Premier League clubs are already on course to smash the transfer spending record - and hold onto your hats for the crazy final days.
The previous record spend was £3.14billion last summer and, having long since smashed past the £2bn barrier, there are several £100m-plus deals already in the pipeline.
Liverpool are closing in on Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain while Manchester City may have to smash the transfer record to land Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea. But quite apart from the levels of spending, it is the different approach to transfer dealings which is really catching the eye.
Players agreeing contract terms ahead of transfers, managers openly speaking to players from other clubs and agents touting players around.
