With the transfer window closing this week, the countdown is on for clubs to get their business done.
Plenty of protracted transfer sagas are likely to end with deals being done, but for every player who gets their move, there are others who will end the window exactly where they started.
After dropping Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah from his squad on the opening weekend of the season, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is one manager hoping his club can find "solutions" this week.
"Hopefully when the transfer window is finished, if they find a solution then hopefully for them it is better.