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eight.57pm: Arsenal's unofficial deadline day ambassador has been sharing his views on Twitter. "Disagree with Ian Dowie," he tweets after the latter criticised Arsenal's transfer strategy. "Do you want Arsenal to purchase Messi? Benayoun will develop and score goals for us justsayin" Effectively, I reckon most fans almost certainly would quite like Arsenal to get Messi ...
eight.55pm: "In no way thoughts Arsenal's policy, what is Chelsea's video game today," demands Oliver Pattenden. "Loaning out a amount of younger, thrilling players, and not truly bringing anybody in even with the fact they need to inject some tempo and creativeness. If they deliver Lukaku straight back again out after spending half the summer time courting him, what's the stage?"
eight.53pm: Wow, fairly the rumour being mongered on Sky correct now. Sky have heard "unconfirmed reviews" that Tottenham are hoping to swing a offer for True Madrid's Kaká. Which, let us confront it, could really well be reports that any person in the back space made up in a bid to make present day action all come to feel a bit a lot less underwhelming.
eight.52pm: Sunderland have denied reviews that Nicklas Bendtner has joined on financial loan, however they are in negotiations to make that take place.
8.45pm: One more new confront for Bolton - Chelsea's site confirms that Gael Kakuta has joined the Trotters on mortgage until finally 1 January.
eight.43pm: Nicely the Portuguese media can say what they like about FC Porto – our own Ewan Murray reckons Sunderland are even now in the jogging: "Sunderland's most current striker target- Nicklas Bendtner," he writes. "Understood to be in talks over a deal at the instant."
8.36pm: Oh dear, hearing that Robbie Savage has been criticising Arsenal's signing of Per Mertesacker on the grounds that the player didn't do properly at Genuine Madrid. That is right viewers, the identical True Madrid who Mertesacker has never played for.
eight.35pm: And whilst we're doing the Twitter point, here's @JmsDmnd describing Leicester's late observe organization. "Leaving it late simply because they are desperate for a striker and had been pinning their hopes on Nicky Maynard (staying put)," he states.
eight.31pm: Top football finances blogger Swiss Ramble is at his wits' stop on Twitter. "I've been racking my brains attempting to operate out Arsenal's tactic this summer time," he tweets. "But have arrive to the unsatisfied conclusion that there isn't one.
8.30pm: Royston Drenthe is on Merseyside and still hoping to kind out his bank loan from Genuine Madrid to Everton. Which he would seem to have been performing for a little even though to be honest.
eight.27pm: Ok, but significantly - who waits till now to spot a bid for a player? Sky reporting now that Leicester might be about to make a clean technique for the striker Nikica Jelavic, getting previously had a £6.5m provide turned down. How does this occur? If you needed him that badly, couldn't you have imagined about it at, say, breakfast time? Or even mid-afternoon? Is this just an idle dinner conversation that obtained out of hand?
8.25pm: I am listening to that Bolton have now officially completed the signing of David Ngog from Liverpool.
8.20pm: At what point do we commence to say that this actually just has not been a particularly thrilling transfer deadline day?
8.16pm: My spies in Portugal tell me that FC Porto have stolen a march in the battle (nay, international conflict) to indicator Nicklas Bendtner "Portuguese media have just documented that Bendtner is in route to FC Porto for €12m," says Mário Guerreiro. "And that the Alvaro Pereira's shift to Chelsea could nevertheless be a probability, as Chelsea have now offered Lukaku in trade." Mário even supplied a link, for those who communicate Portuguese.
8.14pm: Jim White is literally on the telephone as he bellows to us that Shaun Wright-Phillips's transfer to QPR is now excellent to go ahead soon after he cleared up some loose ends with Manchester City. Severely - on the mobile phone! Is he conversing to us or the individual on the other stop of the line? We might never know.
8.10pm: "Sky have absent with a relative unfamiliar alongside their large gun Jim White," reckons Pete Marland. "He's acquired off to a shaky start, stumbling about done words. But I am expecting him to choose up the tempo as the evening goes on. Even now it is a large call to pair him with a single of the lesser known female SSN presenters." Hang on a sweet 2nd there Pete - Natalie Sawyer is anything but an unknown to these of us who have this channel on in our company 24 hrs a day. She's an experienced veteran. He did stumble above his phrases though.
