Deadline day as it happens
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THE transfer window has slammed shut on a dramatic day of twists and turns. Robinho's move to Manchester City has gazumped Chelsea, with Manchester United sealing a deal for Dimitar Berbatov.
Scroll down to see how the day unfolded. Read from bottom to top as the day went by.
You can check also out all the Premier League summer deals as the latest transfers are completed.
12.44am
Frazier Campbell has joined SPURS on loan for the season as part of the deal to take Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United.
12.39am
MANCHESTER UNITED have sealed the deal for Dimitar Berbatov. As part of the agrrement Spurs have agreed to drop their complaint to the Premier League over the conduct of United in the transfer saga. Frazier Campbell has agreed to go the other, with details to be confirmed.
12.22am
NEWCASTLE complete the deal for Spanish young gun Xisco, who joins on a five-year deal from La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.
12.00am
The window is shut and the deals are all done. We are still awaiting news of Dimitar Berbatov's move to Manchester United from Spurs. But no doubt about it, Robinho signing for Manchester City is the story of the night.
11.34pm
MANCHESTER CITY are understood to have completed the signing of Robinho from Real Madrid.
10.25pm
SunSport understand CHELSEA have tested Real Madrid with a fresh offer for Robinho themselves, after Manchester City's late bid. But do Real want to sell to the London club?
10.23pm
FULHAM have snapped up winger Julian Gray on a year-long loan deal from Championship side Coventry. Meanwhile Alexei Smertin has had his contract at Craven Cottage cancelled by mutual consent.
10.10pm
MANCHESTER CITY'S deadline day madness continues with reports of a record £32.5million bid for Real Madrid ace Robinho.
9.21pm
EVERTON have bolstered their goalkeeping reserves with the signing of Carlo Nash from Wigan on a two-year deal.
Nash, 34, said: "I have known of Everton’s interest for the last couple of weeks and there have been a few sleepless nights hoping it would go through.
“Finally it has and I am over the moon.”
9.12pm
Danny Higginbotham has completed his move to STOKE CITY on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
8.15pm
TOTTENHAM target Diego Milito is understood to have wrapped up a move to Italian side Genoa from Real Zaragoza.
8.12pm
Daniel Cousin has sealed his move to HULL CITY from Rangers on a three-year deal.
7.21pm
EVERTON have had a £3.5million bid for Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt rejected.
6.55pm
ARSENAL target Gokhan Inler has signed a contract extension with Udinese, ending hopes of a deadline day move to The Emirates.
6.50pm
George McCartney is understood to have completed his move to SUNDERLAND from West Ham on a five-year deal.
5.50pm
Albert Riera has sealed his move to LIVERPOOL from Espanyol for an undisclosed fee.
5.37pm
WEST BROM have snapped up AZ Alkmaar defender Ryan Donk on a season-long loan deal, with a view to a permanent deal.
5.15pm
Northampton have confirmed keeper Mark Bunn has joined BLACKBURN on a four-year deal.
5.10pm
It's all kicking off at MANCHESTER CITY. Prospective owner Dr Sulaiman Al-Fahim claims they have made bids for Valencia striker David Villa and Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez.
4.55pm
Fulham striker Collins John has ended his Craven Cottage misery by signing for NEC NIJMEGEN on a free transfer.
4.40pm
LIVERPOOL can't stop themselves — Andriy Voronin has now joined German side Hertha Berlin on a one-year loan.
4.20pm
Plenty of movement at LIVERPOOL, who sign Hungarian keeper Peter Gulacsi on a permanent deal from MTK Hungaria.
4.15pm
Steve Finnan has left Liverpool to sign for Spanish side ESPANYOL on a two-year deal.
4pm
MANCHESTER UNITED are understood to have matched City's £30m-plus offer for Dimitar Berbatov.
3.40pm
Sunderland defender Danny Higginbotham is set for a move back to STOKE.
3.25pm
Wigan winger Rachid Bouaouzan has joined Dutch side NEC NIJMEGEN on a one-year loan.
3.15pm
Tyrone Mears has finalised his surprise loan move from Derby to MARSEILLE.
3pm
Cardiff have rejected a £5m bid for midfielder Joe Ledley, believed to be from STOKE.
2.40pm
Veteran hitman Henrik Larsson has rejected a return to the Premier League.
2.35pm
MANCHESTER CITY boss Mark Hughes confirms the club have made a shock bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov.
2.30pm
Manchester United striker Louis Saha finalises his move to EVERTON by signing two-year deal. But the Toffees' loan move for Victor Obinna has collapsed after the Nigerian was denied a work permit.
1.25pm
Torino have signed midfielder Blerim Dzemaili from BOLTON on a one-year loan deal.
12.10pm
LIVERPOOL snap up Brazilian teenage striker Vito Flora on a free transfer from Botafogo.
12pm
NEWCASTLE have bagged Uruguay midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez on loan from Valencia — after they signed him from Danubio.
11.35am
PORTSMOUTH have signed Algerian left-back Nadir Balhad from Lens on a season-long loan.
10.30am
HULL are eyeing moves for Fulham forward Seol Ki-Hyeon and Rangers striker Daniel Cousin.
9.50am
TOTTENHAM have signed Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka for £7m.
9.40am
AZ Alkmaar have confirmed they have agreed to loan centre-back Ryan Donk to WEST BROM.
