Transfer Deadline Day: The all-important numbers

Fernando Torres cost Chelsea 50 million on 2011's deadline day

Ahead of the latest January deadline day, Michael Lintorn chronicles memorable moments of past editions in number form, including Benjani's ill-timed snooze, Peter Odemwingie's joyless ride and QPR's striker-binging...

0

The number of times that Harry Redknapp has been managing a Premier League club on the winter deadline day and they haven't been involved in at least one transaction (he has participated in ten windows).

2

Benjani missed two flights in 2008 when supposed to leave Portsmouth for Man City by falling asleep at the airport. The Premier League still approved the deal on February 5, having been satisfied that the important paperwork had been completed on deadline day.

3

Robbie Keane has made four winter switches in the past six years, three of them on January 30 or later and two of them on the actual deadline day (to Tottenham in 2009 and Celtic in 2010).

4

The number of forwards signed on loan by QPR on deadline day last year: Guilherme Dellatorre, Kevin Doyle, Will Keane and Modibo Maiga. They scored just three goals between them.

9

Nikica Jelavic scored nine Premier League goals for Everton after his 2012 deadline day arrival. Only two winter recruits have bettered that: Papiss Cisse at Newcastle and Daniel Sturridge at Liverpool.

24

Premier League confirmation that Arsenal had signed Andrey Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg didn't come through until around 24 hours after the 2009 window's official shut time.

122

This was the approximate number of miles that Peter Odemwingie would have driven to get home after his ill-fated journey to Loftus Road to try to join QPR from West Brom without being granted the Baggies' permission in 2013.

1,600,000

There were more than 1.6 million references to transfer deadline day on Twitter leading up to the 23:00 deadline last year, with Kim Kallstrom the most discussed player.

135,000,000

The amount spent by Premier League clubs in pounds on the epic deadline day of 2011 (excluding loan fees), with Fernando Torres, Andy Carroll, Luis Suarez and David Luiz all moving late in the evening.