With every passing week of the summer, hundreds of millions of pounds are being spent by Europe's top teams. The market is inflated, but they don't care; the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea are still paying top dollar in order to secure top talents.
But not every club is armed with billionaire owners or revenue streams to die for; some must haggle hard for a decent price and hunt fervently for bargains.
It's largely that latter set of clubs saluted in this article, in which we chart...