Special Juan

30 odd million in todays market, our desperation for a CB and working under one of the finest defensive coaches in the world....I'd take it.

To some this maybe a stupid move but IMO and at this late stage it may well be a great move.

The Mail broke this story and also broke the Fabregas deal before anyone, this has serious legs now IMO.

We made a panic bid for Marquinhos last window. It's the nature of the beast when things do not happen as you want them too.

Chelsea to pay over £20million for Marcos Alonso but they could easily get near to spending £100 million today alone...

I'm reading a lot into it, I think it's on.

Bony at Stoke for medical.

Just imagine the passion between him and Antonio Conte

Spurs have bid for Sissoko from Newcastle.

Adomah from Boro to Villa could happen with Adama Traore going to Boro.

I reckon Alonso in and that's it. Two strikers remain, short at CB and both defence and midfield an injury/suspensions away from disaster. But hey, lets wait and see.

Please use the deadline day thread for all activity.

Open for business.

Matt Law also said he thinks the Koulibaly deal will get done a few weeks ago, do not take anyones words as gospel, just wait and see.

Now to Besiktas

SSN Breaking this right now.

Jim White ‏@JimWhite 55s55 seconds ago Can confirm £30m+ @ChelseaFC bid for David Luiz and discussions ongoing - player thought to be keen on a return

Gone to Watford on loan.

If we fail to but a CB in the next hours remaining we are going to be found out. It's alright playing Watford and Burnley's of this world but facing Aguero and Ibrahimovic with Cahill and Ivanovic/Terry is worrying which shows the mass importance needed towards a new, but quality CB like right now. Not loans, not 5m stop gaps we need to sort this defence now.

No chance he goes straight into the team, Ivanovic and Azpi are the main men and I guarantee that neither make way for him and he only starts if there is an injury to either.

Apparently we are now looking to loan someone Things have got that bad and we are not even prepared to pay money for what is needed so we want loans in? Fucking hell, like a Championship side doing business.

Reading around and just going on that alone, it seems like the most likely in is going to be that Alonso fella. Imagine if that is the only signing we make 2 strikers, weak as fuck in the CB area and one day left. This isn't me moaning this is me being very worried indeed that we are few hours from the window closing and we are still chasing our tails. We really haven't learn't anything to this point from last summer, this is all going to end up as us fighting for shit and average players in January as ever.

I will be opening this back up tomorrow ready for a full day of transfer activity for others clubs Other than that looking forward to seeing the SSN girls and staring at their breasts, that's the best thing about deadline day.

Perez "I'd like to say hello to the Arsenal fans and ask them to come out and support us" Good luck with that one

The only time that realization will hit is after this window has gone, nobody else comes in and we get bad injuries and suspensions...you watch how threadbare we start to look.