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| Transfer deadline day: Falcao, Blind and Welbeck moves – as they (eventually) happened | Transfer deadline day: Falcao, Blind and Welbeck moves – as they (eventually) happened |
| (30 days later) | |
| 1.41am BST | 1.41am BST |
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| Right, that’s it from me. Thanks for your company and your emails, comments and tweets. Cheerio! | Right, that’s it from me. Thanks for your company and your emails, comments and tweets. Cheerio! |
| 1.39am BST | 1.39am BST |
| 01:39 | 01:39 |
| Falcao speaks! In suspiciously press-release friendly sentences! “I am delighted to be joining Manchester United on loan this season. Manchester United is the biggest club in the world and is clearly determined to get back to the top. I am looking forward to working with Louis van Gaal and contributing to the team’s success at this very exciting period in the club’s history.” | Falcao speaks! In suspiciously press-release friendly sentences! “I am delighted to be joining Manchester United on loan this season. Manchester United is the biggest club in the world and is clearly determined to get back to the top. I am looking forward to working with Louis van Gaal and contributing to the team’s success at this very exciting period in the club’s history.” |
| Louis van Gaal speaks! Constructing sentences in a very similar way to his signing! What a coincidence! “I am delighted Radamel has joined us on loan this season. He is one of the most prolific goalscorers in the game. His appearance-to-goal ratio speaks for itself and, when a player of this calibre becomes available, it is an opportunity not to be missed.” | Louis van Gaal speaks! Constructing sentences in a very similar way to his signing! What a coincidence! “I am delighted Radamel has joined us on loan this season. He is one of the most prolific goalscorers in the game. His appearance-to-goal ratio speaks for itself and, when a player of this calibre becomes available, it is an opportunity not to be missed.” |
| 1.31am BST | 1.31am BST |
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| Radamel Falcao has joined Manchester United! | Radamel Falcao has joined Manchester United! |
| It’s done! At last! At last, it’s done! It’s done, at last! | It’s done! At last! At last, it’s done! It’s done, at last! |
| BREAKING: #mufc is delighted to announce Radamel Falcao has joined on a 1-year loan from Monaco with an option to buy pic.twitter.com/gnhR4rdsmF | BREAKING: #mufc is delighted to announce Radamel Falcao has joined on a 1-year loan from Monaco with an option to buy pic.twitter.com/gnhR4rdsmF |
| 1.26am BST | 1.26am BST |
| 01:26 | 01:26 |
| Here’s Amy Lawrence with all the details on Danny Welbeck’s £16m move to Arsenal. | Here’s Amy Lawrence with all the details on Danny Welbeck’s £16m move to Arsenal. |
| 1.22am BST | 1.22am BST |
| 01:22 | 01:22 |
| Manchester United’s Michael Keane has joined Burnley on a four-month loan. Which just leaves … | Manchester United’s Michael Keane has joined Burnley on a four-month loan. Which just leaves … |
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| 01:04 | 01:04 |
| Arsenal are saying “undisclosed fee” and “long-term deal”, which is all a bit annoying and vague but the consensus is that the fee is in the region of £16m and that the contract is either four or five years, depending on who you believe. | Arsenal are saying “undisclosed fee” and “long-term deal”, which is all a bit annoying and vague but the consensus is that the fee is in the region of £16m and that the contract is either four or five years, depending on who you believe. |
| 12.59am BST | 12.59am BST |
| 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Danny Welbeck joins Arsenal! | Danny Welbeck joins Arsenal! |
| It's official. @Arsenal have signed Danny Welbeck from Manchester United: http://t.co/obyyFMbDW4 #WelcomeWelbeck pic.twitter.com/6yD9nbSkFi | It's official. @Arsenal have signed Danny Welbeck from Manchester United: http://t.co/obyyFMbDW4 #WelcomeWelbeck pic.twitter.com/6yD9nbSkFi |
| 12.59am BST | 12.59am BST |
| 00:59 | 00:59 |
