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Football Talk > Transfer Deadline Day - As It Happens...



A massive day of transfers in Europe, especially the Premier League, where we saw Arsenal securing deals for Arteta and Benayoun. Craig Bellamy returning to Liverpool. Peter Crouch and Wilson Palacios swapping White Hart Lane for Stoke and Chelsea leaving it very late to secure the signing of Raul Meireles.

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23.15: Arsenal
have completed the signing of Mikel Arteta and have let Nicklas Bendtner join Sunderland on loan.


23.14: Liverpool midfielder Raul Meireles has signed a four-year deal with Chelsea worth around £12m.


23.12: Stoke City
are confident they have sent the necessary paperwork to the Premier League for the signing of Peter Crouch Tottenham and Cameron Jerome from Birmingham.


23.09: A fee has been agreed between Liverpool and Chelsea for Raul Meireles.


23.08: Rangers turned down a £9m bid for Nikica Jelavic.


23.05: Alan Hutton is understood to have joined Aston Villa on a four-year deal and will meet up with another Tottenham man, Jermaine Jenas who has sealed a loan switch to Villa Park.


23.01 Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Mikel Arteta in the next couple of minutes...


23:00 The Transfer Window is SHUT. Stay tuned as signings filter through in the next hour...


22.54:
Chelsea have confirmed Yossi Benayoun has joined Arsenal on loan until the end of the season.





22.47:
Just over 10 minutes left. Still awaiting news on Crouch, Bendtner, Meireles and Arteta.


22.46 Craig Bellamy has signed a contract with Liverpool and will wear the number 39 shirt for the Anfield club.


22.35:
Shaun Wright-Phillips has completed his move from Manchester City to QPR.


22.30:
Raul Meireles hands in written transfer request to Liverpool. Where's he off to...


22.29: Wesley Sneijder ends transfer speculation confirming he will stay at Inter Milan.


22.28: Everton
are holding talks with Nedum Onouoha ahead of late move to Goodison Park.


22.25: Reports suggest Newcastle have failed with attempts to sign Bryan Ruiz and Liam Ridgewell.


22.23:
Still awaiting an announcement from Sunderland regarding the signing of Nicklas Bendtner.





22.20:
Rumours surfacing that Arsenal will not be able to finalise deal for Mikel Arteta in time.


22.10: Stoke City have confirmed the signing of Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios on a four year deal thought to be worth around £8m.


22.09: Craig Bellamy has undergone his medical at Liverpool and is now the fine details of his contract.


22.02: Arsenal confirm signing of Per Mertesacker from Werder Bremen on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.


22.01: After failing to sign Gary Cahill, Tottenham have confirmed Sebastien Bassong's move to QPR has fallen through.


22.01: Craig Bellamy has arrived at Liverpool's Melwood training ground ahead of a proposed move back to his former club.


22.00: The Transfer Window closes in 1 hour. Any last minute big signings? Let us know if you can sense a late move! Man United have been quiet so far tonight...


21.53: Arsenal
still in the hunt to sign Yossi Benayoun.


21.51:
Arteta is understood to have asked to leave Everton amid Arsenal's re-newed interest.


21.48: Arsenal
reportedly close to bringing Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta to the Emirates for a fee of £10m.


21.28: Everton striker Jermaine Beckford has joined Leicester.





21.23:
Another twist! Arsenal are understood to have re-newed their interest in Mikel Arteta.


21.20: Redknapp announces Tottenham turned down a £40m bid from Chelsea for Luka Modric. Will they come back in with a late bid?


21.19: Blackburn are close to signing Yakubu from Everton.


21.19:
Shaun Wright-Phillips is undergoing a medical at QPR.


21.18: Sunderland
are understood to have increased their asking price for Anton Ferdinand.


21.15: Redknapp also admits failing with bids to sign Gary Cahill and confirms Crouch is in talks with Stoke City and is expected to undergo medical within the hour.


