Manchester United’s Zaha can leave today for right priceQPR’s Fernandes reveals deadline-day intentionsNewcastle’s Santon confirms Internazionale loan switchEmail michael.butler@theguardian.com | Tweet @michaelbutler18 11.22am GMT Sky are now reporting that they expect an announcement regarding André Schurrle just after 11.30am.So expect me to update you shortly that there won’t be anything until midday. This one is going to roll on all day isn’t it. 11.20am GMT Manchester United are prepared to sell Wilfried Zaha for the right price with Crystal Palace favourites to buy the winger. Zaha has never started a league game for United!Read the full story here. 11.19am GMT Burnley have made a £3m bid for West Brom’s Graham Dorrans. Sean Dyche seems to be continuing the trend of buying British and Irish players. By my reckoning, Burnley haven’t fielded a single player that isn’t originally from the UK or the Emerald Isle, which is quite remarkable for a Premier League team. 11.11am GMT More from the north-east, and Harry Lambert has emailed in with some ominous news.“I am attending a work conference in Middlesbrough and just seen ex-Arsenal , um, ‘powerhouse’ Sébastien Squillaci go into a meeting room with Steve Gibson. Please don’ sign him, Steve!” 11.10am GMT DONE DEAL!Sunderland defender Charalampos Mavrias has joined Panathanaikos on a season-long loan. Mavrias joined from the Greek club back in 2013. 11.08am GMT DONE DEAL!Italian international Luca Antonelli has returned to Milan from Genoa.Welcome Luca! #Antonelli has signed a contract until June 30, 2018 and he'll wear the number 31 jersey! #weareacmilan pic.twitter.com/f7JMDDoa1E 11.02am GMT André Schürrle’s advisor Ingo Haspel is at Wolfsburg’s headquarters and has told Sky Sports Germany he had given himself a deadline of 11am to conclude the deal.It’s 11am now so expect something imminently. 10.57am GMT Some Swansea news for you. It’s probably a sensible tactic from Blackburn, who are under a transfer embargo and therefore unable to bring in any permanent replacement.Still no offers for Blackburn striker Rudy Gestede as club holds out for £5m. Could still be a late mover #brfc #deadlineday 10.50am GMT Eagle-eyed Alex Gask has emailed in. This is what we live for people.“I’m currently staying at the Clarendon Hotel in Blackheath and I’ve just seen former Arsenal (and briefly my club, West Ham) starlet Jeremie Aliadiere sitting at breakfast with Charlton Director Katrien Meire. Looks like Charton are hoping his mercurial skills will arrest their slide down the Championship....” 10.42am GMT MK Dons’ Dele Alli has been the subject of bids from both Newcastle and Aston Villa in January, but Tottenham have reportedly made a late bid to try and steal the 18-year-old. Steve Round, a former assistant at Manchester United and Everton, has some insightful analysis of Alli’s game. 10.35am GMT One man who isn’t going anywhere this winter is Tottenham’s Harry Kane. The striker’s superb form for Spurs this season has earned him a new five-and-a-half-year contract at White Hart Lane.The 21-year-old only signed a new deal in August but his 20 goals in all competitions have earned him improved terms and a contract until 2020. 10.33am GMT More from Andy Hunter, this time on Everton.Roberto Martinez is prepared to wait until the last moment to see if an established goalkeeper becomes available, although Tim Howard’s imminent return from injury may postpone a move in that department until the summer. Howard has been sidelined since Boxing Day with a calf problem but could be in contention to return against Liverpool on Saturday, although Joel Robles has deputised better than anticipated in his absence and reduced the pressure for back-up. The Everton manager has denied that Cardiff City’s David Marshall is one target under consideration. 10.27am GMT Cogs seem to be turning in Germany, with the German club Wolfsburg calling a press conference for 11am, according to Sky. If that is indeed the official announcement for the arrival of Andre Schurrle, it would leave plenty of time for Chelsea and Fiorentina to get Cuadrado/Salah over the line. German window closes today at 5pm remember. 10.24am GMT @michaelbutler18 ideally a centre back for united but given what this club is like probably won't sign anyoneYou’re not wrong Tom. It’s less exciting news for Manchester United fans. You can thank Jamie Jackson for this…Current information is no chance of any Manchester United signing today... But in this game never say (completely) never... 10.23am GMT Cuadrado/Salah/Schurrle update! Dominic Fifield has emailed in with this. And it’s exciting news for Chelsea fans! Fully expect Juan Cuadrado to be unveiled as a Chelsea player later today for an initial £23.3m with add-ons, potentially rising to £26.8m, with Mohamed Salah discussing his loan move to the Viola in exchange. Andre Schurrle, his agent and his father are currently at Wolfsburg and that deal should eventually be thrashed put before the German deadline of 5pm.Crystal Palace will resume talks with Manchester United over securing Wilfried Zaha on a permanent basis, which would allow Alan Pardew to bring in another player on loan from a rival Premier League club if he deems it necessary. The London club retain an interest in Bolton’s Lee Chung-Yong, who is out of contract in the summer. 