Why Man City have not announced Donnarumma, Ederson and Akanji deals before transfer deadline

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Manchester City have had a busy deadline day but they are yet to confirm any transfers.

City are set to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma despite not confirming the deal before 7pm

Manchester City are on track to complete the signing of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma on deadline day despite not announcing the transfer before the 7pm cut-off.

Donnarumma has undergone a medical and agreed to the Etihad move after City agreed a fee of around £30million with Paris St-Germain, but the deal wasn't confirmed before the transfer window shut.

That isn’t the only transfer still in the pipeline for the Blues. Donnarumma's arrival will see Ederson join Fenerbahce, with the 32-year-old in Istanbul to finalise a switch to the Turkish Super Lig side. Their window is only until September 12, but the Brazilian's exit is still set to be confirmed on Monday.

Manuel Akanji has arrived in Milan ahead of completing a season-long loan move to Inter. The centre-back is yet to play for City this season and will now spend the year with the Serie A giants in a deal that includes an option to buy that becomes obligatory if certain conditions are met.

Although City have yet to announce a transfer on deadline day, all three of those deals are still set to be confirmed this evening.

Despite the deadline now officially passing for the signing of Donnarumma and Akanji's loan move, the deal can still proceed if a deal sheet has been submitted to the Premier League.

The sheet shows that an agreement has been reached between the two clubs and allows for more time for the relevant paperwork to be submitted.

It allows a two-hour window to complete transfers, therefore extending the deadline until 9pm for the final paperwork to be signed off and a transfer completed.

Ilkay Gundogan is also in talks over a move to Galatasaray, but that transfer could be completed later due to Turkey's September 12 deadline.

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