Transfer Deadline Day: As it happened

31 August 2011 20:12
23:25 - Aston Villa have confirmed the signings of Jermaine Jenas on a season-long loan and his Spurs team-mate Alan Hutton in a permanent move.

23:23
- Bimingham have completed the signing of Pablo Ibanez from West Brom for an undisclosed fee.

23:18 - Sunderland have confirmed the signing of Nicklas Bendtner from Liverpool on a season-long loan.

23:11 - Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Mikel Arteta from Everton for a fee of around £10m

23:10 - Chelsea beat the transfer deadline to sign Portugal international Raul Meireles from Liverpool.

23:06 - MK Dons sign Norwich midfielder Anthony McNamee on a free transfer


23:00 - THE TRANSFER WINDOW IS NOW SHUT

22:53 - Arsenal confirm the signing of Yossi Benayoun on a season-long loan from Chelsea

22:50 - Fasten your seatbelts, we are into the final 10 minutes.

22:47 - Liverpool complete the signing of Welsh international striker Craig Bellamy. Bellamy will wear the number 39 shirt on his return to Anfield.

22:38 - Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Scott Dann from Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.

22:37 - It's heating up. Shaun Wright-Phillips completes his move to QPR from Manchester City.

22:33 - Yossi Benayoun on Twitter - "I sign with arsenal, very happy and excited about it, but now my head is only in the game against Greece on Friday, thanks for the support."

22:31 - Liverpool announce that Raul Meireles has submitted a transfer request.  Last ditch effort to secure the Chelsea move?

22:24 - Wesley Sneijder on Twitter: "Thanks for all the support, from all over the world!! I will stay with Inter next season. Have a good night everyone. I respect all the Man Utd fans, who supported me the whole transfer window! I'm a winner and I will make you Interisti proud this season!!!!"

22:20 - Southend United complete the signing of Swindon Town midfielder Michael Timlin on loan until January

22:18 - Oldham have signed Shefki Kuqi from Newcastle on loan until the end of the season.

22:16
- Lincoln have completed the signing of Mitchell Nelson on loan until October from Bournemouth.

22:14 - Wilson Palacios has joined Stoke City from Tottenham Hotspur in a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.  Crouch to follow?

22:06 - Newcastle have failed to agree personal terms with Bryan Ruiz after a £12m bid for the Costa Rican was accepted.

21:57 - Middlesbrough forward Jonathan Franks has joined Oxford United on loan until 1st January

21:55 - Arsenal have finally announced the signing of defender Per Mertesacker from Werder Bremen for a reported £9m

21:51 - Millwall complete the signing of Bournemouth winger Liam Feeney for an undisclosed fee.
 
21:50 - Another signing for West Ham - this time Ivory Coast utility man Guy Demel from Hamburg

21:30 - Mikel Arteta transfer to Arsenal looks to be back on...more to come

21:17 - West Ham confirm the signing of Henri Lansbury from Arsenal on a season-long loan.

21:12 - Rochdale complete the signing of David Ball from Peterborough on a three-month loan.

21:05 - Harry Redknapp told Sky Sports that Sebastien Bassong's move to QPR is off after Spurs failing to sign Gary Cahill from Bolton.

20:57 - Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Giles Coke has joined Bury on a two-month loan deal.

20:57 - Hold on to your hats Spurs fans. Rumour has it that Harry is looking to bring Kaka to White Hart Lane!

20:48 - West Ham striker Junior Stanislas completes his move to Burnley for an undisclosed fee.

20:46 - Chelsea have confirmed that winger Gael Kakuta has joined Bolton on loan until January

20:40 - Nicklas Bendtner
looks to have agreed a year-long deal to join Sunderland from Arsenal.

20:35
- Coventry City have signed 25-year-old striker Cody McDonald from Norwich City for an undisclosed fee

20:29 -Newcastle United have made a bid for FC Twente forward Bryan Ruiz. More to follow.

20:22 - England international Peter Crouch has arrived at Stoke City's training ground according to reports.

20:20 - David Ngog has completed a move from Liverpool to Bolton for a reported £4m

20:10 - Moroccan left-back Badr El Kaddouri completes his move to Celtic on a six-month loan from Dynamo Kiev.

20:07 - AFC Halifax complete the loan signing of striker Terry Dixon from Bradford City.

20:02 - Manchester City midfielder Ahmed Benali has signed for Rochdale on a season-long loan.

20:01 - Blackpool have signed 31-year-old forward Daniel Bogdanovic from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.

19:42 - Chelsea 21-year-old left-back Patrick van Aanholt signs for Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan

19:40 - Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Owen Hargreaves on a one-year contract. A statement on Manchester City's official website read: "The England midfielder joins as a free agent having left Manchester United at the end of last season."

19:32 - Bradford City
have signed winger Jamie Devitt from Hull on loan until January.

19:30
- Disappointment for Arsenal fans as the Mikel Arteta deal looks to have collapsed.

19:28 - Preston confirm the signing of Keammar Daley from Jamaican club Tivoli Gardens.

18:51
- West Ham United 19-year-old left-back Jordan Brown has signed for Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal

18:37
- Bury have signed striker Shaun Harrad from Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee

18:34 - Oldham Athletic have signed Tom Adeyemi from Norwich City on loan until January

18:12 - England Under-20 full-back James Hurst joins Blackpool from West Brom on loan

17:58 - West Ham United forward Ahmed Abdulla signs for Swindon Town on loan until January

17:55 - Leyton Orient striker Alex Revell joins Rotherham for an undisclosed fee.

17:15
- West Ham have completed the signing of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder David Bentley on a season-long loan.

17:13 - 17-year-old midfielder Jed Wallace has signed for Portsmouth from Ryman Premier Division side Lewes.

16:55 - Watford have completed the signing of striker Joe Garner from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee.

16:39 - Fulham confirm the signing of Czech Republic defender Zdenek Grygera from Juventus on a free transfer

16:33 - West Ham have confirmed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury on a season-long loan.

16:22 - Manchester City striker John Guidetti joins Feyenoord on loan for the remainder of the season

15:25 - Christian Poulsen has completed his move to French side Evian from Liverpool

15:10 - Former Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic and Morecambe midfielder Andy Holdsworth signs for Alfreton Town

15:05 - Arsenal confirm the signing of Fenerbahce defender Andre Santos for £6.2m

14:42 - Tottenham have completed the signing of Scott Parker from West Ham for a reported £5m

12:35 - Liverpool have announced that Joe Cole will be joining Lille on loan for the remainder of the current campaign

Hello and welcome to Football.co.uk's live transfer deadline day blog. We'll be bringing you the latest deals as they happen plus all the rumours and gossip as clubs up and down the country desperately try to improve their squads. Enjoy!

Source: DSG