Tottenham have arguably been working in the shadows of this summer transfer window with all three confirmed signings arriving without much outside noise.
The first of those involved Mathys Tel returning to north London on a permanent basis from Bayern Munich and despite negotiations taking place for a number of weeks, it was kept relatively quiet before it was revealed that Spurs had agreed to pay £30 million for the player.
A deal for Japanese wonderkid Kota Takai followed that, seemingly out of nowhere, with his switch from Kawasaki Frontale announced last week. Strengthening further in attack was still an aim with Mohammed Kudus becoming the focus after interest cooled in Eberechi Eze and Bryan Mbeumo.
Talks with West Ham for the Ghana international had taken place but transfer talk went quiet after the Lilywhites saw their opening bid rejected. An agreement was then struck at £55million last week with that update arriving as quite the bombshell and his switch was announced just 24 hours later.
If that came as a surprise, Tottenham supporters were certainly not prepared for news the following day with a move for Morgan Gibbs-White made and apparently finalised in just a few hours. A £60m release clause in his contract was why the transfer moved so swiftly, however his switch has been delayed.
Soon after it was revealed Gibbs-White would undergo a medical on Friday, it emerged that Forest were considering legal action. The Midlands side are of the belief that Spurs made an illegal approach for the 25-year-old and that a confidential release clause was made known.
While it is quite an unprecedented situation, the general understanding is that it will still go through with football.london's Alasdair Gold stating that "Forest are more likely to hold up the deal than prevent it". As such, the hope will be that Gibbs-White can completing the move as long as these legalities are resolved.
With £115m set to be spent on two established Premier League players, Spurs appear to be in a great position, because of Champions League football and what appears to be investment into the club, to bring in a third.
Spurs need to sign a defensive midfielder and there is perhaps no better option than Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton. The 21-year-old showed how good he can be on several occasions last season with displays against Aston Villa and Manchester City in the Eagles' run to FA Cup success particularly impressive.
Unsurprisingly, he is unlikely to cost under £100m, but if Daniel Levy is serious about wanting Spurs to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League, these are the kind of moves that must be sanctioned.
Exits arriving following such a massive spend would likely be needed but Richarlison and Yves Bissouma, two names linked with leaving, want to stay and currently no team has actually showed a concrete interest. Cristian Romero joining Atletico Madrid also now looks off the table.
With Thomas Frank having got a look at his squad at the start of pre-season, loans or even permanent departures for young or fringe players may soon be sanctioned. Manor Solomon, Luka Vuskovic, Takai, Bryan Gil, Yang Min-hyeok and Dane Scarlett all arguably fit into that category.
It is unclear which name may move elsewhere but Tottenham currently have too many players, particularly in wide areas and at centre-back, and therefore do need to trim their squad. To raise funds, a permanent exit for Solomon seems to be the smartest decision with former loan club Leeds United likely to be interested.