Robbie Keane’s return to Tottenham from Liverpool was the biggest deal being negotiated on a transfer deadline day hit by snowy weather conditions.

Andrei Arshavin made a last-ditch trip to London ahead of a proposed move to Arsenal but a transfer from Zenit St Petersburg was this morning called off.

Veteran Roma defender Christian Panucci will remain at the club until the end of the season, according to his agent.