| The general vibe I’m getting from various reports – entirely scientific process here – is that Arsenal and Manchester United are very relaxed about these two deals happening. | The general vibe I’m getting from various reports – entirely scientific process here – is that Arsenal and Manchester United are very relaxed about these two deals happening. |
| 12.53am BST | 12.53am BST |
| 00:53 | 00:53 |
| If I was the wrong sort of person I’d start this entry with “A DEAL INVOLVING A MANCHESTER CLUB HAS COLLAPSED!” and then go on to explain that John Guidetti’s loan move from Manchester City to Celtic had bitten the dust, according to BBC man in Scotland Alasdair Lamont. But I’m not that sort of person, so I haven’t. | If I was the wrong sort of person I’d start this entry with “A DEAL INVOLVING A MANCHESTER CLUB HAS COLLAPSED!” and then go on to explain that John Guidetti’s loan move from Manchester City to Celtic had bitten the dust, according to BBC man in Scotland Alasdair Lamont. But I’m not that sort of person, so I haven’t. |
| 12.46am BST | 12.46am BST |
| 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa has just been pictured signing something, high-fiving somebody and then hugging Steve Bruce. I’m taking that as official confirmation. Either that or he just bought Bruce’s old Vauxhall Zafira. | Hatem Ben Arfa has just been pictured signing something, high-fiving somebody and then hugging Steve Bruce. I’m taking that as official confirmation. Either that or he just bought Bruce’s old Vauxhall Zafira. |
| 12.39am BST | 12.39am BST |
| 00:39 | 00:39 |
| More meat on the bones (every time I type that it just makes me hungry) of an earlier story – here’s the full update on the departures of Negredo and Richards from Manchester City. | More meat on the bones (every time I type that it just makes me hungry) of an earlier story – here’s the full update on the departures of Negredo and Richards from Manchester City. |
| 12.38am BST | 12.38am BST |
| 00:38 | 00:38 |
| “The current soundtrack at Guardian Towers should really be this,” writes Ben Smith. | “The current soundtrack at Guardian Towers should really be this,” writes Ben Smith. |
| And why not? | And why not? |
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| 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Sky Sports News currently filming through a window at Hatem Ben Arfa talking turkey with Hull owner Assem Allam. It all seems very convivial. | Sky Sports News currently filming through a window at Hatem Ben Arfa talking turkey with Hull owner Assem Allam. It all seems very convivial. |
| 12.26am BST | 12.26am BST |
| 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Has anyone checked if the fax machine has any paper loaded? Ink? Plugged in? It’s worth remembering that, as I’ve mentioned before, Andrey Arshavin’s move to Arsenal in 2009 was not ratified until 5pm on the day after deadline day. That suggests a bit of wriggle room. | Has anyone checked if the fax machine has any paper loaded? Ink? Plugged in? It’s worth remembering that, as I’ve mentioned before, Andrey Arshavin’s move to Arsenal in 2009 was not ratified until 5pm on the day after deadline day. That suggests a bit of wriggle room. |
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| Meat on the bones of some earlier moves: | Meat on the bones of some earlier moves: |
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| 00:10 | 00:10 |
| The current soundtrack here at Guardian Towers: | The current soundtrack here at Guardian Towers: |
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| Falcao has passed his medical | Falcao has passed his medical |
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| 00:04 | 00:04 |
| It’s not just Falcao and Welbeck … | It’s not just Falcao and Welbeck … |
| Burnley Football Club can confirm they have applied to the Premier League for an extension to try and complete a late deal. More news soon.. | Burnley Football Club can confirm they have applied to the Premier League for an extension to try and complete a late deal. More news soon.. |
| Manchester United’s Michael Keane is one rumoured target. | Manchester United’s Michael Keane is one rumoured target. |
| 12.01am BST | 12.01am BST |
| 00:01 | 00:01 |