21.12:
Harry Redknapp denies any interest in Kaka and dismisses rumour immediately.


20.58 Unsettled Blackburn striker El-Hadji Diouf has been released from Ewood Park


20.56 Latest rumour developing at White Hart Lane is that Kaka has become a target for Tottenham. Now thats what deadline day is all about!


20.40 David Ngog completes his move from Liverpool to Bolton.


20.38:
Gael Kakuta joins Bolton on loan from Chelsea until January 1.


20.29: Blackburn will pay £6m for Scott Dann, a fee which could rise to £8m.


19.43: Wigan sign Patrick van Aanholt on a season long loan deal from Chelsea.


19.40: Owen Hargreaves signs a one year deal at Manchester City.


19.28: Arsenal
confirm the Mikel Arteta deal is dead. The london club claim they will not re-new their bid for the Everton midfielder.


18.52: Shaun Wright-Phillips is sat in a London hotel awaiting permission to speak to a London club, judging by todays rumours we would be suprised if it wasn't QPR.


17.32: Hamburg have announced the capture of Croation international midfielder Ivo Ilicevic.


17.27: Wesley Sneijder's agent has denied speculation that the Dutch playmaker is having a medical at Manchester United.


17.27: Reports circulating that Arsenal are looking to sign Everton's Mikel Arteta. Everton have been offered a money-plus-players deal.


17.22: Cameron Jerome has arrived at Stoke City to undergo a medical after the club agreed a fee with Birmingham City.


17.19: Manchester City's Wayne Bridge has turned down a loan deal to Celtic.


17.16: West Ham have confirmed David Bentley will join the club on a season-long loan from Tottenham.


17.03: Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton is close to a £4m move to Aston Villa. Although Fulham are looking to hijack the deal with a £4m bid of their own.





16.52: Tottenham striker Peter Crouch is on his way to Stoke City to discuss a move to the Potters. Can't help but think he could have shared a lift with Jenas...


16.51: Another club who are having a busy day are Stoke City, latest reports from the Britannia Stadium suggest Jermaine Jenas is currently in talks. 


16.47: The odds on Daniel Sturridge joining Liverpool continue to drop. Plenty going on at Anfield...


16.45: Tottenham are still hoping to bring Gary Cahill to White Hart Lane from Bolton, with the chances of a deal being done by the deadline rated as 50-50.


16.41: QPR and Stoke City are head-to-head in the race to sign Tottenham striker Peter Crouch, with the Potters slight favourites to sign the England forward.


16.39: Chelsea winger Florent Malouda has no intention of leaving Stamford Bridge.


16.34: West Ham have moved to fill Scott Parker's vacancy by agreeing to sign Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury on a season-long loan.


16.33: Roma have announced the signing of Miralem Pjanic from Lyon for £8.8m.


16.29: Fulham have completed the signing of former Juventus defender Zdenek Grygera on a one-year contract.


16.28: Craig Bellamy has been given permission to leave the Wales training camp to discuss a return to Liverpool, whilst Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge is even money to also join Liverpool.


16.11: Tottenham are once again being linked with Guiseppe Rossi, and are now favourites to sign the former Manchester United striker.


16.10: Arsenal
have confirmed a deal for Per Mertesacker.


16.00:
The Transfer Window shuts in 7 hours.





15.50: Liverpool are the bookmakers favourite to sign Craig Bellamy. The Anfield club are also now favourites to sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge.


15.47: A busy 10 minutes for Inter Milan! After adding Diego Forlan to their ranks, they've agreed a loan deal to take Mauro Zarate from Lazio.


15.36: Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has joined Inter Milan from Atletico Madrid.


15.33: Fenerbahce have announced Arsenal paid £6.2m for Andre Santos.


15.28: Another Liverpool player on his way to France. Midfielder Christian Poulsen has completed his move to French club Evian.


15.15: Blackburn
and Sunderland tabled bids for Georgios Samaras.


15.09: West Ham
are closing in on the signing of David Bentley from Tottenham.


