Jan Bednarek is part of Southampton's past, and his transfer fee is about to be as well for bringing in a La Liga frontman.
In the morning, Southampton fans understood their currently piling transfer income demands a responsible spending more than major recruitments to celebrate it. Simultaneously, all of the received money shouldn't remain untouched, some of that will be put to the squad's present use, but the Saints chiefs must monitor the leftover purse.
So, are they keeping their finances in check five weekends before the transfer deadline one? The blunt observation is no.
Tomorrow will be the fourth day after Jan Bednarek's goodbye, but Southampton are already busy emptying the entire receipt they got.
Vicente has performance to back price tag but Saints should rethink
Citing journalist Diego Otero, Just Saints noted in their report: "SaintsFC have made a bid for Alaves forward Carlos Vicente, offer said to be less than €8m and will not be accepted — Krassnodar & Olympiacos also keen."
This sum actually tops Bednarek's selling price but what will matter is whether the La Liga attacker is as integral to their formations as the former.
Before splitting into teams of yes and no's, Southampton fans must analyse what happened when Ben Brereton Diaz was roped in from a Spanish club. The 25-year-old closed in on scoring double digits in English soil but none of them was for the Saints cause.
See, that's how two-edged the Vicente question mark is. The wing forward played a leading hand in vital points over Real Betis and Sevilla which were then instrumental in Alaves clinging above the relegation line.
Those are top-tier Europa League oppositions, so Vicente must have no issues in getting up to speed with the Premier League too. Yet, Saints must dodge the chance if the demand can't be lowered even by sending some of their misfits the other way.