ARSENAL UPDATE:
Reports from Spanish publication Marca state that Mesut Ozil has decided to STAY at Real Madrid, despite a €45 million bid from Arsene Wenger's men.
BREAKING NEWS:
- Liverpool have announced the signing of Thiago Ilori from Sporting. The deal was always expected to be completed today - especially after he watched his new side win at Anfield on Sunday.
- The first big bombshell of Deadline Day: AC Milan have confirmed that Kaka will rejoin the club from Real Madrid!
- Arsenal are expected to be busier than most before 23:00BST tonight, and it seems they got the ball rolling shortly after yesterday's win over Tottenham (better late than never, Arsene): the Gunners have made an enquiry for Chelsea striker Demba Ba, who could find his game time limited in a side featuring Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto'o, Romelu Lukaku and around 78 attacking midfielders.
Whether the Blues will be happy to loan to a rival remains to be seen, however.
- DONE DEAL!
Stoke City have completed the signing of Marko Arnautovic from Werder Bremen. The Austria international has signed a four year deal with Mark Hughes' men.
- Incoming news from AC Milan this morning:
Adriano Galliani may well be tied up with Kaka at the moment (now there's an image) but head coach Massimiliano Allegri has set his sights on defensive reinforcements in the shape of David Astori, who has long been linked with a move away from Cagliari.
"We have good defenders and I am happy with what we’ve got but Astori would be useful for many clubs, so we will see what happens," he said after his side beat Cagliari 3-1 last night.
The 26-year-old has already come within a hair's breadth of joining Napoli this summer, while Roma are also keeping an eye on things today.
- Yep, it finally happened: Gareth Bale has completed a move from Tottenham to Real Madrid. And the world can go back to spinning around again.
With the completion of the world record deal after a soul numbing period of negotiations (let's be honest, it was all getting a bit much) you be forgiven for forgetting about the young full mback who left Southampton to become a curse on Tottenham's first team. Here, Goal UK's Jay Jaffa examines Bale's astonishing rise from the struggling youngster to the latest Galactico it's a journey worthy of a happy ending, I think.
Here's Carlo Garganese on Kaka's Rossoneri return:
"The return of Kaka to Milan may excite some Rossoneri and Serie A nostalgists, but in truth it is a transfer that sums up all the difficulties of the Italian giants right now.
At 31, Kaka is injury prone and has rarely been a first team player at Madrid in the past four years. He is not the same Kaka who lit up San Siro and was once the best player in the world.
"When Milan sold Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic last year and released a whole host of legends such as Seedorf, Inzaghi, Nesta and Gattuso, they vowed to cut the wage bill and build a bright future with youngsters. Having barely spent this transfer market, in the closing days they have opted to splash out €12 million on Alessandro Matri a 29 year old forward who they didn't need and now a 31 year old injury prone Kaka.
"It doesn't fit with this new project and is unlikely to seriously improve the Rossoneri's chances of challenging for the Scudetto or making a big impact in the Champions League."
The Brazilian has signed a two year contract with the Rossoneri after completing a medical first thing this morning, after Adriano Galliani struck a deal with the player's representatives late last night. And it's all on a free transfer!
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