Joe Hart has completed his loan switch to Torino and the England goalkeeper is unlikely to be the last high-profile departure from Manchester City on transfer deadline day.

Hart was photographed with a Torino shirt while enjoying a rapturous reception from supporters in Turin on Wednesday (AEST) and the season-long loan move is likely to signal the end of a decorated career at City, which he joined in 2006.

Pep Guardiola's move to reshape his Etihad Stadium squad is expected to have further confirmed casualties by the time the transfer window closes.

A tweet from Wilfried Bony confirmed he has joined Stoke City on loan having earlier posted a cryptic tweet over his future, while Samir Nasri and and Eliaquim Mangala are reportedly LaLiga-bound, with Sevilla and Valencia the respective clubs in the frame.

Stoke has already secured its first arrival of a potentially busy deadline day, with goalkeeper Lee Grant joining on loan from Derby County until January, providing cover as England's Jack Butland works his way back towards full fitness.

Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko has been granted permission by the French Football Federation to leave national team duty and complete a move away from St James' Park.

The FFF did not confirm the 27 year-old's prospective destination but Tottenham is reported to be leading the chase.

England midfielder Jack Wilshere has been touted for a loan move away from Arsenal, with Roma being linked to his services alongside Premier League duo Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.

Mario Balotelli is another misfiring star linked with revitalising his career by moving on loan – in this case from Liverpool to Ligue 1 club Lille.

Leicester City is expected to bolster its ranks for the UEFA Champions League and set a new club transfer record by bringing in Islam Slimani, while the Algeria international's Sporting CP team-mate Adrien Silva has also been linked to the King Power Stadium.

Gokhan Inler is one man leaving the Premier League champion, having concluded a medical at Besiktas alongside Inter's Caner Erkin and RB Leipzig's Atinc Nukan.

Leipzig confirmed one arrival, with Kyriakos Papadopoulos joining on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Bundesliga rival Ingolstadt haS signed Marcel Tisserand from Monaco on a four-year deal, while Eintracht Frankfurt has acquired Switzerland youngster Shani Tarashaj on loan from Everton.

Burnley is closing in on a club-record deal to bring in Jeff Hendrick, with the Derby midfielder undergoing a medical with the Premier League newcomer.

West Brom defender Sebastien Pocognoli has moved to Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion for the rest of the season, while Emmanuel Riviere has done likewise, swapping Newcastle for Osasuna in LaLiga.

Elsewhere in Spain, Barcelona B midfielder Juan Camara has joined Girona in a temporary deal.