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  1. Did Benjani really fall asleep and miss his flight to Man City?

    Deadline Day Dramas: The story behind Benjani's move from Portsmouth to Manchester City

    Watch as BBC Sport speaks to Benjani Mwaruwari and Harry Redknapp about a memorable transfer that took place on deadline day 2008.

    Benjani left Portsmouth and manager Harry Redknapp behind to sign for Sven Goran-Eriksson's Manchester City, but the move was plagued with mishaps before a deal was eventually done.

  2. Kasey wouldn't even be the best Republic of Ireland midfielder called McAteer to play for Sunderland...

  3. Leicester turn down Sunderland's McAteer bid

    Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Sunderland's substantial offer for Leicester midfielder Kasey McAteer has been rejected.

    It is slightly less than the initial £8m reported but has been turned down by the Foxes.

    McAteer, 23, has made 15 appearances for the Foxes this season and has featured six times under current boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

    The academy graduate, a Republic of Ireland international, has played 45 times, scoring six goals, for the club and won the Championship with the Foxes last season.

    Sunderland are fourth in the Championship and face Middlesbrough at the Riverside tonight.

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    Chelsea

    As a Villa fan, I'm so annoyed at Chelsea today for withholding Felix and Disasi from us! I know they're well within their rights to avoid selling players to their rivals, but it's just frustrating that there are players who want to come to Villa and whom Emery personally wants to coach and who cannot come. Especially Felix! Chelsea swooped in to buy him in place of us during the summer, and they literally sell him again half a year later. If they think selling him to us will threaten them, why don't they use such a threatening player!

    Samuel

  5. 'A sheep to the slaughter' - Odemwingie's famous drive to QPR

    Deadline Day Dramas: Peter Odemwingie's infamous transfer story

    Watch as the inside story of Peter Odemwingie's infamous failed deadline day move in 2013 is explained by the former West Brom player and Harry Redknapp to BBC Sport.

  6. Tottenham revive interest in Disasi

    Nizaar Kinsella
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    Tottenham are back in talks to sign defender Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea.

    Spurs had previously ruled out a move but agents have been working to convince the once reluctant France international to accept the move.

    The 26-year-old has struggled under Enzo Maresca this season while Ange Postecoglou admitted to targeting defensive reinforcements after the 2-0 win away at Brentford yesterday.

    Interestingly, Disasi is cup-tied for both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches, while Spurs can only register three new players for the Europa League knockout stage.

    Disasi could become Spurs's fourth transfer window signing after completed moves for goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky and defender Kevin Danso - with forward Mathys Tel expected to join from Bayern Munich.

  7. New deal for Neuer

    Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has signed a new contract with Bayern.

    The 38-year-old is now committed to the club until 30 June 2026, taking him to 15 seasons.

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  8. Spurs resurrect interest in Disasi - reports

    Tottenham Hotspur

    Earlier, we brought you the news that Tottenham's pursuit of Chelsea defender Axel Disasi had hit a stumbling block with Aston Villa also interested.

    It seems, according to Matt Law at The Telegraph, Spurs have resurrected their attempts to bring in the 26-year-old on loan.

    It seems it's all down to the player at this point.

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  9. Transfers pending and done deals

    We're nearly on the homestretch. Kind of. Here are the top lines from today so far.

    Completed deals:

    Evan Ferguson, 20, has joined West Ham from Brighton on loan for the rest of the season.

    Brighton have confirmed the signing of Stefanos Tzimas, 19, from Bundesliga 2 side FC Nuremberg - the move is subject to international clearance.

    James Ward-Prowse, 30, has returned to West Ham from Nottingham Forest after the two clubs came to a mutual agreement to end his season-long loan.

    What deals could happen?

    Sourced have told BBC Sport that Spurs have agreed a deal to sign 19-year-old Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich.

    There’s a lot of rumours in Portugal that Manchester City's pursuit of Nico Gonzalez has been successful, and the Porto midfielder is on his way to England. City however, for now, remain adamant that there is no agreement – yet.

