Marc Guehi officially enters the final 12 months of his Crystal Palace contract on Tuesday and interest is building.
It's not often a player of his standing, an England international, enters such a zone of ambiguity.
As you'd imagine, there are a number of teams keen on taking advantage of the situation.
But there is one club who appear to be emerging as strong contenders for the centre-back.
BBC Sport reported this month that Liverpool were among the teams interested in signing the 24-year-old.
However, there are various factors that will prove crucial in whether Liverpool take steps to formalise their interest.