchez was the subject of a second bid from Manchester City. This one was believed to be of around £55m, plus £5m in add-ons.
Now Arsenal have reportedly made a £90m offer for Thomas Lemar, it seems as though the Gunners are happy to negotiate a deal for Sanchez. The Daily Mirror claim that City’s second offer has been accepted.
14:45: A GRAY DAYAn update from Bournemouth…
#afcb working hard to bring players in...
Gray the key target.
Wilshere deal very unlikely.
Eddie always signs someone on #DeadlineDay
14:39: HIT THE ROAD, JACKAs aforementioned, Jack Wilshere was one of the biggest stories on transfer deadline day last summer, which tells you plenty about the brilliance of this year.
West Ham were rumoured to be interested in the midfielder this morning, with Arsenal keen to offload him.
Well if Wilshere doesn’t fancy a move to the club bottom of the Premier League table, he’s in luck! Because the club who are 20th in the Championship want him.
Yep, that will be Birmingham, managed by Harry Redknapp, who wants to wheel and deal his way to bringing in an England international for his second-tier relegation battle. Oh, Jack.
14:34: YOU CAN TELL CONTE DOESN’T LIKE DIEGO……when he tries to sign a full-back called Zappacosta. Torino full-back Davide is Chelsea’s 427th option this summer, and the Blues are closing in on a deal.
Gianluca Di Marzio was one of the first to report that the Premier League champions have agreed a £23million fee with Torino.
The 25-year-old has four Italy caps, and would offer some delightful versatility down the right-hand side.
As has been identified previously, that really is a brilliant name. Next to Cesar Azpilicueta, who can beat them?
14:23: ONE FINAL UPDATE ON VAN DIJK?The Daily Mail claims that Southampton are ‘99.9 percent’ sure they will keep Virgil van Dijk and that it would take a ‘ridiculous’ offer for Liverpool to land the centre-back.
The Reds are said to be targeting two more new players after landing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal. Van Dijk and Lemar are though to be the other two targets.
14:15: GUNNERS LODGE MASSIVE LEMAR OFFERThomas Lemar has been a target of Liverpool and Arsenal for much of the summer but both sides have so far failed to make a breakthrough with Monaco.
A bid of upwards of £80million could persuade the Ligue 1 club to talk and that’s exactly what the Gunners have reportedly done with a £90million offer.
The Daily Mail claims that he would be a ‘a replacement for Alexis Sanchez’ and a deal would ‘placate fans’ if the Chilean was to leave.
14:06: DEAL OF THE DAY?Linked heavily with the likes of Manchester United and Juventus for much of the summer, Euro 2016 winner Renato Sanches has completed a season-long loan move to Swansea City.
Is this the deal of the day? Or even the deal of the summer so far? All hail Paul Clement.
Welcome to @SwansOfficial, Renato Sanches...
The @FCBayern midfielder joins us on a season-long loan: bit.ly/SanchesSigns
14:00: DONE DEAL AT WATFORDWatford have signed Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis on a season-long loan deal and will compete for the No.1 jersey with Heurelho Gomes.
| #watfordfc is delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis on a season-long loan.
bit.ly/2wLeSut
13:53: FEELING SORRY FOR MAHREZ
Poor old Riyad Mahrez. The player has carried on training and playing for Leicester, while itching to get a move away from the club. However, his patience and respect may not be rewarded.
Poor old Riyad Mahrez. The player has carried on training and playing for Leicester, while itching to get a move away from the club. However, his patience and respect may not be rewarded.
Manchester United and Chelsea haven’t submitted offers for the Algerian and now Guillem Balague has confirmed that Barcelona aren’t interested.
So where is Mahrez off to?
13:42: OUT OF NOWHERETop quality cover in every position is essential if you have aspirations to be one of the top sides in your respective league. And that is no different for Bayern Munich, who have rejected a bid from Chelsea for their right-back Rafinha.
The Blues are on the lookout for cover for Victor Moses but after missing out on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain they are finding it tough to land any of their targets.
Joshua Kimmich has been preferred to Rafinha this season so far under Carlo Ancelotti but the Italian wants to keep the Brazilian as cover.
13:29: DIRTY SANCHEZThis seems cheap. Great deal for Manchester City though.
As an aside, Arsenal back in for Thomas Lemar is great. It seems like Liverpool have given up on that particular deal. They’re probably too busy trying to identify which car Virgil van Dijk is in.
Balague and Sky Sports are not the only ones reporting that City have made a second offer for Sanchez. Paul Hirst of the Times corroborates the claim, as does Jamie Jackson of The Guardian.
13:17: ON THE VIRGWe didn’t think this deadline day could get any better. We were wrong.
It’s on days like these when Sky Sports really are in their element.
Virgil van Dijk leaving training. (He's in the back) No news on if he's leaving or staying yet. #deadlineday
For what it’s worth, almost everyone is reporting that Southampton’s stance has not changed, and Van Dijk is not for sale. We say ‘almost’, because Sky Sports are still busy filming moving cars.
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