Deadline day: Arsenal and Man United set for manic Monday

Chelsea deal for Remy could spark striker scramble for Gunners as Man Utd hold fire sale

Newcastle's Loic Remy
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Chelsea are "delighted" to have signed Loic Remy from Queens Park Rangers, but the deal could prompt a chaotic deadline day as the striker's other suitors look for alternatives, and QPR boss Harry Redknapp winds down his car window and hunts for a replacement.

According to Chelsea's official website France international striker Remy has signed a four-year contract after spending last season on loan with Newcastle. The 27-year-old had been linked with Arsenal earlier in the summer and even on Saturday there were rumours that the Gunners planned to "hijack" the Blues bid to sign Remy. But instead Arsene Wenger is expected to make a bid today for Sevilla’s Carlos Bacca with Goal.com reporting that the Nutty Professor is quietly confident of landing the striker for £12.5m.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.