8.08pm: Newcastle followers! You failed to consider that your club was genuinely likely to sit there and view the curiosity accrue on that Andy Carroll funds even though failing to deal with their glaring need up front did you? By no means! Apparently Mike Ashley's individuals are right this moment attempting to hijack Fulham's bid for the FC Twente ahead Bryan Ruiz. And according to Sky, they have got a 50 %-decent possibility.
eight.03pm: Andy Hunter is on fire. "Wigan have followed up the signing of Shaun Maloney by taking Patrick Van Aaanholt on a time extended financial loan from Chelsea," he reviews. "Roberto Martinez's work with Tom Cleverley last season has not gone unnoticed."
8pm: He's right here! He is truly, actually right here! Sky Sports activities Information Silver Fox Jim White is at his seat and all set for the subsequent 3, glorious hrs. The channel has been previewing his arrival in the studio because some time final 12 months, so I am expecting literal fireworks, allied with insights that would make the messiah weep with envy.
7.59pm: And now here's some information from north of the border from Ewan Murray: "Celtic will indicator Moroccan left-again Badr el kaddouri on mortgage for six months."
seven.58pm: Our man in the north-west, Andy Hunter, reviews that "Everton are pushing ahead with the signing of Royston Drenthe from Genuine Madrid in spite of Mikel Arteta's shift to Arsenal falling through."
7.55pm: The term on the street (properly, the internet) is that QPR may possibly be getting ready a late transfer for Nicklas Bendtner. Am I the only one who thinks it would make more perception for Arsenal - provided the modest additions produced so far - to maintain hold?
seven.51pm: Sky Man at Stoke has it "on great authority" that they have opened discussions with Manchester Metropolis about the chance of signing Adam Johnson on mortgage. But, as he factors out, they still have bargains for Peter Crouch and Cameron Jerome to tie up. Can they get all the paperwork sorted in time?
7.50pm: An update from our guy in the north-east this afternoon, Ewan Murray:

Both north east clubs remain desperate for strikers... Sunderland now turning their consideration to feasible bank loan transfer for Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge. Even with previously conflicting evidence surrounding Gyan, there remains each and every chance he will depart the Stadium of Light for France or Turkey, really should the option crop up. Newcastle, meanwhile, have moved for Twente's Bryan Ruiz, who was very last spotted in talks with Fulham....

7.47pm: Owen Hargreaves has signed a one year contract at Manchester City. In my view, and those of most guardian.co.uk readers, a gamble worth taking.
seven.45pm: Just 15 minutes to Jim White on Sky Sports activities Information. It really is the large identify arrival we've all been waiting for.
7.44pm: One suspects this e mail from Stewart Pearce is indicative: "The genuine buzz among Arsenal followers this morning that we might see a signing along the lines of M'Villa, Vargas, Hazard or Martin. Now to hear that "all efforts" are staying set into capturing benayoun on bank loan actually is a smack in the teeth. I count on Man Metropolis et al are quaking in their boots."
seven.40pm: As I mentioned in my previous entry on the earlier website, Arsenal's proposed offer for Mikel Arteta has collapsed, and they are now placing all of their eggs in the Yossi Benayoun mortgage basket. Meantime, Hull's Jamie Devitt has joined Bradford on financial loan.
seven.32pm: Okay people, sorry about that - technical gremlins have compelled us to move to a new location. So, what did I skip?
seven.30pm: Welcome back to our reside protection of transfer deadline day. What you have missed from component one particular and portion two of our dwell website:
• Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole joins Lille on time-prolonged mortgage offer.
• Scott Parker completes £6m change to Tottenham from West Ham.
• Arsenal complete offer for Fenerbahce defender André Santos.
• Sunderland's Anton Ferdinand set for medical at QPR Stoke concur charge with Birmingham for Cameron Jerome Liverpool midfielder Christian Poulsen symptoms for Evian.