10.20am GMT Our Merseyside maestro Andy Hunter has got in contact with this.It has been all quiet at Liverpool during this transfer window and the club do not expect any major additions to or departures from their first team squad today. So that would appear to thwart Crystal Palace’s and Hull City’s interest in taking Rickie Lambert on loan. Wigan Athletic want Liverpool’s promising midfielder Sheyi Ojo and talks are ongoing over a loan move that would give the 17-year-old more first-team experience. 10.18am GMT DONE DEAL!Former Liverpool defender Gabriel Paletta has joined Milan from Parma, who have also released Antonio Cassano from his contract. Cassano might go back to his old haunt Inter, by the way. 10.11am GMT DONE DEAL!This from Reuters: NAC Breda have loaned Ghana youth international Divine Naah for the rest of the season from Premier League champions Manchester city, the Dutch club said on Monday. 10.09am GMT Gary Cotterill is spouting all kinds of hyperbole on Sky Sports News outside of QPR’s training ground. He’s trying to make the best of it, seemingly unaware that the club’s chairman has just tweeted this:No more cheque book. We have good players. Bought all the players manager asked for in sunmer. Our players not mercenaries. Good guys. 10.01am GMT Sky Sports News are reporting that Newcastle have denied that Santon has already joined Internazionale. So it sounds like he is about to, but they’re a bit annoyed at the Italian for letting slip on his Facebook page. Their man in a Leicester City car park has also revealed that he has seen Stoke City’s Robert Huth arriving for a medical, ahead of his proposed loan move. 9.49am GMT Our Manchester correspondent Jamie Jackson has been in touch with this little tit-bit:Juan Mata has claimed Anderson has left Manchester United and returned to “his native Brazil” to resume his career there, though Internacional’s hopes of signing the midfielder remain in the balance.Writing on his weekly blog Mata added a PS that said: “Also, I want to wish good luck to my friend Anderson, who is back to football in his native Brazil. All the best, my friend.” 9.48am GMT The biggest British-based transfer of the day is almost certainly going to be Chelsea’s move for Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian winger has reportedly had a medical at Chelsea after they agreed to meet his £26.8m release clause, and the 26-year-old even attended Chelsea 1-1 Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Hello from "The Bridge" pic.twitter.com/h1VZfvAGXs 9.37am GMT Today’s Rumour Mill has dropped. Here, in concise bullet-point form, is a breakdown of what you can expect by clicking on this link. 9.29am GMT Football fans. Who are you hoping for your club to sign? Be realistic. Or just tell me all your hopes and dreams via email or Twitter. 9.24am GMT DONE DEAL! (probably)Our first bit of hot transfer action comes from the north-east, with Davide Santon announcing on his official Facebook page that he will be leaving Newcastle for Roberto Mancini’s Internazionale. Life is strange... I never expected to return... Thanks Newcastle and thanks to all the fans for these 3 and a half years together... we’ve spent many good times.... This city and this team will always remain in my heart.I start a new adventure.... I’m happy to return to Inter... There I started my career and there I lived so many important moments.... I will give my best to repay the faith 9.16am GMT It’s not a move necessarily dependent on a window or any other kind of opening, but what better way to start the run down of today’s movers and shakers on The Most Important Day of the Year™ than to announce that Costa Rica have appointed none other than Paolo Wanchope as their manager! El Comité Ejecutivo de la Federación Costarricense de Fútbol designó a Paulo Wanchope como nuevo seleccionador. pic.twitter.com/fVs7JDQStU 9.06am GMT It has been hyped up by broadcasters (and MBMers) beyond all recognition to help save us from our mid-winter blues (and boost ratings), it has big flashing lights and a fervent crowd, it’s got fans and journalists jostling in car parks, it’s practically a national holiday … no it’s not the Super Bowl half-time show … it’s the January (in February!) transfer window deadline day! Put your yellow ties/dresses on and ignore all your Monday morning instructions from your boss, buckle up and enjoy the ride. Expect shedloads of lower league season-long loans in the lower leagues and one desperate Premier League manager doing his best to spend a senseless amount of money in an attempt to save his job.Hoorah! 9.06am GMT Michael will be here shortly with all the latest news. In the meantime, go behind the transfer window with our video:Darren Fletcher’s proposed move to West Ham United is off, the Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has announced.The long-serving midfielder looked set to leave Old Trafford for the Hammers after he had a medical at the London club on Friday. But Van Gaal said after Saturday’s win over Leicester City that the deal had fallen through after West Ham moved the goal posts. Continue reading...
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