15.05: Arsenal
have completed the signing of Brazilian defender Andre Santos from Fenerbahce.


15.03:
Shock news! Asamoah Gyan has handed in a transfer request at Sunderland, we wonder where he plans on going?


15.00:
The Transfer Window shuts in 8 hours.


14.48: Stoke City are ready to enter the race to sign Craig Bellamy from Manchester City. The Wales international has been in talks with QPR, while former club Liverpool are also reportedly considering a late bid.


14.46: Talks between Chelsea and FC Porto regarding Alvaro Pereira's proposed move to Stamford Bridge have broken down.


14.40: Yossi Benayoun's representatives say he will join Tottenham, Arsenal or Liverpool.





14.39: Marseille
have confirmed that striker Andre-Pierre Gignac is abroad negotiating a move away from the club. 


14.31: Ajax forward Mounir El Hamdaoui is set to seal a move to Espanyol after being linked with a number of Premier League teams. 


14.30: Former Arsenal midfielder Aleksander Hleb, who is still a Barcelona player, has agreed a loan move to Wolfsburg.


Heard any good transfer rumours? Why not leave a comment and let us know...


14.22:
Scott Parker's arrival looks to have signalled the end of Jermaine Jenas' Tottenham career, with Aston Villa making an enquiry.


14.14:
Croatian attacking midfielder Ivo Ilicevic is on the brink of joining Hamburg from Kaiserslautern.


1
4.12: Scott Parker has completed his move to Tottenham Hotspur, whilst according to his agent Roman Pavlyuchenko won't be going anywhere.


14.05:
The odds have been slashed on Craig Bellamy, he's now favourite to join Liverpool again, not QPR.


14.00:
The Transfer Window shuts in 9 hours.


13.44: St Etienne have confirmed the signing of winger Max Gradel from Leeds United on a four-year contract.


13.33: Argentine striker Denis Stracqualursi is undergoing a medical at Everton - he could replace Jermaine Beckford, who is a proposed target for Leicester City. 


13.30: Aston Villa
have made an enquiry for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jermaine Jenas after missing out on Joe Cole.


13.17: Despite QPR being the previous favourites, it's now looking more likely Jermaine Jenas will join Aston Villa.


13.07:
The odds on Wesley Sneijder leaving Inter Milan for Manchester United have lengthened once again. Rumours this morning suggested United were back in for the midfielder, but it's now gone quiet.





12.58: Inter Milan and Genoa have confirmed they have swapped ownerships of Emiliano Viviano and Juraj Kucka, but both players will stay at their current clubs on loan.


12.51: Roma have completed the signing of centre-back Simon Kjaer on a season-long loan deal from Wolfsburg, according to reports in Italy.


12.44: Reports are surfacing that Sunderland have agreed a fee with QPR for defender Anton Ferdinand.


12.43: Italian side Chievo Verona have completed the signing of USA midfielder Michael Bradley, who spent a spell on loan at Aston Villa last season, from Borussia Monchengladbach.


12.40:
Andy Johnson and Jermaine Beckford are the latest names to be linked with big spending Championship side Leicester City according to their consultant, Tord Grip.


12.34: Joe Cole has joined Lille on loan for the rest of the season according to Liverpool's official website.


12.31: Udinese have completed the signing Roberto Pereyra on a five-year contract from River Plate and goalkeeper Daniele Padelli on a season long loan from Sampdoria.


12.30: Stoke have agreed a fee with Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome, who will now travel to the Britannia Stadium to hold talks.


12.23: It just wouldn't be a deadline day without Carlos Tevez being mentioned! A source close to Carlos Tevez has said it is now "impossible" for him to leave Manchester City before the end of the transfer window although there has been two bids for the player, including an offer from Inter Milan, which didn't match City's valuation.


12.20: Keisuke Honda's agent has told press that the player is not moving to Arsenal.


12.08: Celtic winger Shaun Maloney is undergoing a medical at Wigan after the two clubs agreed a £1million fee.


