With mega-rich Manchester City having seemingly concluded their business for the year, the prospect of massive sums changing hands before Tuesday's 6pm deadline appear to be slim.
Manchester United have been linked with a move for Everton starlet Jack Rodwell but otherwise seemed to have no concrete plans to strengthen their squad further.
It was a similar story at Chelsea, who had previously been mooted to have an interest in wantaway Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Arsenal have to decide whether it’s worth making a new bid for Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer, who they have been chasing for some time.
Liverpool, meanwhile, are trying to boost their attacking options.
Reds boss Roy Hodgson has all but given up hope of recruiting Sweden striker Ola Toivonen from PSV Eindhoven, but talk Carlton Cole could be recruited from West Ham refuses to go away.
Paul Konchesky’s arrival from the Cottagers looked to be formality, with Hodgson confirming a deal should be done in time.
Shay Given was running out of time to force a move from Manchester City after falling behind Joe Hart in the pecking order but the club are unlikely to sell the keeper to one of their top-four rivals.
Newcastle still have centre-half Steven Taylor on the transfer list while West Brom have signed former Wigan utility player Paul Scharner on a two-year deal to conclude their summer business.
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway, meanwhile, is interested in Strasbourg midfielder Mamadou Bah.
Top fact: £126million spent by Manchester City during an otherwise quiet summer market
