The transfer window in England is creaking to a close and the usual frenzy of last gasp purchases will roar on until the deadline arrives at 6pm tonight.
Southampton made a major move by snapping up Celtic’s Dutch defender, Virgil Van Dijk, on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £11.5 million.
Van Dijk, who has been pursued by the south coast club for almost a year, will become Southampton’s eighth signing of the summer.
With Van Dijk marching into the Saints, former Celtic midfielder, Victor Wanyama, could be heading out of St Mary’s with rumours of a move to Tottenham Hotspur still circulating.
Spurs are set to be busy on deadline day and could be set to make a third bid of £22 million for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino. The White Hart Lane club are also mulling over a late move for Newcastle United forward Ayoze Perez, who could command a fee of around £15 million. They are also looking across London at West Ham United midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate.
The Hammers, meanwhile, are poised to secure Chelsea winger Victor Moses on a season-long loan deal and could capture Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor in a late raid. West Ham are also showing an interest in Hull City’s former Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic and could be prepared to fork out around £3 million for the Croatian.
Manchester City’s Sami Nasri could be on his way to Serie A after Juventus expressed an interest in the 28-year-old midfielder.
In Scotland, it has emerged that Hibernian are chasing Chelsea youngster Islam Feruz on a season-long loan deal. The 19-year-old has held talks with manager Alan Stubbs and is mulling over a switch.
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