Having failed in their efforts to sign Harry Kane in the summer, Man City are finally buying a striker.
The reigning champions put in a £100m bid for the England captain only for Tottenham Hotspur to spurn their advances, prompting Pep Guardiola to press ahead for the current season without a recognised striker in his ranks.
Having lost the services of Sergio Aguero, such a decision caused bemusement at the time, but there can be no denying that City have emphatically silenced any doubts that might have hung over their heads as a result of their lack of number nine.