Heung-min Son touches down in London next week to bid farewell to the Lilywhites fanbase at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Thomas Frank's side are set to take on Slavia Prague in the Champions League, and what they could do with a prime version of Son and Harry Kane leading the line.
It's fair to say that the world-class forwards have not been replaced since both departing in recent years, and that has been to the detriment of the new manager's project.
Creatively, Spurs have not been at the races, but the need for an elite centre-forward has been just as severe. Talismanic figures like Kane are hard to come by, though.
Why Spurs are missing Harry Kane
It is not hard to work out why Tottenham miss their all-time record goalscorer, whose shooting skills are second to none and who, regardless, has so much more to his game than mere finishing.
Now a superstar with Bayern Munich, the Three Lions captain is one of the most prolific forwards in world football, actually described as "the best player in the world" by writer Mitch Fretton.
This might just be the case. Kane has posted 25 goals from 21 matches in all competitions this season. His Bayern side are runaway Bundesliga leaders already.
He is the star of the show, the cream of the crop. Just as he was at Tottenham.
How Frank must wish for such a player leading his line. Although saying that, the Danish coach does has a Kane-esque star in his ranks, even if this player is performing on the other side of the field.
Spurs have a new Kane-like talisman
There isn't a single forward in Tottenham's first team who would scratch the same surface as Kane in his north London pomp right now, but Cristian Romero is showing off talismanic properties, albeit in a different way.
The Argentina international has been something of a divisive figure at times down N17, boasting world-class talent but also an erraticness and rash streak that has pulled him away from the action at times.
But he's still an immense player, evidenced when he came up trumps as Spurs salvaged a draw at St. James' Park on Tuesday evening, scoring a brace against Newcastle United.
Romero is hardly a similar player to Kane, but they share some similarities that suggest Romero could be the club's new version.
They are both leaders. Kane was never anointed as Tottenham's first-choice captain due to Hugo Lloris, but he's undoubtedly a top leader. In this, Romero and him are alike, with the Argentine both a vocal and lead-by-example skipper, so imposing and aggressive in the heart of the defence.
The 27-year-old is a "monster" of a player, as dubbed by journalist Charlie Eccleshare, with Sofascore recording that he has averaged 2.5 tackles and 5.7 duels in the Premier League this season, winning 64% of the latter.
Micky van de Ven, lauded by some as Tottenham's best player, has not yet achieved the same kind of defensive mastery, averaging only 1.1 tackles per game and winning just 51% of his duels.
It's clear in this regard that Romero boasts surpassing quality, more roundedness, more completeness. As per FBref, he ranks among the top 10% of Premier League defenders this year for goals, the top 7% for successful take-ons and the top 5% for tackles per 90.
Let's hope he remains under Frank's wing over the coming years. On the basis of the evidence, the head coach is going to need him.