With the domestic season at an end, it is supposed to be the time when football turns it attention to the international scene. This summer, that means the delayed Euro 2020.
Of last season's 20 top-flight clubs, five are currently without a manager.
Some potential candidates are being linked with more than one job - and others would create a vacancy somewhere else if they were appointed.
It adds up to quite a confused overall picture and there is little chance of the executives of the clubs concerned getting to watch much of the Euros, as enticing a prospect that might be.