This was meant to be the transfer window where Premier League clubs would pay massively over the odds for anyone and everyone.
Sure, the new TV deal has seen some over inflated prices. Not naming any names. Except Andros Townsend. And Brad Smith. And Sadio Mane. But it has also seen a few clubs pick up a bargain or two.
Ilkay Gundogan for £20m feels like nothing when you consider what the former Borussia Dortmund man has achieved, and now it looks like one of Gundogan's German international colleagues could be available for a similar price.
Shkodran Mustafi, the defender who scored his country's first Euro 2016 goal, will be allowed to leave Valencia for around €25m (£20.9m), according to reports.
https://twitter.com/davidjaca/status/758296740462297088
Mustafi began his professional career in England, making his debut for Everton in the Europa League before being allowed to leave by David Moyes.
And the 24-year-old's familiarity with the Premier League has convinced some supporters that their team ought to be in for him, and got some impartial observers recognising what the German can offer.
https://twitter.com/OffsideLiam/status/758301602352619520
https://twitter.com/gregianjohnson/status/758303458650886144
https://twitter.com/JanAageFjortoft/status/757873538393047040
Of course, it wouldn't be a real transfer saga without several impatient fans yelling 'ANNOUNCE MUSTAFI' in the manner to which we're all accustomed these days.
https://twitter.com/GranitZaka/status/758045896466726912
https://twitter.com/Awesome_M10/status/758060103107014656
https://twitter.com/ThisIsChika/status/758299712441188352
https://twitter.com/phemoi/status/758306157857562625
https://twitter.com/qwerahmatyuiop/status/758196113727893505
https://twitter.com/dnxlkml/status/758215302081425408
https://twitter.com/dnxlkml/status/758303529513594880
https://twitter.com/AlbozSG/status/758261336023392256
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