It’s not quite clear as to what led to Manchester City’s move for Portsmouth striker Benjani, not getting through last night, and Pompey boss Harry Redknapp is confused. However, the move can still happen as the Premier League are reviewing the matter.

City revealed late on transfer deadline day that they had failed to complete the deal for the 29-year-old Zimbabwean, due to not getting through with necessary paperwork in time.

"Last night at five to twelve everything was done at our end," Redknapp told Sky Sports News.

"We were waiting to put the forms through and then Peter [Storrie] got the okay from Man City saying their forms had gone off.

"So once their forms had gone through Peter Storrie obviously faxed through all the relevant stuff to the FA and Premier League and as far as we were concerned it was a done deal.

"At 12.30 a message came back saying one or two of the forms from Man City's end has not gone through so I don't know where it is all at the moment.

"He [Benjani] is still in Manchester and the two clubs are obviously talking trying to see where we go with it and we are talking to the Premier League and FA.

"It is disappointing as Peter Storrie could not do any more. When someone tells you they have sent their forms our forms went off and there was nothing else we could do.

"The fact that some forms did not go is very strange. I can't really get to the bottom of the whole thing at the moment.

"We have to wait and see how it pans out. We will have to wait and see what today brings."