While players dip into their bank accounts for luxurious summer vacations, clubs are entertaining boardroom battles to bring in new talents and sanctioning sales for unwanted stars.
The modern day transfer market is the most inflated it has ever been with triple digit sums thrown around as a casual reminder of the riches of football as clubs look to cash-in on players boasting serious potential.
Premier League teams are the unlucky customers when it comes to being quoted the highest of prices given the riches of the English top-flight, but there are still deals to be done and fees to be haggled as player contracts run down.