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A bit of news from Sheffield United, who broke their transfer record for midfielder Sander Berge last night. They are willing to let Ravel Morrison leave, with Middlesbrough favourites to sign him on a short-term deal. Morrison joined the blades in the summer having tried to get his career back on track at Ostersund. He has played in the Championship before, with QPR, Cardiff and Birmingham. He’s 26 and has only just played over 100 professional games – he really needs some gametime.

“Morning Gregg,” writes Matthew Turland. “Nottingham Forest are sitting relatively pretty in third at the moment. Obviously they’ll have a complete meltdown in the coming weeks but what are the chances of Freeman/Atsu/Gayle/A.N.Other turning up at the City Ground to wear the Garibaldi red? Nuno Costa, Bong and Diakhaby (loan) have already arrived but I still reckon we need another striker to take the load off of Grabban. And I need something to take my mind off the impending collapse.” Atsu looks the more likely of those I’d say Matthew.

And here’s Darrien Bold bringing the deadline day honks: “I might be late to the party on this one but I’ve just spotted tenacious midfielder Vinny Samways tucking into a sandwich in a trendy Liverpool cafe as rumours of him bolstering Everton’s flimsy midfield for a cool £2m do the rounds. Keep up the good work!” Erm, I’ll keep an eye on that one Darrien.

Milan fans are probably furiously Googling Wigan this morning to find out just where the hell it is. The reason being that the Latics full-back Antonee Robinson is reportedly on his way to Italy’s fashion capital from the northern Mill town to complete a medical before making a £10m move. Robinson joined Everton as an 11-year-old academy player and left for Wigan last summer. He’s a USA inernational. It would certainly be one of the more intriguing deals this January.

Good morning! It’s here folks. Yes, it’s that day they’ve all been talking about. The deadline is finally upon us. At 11pm GMT the shutters will come down on … the January transfer window! Yes, transfer comings and goings in England, Spain and France will have to be completed by 11pm, in Germany by 5pm, in Italy by 7pm and in Scotland by midnight GMT. Curiously, in Portugal the deadline is 2 February and in Russia it’s 22 February.

We will be bringing you transfer news as we get it throughout the day and keep you updated on any team news before the weekend’s matches as managers speak at their usual pre-match press conferences. The window’s biggest headline-grabbing signing so far came at Manchester United on Thursday, where Bruno Fernandes finally checked in for £46m. Andy Brassell has the lowdown on what United fans can expect from the midfield metronome. Sheffield United have just broken their transfer record with the signing of Sander Berge from Genk for a fee in excess of £20m. The 21-year-old Norway midfielder has joined on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

There are plenty of clubs who are still in the hunt for players as the deadline nears. Here are a few things to look out for:

• Chelsea will scramble for a forward – and Mertens and Cavani are targets
• Salomón Rondón is a potential target for Manchester United
• Tottenham are leading race to sign Willian José from Sociedad
• Antonee Robinson may join Milan from Wigan Athletic
• Olivier Giroud could join Lazio after turning down Newcastle
• Newcastle are chasing Davie Selke from Schalke instead
• West Ham look to have pipped Crystal Palace to Hull’s Jarrod Bowen
• Dortmund are the favourites to sign Juve’s Emre Can for £25m
• Spurs’ Victor Wanyama is inching towards a move back to Celtic

Here are the latest comings and goings in Europe:

And for all of the latest ins and outs across the top five leagues in Europe, bookmark our snazzy transfer interactive. Clubs have spent £727.6m on players so far this January. Will there be more cash thrown around in a dramatic finale this evening?