The Roberto De Zerbi overhaul is well under way at Tottenham, with six new signings already arriving at the club.
Martin Dubravka, Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali have all been welcomed into the fold in the white half of north London and the Lilywhites are showing no signs of letting up in their big-money business just yet.
But with lots of incoming traffic there is an expectation that a number of current players will have to depart too and only Yves Bissouma - at the end of his contract - and Alejo Veliz have left as yet.
Spurs youngster made an impression in the FA Cup
But that is about to change with a young player now set to leave the club too.
Alfie Devine signed for Spurs as a 15-year-old back in 2020 but has only made two first-team appearances, scoring once in the win over non-league side Marine in the FA Cup in 2021.
Now he looks set to depart the club, six years on from signing, as he makes the move to Preston North End on a permanent deal.
Devine spent last season on loan with the Championship club, making a good impression, playing 48 times for the club in all competitions, scoring eight goals and laying on eight assists too.
Preston did have an option to buy the 20-year-old written into that loan deal for £6million, but that clause ran out, with the club hoping to renegotiate terms with Spurs instead, which they appear to have done.
According to football.london's Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold, Devine is undergoing a medical ahead of a permanent move to Deepdale.
Speaking on X, he said: "Understand Alfie Devine is currently having a medical ahead of a move to Preston North End. The youngster had a great season there on loan and looks set to join the Championship side permanently with plenty of clubs also interested."
Among those other clubs interested were Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, who were in talks with Tottenham over the signing of Devine.
Spurs may have to say goodbye to a number of young players
Reports earlier this week suggested the Hoops had moved to the front of the queue to sign Devine after positive talks with Spurs over a deal in the region of £6million to £8million. But that has not proved to be the case, with Preston winning the race for the highly-rated attacking midfielder.
Devine may not be the only young players leaving the club this summer, with Brighton set to complete a £46million move to sign Luka Vuskovic, while there have been reports that Lucas Bergvall wants to leave the club too.