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'Going to be a deadline day roar'

Hull City

And one for the Hull City fans...

Tigers owner Acun Ilicali has opted for another tweet to keep fans posted on incoming business:

"Dear Hull City fans, get ready for 22:00 to 23:00. We are working on the last details.

"You know I love deadline days. It's going to be a deadline day roar."

Philogene to stay at Ipswich

Nick Mashiter

BBC Sport football news reporter

Winger Jaden Philogene is due to stay at Ipswich.

Bologna, Roma and Benfica were among several clubs who held an interest in the 24-year-old, who helped Ipswich to promotion from the Championship last season, scoring 12 league goals.

But no move has progressed and he is expected to be involved in O'Neil's squad going forward, although Philogene had his pre-season interrupted by a hamstring injury and his yet to play in the Tractor Boys' opening three games.

Despite a possible transfer Philogene returned for pre-season focused and impressed those at Portman Road with his attitude.

Everton move for Zirkzee amid Balogun doubt

Phil McNulty

BBC Sport chief football writer

Everton have launched a late bid for Manchester United's outcast striker Joshua Zirkzee amid questions over their £40m move for AS Monaco's Folarin Balogun.

A report in France suggested Balogun had failed his medical, although the word at the Everton end is that the deal is still being worked on.

Everton will now be racing against the clock to seal a deal for the 25-year-old Netherlands striker, who saw proposed moves to Juventus and Fiorentina fall through.

Whether he is in addition to, or instead of, Balogun remains to be seen.

Is £65m a fair price for Ndiaye?

Matthew Hobbs

BBC Sport journalist

In a summer of highly-inflated transfer fees, value has become increasingly hard to determine.

Manchester City's £65m deal for Everton winger Iliman Ndiaye is a case in point.

On one hand, the Senegal international is a player of wonderful skill and deception, the quintessential entertainer able to get supporters out of their seats.

Everton fans may also point to recent moves in the Premier League involving City, such as the sale of Savio to Tottenham for an initial £75m, as further evidence that the club should have demanded more for Ndiaye.

On the other hand, Everton are effectively quadrupling the initial £16m they paid Marseille to sign Ndiaye two years ago for a player whose underlying numbers, at this stage at least, are not truly elite.

In the Premier League last season, Ndiaye was by far Everton's top dribbler, completing 46 more than any other Toffees player. But he only ranked joint third at Everton alone for goal contributions (9), with Beto (10) and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (12) ranking higher.

It is reasonable to assume that those numbers for Ndiaye will improve in a more attacking team at City but his general creativity is also middling.

He created 36 chances in total in the Premier League last season, ranking him fourth at Everton. Toffees midfielder James Garner created 26 more. Jack Grealish, whose season ended in January because of injury, created eight more.

Casting the net a little wider, 45 Premier League players have recorded more goal contributions than Ndiaye's 19 since he made his Everton debut two years ago.

As a 26-year-old set to be surrounded by better players, it would be no surprise should his numbers flourish at the Etihad.

But even in today's money, £65m for Ndiaye's current output may not be as questionable a deal as it sounds.

Ndiaye's journey from non-league to £65m fee

Matthew Hobbs

BBC Sport journalist

It's fair to say that Iliman Ndiaye's journey to Manchester City has been something of a scenic route.

It is a little over six years since he made his professional debut playing in the seventh tier of English football.

Ndiaye was playing Sunday League football while attempting to get into the first team of National League side Boreham Wood when he was invited for a one-week trial with Sheffield United at the age of 19.

Two trial games were enough for the then Premier League club to sign the talented teenager, although it would be another 18 months until he made an appearance for the Blades.

Instead, Ndiaye spent the second half of the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Hyde United in the Northern Premier Division, making six appearances in his very first taste of professional football.

He often risked missing the last train back to Sheffield to stay out on the training pitch.

After returning to Bramall Lane, Ndiaye made his Premier League debut in March 2021 but it would be another three and a half years until he became established at the highest level following the Blades' relegation.

Two seasons in the Championship culminated in Ndiaye spearheading United's return to the top flight in 2023 with 14 goals in 43 starts but he was then sold to Marseille that summer.

Ndiaye then struggled during one campaign in France before joining Everton for an initial £16m in July 2024.

A firm fan favourite on Merseyside, "Skiliman" scored 15 goals and provided four assists in 67 Premier League games for the Toffees.

Completing the journey from non-league to the Champions League is only a matter of time.

'I’ve worked my whole life for an opportunity like this'

Manchester City

Shall we see what Iliman Ndiaye has to say about that move across the North West?

"I’ve worked my whole life for an opportunity like this," the new Manchester City winger, 26, said.

"City are one of the best clubs in the world and I’ve seen them win everything as I’ve grown up.

"To be able to write my own chapter in a story that special is the chance of a lifetime and I’m determined to grab it with both hands.

"It’s not always been easy in my career, but I always had the belief that I could play for a team challenging for the biggest prizes and now I’m here. It feels so good.

"I love to play with the ball on the floor in an attacking team that wants to score as many goals as possible. That’s why I know this is the perfect fit.

"City fans can rest assured that I will give my all to bring more success to this incredible club."

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