That process used to take weeks, according to Hillsborough County traffic engineer William Johnson. “I’ve been doing this almost 20 years now. So I’m of the manual age of data collection.

The flashy winger was deemed surplus to requirements at Man Utd after he fell out with head coach Ruben Amorim last season.

Yes, the good old late-closing Turkish transfer window – and that in Saudi Arabia – means escape routes might yet materialise ...