Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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"Aston Villa's initial move for Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert met with a cool response but they may not have quite given up yet - and a straight cash offer of around £5m might just tempt the Reds to change their stance on the 32-year-old.

"Questions. Will Lambert want to leave his boyhood club after only signing in a £4m deal from Southampton in the summer? And are Liverpool taking a risk with Daniel Sturridge only just back from long-term injury?"

Paul Heffernan is only 33? Almost as surprising as Yakubu being 32...

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Striker Paul Heffernan has joined Dundee, his third Scottish club after spells at Kilmarnock and Hibernian. The 33-year-old Irishman scored five goals in 30 league matches for the Easter Road side since joining them from Kilmarnock in August 2013. Prior to his 2011 move to Rugby Park, Heffernan played for half a dozen clubs in England, including Doncaster, Bristol Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday.

Shaun Wright Phillips is close to completing a loan move from QPR to Brighton. The player has turned down loan moves to Blackburn and Bolton in the past but now looks set to move.

You've just about got enough time to make a brew before a 30-minute transfer deadline day edition of Football Focus on the BBC News Channel at 18:30 GMT, presented by Dan Walker, that will also be streamed on the BBC Sport website. Guests include former England midfielder Danny Murphy.

West Ham

BBC World Service's John Bennett: "Senegal international Kara Mbodj of Genk is being linked with a move to West Ham United. I've just spoken to the Genk manager Alex Mcleish.

"The player's agent claims that West Ham have made an offer for Mbodj but Mcleish says that as far as he is aware Mbodj will be staying at Genk until at least the end of the season, although he admits that it is the Sporting Director who deals with transfers at the club.

"Mbodj has just returned from the Africa Cup of Nations where he was one of Senegal's stand out players. The 25 year-old scored in the 1-1 draw against South Africa."

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Some moves that may be still on the table as we approach the deadline:

• Crystal Palace are close to re-signing Wilfried Zaha from Manchester United. This deal is £3m rising to £6m on a five-and-a-half-year contract. Manchester United have a decent sell-on clause.

• It is also possible Palace will sign Bolton winger Lee Chung-yong.

• Chelsea are expected to sign Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina.

• Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is expected to move tonight, with Stoke and Hull among his suitors.

• Birmingham have rejected an improved £5m bid from Championship rivals AFC Bournemouth for teenage winger Demarai Gray.

That flurry of activity just after 17:00 already feels like a long time ago doesn't it? We could be the first late shift to ever fall asleep at the desk if this doesn't hurry along a bit.

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Like them or loath them, but agents are now firmly a part of football, and any agent worth his salt will have all 17 of his phones in constant action today as he looks to secure a sweet deal for some of his clients. But how do you get a player the best deal on transfer deadline day?

BBC Sport's Marc Higginson has spoken to David Seligman, an agent at CM Sports in Manchester and an expert in sports law, and renowned agent Eric Hall for some insight into the type of last-ditch negotiations that occur when the transfer window is about to shut.

Tom, talk us through turning down that move to Inter again will you?

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Sport

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"Hull vice-chairman Ehab Allam is still here at the KC Stadium and manager Steve Bruce is still in Paris as the Tigers try and land their top target Dame N'Doye from Lokomotiv Moscow.

"Everything is being done to try to secure the permanent transfer of the 29-year-old Senegal international striker. Hull also have one domestic loan still available.

"In terms of players leaving, there is plenty of interest from clubs keen to take Tom Ince on loan until the end of the season, but any potential transfer of the 23-year-old is dependent on players coming in at the KC Stadium."

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Aberdeen have completed the signing of St Mirren's talented 23-year-old midfielder Kenny McLean. The Buddies' stand-in captain has agreed a three-and-a-half year contract with Derek McInnes's Dons in a deal thought to be in the region of £300,000.

Manchester City youngster Jordy Hiwula has joined League One side and Football League Trophy finalists Walsall on a one-month youth loan.

Alex Stewart
Football Manager computer game expert

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Today Fifa Interactive World Cup 2014 Grand Final competitor David Bytheway and Football Manager expert Alex Stewart will be providing insight and analysis of players involved in deals from a gamer's perspective.

"If Football Manager is anything to go by (insert witty response here) then Bolton may have pulled off something of a coup with Slavchev. He shows remarkably consistent development as an all-round midfielder with naturally high levels of fitness. As a straight comparison, in the game he is better than Jay Spearing."

He's no Bjorn Heidenstrom though is he Alex?

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BONG! The clock hits six in the UK and that means there are five hours left of the January transfer window.

It's been a slow day but the heat is just starting to rise. Here are a few key moves so far:

• Andre Schurrle leaves Chelsea for Wolfsburg for a cool £22m.

• Leicester City have signed Stoke City defender Robert Huth on loan until the end of the season.

• Thirty-two-year-old Yakubu, 32, joins Reading. He's 32.

• Spurs striker Harry Kane signs mammoth new deal.

There has been speculation over Spurs winger Aaron Lennon and it seems someone has heard a whisper. Here is what it says on the player's Wikipedia page:, external

"On 2 February 2015, Lennon signed a two year deal at Queens Park Rangers, rejecting contracts from Stoke City and Hull City respectively. The fee demanded was around 5.5 million, but Queens Park Rangers manage to only pay around 4 million pound plus performance based add-ons. Lennon played under Q.P.R manager Harry Redknapp whilst he was manager of previous club and London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur."

Wild speculation. We expect Lennon to be on the move tonight though.

Dylan Marshall: Sad to see Schurrle go but the move was best for all parties. Hope he proves a pest for Bayern and Cuadrado fits in.

Rob Stileman: As a Chelsea fan I'm sad to see Schurrle go but we've got a good price for him and Cuadrado seems like a decent replacement

Yao Kuasi: Schurrle was too inconsistent but always a goal threat. So excited for Cuadrado though. Amazing WC and lightning quick!

Another signing at Chesterfield, the third in the space of a couple of hours for the League One side. They have offset the probable loss of top scorer Eoin Doyle - who is set to join Cardiff - by bringing in Sheffield Wednesday striker Caolan Lavery on loan until 7 March.

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Do Chelsea fans have mixed feelings about the departure of Andre Schurrle? A proven international, World Cup winner, no doubts a good player. But you got the feeling that Jose Mourinho was never totally convinced.

Will Juan Cuadrado be a better bet?