As the deadline for this column was earlier than 10.58pm and 59 seconds, we cannot entirely know what the state of Tottenham’s squad for the rest of the season will be at the time of going to press.
This is, after all, when Spurs chairman Daniel Levy likes to do his business.
There’s always some poor soul standing in total darkness outside Tottenham’s training ground, a tiny light in the background the supposed evidence that the window’s leading protagonist is about to pull off another sensational coup.
And maybe he will.