Aston Villa have experienced a far from ideal summer transfer window.
Indeed, Unai Emery's Villans were rocked early on by PSR-related worries, with Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers routinely linked away from Villa Park to try and cough up some much-needed money.
In the end, Jacob Ramsey was sacrificed, as the homegrown midfielder waved the West Midlands goodbye for £43m to join Newcastle United.
Jacob Ramsey for Aston Villa
Jacob Ramsey for Aston Villa
In terms of incomings, it has hardly been the most exciting environment, either, with moves for both Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson to leave Chelsea behind for another Premier League shot at redemption going awry.
It could well go down to the wire as the clock ticks down to 7pm on Monday evening, with a dramatic last-gasp move in the offing.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery reacts
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery reacts
Aston Villa's last-minute business
Strap in to the deadline day rollercoaster; it might well be an intense one for fans of a Villa persuasion.
Indeed, it's not out of the question that Emiliano Martinez could be leaving Villa Park behind, with reports emerging on Sunday that Manchester United are looking at him to replace error-prone Andre Onana, as the Argentine's name reappears on their shopping list.
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In case Martinez leaves, Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa has emerged on their radar, as has Senne Lammens at Royal Antwerp.
But, the most eye-catching rumour of them has little to do with the 'keeper department, as Villa prepare a last-gasp swoop for forgotten Red Devils winger Jadon Sancho.
Despite largely impressing last season on loan at Chelsea, Sancho looks to be on the way out of Old Trafford before deadline day is up.
According to the Athletic, the possibility of the £31m-rated attacker coming to Villa Park is being explored as part of a deal that sees Martinez relocate to the Theatre of Dreams.
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This could be quite the last-ditch move in the West Midlands, with Emery potentially working his magic on yet another much-maligned United presence, like he did with Marcus Rashford last season on loan.
How Sancho can be Emery's new Rashford
Rashford was in dire need of a confidence boost when walking into Emery's camp last season, after seeing his Red Devils reputation tarnished in front of his eyes.
After being pushed out of Ruben Amorim's starting XI in Manchester, it might well have been hard for the 27-year-old to get back to letting his football do the talking.
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However, he managed that in style under the Spaniard's wing, with a sublime four goals and six assists coming his way from just 17 clashes.
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Sancho also silenced some of his vocal naysayers on loan at Stamford Bridge last campaign when deployed regularly down Rashford's usual left flank, with five goals and ten assists next to his name after 41 games in West London, as a Europa Conference League trophy was even lifted off the back of his short-term heroics.
Hailed as a "special" player by Enzo Maresca, Emery could perhaps the correct manager to raise his game to another level beyond his impressive Chelsea stint, having just proven himself to be the spark that Rashford needed to breathe life back into his own faltering playing days.
The Villans require some more options down either flank, too, with Leon Bailey another notable departure this summer.
That's where Sancho could come to the rescue, having lined up down either channel for Chelsea last season, as Emery hopes his side can kick on past a turbulent window to be a success story in the Premier League once more.