| So, the Premier League rules I mentioned earlier suggest that United need to have filed the paperwork over Falcao’s move nnnnnnnnnnow in order to comply with Fifa’s deadline (not the Premier League’s). So … | So, the Premier League rules I mentioned earlier suggest that United need to have filed the paperwork over Falcao’s move nnnnnnnnnnow in order to comply with Fifa’s deadline (not the Premier League’s). So … |
| 11.55pm BST | 11.55pm BST |
| 23:55 | 23:55 |
| And indeed Manchester United have strongly dismissed those nascent rumours: | And indeed Manchester United have strongly dismissed those nascent rumours: |
| no truth in rumours falcao has failed medical #mufc | no truth in rumours falcao has failed medical #mufc |
| 11.54pm BST | 11.54pm BST |
| 23:54 | 23:54 |
| The phrase “failed medical” is beginning to do the rounds on Twitter. I believe the original source is a fake account so don’t hit the panic button just yet, United fans. | The phrase “failed medical” is beginning to do the rounds on Twitter. I believe the original source is a fake account so don’t hit the panic button just yet, United fans. |
| 11.46pm BST | 11.46pm BST |
| 23:46 | 23:46 |
| For those of you deprived of the action on Sky Sports news today, the Media Tweets blog has Storified the day for you. (Warning: may include swearing, small dogs, an inflatable doll and a dildo). | For those of you deprived of the action on Sky Sports news today, the Media Tweets blog has Storified the day for you. (Warning: may include swearing, small dogs, an inflatable doll and a dildo). |
| 11.43pm BST | 11.43pm BST |
| 23:43 | 23:43 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa has arrived in Hull to general cheering and high-fiving. | Hatem Ben Arfa has arrived in Hull to general cheering and high-fiving. |
| 11.30pm BST | 11.30pm BST |
| 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Another happy man with a football scarf: | Another happy man with a football scarf: |
| CONFIRMED: #SaintsFC have completed a #deadlineday deal for Toby Alderweireld. Welcome, @AlderweireldTob! #SaintToby pic.twitter.com/E3tXS0M7DX | CONFIRMED: #SaintsFC have completed a #deadlineday deal for Toby Alderweireld. Welcome, @AlderweireldTob! #SaintToby pic.twitter.com/E3tXS0M7DX |
| 11.27pm BST | 11.27pm BST |
| 23:27 | 23:27 |
| The Leeds United Object Lesson In How Not To Do Deadline Day Social Media: | The Leeds United Object Lesson In How Not To Do Deadline Day Social Media: |
| Don't go to bed just yet...there is still work to be done #DeadlineDay #lufc | Don't go to bed just yet...there is still work to be done #DeadlineDay #lufc |
| Followed by selling two players. And then: | Followed by selling two players. And then: |
| After a busy last hour that is us done for the 2014 Summer Transfer Window #DeadlineDay #lufc | After a busy last hour that is us done for the 2014 Summer Transfer Window #DeadlineDay #lufc |
| If you like Bad Words, you might want to take a look at some of the Leeds fan responses to that second tweet … | If you like Bad Words, you might want to take a look at some of the Leeds fan responses to that second tweet … |
| 11.20pm BST | 11.20pm BST |
| 23:20 | 23:20 |
| Sky Sports are reporting that Crystal Palace have agreed a loan deal for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle, with Palace’s Glenn Murray heading out on loan to Reading. | Sky Sports are reporting that Crystal Palace have agreed a loan deal for Wolves striker Kevin Doyle, with Palace’s Glenn Murray heading out on loan to Reading. |
| 11.18pm BST | 11.18pm BST |
| 23:18 | 23:18 |
| Our man in Manchester Jamie Jackson has written this piece on United’s summer transfer dealings: Manchester United signings suggest little faith in youth policy. | Our man in Manchester Jamie Jackson has written this piece on United’s summer transfer dealings: Manchester United signings suggest little faith in youth policy. |
| Located at Manchester United: the panic button. Last pressed: by David Moyes in January to buy Juan Mata for £37.1m. | Located at Manchester United: the panic button. Last pressed: by David Moyes in January to buy Juan Mata for £37.1m. |
