Transfer deadline day sees no shortage of players moving to all corners of the country but it also leaves players who thought they were leaving only to see a deal fall apart in limbo. 

Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez is the latest player to see a last-ditch move fall apart and he is now refusing to train because of it.

Benik Afobe completed his return to Wolverhampton Wanderers, on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth, at the eleventh hour but has confirmed to the Express and Star that he was just ten minutes away from missing the deadline.

However, he also admitted that he was so confident that he would make his return to Molineux that he started his preparations a week in advance.

He said: "Every game they've played on Sky this season I've seen. Matt Doherty's my best mate and I look at his career anyway, whether I was going to come back here or not.

"I watched the game when they beat Birmingham 1-0, I wasn't watching it thinking I'd be going back to Wolves, I was in the car on my phone. It just goes to show how much I love the club.

"I was that sure of coming back I made a video of clips of me scoring Wolves goals to put on Instragam a week before deadline day.

"In my head, I know it's probably not good because you can never be sure and things change, but I was that confident of coming back. To nearly miss the deadline by 10 minutes was going to be heartbreaking.

"Crystal Palace were going to buy Ibrahim Amadou and it ended up not going through, that could have been me.

"The next day he was walking back from the station with his hood up and I thought imagine if that was me, imagine what he's feeling right now.

"It's not secret what's happened with Mahrez as well and I didn't want to be in that situation. I'd be upset. I'm not one of those players that won't turn up – I'd get on with it and train.

"I do appreciate Bournemouth doing the deal. They could have kept me and I've got a lot of respect for them, I owe them a lot."

The Verdict

The superstitious part of me cringes for Afobe tempting fate before his move was confirmed but you have to admire his confidence and his commitment to getting back to Wolves.

I'm sure he'll be a success in his second spell at the club and if Wolves get back up to the Premier League, I would not bet against him making the move permanent.

Wolves fans - what do you make of Afobe's comments? Let us know in the comments below...