Newcastle completed the signing of 22-year-old Spain Under-21 striker Xisco on a five-year deal from La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna for an undisclosed fee.

And they also brought in Uruguayan midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez, 26, from Valencia on a season-long loan

Defender George McCartney rejoined Sunderland on a five-year contract from West Ham for an undisclosed fee, becoming Roy Keane's 10th signing of the summer.

And Danny Higginbotham passed him on the way out, rejoining former club Stoke City.

Manchester provided the stage for the most dramatic transfer deadline day moves.

Dimitar Berbatov's £30.75m switch to Man United from Tottenham took few by surprise, but Man City's successful courtship of Real Madrid's Robinho, who had been expected to sign for Chelsea, was kept under wraps until late last night.

Mark Hughes' side even launched an audacious bid to sign Berbatov but when it became obvious the Bulgarian had his heart set on Old Trafford, they ramped up their interest in Robinho.

Chelsea, who had pursued the Brazilian all summer and remained confident he would join them, found their approach ambushed by City, whose £32.4m move was bankrolled by yesterday's Abu Dhabi United Group's takeover.

A spokesman for the Stamford Bridge club later revealed they were unwilling to match City's offer for the former Santos forward.

The excitement at Eastlands - where bids were also made for Valencia striker David Villa and Stuttgart forward Mario Gomez - overshadowed events in the red half of Manchester.

Berbatov brought a welcome conclusion to his summer-long transfer saga when he signed a four-year deal for a fee Spurs.

Fraizer Campbell moved to White Hart Lane for a year on loan, while Spurs will not pursue a complaint against United for making an illegal approach to Berbatov.

Spurs were also busy, paying £14m for Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and signing Croatia right-back Vedran Corluka from Man City for £8.5m.

Liverpool captured Spain winger Albert Riera from La Liga side Espanyol for an undisclosed fee, and 18-year-old Brazlian Vitor Flora.

Striker Andriy Voronin and full-back Steven Finnan departed Liverpool for Hertha Berlin and Espanyol respectively.

Not to be outdone by their Merseyside rivals, Everton broke their club record to sign Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini for an initial £15m from Standard Liege.

They also confirmed the signing of French striker Louis Saha from Manchester United - who was on Sunderland's wanted list - for an undisclosed fee, and goalkeeper Carlo Nash from Wigan.

Premier League new boys Hull and Stoke were also busy, with the Tigers bringing in Daniel Cousin from Rangers for an undisclosed fee and Kamil Zayatte - a Newcastle target - on loan from Young Boys.

Stoke also signed young midfielder Tom Soares from Crystal Palace for £1.25m and Michael Tonge from Sheffield United in a £2m deal.