11.52: Bundesliga have produced a list of players who can't be transferred today. Interestingly, that list doesn't include Papiss Cisse and Franck Ribery.


11.40:
Liverpool reported to have accepted a bid from Bolton for striker David N'Gog.





11.36:
Looks like Lassana Diarra's wage demands have ruled out a move to Tottenham.


11.25:
Keisuke Honda is now trending on Twitter, could there be truth to the earlier rumour Arsenal were planning a deadline day swoop.


11.21:
Rumours Mauro Zarate has been spotted at the Liverpool training ground.


11.15:
Scott Dann is currently at Blackburn for talks and medical.


11.00: 
The Transfer Window shuts in 12 hours.


10.49: QPR have agreed a fee with Manchester City for Shaun Wright-Phillips.


10.43: Aston Villa are planning a late move for Liverpool's out-of-favour midfielder Joe Cole. Ligue 1 outfit Lille had been keen on landing the 29 year-old on loan.


10.30: Reports in Spain suggest that former Valencia star Vicente is set to sign for Brighton.


1
0.19: Tottenham have emerged as favourites to sign Yossi Benayoun, and QPR are in talks with Craig Bellamy.


9.52:
Plenty of striker talk today, the latest name doing the rounds is Wolfsburg's Patrick Helmes who could be on his way to Sunderland.


9.38:
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano has completed his move to Paris St Germain.


9.35:
Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko linked with Sunderland.


9.21: Juventus
hace confirmed the signing of Eljero Elia from Hamburg.


9.14:
Nicklas Bendtner in talks over a move from Arsenal to Stoke.





9.08:
Luka Modric going nowhere, but Redknapp has confirmed his interest in Gary Cahill.


9.00:
 Chelsea are in discussions with Porto's Alvaro Pereira.


9.00:
The rumour mill is up and running again, so here's a few players and clubs to look out for during the day. Will Owen Hargreaves complete his move to Manchester City, Shaun Wright-Phillips could be leaving City to join QPRTottenham look set to land Scott Parker whilst Redknapp has once again stated Luka Modric is going nowhere. Whilst it could also be a busy day for Arsenal who have been linked with a deadline day swoop for Keisuke Honda...stay tuned!


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 2300 BST.


Leave your thoughts on the current transfer gossip below...

 

Only published comments... Aug 31 2011, 09:21 AM by Editor
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mjmjmj said:

KEISUKE HONDA TO ARSENAL!

August 31, 2011 10:36 AM
 

simplyfootball said:

HONDA TO ARSENAL!!!

August 31, 2011 11:33 AM
 

Brambledinho said:

Wright-Phillips wouldnt be a bad signing for Liverpool, surely they can sign him instead of QPR!

August 31, 2011 11:34 AM
 

tottenham hswhat said:

good ideas redknapp...

August 31, 2011 11:45 AM
 

Marlon Kings Lawyer said:

Scott Parker to Tottenham! come on redknapp!!!

August 31, 2011 11:53 AM
 

jazzovani said:

Honda to arsenal!!!!!!!!

August 31, 2011 12:00 PM
 

jazzovani said:

Honda to arsenal!!!!!!!!

August 31, 2011 12:00 PM
 

GUNBOII said:

Ribery, it would make it a whole lot easier if you would just *** your life in Munich, and consider a move to Chelsea.

Dear Chelsea, we as your loyal fans, would agree to sell Malouda and take Ribery.

August 31, 2011 12:09 PM
 

oskarllson said:

   Like others.. Honda to Arsenal!

August 31, 2011 1:16 PM
 

roosters_nsw said:

HONDA TO ARSENAL !

August 31, 2011 2:02 PM
 

gooner4life said:

Please Arsenal, sign more players!

August 31, 2011 2:04 PM
 

heberuru said:

The player that Udinese signed was not Maxi Pereira from Uruguay (He plays for Benfica). They signed Argentinian Roberto Pereyra from River Plate that just finished playing the Under-20 World Cup for Argentina.

