With pre-season fully underway, for some Premier League players this might be the most important moment of their careers despite the fact that most will be just trying to get their fitnesses up.
While the matches are billed as friendlies, there is a note of desperation among some - who might be in last-chance saloon to become key players for their clubs. The top six all have spent lavish amounts in recent years but not every acquisition has worked out as planned.
Manchester City and Liverpool are expected to tussle it out at the top yet again but the chasing pack have all laid out their plans to land an assault on the title and will need every member of their squad to pull their weight. And a select few have been given an opportunity this summer to prove they are worth their big prices.
