Sunderland boss Gus Poyet fears losing strikers Steven Fletcher and Connor Wickham before the market shuts.
Poyet is determined not to sell either player and would still like to add Liverpool's Fabio Borini to his attacking personnel.
The Uruguayan said: "I think they (bids) are going to come for someone. I hope not.
"That last day of the transfer window is terrible. You don't want to answer the phone or check your emails. You don't want anything unexpected."
