Manchester City tend not to get up to much in the January transfer window, meaning that last month was a whirlwind in relative terms.
The headline news was the £14.1m deadline day signing of striker Julian Alvarez from River Plate, a deal that will boost Pep Guardiola's attacking options next season after Ferran Torres left for Barcelona.
There were a number of loan deals completed for City youngsters, while academy jewel James McAtee decided to stay at the club.
Here's what the City Is Ours team think the January transfer window taught us about the Premier League champions.
Nobody is indispensable
As Guardiola made clear back in August when he revealed that up to four first-team players wanted to leave City, anybody can leave if they want to. All that is asked is a club brings a suitable offer to the table.
Ferran Torres appeared to be central to City's future plans when he began excelling as a striker at the start of the campaign, but when Barcelona came calling with a decent offer and the young Spaniard told Pep that he wanted to go, City were happy to oblige.
City have arguably the best squad in world football, but nobody is indispensable or bigger than the team. To play for Guardiola you have to be 100% committed to the cause, otherwise you are free to go. With City's recruitment as good as it is, it's a policy that is serving the club well.
City's scouting knows no bounds
Months before Torres asked to leave, City put their 'emerging talent' team to work, according to The Athletic . The club's scouts were asked to find the next promising striker for Guardiola to work with, and Alvarez was who they found.
Realistically City have the resources to sign whoever they want, as evidenced by the tussle they expect to find themselves involved in for the signature of Erling Haaland in the summer.
But, as we have seen with a certain other Manchester club, spending lots of money on already established players is not a sound footballing or business plan.
City's dedication to recruiting young talents that can be developed into stars is second to none.
The Phil Foden 'path' is real
McAtee's decision to reject a number of loan offers on deadline day after he had previously pushed for a move will no doubt delight everyone involved with the club. The fact that he is expected to sign a new long-term contract is a bonus.
City will make sure that one of English football's most promising talents will be at the club for years to come, but in deciding to stay, McAtee has proved that the Phil Foden pathway is real.
In resisting the temptation of regular minutes elsewhere, McAtee has clearly shown that the prospect of following in Foden's footsteps is too good for youngsters to ignore.
Signing top-class players is all well and good but Guardiola is clearly keen to ensure City's homegrown stars are afforded their chance to shine.
Winning and development trumps sentiment
City recalled academy youngsters Tommy Doyle and Taylor Harwood-Bellis from unsuccessful loan spells abroad during the window and sent them out to Cardiff City and Stoke City respectively.
In the case of Harwood-Bellis, it was surprising that things didn't quite work out. At the club coached by former City skipper Vincent Kompany, the 20-year-old began the season as a first-choice centre-back but fell out of favour in December.
It would have been easy for City to leave him in Belgium for the sentimental Kompany connection, but that is no way to go about winning. Player development comes first, even if romance tries to get in the way.
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