by Barry the bird boggler »
01 Sep 2009 15:05
14.32: DEAL! Roy Keane's double-deal to bring Carlos Edwards and Grant Leadbitter to Ipswich Town have both been completed.
14.24: Marko Pantelic has angered Blackburn and Portsmouth by joining Ajax on a one-year deal. The 30-year old Hertha Berlin striker was seen as the experienced target man they needed but has decided to spend the rest of this season at Ajax, instead.
14.15: At last - normality breaks out as we see pictures of kids dancing around behind a reporter at Everton's training ground. This is the stuff we wanted.
14.10: Given this is Sky Sports' biggest day of the year, it is somewhat strange to see them mocking this transfer-fest. 'Luca Toni spotted in Watford and Zidane clocked in Portsmouth.' It's all rather sad, really.
14.00: David Bentley's move to Manchester City is believed to be in danger of collapse. The poor fella's not having a great year!
13.50: More from our man Simon Cass who is very much on the ball today ... He tells me that Marouane Chamakh’s agent, Pierre Frelot, is staying on in London until the close of the window with his fingers firmly crossed there will be a deadline beating offer from Arsenal.
13.40: West Ham have accepted Aston Villa's offer for James Collins - believed to be in the region of £5m and the deal should be announced within the next couple of minutes.
13.34: More hilarity from Sky Man at Pompey. He started well by bringing us news of a bid of £3m accepted by Watford for their centre-back Mike Williamson but then let himself down by being unable to answer the question of what qualities he'll bring to the club. 'Well, he'll probably partner new signing Ben-Haim.' Thanks for the insight, Sky Man.
13.30: Swansea have rejected a new offer from Wigan for Dutch midfielder Ferrie Bodde ...
Read more: New Wigan bid for Ferrie Bodde rejected by Swansea as Roberto Martinez eyes midfielder reunion
13.29: Newcastle seem set to resurrect Peter Lovenkrands career ...
Read more: Newcastle look to re-sign free agent Peter Lovenkrands at St James' Park
13.28: Not a perfect day for David Moyes as his big move for Real's Van Der Vaart stalls.
Read more: Everton manager David Moyes misses out on Rafael van der Vaart after Real Madrid star looked set for Goodison Park
13.25: A couple of bits coming out of Bolton this afternoon. They are closing in on the signature of Nantes striker Ivan Klasnic and they are believed to be close to capturing Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara on a year long loan.
13.18: Our man Simon Cass has just told us that David Bentley’s representatives are still trying to thrash out a deal with Manchester City to end the midfielder’s nightmare spell at White Hart Lane. It looks like going all the way to the wire. We are also hearing that Bentley doesn't want to go on loan - he would much prefer a permanent move.