August 31, 2011 2:20 PM
 

bayern_n_boots31 said:

@Gunboii Franck Ribery is not going anywhere, so stop asking. Bayern is set to have a great seaon and is better than chelsea thus far, they can keep malouda.

August 31, 2011 3:47 PM
 

SkilletBoi said:

Honda probably considered moving to arsenal then saw the score of our last match :(

August 31, 2011 3:48 PM
 

Danny GTFC said:

Please come to united sneijder!

August 31, 2011 4:56 PM
 

mali95 said:

Honda-Wilshere-Ramsey midfield+Song late on... That would be a sweet prospect. :)

August 31, 2011 5:53 PM
 

Edson Cruz said:

Where's Giovani Dos Santos moving to?!?!?!?! Giovani needs to go to Spain at least and go for Sevilla or Atletico, he has a future and it's not at Tottenham!

August 31, 2011 6:40 PM
 

xxBarcaxx said:

need some newcastle united news

August 31, 2011 7:50 PM
 

aromano124 said:

what about coates is he going to liverpool?

August 31, 2011 8:25 PM
 

mikexavi said:

cool.i wonder if hulk is going anywhere

August 31, 2011 9:07 PM
 

Edson Cruz said:

@Mikexavi I doubt Hulk is going anywhere, he has a buyout clause of €100 million. Good player, but not worth that much money.

August 31, 2011 9:29 PM
 

ataft86 said:

what is going on with dempsey and arsenal????

August 31, 2011 9:36 PM
 

Edson Cruz said:

Emmanuel Adebayor is now on loan from Manchester City to Tottenham Hotspur. And Giovani Dos Santos will be staying at Tottenham.

August 31, 2011 10:39 PM
 

HighburyMachine said:

Arteta and benayoun good stuff wenger if nothing else these two add some much needed depth to our midfield

August 31, 2011 11:24 PM
 

T904EVER said:

wow, cnt believe another red switches to blue

September 1, 2011 1:38 AM
 

T904EVER said:

YAY! AND OWEN SWITCHES TO CHELSEA, always loved that guy

September 1, 2011 1:39 AM
 

DJG6 said:

Honda to Gunners!

September 1, 2011 1:41 AM
 

gooner4life said:

so glad wenger finally signed some good defensive player, arsenal need that.

September 1, 2011 2:22 AM
 

gooner4life said:

so glad wenger finally signed some good defensive player, arsenal need that.

September 1, 2011 2:22 AM
 

Pete1888 said:

Bellamy should've gone to Celtic. but i understand why he went to Liverpool.

September 1, 2011 2:36 AM
 

redchoco said:

honda to japan

September 1, 2011 3:47 AM
 

pauls2010 said:

Honda going nowehre he is so overrated

September 1, 2011 4:36 AM
 

vinniele22 said:

arsenal just went crazy

September 1, 2011 6:46 AM
 

zak94 said:

Arsenal is going to be a completely new squad in the premier league with their players coming back from injuries, suspensions and their new signings.

Porbably will be more blows outs with arsenal invovlved, but with arsenal now giving them out!!

September 1, 2011 7:03 AM
 

ijuwan 17 said:

HAHAHA!

S.A.F. sends in owen to put a dent in city's thick wallet....

Yes, he is an amazing player but wait till you get his medical bills city......

September 1, 2011 9:48 AM
 

Dunk said:

bad tranfers from Arsenal (I think Wenger bought everything what he get) !

Why sales Liverpool Raul Meireles? That's not very clever!

September 1, 2011 10:45 AM
 

Kratos said:

Watching Joe Cole in Lille is strange

September 1, 2011 5:16 PM
 

weenerman said:

 way too much writing.  didnt read any of it

September 1, 2011 5:23 PM
 

Alexisnuno11 said:

I could picture sneijder with Man U

September 2, 2011 3:06 AM
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