As the 2022 World Cup will take centre stage for the next six weeks, it means Premier League teams can already begin to finalise any plans for the January transfer window.
Domestic football resumes just two days after the World Cup final for those in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, but Arsenal will return to action on Boxing Day with a London derby against West Ham United before ending the year with a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion.
And by the time the Gunners welcome Newcastle United to the Emirates Stadium on January 3, the transfer window for Premier League teams will have been officially open for three days. But will there be any new additions to Mikel Arteta's matchday squad for that particular fixture?