This is picking up some pace now it seems. Gil to Girona and Emerson to Milan, both to be sealed before the end of the weekend if all goes well. It would be nice if we can persuade Girona to buy him rather than take him on loan, or a Hojbjerg-like construction where they are obliged to buy him next summer. That only leaves Reguilon and Lo Celso, and then, after returning from the tour, the focus may shift towards deciding who of the youngsters will be loaned out, and who will stay to make minutes occasionally in the Europa League and the Carabao Cup.
And then, of course, that spectacular €80m swoop for ...