The end to one of the more atypical transfer windows is upon us. Monday is deadline day across Europe's top leagues, where the spending has largely been relatively dormant, some of the rumors as audacious as ever and the temperature of what's to come in the final hours rather lukewarm.
The pandemic's impact on the sport, even at the highest levels, has been one that has caused most clubs to rein in the spending. Whether it's an inability to afford moves, protecting against the future inability to afford them or the inability to replace players sold with a subsequent signing, the winter movement hasn't been as boisterous as in recent seasons.