Thomas Lemar starts for France against Holland tonight
The World Cup qualifier kicks off in Paris at 7.45pm tonight meaning interested clubs would have very little time to get a deal over the line.
The transfer window slams shut in England at 11pm.
It was claimed Arsenal offered as much as £92million for France international Lemar but Express Sport understands the Gunners are now not expecting to get the deal over the line.
THE FRANCE TEAM TO FACE HOLLAND: Lloris, Sidibe, Koscielny, Umtiti, Kurzawa, Coman, Pogba, Kante, Lemar, Giroud, Griezmann.
Lemar, 21, has been a target of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for much of the summer, with Liverpool also interested in him.
It is understood the Gunners made a late push to sign Lemar after Manchester City made them an improved offer for Chile forward Sanchez.
While Wenger has been insisting for months that Alexis Sanchez, whose contract expires at the end of the season, would not be sold, it is believed he would have had a chance of a move if Arsenal could have signed a replacement.
But their failure to land Lemar ultimately means Sanchez is likely to stay put, even though it is understood City launched an improved bid earlier on Thursday.
The big move of deadline day so far was a departure from Arsenal, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain moving to Liverpool for £35m.
The 24-year-old England midfielder has agreed a long-term contract, understood to be five years, at Anfield.
Craig Burley says Thomas Lemar a good fit for Liverpool
Elsewhere, full-back Serge Aurier joined Tottenham from Paris St Germain in a £23m move.
Swansea landed Renato Sanches, the Portugal international midfielder, on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich and could re-sign Wilfried Bony from Manchester City after having a £12m bid accepted.
Bony appears likely to be a replacement for Fernando Llorente, the Spain striker who could join Aurier at Tottenham.
Llorente had been expected to be reunited with Antonio Conte - his former boss at Juventus - at Chelsea, but negotiations with Spurs are more advanced.
Chelsea had been linked with Oxlade-Chamberlain, too, and could be left frustrated once more.
Conte has repeatedly spoken of the need for the Premier League champions to add to their thin squad, but they are leaving it late.
The likes of Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater and injured Everton midfielder Ross Barkley have also been linked with the Blues, as has Riyad Mahrez.
Drinkwater has handed in a transfer request at Leicester and Demarai Gray has also asked to be allowed to move on, with Bournemouth having had a £25m bid rejected on Wednesday.
Mahrez, a key figure in Leicester's surprise title triumph in 2016, has been allowed to leave the Algeria squad preparing for World Cup qualifying action and return to Europe to "formalise his transfer to his new club", the Algerian Football Federation announced late on Wednesday.
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