At Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground and the complex that bears the name of Wolves' former owner Sir Jack Hayward, large structures were being erected on Monday.
White tents, which will house operatives in protective suits, will confront the players when they arrive for work this week.
Other similar centres will go up at Premier League training grounds across the country. And now it gets real.
To here, football's return has been discussed in almost glamorous, abstract, codename terms: Project Restart. It could star Tom Cruise. This, however, is where reality comes rushing in.