Sam Allardyce hit out angrily last night at the “godforsaken transfer window” as Crystal Palace moved to close three deadline day deals while also winning 2-0 at Bournemouth.

The £11 million signing of midfielder Luka Milivojevic was completed before the match and agreements were also being negotiated during the game on loan deals for Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho and Everton’s Arouna Kone.

Allardyce then revealed that he had been approached by a Palace player shortly before the match wanting to know if he would be sold.

“That is what you get in this godforsaken window,” he said.

“It shows just how bad it is to have this window and have a game on the last day. I think there should be more sensibility in how they pick the fixtures.”