This is how Middlesbrough can get extra time to seal a transfer deal for Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara amid Dijon interest

While the transfer window is set to slam shut at 11pm this evening, Boro could have an extra two hours in which to finalise the details of any further incomings or outgoings.

At least one new addition is likely, with Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara having been eyed throughout the day – although a move to French side Dijon now looks more likely.

But, as per EFL rules, Boro can be given until 1am to complete the deal - providing that the club have submitted a 'Deal Sheet'.

These sheets provide details of the impending transfer and confirm that an agreement has been reached, before providing clubs with extra time in which to submit all the required documentation.

The details required on this sheet are fairly basic and amount to the clubs and player involved and the fee being paid, if there is one.

Deal sheets cannot be requested until 9pm on transfer deadline day and then must be submitted, fully completed, by 11pm.

Once received and approved by the EFL, clubs can then be granted permission to submit all the required transfer paperwork by a 1am deadline.

Middlesbrough will also be able to sign free agents after the window slams shut this evening – with Neil Warnock keen on a deal for winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

That deal doesn’t have to be completed this evening, but may yet be with the player reportedly en route for a medical.

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