Tottenham favourites to be the busiest Premier League club on deadline day

Aug 29, 2012 3:45:00 PM

Paddy Power have named Spurs the 4/1 favourites to sign the most players on the last day of the transfer window, while Chelsea are 20/1 to be the most active club

The last day of the transfer window is always a hectic time for Premier League clubs, negotiations are taking place, deals are being confirmed and fax machines are going into overdrive.

Paddy Power have priced up which of the Premier League sides will sign the most players on Friday, with Tottenham named the market favourites at 4/1 (5.0).

With the transfer of Luka Modric to Real Madrid confirmed, new boss Andre Villas-Boas has a transfer budget to spend and is expected to make late moved for several players in an attempt to bolster his squad.

The north London club are 7/2 (4.50) to sign three or more players on deadline day, exactly two players is a 6/4 (2.50) shot while exactly one player is 15/8 (2.88). A day of no arrivals at White Hart Lane - which would come as a major shock - is available at 5/1 (6.0).

Queens Park Rangers have been one of the busiest clubs in the current transfer window with a 5-0 defeat against pre-season relegation favourites Swansea prompting Rangers boss Mark Hughes to further improve his squad over the last two weeks. QPR are 6/1 (7.0) shots to sign the most players with Manchester City next in the betting at 7/1 (8.0).

Roberto Mancini has cut a frustrated figure in recent weeks as the Premier League champions missed out on several of their prime targets but the Italian is sure to have another shortlist drawn up ahead of the final day.

London trio Arsenal (10/1), Fulham (10/1) and West Ham (12/1) are next while rivals Liverpool and Everton are both available at 14/1 (15.0), Chelsea are outsiders at 20/1 (21.0) to complete the most deals on Friday.

Roberto Di Matteo has already conducted a lot of business over the last month and it's expected that the European Champions won't be scrambling to complete many moves on the final day.

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Jim Knight is Betting Editor at Goal.com and has been tipping football games since he was old enough to place a bet. He is a Leicester City fan, writer and member of the We Are Going Up Podcast
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