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 Meireleshas 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: Chelseahave 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.
22.46Craig Bellamyhas 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 signBryan Ruizand 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-Phillipsis undergoing a medical at QPR.
21.18: Sunderland are understood to have increased their asking price forAnton 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.
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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.
14.12: 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 Johnsonand 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 Colehas 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'sagent 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'sout-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.
10.19: 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 QPR. Tottenham 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!
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