Aston Villa signed Philippe Coutinho, as manager Steven Gerrard looks to make his mark at the Premier League club.
It is the first transfer window for Gerrard and Villa are poised to make several deals to bolster the squad and improve on their current league position of 13th.
There have been some good early results with four wins and four defeats, with two of those losses coming by just one goal against Liverpool and Man City.
The time is now for the Villa owners to back their new boss in the transfer market and it appears they are doing just that.
Signing a player of his ilk will be a huge coup for Villa, and shows what the gravitas and connections a man like Gerrard can bring.
The club have been linked with plenty of other names this transfer window and here is how they could line-up if they land their targets.
The attack would look pretty potent with Coutinho added to the line-up, giving Ollie Watkins plenty of chances to score.
There are various ways Villa could fit their best attacking players in the same team, but having Watkins through the middle and Coutinho on the left may best fit the current system Gerrard plays.
On the right, Emi Buendia would likely feature and the club will want to see more from the man they agreed to pay a club-record £33million for in the summer.
Joe Aribo has been another target for Villa as Gerrard could raid his old club Rangers for their best players.
The former Charlton academy player is versatile and can play across the midfield.
John McGinn has continued his brilliant form this season for Villa and Jacob Ramsey has impressed in midfield as well.
In defence, Villa have been linked with a move for out of favour Everton defender Lucas Digne.
The left-back looks set to leave the Toffees with Newcastle also interested in the France defender.
He would slot in alongside Tyrone Wings, Ezri Konsa and Matty Cash, with Emi Martinez in goal.