British record is 7-1 to go today.

Byline: Ian Wilkerson

BY 5pm this afternoon, it will all be over and managers will be left either rubbing their hands at the scale of the coups they have managed to pull off or preparing for a long winter without the prospect of reinforcements.

The transfer window is slammed shut and, a year after Robinho joined Manchester City and Dimitar Berbatov went to Manchester United on a deadlineday to remember, Ladbrokes are guarding against another wave of last-minute action.

They go 7-1 that the Robinho fee of pounds 32.5m will no longer be the British record come tomorrow morning, while their 50-1 about the world record of pounds 80m being eclipsed does not look on the generous side.

The rumour mill will be in full working order and talk that Tottenham, Sunderland and Stoke were ready to fight it out for the services of England goalkeeper David James caused the Magic Sign to cut him to 11-4 from 10-3 to leave Premier League basement boys Portsmouth today.

They go 13-8 that James's international colleague Matthew Upson will leave West Ham after the Hammers turned down a bid yesterday from Serie A Fiorentina.

Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo has been cut from 14-1 to 3-1 for the vacancy at Barnsley with Victor Chandler after a flood of interest.

The Romanian has been frustrated in his attempts to strengthen his squad this summer. Boylesports - A McGeady to still be a Celtic player after transfer window: 1-8 yes, 9-2 no Ladbrokes - deadline-day specials: 50 world record (pounds 80m) to be broken, 7 British record (pounds 32.5m) to be broken, 10 P Vieira to be an Arsenal player, 12 C Fabregas not to be an Arsenal player, 12 D Berbatov not be a Manchester United player. A Wenger to sign a player before window closes: 1-2 yes, 6-4 no. To be at current club at close of window (not to be): 1-7 R Pavlyuchenko (4-1), 1-4 D James (11-4), 1-12 Robinho (6-1), 2-9 D Bentley (3-1), 1-5 J Jenas (10-3), 4-9 M Upson (13-8).

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Skipper Matthew Upson is 13-8 to leave West Ham today