| Under threat at the AON Training Complex: the club’s trumpeted youth policy. Last seen: Old Trafford, 6 May, on the full debuts of James Wilson, 18, and Tom Lawrence, 20, in a 3-1 defeat of Hull City. | Under threat at the AON Training Complex: the club’s trumpeted youth policy. Last seen: Old Trafford, 6 May, on the full debuts of James Wilson, 18, and Tom Lawrence, 20, in a 3-1 defeat of Hull City. |
| 11.13pm BST | 11.13pm BST |
| 23:13 | 23:13 |
| Rules? You want the rules? You can’t handle the ru… oh, wait a minute maybe you can. Here’s a handy guide from the Premier League about this extension business. A key section: | Rules? You want the rules? You can’t handle the ru… oh, wait a minute maybe you can. Here’s a handy guide from the Premier League about this extension business. A key section: |
| Clubs sometimes conclude deals at the last minute and it is not always easy for them to get everything completed and sent over by 11pm. The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that a deal has been reached in order to allow for additional time to submit the remaining documentation. | Clubs sometimes conclude deals at the last minute and it is not always easy for them to get everything completed and sent over by 11pm. The deal sheet allows a club to confirm that a deal has been reached in order to allow for additional time to submit the remaining documentation. |
| The sheet cannot be used prior to 9pm and needs to arrive fully completed before the transfer window closes. Once the sheet arrives, clubs have got until 1am in which to submit the full paperwork. But if a club are looking to complete an international transfer, it still has to comply with the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) deadline of midnight. | The sheet cannot be used prior to 9pm and needs to arrive fully completed before the transfer window closes. Once the sheet arrives, clubs have got until 1am in which to submit the full paperwork. But if a club are looking to complete an international transfer, it still has to comply with the FIFA Transfer Matching System (TMS) deadline of midnight. |
| So that suggests Manchester United have until midnight UK time (about 45 minutes) while Arsenal have until 1am UK time. | So that suggests Manchester United have until midnight UK time (about 45 minutes) while Arsenal have until 1am UK time. |
| 11.09pm BST | 11.09pm BST |
| 23:09 | 23:09 |
| And Morgan Amalfitano is a West Ham player: | And Morgan Amalfitano is a West Ham player: |
| Marseille confirm Morgan Amalfitano has joined #WHUFC... http://t.co/3y0Z6y01C5 | Marseille confirm Morgan Amalfitano has joined #WHUFC... http://t.co/3y0Z6y01C5 |
| 11.08pm BST | 11.08pm BST |
| 23:08 | 23:08 |
| What’s this? It’s only a comunicado oficial from Valencia announcing the signing of Alvaro Negredo from Manchester City: | What’s this? It’s only a comunicado oficial from Valencia announcing the signing of Alvaro Negredo from Manchester City: |
| COMUNICADO OFICIAL – Álvaro Negredo #BenvingutNegredo7 http://t.co/Q0jXqHUjhn pic.twitter.com/LjnBNgL3HE | COMUNICADO OFICIAL – Álvaro Negredo #BenvingutNegredo7 http://t.co/Q0jXqHUjhn pic.twitter.com/LjnBNgL3HE |
| Is that a 7? Or a 1? Or a ?? | Is that a 7? Or a 1? Or a ?? |
| 11.01pm BST | 11.01pm BST |
| 23:01 | 23:01 |
| BBC Radio Humberside are reporting that Hull also have an extension in which to complete the Ben Arfa deal. | BBC Radio Humberside are reporting that Hull also have an extension in which to complete the Ben Arfa deal. |
| 11.00pm BST | 11.00pm BST |
| 23:00 | 23:00 |
| That’s it! | That’s it! |
| Except that it isn’t, because that’s not how it all works. | Except that it isn’t, because that’s not how it all works. |
| 10.59pm BST | 10.59pm BST |
| 22:59 | 22:59 |
| Sky Sports are reporting that both Manchester United and Arsenal have asked for an extension to the deadline. | Sky Sports are reporting that both Manchester United and Arsenal have asked for an extension to the deadline. |
| 10.56pm BST | 10.56pm BST |
| 22:56 | 22:56 |
| Chelsea’s Jamal Blackman has joined Middlesbrough on loan. How many outgoing Chelsea loans is that? | Chelsea’s Jamal Blackman has joined Middlesbrough on loan. How many outgoing Chelsea loans is that? |
