While the majority of teams in the Premier League looks to have fired the starter's pistol when it comes to their summer recruitment, Everton have yet to complete an incoming move.
The Toffees reported back for pre-season training last week and have now jetted off to the Alps for a five-day camp that will see them play Swiss side Stade Nyonnais on the Switzerland/France border on Friday. Ashley Young looks set to check in soon as a new recruit, albeit as a free agent.
Having stayed up on the final day of last season thanks to an Abdoulaye Doucoure strike that delivered a priceless 1-0 win at home to Bournemouth that preserved the club's long-held status in the top flight of English football, the dark clouds of financial issues may have started to disperse slightly, but there is still a way to go before the sunshine breaks through.
