With just a month until Everton open their Premier League campaign against Chelsea at Goodison Park, Frank Lampard might well be already looking ahead to how he might set up his team for that game.
He and Kevin Thelwell have been hard at work in recent weeks to devise an effective plan for the profile of the side and how they want to progress. Of course, the transfer window will play a major part in that - and fans have already seen the effects of that with early dealings in this market.
A number of players left the club upon the expiry of their contracts, certainly meaning that Everton should be saving a fair amount of money on the wage bill as things stand. Richarlison also confirmed his departure to join Tottenham Hotspur which will no doubt be a blow, but now work begins on how the Blues should replace him in the side.
