The January window is behind us, but there are still opportunities for clubs to do business, including Cardiff City and Swansea City.
Both sides made five acquisitions last month in what was a busy window in south Wales.
But could there yet be any potential for further arrivals?
Free transfers, on the whole, are rare at this point of the season, but there are still a number of well-known players looking for clubs as we head into the second half of the current campaign.
Both teams could still do with strengthening; Swansea's squad is threadbare thin in certain areas, while the Bluebirds won't have skipper Sean Morrison for the rest of the season and Alfie Doughty for the next six weeks or so through injury.
Here's a quick look at some of the realistic options who are still available.
Winston Reid
The former West Ham captain has 166 Premier League appearances and 26 caps to his name, but he has so far been unsuccessful in finding himself a new club, after being released by the Hammers in September.
Reid recently spent loan spells with Kansas City and Brentford, turning out 11 times for the latter as they were promoted to the Premier League for the first time.
With so much experience and pedigree, he'd surely be an attractive option, although one suspects wages would be a key issue.
Josh Sims
Was recently linked with Hull City, Sims has been without a club since leaving Southampton in the summer.
The wideman was last in action for Doncaster Rovers in League One, and has previously been on loan at Reading and New York Red Bulls.
At the age of 24, one would think that the winger still has his best years ahead of him.
Former Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay is seemingly a fan, with reports in Scotland suggesting he is keen to him to Ross County, but other options may soon emerge.
Neither Cardiff nor Swansea really play a system capable of accommodating with an out-and-out winger, but that's not to say he wouldn't be a tempting prospect should the right deal be on the table.
John Obi Mikel
A name that needs no introduction.
The Nigerian has enjoyed a glittering career, winning two Premier League titles, a Champions League and Europa League.
He's also picked up a AFCON winners medal with his country.
However, his club career has stalled in his advancing years, with his last appearance in England being a one-year stint at Stoke City, where he proved a key man under Michael O'Neill.
Stoke exercised their option to extend his deal by a further year at the end of the season, but he departed by mutual consent, joining Kuwait SC later in the summer.
His time in the Gulf doesn't seem to have gone to plan, and the 34-year-old is now back on the market.
Given his superb form for the Potters, it's clear he has something to offer at this level.
Wages would no doubt be a stumbling block for both the Swans and the Bluebirds, mind.
Branislav Ivanovic
Another former Chelsea star, the Serb has a similarly impressive CV, but hasn't yet managed to find a club since being released by Championship side West Bromwich Albion at the end of last season.
Ivanovic made 13 appearances for the Baggies as they were relegated from the Premier League, and his next move appears uncertain.
Wages would likely be a big stumbling block to any move across the Severn, but both Cardiff and Swansea's defences would surely benefit from his wealth of experience.
Whether he would fancy scrapping it out towards the wrong end of the Championship is another question.
Ahmed Elmohamady
The 34-year-old has been without a club since his release by Aston Villa last summer, and is approaching the twilight years of his career.
It perhaps wouldn't be a surprise to see him once again link up with new West Brom boss Steve Bruce, whom he's worked under at three different clubs.
Both Cardiff and Swansea recruited right-backs in this window, so it would be a slight surprise to see him end up in south Wales, although his experience at this level can't be discounted.
Jack Wilshere
The former Arsenal midfielder has just come through his second consecutive transfer window as a free agent.
At the age of 30, he clearly believes he still has a few years left in the tank, and has been keeping himself fit by training with the Gunners in recent weeks.
A return to Mikel Arteta's side has already been dismissed, while West Brom are one of the most recent sides to be linked.
Speaking about his next move, the Englishman told talkSPORT: "I'm talking to a few different clubs but not in the Premier League or England."
But this one no doubt goes against Swansea's current model of hiring young players who can be developed into assets.
Hal Robson-Kanu
The man behind one of the most iconic goals in the history of Welsh football has been unattached since leaving West Brom in the summer.
During West Brom's promotion season in 2019/20, the Welshman netted 10 goals, and has proven himself to be a physical presence in the final third at this level.
A move to the capital is highly unlikely given they already have six strikers in the building, but should Swansea be in need of a short-term solution to strengthen their attacking options, they could do a heck of a lot worse.
Lee Tomlin
Could it really happen?
Neither a reunion at Cardiff nor a shock move to Swansea seem likely, but stranger things have happened.
The mercurial forward certainly doesn't seem ready to hang up his boots just yet.
Followers of the player's Instagram will know just how hard he's been working on his fitness recently, but there doesn't appear to be anything imminent in terms of a next move at this stage.
List in full
Goalkeepers
Abdoulaye Diallo
Keiren Westwood
Defenders
Andre Wisdom
Branislav Ivanovic
Shaun Cummings
Martin Cranie
Brandon Mason
Winston Reid
Ahmed Elmohamady
Marc Navarro
Oskar Buur
Midfielders
Jack Wilshere
Josh Sims
Henri Saivet
Eunan O'Kane
John Obi Mikel
Mo Diame
Attackers
Hal Robson-Kanu
Yaya Sanogo
Oumar Niasse
Lee Tomlin
David Nugent
Jerome Sinclair
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