John Bennett
BBC World Service

“French newspaper L'Equipe have been explaining why Erik Lamela's move to Marseille fell through., external

"They say the two clubs agreed a deal (loan with an option to buy) but in the end Tottenham pulled out because they hadn't signed a replacement for the Argentine attacking midfielder.

"L'Equipe claim that Lamela's move depended on Saido Berahino heading to White Hart Lane.

"It's more frustration for Marseille fans who had to say goodbye to flair players like Andre Ayew, Dimitri Payet and Florian Thauvin this summer.”

Glenn Hoddle seems a little bemused by Manchester United's dealings over the last 24 hours, judging by these comments he's given to Zapsportz:, external

"I'm scratching my head that Manchester United have let Javier Hernandez go and brought in this youngster from Monaco for £36m. They should have kept the “Little Pea" and also bought someone. They are so short of strikers, I just don’t understand why they have sold Hernandez."

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Spanish football agent Esteve Calzada has been talking to BBC Sport about goalkeeper David De Gea's seemingly failed transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United. What could happen next? 

"I don’t think there any examples in the past of deals like this still going through after the deadline. My experience is that once these things have happened there is nothing you can do to turn around the situation, even if you are a very powerful team.

"It was a transfer that was in the news for the whole summer, and now we are facing a weird situation because there is disappointment on all fronts. And De Gea is able to go on a free next season.

"But let’s see what happens, I would not rule out him signing a new contract with United."

Remember David De Gea's Madrid-based girlfriend Edurne Garcia described Manchester as "uglier than the back of a fridge, external" . That is going to a tricky conversation around the breakfast table.

Ten hours to go until the window slams shut. It always "slams".

These are the big stories so far:

Manchester United are set to complete the £36m signing of 19-year-old Monaco forward Anthony Martial.  

David De Gea's £29m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid has collapsed.

West Ham have signed midfielder Alex Song on a season-long loan from Barcelona.  

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Tea-making bonuses? Desk by the window? We want your photographs and contract clauses. 

Calamity: A male voice choir singing happy birthday each year and a cake made entirely of marzipan.

Adam Yates:  Saturday afternoons off to watch Football Focus and Final Score.

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Chelsea's pursuit of John Stones seems to be over after Jose Mourinho reportedly decided that he could go to £30 but no further for the 21-year-old Everton defender.

Senegal international Papy Djilobodji is instead set to sign for the Blues from Nantes in a £4m deal.  

But was he even second choice for the champions?

Italian website Tuttomercatoweb report that Chelsea were knocked back by Roma after they made an approach for Kostas Manolas,

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So you think you know the transfer deadline inside out? You think you remember all the late drama of previous deadline days?

Test your knowledge with BBC Sport's transfer deadline day quiz. 

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Want to know what it is like being a footballer on transfer deadline day?

Kevin Kilbane represented nine different clubs during his professional career so knows his way around the transfer market.

The former Republic of Ireland winger is on hand today to answer any of your questions about the haggling and hustling of deadline day.

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Arsenal fans were teased and tormented with talk of Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema coming to north London in this transfer window.

But just like in the past two summers, the trail has gone cold. Benzema himself squashed the speculation flat with this tweet:

So far Petr Cech is the only addition to the first team squad but Wenger said last week that he is "always confident that a last-minute situation or solution is available".

Two years ago, the Frenchman pulled a Mesut Ozil-shaped rabbit out of the hat on deadline day though.

The Daily Mail claim that Paris St-Germain's striker Edinson Cavani  , externaland team-mate Adrien Rabiot are Arsenal targets today, although admit that "a deal for Cavani looks unlikely given the complexities of such a high-profile transfer".

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Leeds United are expected to complete the signing of Congolese-Dutch winger Jordan Botaka from Dutch side Excelsior today.

It's understood another as yet unnamed player may be arriving at Elland Road.

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BBC World Service

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Marseille lost nine key players including Andre Ayew and Dimitri Payet during this transfer window so the final 24 hours was frenetic at the Stade Velodrome.

The new faces included Paolo De Ceglie and Mauricio Isla on loan from Juventus.

And when you can't sign Ronaldo how about signing Rolando? Marseille completed the signing of the Portuguese defender from Porto on a free transfer.

Much to the fans' dismay though, they didn't sign a new striker.

With their Senegalese defender Papy Djilobodji set to join Chelsea, Nantes brought in Albanian international Lorik Cana on a two year deal.

They also signed Youssouf Sabaly from PSG on loan for the rest of the campaign.

Brazilian defender Pablo joined Bordeaux on a four year deal from Gremio.

And a sell on clause means Lyon are set to receive some of the Anthony Martial transfer money from Manchester United. 

That's because he started his career in the club's academy. Some of the cash has already been spent on midfielder Sergi Darder from Malaga, Olivier Kemen from Newcastle and youngster Lucas Tousart from Valenciennes.

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So is Anthony Martial worth the £36m Manchester United are about to pay for him? Not according to the Soccerrex Football Value Index, external, a report published as recently as July.

The report looked at the 20 most valuable players aged 20 or under in Europe. Martial came in 17th, with an estimated value of £11.3m, less than a third of the fee he could move for today.

One place above him in the list was Everton defender John Stones at £12.35m.

They might have undercooked those valuations a little.

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BBC Radio 5 live

"Manchester United have backed themselves into a corner. Everyone knows they are absolutely desperate to get players in."

"I have been a critic of Louis van Gaal for a long time I still don’t know what he is doing. 

"They feel like a feeder club for Real Madrid. Nothing feels right. There is no plan, no pattern. I cannot see what direction he is taking the club. I don’t get what he is doing."

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Trawling the Bulgarian sports press? Manically punching refresh on your club's official website? A sudden believer in some notorious Twitter rumour merchant?

Before deadline-day fever fully set in we got fans from each of the 20 Premier League clubs to review what they need in the final few hours and how the summer has gone as a whole for their team.

Note 'em down and tick 'em off.

From Charlie Austin to Saido Berahino, BBC Sport's Phil McNulty discusses the deals that could define the deadline.

How many will come to fruition?

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