Espanyol brings CONCACAF defender in on loan, but he's not Matt Miazga

As the transfer window slowly closes in England, we have been told La Liga's Espanyol has the best shot at signing in-need-of-a-loan defender Matt Miazga.

But...

.@Diego_Reyes13, novena incorporació #RCDE.

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— RCD ESPANYOL OFICIAL (@RCDEspanyol) August 31, 2016

Oh. That is not the CONCACAF center back we were hoping to see land at Espanyol.

Of course, just because a club has loaned one relatively young center back (Reyes turns 24 in a few weeks) doesn't mean it cannot loan another. But it is equally true that teams will seek to navigate the free-for-all that is Deadline Day by lining up multiple potential deals, in the hope that at least one comes through - as illustrated by Goal.com's story that Chelsea has abandoned a plan to loan Valencia's Aymen Abdennour because it has landed David Luiz.

The Blues still have a little time to get Miazga out the door - and Espanyol may still be the intended destination for the center back. But the news of Reyes' arrival in Barcelona is discouraging for those hoping to see Miazga land a loan at a club where he can get regular minutes. At the very least, it means he'll have a little more competition for a place in the lineup than was first thought.