Transfer window closes with late drama

Deadline day delivered three last-hour moves and one deal that never made it over the line.

Clubs waited until the final hours, then moved all at once. A winger headed south, a centre-back went the other way, and a loan with an obligation to buy landed with minutes to spare.

The one that got away was the night’s real story: a striker whose medical was complete, whose shirt was printed, and whose paperwork never arrived.

Managers will now work with the squads they have. January is already being circled.