Fans are counting down not to the new season, but to the end of the transfer window, according to BBC News, which polled supporters on what they're most looking forward to as pre-season kicks into gear.
While the return of competitive football is on the agenda, it's the transfer merry-go-round dominating fans' minds. One supporter, Paige, told the BBC she's eager to see whether her club's summer business "will actually improve the squad" once deals are wrapped up and the speculation finally stops.
The sentiment reflects a wider fatigue among fans with the endless rumour mill that now stretches across the entire close season, with transfer talk often overshadowing the football itself. For many, the window's closure represents a kind of relief - a chance to finally judge squads on what they've actually built, rather than what they might still sign.
As BBC News notes, pre-season is officially under way, but for plenty of supporters, the real countdown is to deadline day.