If Manchester United's midfield is still the same when the transfer window ends -- and it's still an "if" at the moment given sources have told ESPN that the club are in talks with Brighton over a deal for Carlos Baleba -- then the question will be: Is it enough?
Casemiro has departed and Manuel Ugarte is facing a long road back from a serious knee injury. Arriving this summer have been Andrey Santos from Chelsea and Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for a combined fee of £85 million. The marquee signing that many supporters expected has not arrived. Not yet, anyway.
Three players considered targets at one time or another -- Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes -- have moved elsewhere. A deal for Atlanta's Brazilian international Éderson collapsed after issues were raised during the first part of his medical.
So with less than a week to go before Man United open their Premier League campaign against Hull City on Saturday, head coach Michael Carrick is set to pick his midfield from Santos, Tielemans, Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo.
Mason Mount has been used in central midfield during preseason with some success, but he has missed the last two games with a foot injury. Tyler Fletcher -- son of former Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher -- is considered an exciting prospect, but still only a prospect at 19 years old.
Whoever gets the nod in United's season opener, there will be fans debating whether the team's midfield is ready for the new season.