On the face of it, Manchester City's £12.5m deal to sign Norwegian teenage prodigy Sverre Nypan is the Premier League side looking to the future.
But with the UK no longer part of the European Union, clubs now have to navigate a more complex transfer and work permit system to ensure players - especially those who are yet to establish themselves at the top level - are able to move to England.
Nypan is 18, has yet to earn full international honours for Norway, but he has signed a five-year contract at Etihad Stadium in what has been a record sale for Rosenborg.