LIVE DEADLINE DAY BLOG: Dembele and Tomlinson depart, Norburn stays, Brown and Coulson arrive as Peterborough United conclude their January transfer window business

According to some reports Championship promotion contenders Blackburn Rovers showed late interest in Dembele, but a player who originally said he wanted to move to Scotland to be with his young family when he handed in a transfer request in January, 2020, looks set to move to the South Coast.

Barry Fry has said Posh wouldn’t let him go on transfer deadline day as it wouldn’t leave Posh time to find a replacement. Does yesterday’s news mean Posh have someone lined up? Or have they decided Kwame Poku can step up? That’s a big ask.

Norburn has yet to hand in a transfer request as far as we know. Blackpool are known to have had a bid rejected. Their boss Neil Critchley declined to comment on the speculation after his side’s fine 1-1 draw at Fulham on Saturday.

I have calls out to Posh director of football Barry Fry re Dembele, Norburn and Reece Brown, but he might be too busy to ring back. If he doesn’t I’ll get Daz Moody to let me know what’s going on.

Posh need to end the day with a stronger squad than they currently have which will take some doing if Dembele departs as expected.

What are expecting from London Road before the transfer window closes....

I expect Siriki Dembele’s transfer to Championship promotion hopefuls Bournemouth to go through. TalkSPORT are claiming the clubs have agreed a fee of £1 million rising to £1.5 million if the Cherries are promoted.

As recently as Friday Posh were saying they wanted a total package of £4 million, but the actual fee will doubtless be undisclosed and most probably somewhere in between those valuations for a player with just five months left on his contract.

As average as Dembele has been since the turn of the year it would still be a blow to lose him and he will need replacing no matter how much promise Kwame Poku has shown in the last two matches.

Club captain Oliver Norburn could also depart just five months after arriving at Posh from Shrewsbury. It’s understood Norburn wants to move back up North where his wife and young child still live and Blackpool are keen, although not keen enough to offer more than Posh paid for the midfielder (about £300k).

Posh have been trying to find another striker and they might need another midfielder if Norburn leaves and now that Jack Taylor is set to be out for some time with another hamstring injury. Posh did sign Jeando Fuchs from Dundee United in time to make a debut in Saturday’s defeat at the hands of Sheffield United.

Posh were linked with Huddersfield midfielder Reece Brown over the weekend. The 25 year-old spent successful loan spells at London Road in each of the last two seasons, but he has not made a single appearance for anyone this season so would be something of a risky signing.

Finley Burns: Manchester City to Swansea City (loan).

Ryan Hedges: Aberdeen to Blackburn (undisclosed).

Jordan Hugill: Norwich to Cardiff (loan).

Alfie Doughty: Stoke to Cardiff (loan).

Andy Carroll: Unattached to West Brom.

Jeando Fuchs: Dundee Utd to Posh (undisclosed).

Juninho Bacuna: Rangers to Birmingham (undisclosed).

Charlie Kirk: Charlton to Blackpool (loan).

Tim Klose: Unattached to Brostol City.

Regan Slater: Sheffield United to Hull (undisclosed).

Lyle Taylor: Nottm Forest to Birmingham (loan).

Adam Davies: Stoke to Sheffield United (undisclosed).

Dion Sanderson: Wolves to QPR (loan).