| So just the 26 outgoing loans from #CFC this summer... | So just the 26 outgoing loans from #CFC this summer... |
| How many?! | How many?! |
| 10.51pm BST | 10.51pm BST |
| 22:51 | 22:51 |
| And another: Wigan have confirmed the singing of Emyr Huws from Manchester City. The fee is rumoured to be up around £2.5m | And another: Wigan have confirmed the singing of Emyr Huws from Manchester City. The fee is rumoured to be up around £2.5m |
| 10.49pm BST | 10.49pm BST |
| 22:49 | 22:49 |
| And another deal done in the Championship: | And another deal done in the Championship: |
| Fulham have signed Matt Smith from Leeds for £500k. Expect announcement soon. But Beckford deal has collapsed #FFC #BWFC #LUFC | Fulham have signed Matt Smith from Leeds for £500k. Expect announcement soon. But Beckford deal has collapsed #FFC #BWFC #LUFC |
| 10.48pm BST | 10.48pm BST |
| 22:48 | 22:48 |
| While you’re waiting for the big, glamour Welbeck/Falcao news, here’s the full story on Crystal Palace’s deadline day. | While you’re waiting for the big, glamour Welbeck/Falcao news, here’s the full story on Crystal Palace’s deadline day. |
| 10.47pm BST | 10.47pm BST |
| 22:47 | 22:47 |
| told patience a virtue from inside OT when asking just now about Falcao being confirmed... | told patience a virtue from inside OT when asking just now about Falcao being confirmed... |
| No need for United fans to panic, though. These things can happen very, very late. | No need for United fans to panic, though. These things can happen very, very late. |
| 10.44pm BST | 10.44pm BST |
| 22:44 | 22:44 |
| If Hull manage to bring in Ben Arfa, do they officially win Transfer Deadline Day? | If Hull manage to bring in Ben Arfa, do they officially win Transfer Deadline Day? |
| 10.37pm BST | 10.37pm BST |
| 22:37 | 22:37 |
| Stoke manager Mark Hughes is doing a Redknapp from his car window. “We’re delighted with the window that we’ve had,” he says. | Stoke manager Mark Hughes is doing a Redknapp from his car window. “We’re delighted with the window that we’ve had,” he says. |
| 10.34pm BST | 10.34pm BST |
| 22:34 | 22:34 |
| They’re coming thick and fast now. Gaston Ramirez’s loan move from Southampton to Hull has been confirmed. | They’re coming thick and fast now. Gaston Ramirez’s loan move from Southampton to Hull has been confirmed. |
| 10.33pm BST | 10.33pm BST |
| 22:33 | 22:33 |
| Assaidi has completed his season-long loan move from #LFC to Stoke. | Assaidi has completed his season-long loan move from #LFC to Stoke. |
| 10.31pm BST | 10.31pm BST |
| 22:31 | 22:31 |
| So as it stands we’re still waiting for confirmation of Falcao (Man Utd), Welbeck (Arsenal), Ben Arfa (Hull) and Amalfitano (West Ham). Thirty minutes to go … | So as it stands we’re still waiting for confirmation of Falcao (Man Utd), Welbeck (Arsenal), Ben Arfa (Hull) and Amalfitano (West Ham). Thirty minutes to go … |
| 10.26pm BST | 10.26pm BST |
| 22:26 | 22:26 |
| Ludicrous things about modern football No234,045: Hull fans chanting the name of a Newcastle player outside their ground. The deal for Ben Arfa hasn’t happened yet … | Ludicrous things about modern football No234,045: Hull fans chanting the name of a Newcastle player outside their ground. The deal for Ben Arfa hasn’t happened yet … |
| 10.23pm BST | 10.23pm BST |
| 22:23 | 22:23 |
| Arsène Wenger was getting some (rather ridiculous) stick for heading to Italy for a charity game. Looked like a decent affair though … | Arsène Wenger was getting some (rather ridiculous) stick for heading to Italy for a charity game. Looked like a decent affair though … |
| In fairness to Arsene, would you rather spend all day in boring meetings or with these guys...? RT @BaggioOfficial pic.twitter.com/FGwHDV00s4 | In fairness to Arsene, would you rather spend all day in boring meetings or with these guys...? RT @BaggioOfficial pic.twitter.com/FGwHDV00s4 |
| 10.17pm BST | 10.17pm BST |
| 22:17 | 22:17 |
| Into the final 45 minutes we go. Our man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, expects Welbeck’s move to Arsenal to be announced before the deadline. | Into the final 45 minutes we go. Our man in Manchester, Jamie Jackson, expects Welbeck’s move to Arsenal to be announced before the deadline. |