In terms of in-comings, barring the usual caveats, it looks like it will be a quiet day at Villa Park.
The off-the-record steer from Aston Villa was that it would be ‘very, very unlikely’ that any major signings would make their way through the door in B6.
Hopes that Villa could make a move for Feyenoord defender Lutsharel Geertruida appear to have been dashed as Crystal Palace's interest in Diego Carlos ebbed away.
The Eagles’ zeroed in with an £18m swoop on Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix as a replacement for Joachim Andersen who has left for Fulham.
While any revival of Marc Guehi’s deal to Newcastle looks off as the Eagles are sticking to their valuation. Unless that picture changes - and it might - it appears that Carlos will be going nowhere.
Villa briefed - and they have been consistent in this all summer - that staying within the profit and sustainability guidelines has been at the forefront of the club’s mind.
The immediate reaction following their qualification for the Champions League was that one big sale would have to be made. In the end, it was two with Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby helping offset the losses made by the club during the past couple of years.
There have been high-profile deals coming the other way though, with Amadou Onana immediately looking the part following his £50million switch from Everton. Ian Maatsen is another impressive coup, joining the Villans from Chelsea after shining for Borussia Dortmund during their run to the Champions League final last term.
The only deal that looks upon the horizon at the moment is a loan move for Leander Dendoncker. The Belgian centre-half is being tipped for a switch back to his homeland with Anderlecht a possible destination.