Tottenham were set to say goodbye to six players at the start of the summer transfer window, with more potentially to follow them out of the exit door, but one of those that was expected to depart now looks set to stay.
Joao Palhinha and Randal Kolo Muani have headed back to their parent clubs following the end of their season-long loan deals, while out-of-contract stars Yves Bissouma and Ben Davies will also be saying farewell to north London.
Then, on the player sales side of things, Guglielmo Vicario and club captain Cristian Romero were the two most likely to leave, with there being a general acceptance that they would be allowed to depart should the right offer come in for them.
Begrudging transfer exit for Romero
GIVEMESPORT senior football correspondent Ben Jacobs said before the Premier League season ended: "I think Tottenham are resigned and almost prepared to endorse as well, certain exits and Vicario probably falls into a category of a mutual parting of ways, because I can foresee a situation where Tottenham go out in the market and try and sign a new number one goalkeeper.
"In the case of Cristian Romero it is a more begrudging exit in that even if Tottenham do stay up there is a concrete possibility that he goes."
However, now it looks like one of those players is going to stay and continue his love affair with Tottenham Hotspur.
That player is Ben Davies.
The Welshman has been with Tottenham for 12 years, having signed in a reported £10million deal from Swansea City in 2014. His contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is coming to an end this summer, with the 33-year-old able to leave the club on a free transfer.
However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said on his YouTube channel, after discussing Spurs' move to sign Savinho from Manchester City: "Ben Davies to sign a new contract."
Davies is a leader in the Tottenham dressing room
Davies has not played under new head coach Roberto De Zerbi, having broken his ankle in a game with West Ham in January. The Welshman was praised by fans during the controversy surrounding Romero's situation for the final game of the season with Everton, when it appeared that the injured skipper was not going to be in London for the match, instead going to Argentina to prepare for the World Cup.
Davies made it clear to De Zerbi he wanted to be with the squad prior to the match and on matchday, although it did transpire that Romero was there too.
De Zerbi had said: "Sometimes, not all the leaders are the same. Ben Davies spoke with me and asked to stay today to work with us. Tomorrow, we sleep in the hotel. He wanted to stay with the team and teammates."
The likelihood is Davies will put pen-to-paper on another one year deal to stay in N17.