As rumours swirled of a bid for former Manchester United winger Nani, and former Inter Milan captain Andrea Ranocchia was unveiled, Hull's longest-serving outfield player was unable to keep his thoughts off transfer deadline day – despite being almost 4,000 miles away.
'I think they're going to bring some new players in,' says Ahmed Elmohamady from a hotel in Libreville. 'I don't know yet but hopefully they can help us stay in the Premier League because we need some points.'
It hasn't been an easy window for the Tigers. Just a point off the bottom of the Premier League, they have lost key players, and only moved to replace them right at the last minute.