9.30am
One-time Chelsea and Liverpool target Ricardo Quaresma is having a medical ahead of his £15m move to INTER MILAN.
7.45am
Deportivo La Coruna claim NEWCASTLE are close to a £5.7m deal for striker Xisco. Coach Miguel Angel Lotina said: "I have no confirmation that the deal is done but the offer exits."
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Wah so much happening on deadline day...
The most expected story was Berbatov going to United...
And the most unexpected one is City came out of the Blue to snatch Robinho right under Chelsea's nose... (Honestly didn't see this one coming at all)
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Transfer Deadline Day: All today's completed deals at a glance
Dimitar Berbatov - Spurs to Manchester United (£30.75m)
Robinho - Real Madrid to Manchester City (£32.5m)
Frazier Campbell - Manchester United to Spurs (1-year loan)
Xisco - Deportivo La Coruna to Newcastle (Undisclosed fee)
Michael Tonge - Sheffield United to Stoke (Undisclosed fee)
Tom Soares - Crystal Palace to Stoke (Undisclosed fee)
Martin Cranie - Portsmouth to Charlton (1-year loan)
George Friend - Exeter to Wolves (undisclosed fee)
Antoine Sibierski - Wigan to Norwich (loan)
Stephen Elliot - Wolves to Preston (undisclosed fee)
Julian Gray - Coventry to Fulham (1-year loan)
Daniel Cousin - Rangers to Hull (undisclosed fee)
Danny Higginbotham - Sunderland to Stoke (undisclosed fee)
Goerge McCartney - West Ham to Sunderland (undisclosed fee)
Albert Riera - Espanyol to Liverpool (undisclosed fee)
Roman Pavlyuchenko - Spartak Moscow to Spurs (£15m)
Vedran Corluka - Manchester City to Spurs (£8.5m)
Nadir Belhadj - Lens to Portsmouth (1-year loan with option to make permanent)
Vito Flora - Botafogo to Liverpool (free)
Nacho Gonzalez - Valencia to Newcastle (1-year loan)
Blerim Dzemaili - Bolton to Torino (1-year loan)
Louis Saha - Manchester United to Everton (unidsclosed fee)
Tyrone Mears - Derby to Marseilles (1-year loan)
John Akinde - Ebbsfleet United to Bristol City (£140k)
Jon Parkin - Stoke to Preston (fee TBC)
Gabriel Zakuani - Fulham to Peterborough (loan)
Rachid Bouaouzan - Wigan to NEC Nijmegan (loan)
Peter Gulacsi - MTK Hungaria to LIverpool (fee TBC)
Jon Stead - Sheffield United to Ipswich (3-month loan)
Viktor Unnar Illugason - Reading to Eastbourne Borough (1-month loan)
Steve Finnan - Liverpool to Espanyol (undisclosed fee)
Andriy Voronin - Liverpool to Hertha Berlin (1-year loan)
Omar Garcia - Athletic Bilbao to Rotherham (free)
Romain Gasmi - RC Strasbourg to Southampton (loan)
Miguel Angel Llera - unattached to MK Dons (free)
Karleigh Osborne - Brentford to Oxford Utd (loan)
Javan Vidal - Man City to Grimsby (loan)
Andy Williams - Bristol Rovers to Hereford (loan)
Ryan Donk - AZ Alkmaar to West Brom (1-year loan with option to make permanent)
Mark Bunn - Northampton to Blackburn (undisclosed fee)
Collins John - Fulham to NEC Nijmegan (free)
Sone Aluko - Birmingham to Aberdeen (undisclosed fee)
Souleymane Bamba - Dunfermline to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
Liam Harwood - Carshalton to Bristol Rovers (undisclosed fee)
Jason Shackell - Norwich to Wolves (undisclosed fee)
Dan Wordsworth - Carlisle to Kendal Town (loan)
Steven Thompson - Cardiff to Burnley (undisclosed fee)
Jonathan Grounds - Middlesbrough to Norwich (loan)
Derek Riordan - Celtic to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
Souleymane Bamba - Dunfermline to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
John Brayford - Burton to Crewe (undisclosed fee)
Peter Bore - Grimsby to York City (loan)
Nicolas Marin - Lorient to Plymouth (loan)
Scott Mitchell - Rushden & Diamonds to King's Lynn (loan)
John O'Flynn - Cork City to Barnet (free)
Martin Canning - Hibernian to Hamilton (free)
Lloyd Owusu - Yeovil to Cheltenham (free)
Keith Lowe - unattached to Kidderminster (one-year contract)
Carlo Nash - Wigan to Everton (undisclosed)
Matt Harold - Southend to Wycombe (undisclosed fee)
Alan Gow - Rangers to Blackpool (loan)
Peggy Lokando - Southend to Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
Matt Hill - Preston to Wolves (undisclosed fee) -
where is AW last minute shopping scoop?
aiyo.. cham liao.
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AW was seen making payment at his neighbourhood store for his potato chips just right before the store's closing hour... in the nick of the time man!!! was his comments after being interviewed by the eagle eyed reporter from BBC...
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Originally posted by Saltiga:
AW was seen making payment at his neighbourhood store for his potato chips just right before the store's closing hour... in the nick of the time man!!! was his comments after being interviewed by the eagle eyed reporter from BBC...
Potato chips ...
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Originally posted by reyes:
where is AW last minute shopping scoop?
aiyo.. cham liao.
Ya lor too bad Inler dont wanna leave Udinese.