Aston Villa boss Unai Emery finally got his man after Tammy Abraham joined from Besiktas on Tuesday.
The striker, returning to the club after his successful loan spell in 2018-19, moves for £18.25m and will hopefully ease any additional pressure on Emery.
He has appeared more frayed than usual recently, a flashpoint with Youri Tielemans at Fenerbahce last week followed his post-match interview following defeat by Everton.
Then, he stayed silent when asked why he feels Villa are unable to compete with teams at the top of the Premier League.
Villa are still third in the table and could end the Europa League league phase top if they beat Salzburg at Villa Park on Thursday and Lyon drop points at home to PAOK.
So Emery should have fewer concerns but perhaps the pressures of the transfer window – including missing out on Conor Gallagher to Tottenham – have not helped.
He faces the media on Wednesday afternoon and his mood will be interesting, especially with Villa closing in on Douglas Luiz.
