So far, it has been a summer of near misses in the transfer market.
Manchester City could only look on as Dani Alves joined Paris Saint-Germain, while Chelsea are scrambling around for a striker after Romelu Lukaku headed to Manchester United instead of Stamford Bridge.
Meanwhile, Liverpool hope their lengthy chase for RB Leipzig's Naby Keita does not go the same way as the move for Southampton's Virgil van Dijk that they hurriedly had to abandon, though missing out on targets is all part of the transfer game.
Each of the Premier League's top clubs has had previous experience in failing to get their man.