    Southampton's Flynn Downes, 26, could be a player who makes a late move ahead of this evening's deadline. Downes is linked with a move to Ipswich.

    Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding, 29, is close to completing a move to Championship side Sheffield United.

    AC Milan are close to agreeing a loan deal until the end of the season for 25-year-old Chelsea attacker, Joao Felix.

    Mario Lemina is close to returning to Galatasaray from Wolves for £2.5m.

    Aston Villa still expect to wrap up the loan signing of Marco Asensio, 29, from Paris St-Germain but there is less certainty surrounding their interest in Chelsea central defender Axel Disasi, 26, Phil McNulty reports.

    Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O’Brien, 26, is closing in on a loan move to Championship side Swansea City, reports Nick Mashiter.

    The Telegraph journalist Matt Law is reporting that Chelsea have agreed a deal for St-Etienne's 19-year-old midfielder, Mathis Amougou.

  10. Bazunu to Belgium?

    Belgian and Irish media are suggesting Southampton goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu is set to join Standard Liege on loan for the rest of the season.

    The 22-year-old Republic of Ireland international has not played since last April after rupturing his Achilles tendon.

  11. Holding moving nearer to Palace exit

    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter

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    My colleague Simon Stone reported on Sheffield United's search for a centre back and that the rumours around Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding were the strongest.

    One source with knowledge of a potential deal understands that Holding is close to completing a move to Sheffield United.

    We are still working to verify Sheffield United's stance on this but it looks likely.

    The 29-year-old has only made one appearance for Palace since signing in September 2023.

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    Can't believe Newcastle haven't tried for anyone. I know PSR is a constriction, but our squad is getting smaller and smaller at a crucial period that will make or break our season.

    Charlie, Wales

  13. Chelsea agree deal for midfielder - reports

    Chelsea

    One in, one out for Chelsea?

    Word is that the Blues are still in the market for a midfielder this window and, according to Matt Law at The Telegraph, they have agreed a deal for St-Etienne's Mathis Amougou.

    The 19-year-old is set to join the west London club for a fee worth over £10m.

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  14. Neymar (£332m) has the highest cumulative transfer fee total, for those wondering.

    Kind of chat we get up to on the BBC Sport football desk. Romelu Lukaku (£306m) has the second highest.

  15. Felix a man in demand

    We're glad you bought up Joao Felix's transfer history, James. Felix is only 25-years-old and yet has already moved from Benfica to Atletico Madrid to a loan spell at Chelsea to a loan stint at Barcelona and then back to Chelsea permanently.

    Now it looks like he could be heading for AC Milan on loan.

    So many top clubs, yet it just hasn't seemed to work out for him.

    All of those moves have so far added up to around 190.2m euros (£158m).

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    João Felix is the new Morata. He's just going to go club to club for obscene money despite underwhelming at every single one. He'll go down as the most expensive player in history with nothing to show for it.

    James

  17. What is Felix's Chelsea record?

    Chelsea

    In August 2024, Joao Felix secured a permanent move to Chelsea in a deal worth up to £45m from Atletico Madrid.

    Since then playing time has been hard to come by for the 25-year-old.

    Felix has appeared just 12 times in the Premier League this season, with nine of them coming from the bench. He has scored once in the league during that time - on his debut against Wolves.

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  18. Get Involved - Your thoughts on Felix to Milan

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    Felix won’t be a loss. We have many options upfront and can make the top 4 without a C team player banging on the door asking for gametime.

    Ryan

    Why we signed Joao Felix is still a mystery to me. He's underperformed for multiple clubs now and was never going to play over Palmer. Suppose it all makes sense when these are the same sporting directors who thought Sanchez is good enough.

    James, Chelsea fan

  19. Nick Mashiter
    BBC Sport football news reporter

    An update from the Championship.

    Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien is closing in on a loan move to Swansea.

    The 26-year-old has not played for Forest for two years and spent four months on loan at LA Galaxy until November last year.

    He has also had time on loan at Middlesbrough and DC United and is expected to complete a move to south Wales later this evening.

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    Literally why did we sign Felix in the summer? Looked silly then, looks ridiculous now.

    Stuart