Deportivo de La Coruna have wasted little time making their mark on the summer transfer market following their return to the top flight after four years away, spending €26m so far, a figure bettered only by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid among Spanish clubs.
Under coach Antonio Hidalgo, the Galician club have focused primarily on maintaining their core group while adding promising young talent, bringing in Bright Ede, 19, from Motor Lublin, Lorenzo Amatucci, 22, from Fiorentina, Teun Gijselhart, 21, from De Graafschap, and Jonathan Asp Jensen, 20, from Bayern Munich.
Goalkeeper Leo Roman, 26, has also arrived with top-flight experience from Real Mallorca. The headline addition, though, is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with the 37-year-old Gabonese forward joining from Olympique de Marseille having previously played in LaLiga with Barcelona.
Deportivo's ambitions do not appear to stop there. Nicolas Tagliafico, 33, has emerged as a target after a difficult season at the other Olympique, Lyon, with the Argentine left-back, a World Cup finalist this summer, potentially available a year before his contract expires.
Journalist Matteo Moretto has also reported that two further defensive options are under consideration, Lilian Brassier, 26, of Rennes, and free agent Juan Jesus, 35. Winger Borja Sainz, 25, of Porto, is another name on the club's radar, though his valuation is put at around €25m.
Deportivo have also been credited with interest in Alvaro Morata, 33, following a difficult individual campaign at Como, with a return to Spain floated as a possibility. Alongside these targets, the club will also be keen to hold on to Yeremay Hernandez, 23, their talented winger and dribbler, who was named the best player in the second tier last season and is attracting interest from both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. How the rest of the window unfolds for Deportivo remains to be seen.
The scale of Deportivo's outlay marks a striking change of approach for a club only recently promoted, reflecting an ambition to establish themselves in the top flight rather than settle for a straightforward return to the second tier.
With several deals still in the balance, the coming weeks are likely to shape just how competitive Hidalgo's side can be against clubs with far greater experience of life in LaLiga.