Snow is outside so that means only one thing - the winter transfer window must now be just around the corner.
With money seemingly to burn January could well be the biggest ever, especially if the summer is anything to go by. Neymar smashed the world transfer record by swapping Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain but many closer to home could follow him in big money transfers next month with speculation about the futures of Philippe Coutinho, Alexis Sanchez and more refusing to go away.
Manchester City were the summer's biggest spenders splashing over £200m on new arrivals but Pep Guardiola isn't likely to stop there with a title there for the taking. Crosstown rivals United were busy too and will want more despite adding Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof in the summer with Jose Mourinho keen on an attacking wide player and a new full back.
Liverpool struggled to get deals over the line and could still lose Coutinho while Chelsea are still in need of bodies as Antonio Conte continues to battle with a hectic fixture list.
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Premier League derby day is in serious doubt as heavy snow continues to fall across the UK.
Liverpool are scheduled to host Merseyside rivals Everton at 2.15pm before Manchester United welcome league leaders City to Old Trafford, on a busy day of top-flight action which also sees Arsenal travel to Southampton.
The Met Office has already upgraded its weather warning from yellow to amber with eight inches of snow expected to fall in the region between 4am and 6pm on Sunday.
Liverpool's CEO has refused to guarantee that Philippe Coutinho will not be sold in the January transfer window.
The Reds resisted all attempts from Barcelona to prise the Brazilian away from Anfield this summer with the club releasing an official statement to rebuff any further interest from Catalunya.
The man himself has refused to rule out leaving and admitted at his interest in Barca's offer during the summer window.
Pep Guardiola has denied Manchester City offered Lionel Messi a signing bonus of €100m (£88m) as part of a huge Bosman deal.
Reports in Spanish sports daily Marca claimed that City owner Sheikh Mansour himself made the offer, bypassing intermediaries, that also contained a €50m (£44m) annual salary.
Messi ended up extending his Barcelona contract, as he had always intended to do, and Guardiola claimed on Tuesday that reports of City's massive offer were "not true."
Mauricio Pochettino has warned chairman Daniel Levy thatTottenham Hotspur must learn the lessons of their transfer market failings of last summer.
Tottenham might have broken their transfer record in signing Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez for £40m, as well as back-up strikerFernando Llorente, in the summer window, but their squad looks light compared to their big-spending rivals.
Now Pochettino on Friday ruled out a January signing spree as he focuses his attentions on long-term solutions rather than short-term fixes, citing Dele Alli signing a £5m pre-contract deal from MK Dons back in February 2015 as a blueprint to use again next month.
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