Negotiating the transfer market can be tricky at the best of times. Some people come out the other end with all their dreams come true, while others are left ruing what could have been.
Moises Caicedo is set to be in the latter camp, and the Brighton midfielder may have to do some serious schmoozing now until the end of the season to make things up with his teammates, bosses and the Seagulls fans.
Caicedo has found himself at the centre of arguably the window's transfer saga, with Premier League table-toppers Arsenal making it clear from the offset that they were desperate to snap up the 21-year-old.