Premier League countdown on for Arsenal and Chelsea with just HOURS to sign up Luiz, Pedro and Co or lose them on FREES
TUESDAY marks an extra deadline day for many Premier League clubs with temporary extensions needing to be agreed for players out of contract.
Willian, David Luiz and Pedro are among the stars whose deals expire on June 30.
And an agreement must be reached between club and player to ensure they can continue to play through to the delayed end of the campaign.
A handful have already cut ties ahead of a summer switch - although those who move will not be able to appear for a new team until next season.
Likewise, loan deals require consensus from all three parties such as for Sheffield United's attempts to strike an extension for Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson.
Here, SunSport looks across the division at who will be busiest on this most irregular of deadline days.
WILL HE, WON'T HE?
Chelsea have a trio of contract extensions to mull over on Tuesday, most notably with Pedro and Willian.
The Brazilian started in the weekend win over Aston Villa while his fellow veteran winger was not even on the bench.
Negotiations over Willian's long-term future appear to be deadlocked after the club refused to contemplate his demand for a three-year deal.
Whether that gets in the way of them securing his services for the rest of the season remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, reports suggest Chelsea have little interest in tying down Pedro beyond the summer - although Marco van Ginkel is said to be in discussions over a new deal.
Frank Lampard wants both Willian and Pedro to stay next month but the Spaniard's decision rests on the outcome of his talks with Serie A side Roma.
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MAR TO WORRY ABOUT
Tough times at Arsenal have not become any less complicated as this deadline approaches with four futures requiring attention.
The loan deals of Cedric Soares, Dani Ceballos and Pablo Mari must be fixed up, with the latter's future arguably less complicated now his season is over due to an ankle injury.
More prescient for the central defender is whether the Gunners want to take up a permanent purchase option pre-agreed with Flamengo.
Cedric's stay is complicated by the fact his Southampton deal expires on June 30 and a player cannot be on loan from a club he has no contract with.
Furthermore, David Luiz's Arsenal stay officially ends in a week and his agent has confirmed that talks rely on the club's wider financial issues amid the pandemic and their dwindling Champions League qualification hopes.
At least one matter is finalised, with back-up goalkeeper Matt Macey reportedly signed on for 12 more months after Bernd Leno sustained his serious knee injury.
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DEAN, NOT HEARD
Manchester United cleared up the future of Odion Ighalo with time to spare and the striker's loan from Shanghai Shenhua now runs to the end of January.
Talks continue with Sheffield United over the future of Dean Henderson.
The Blades actually have a number of issues to deal with on Tuesday with John Egan, Jack Rodwell, Leon Clarke, Ravel Morrison and Kieron Freeman out of contract on June 30.
John Lundstram's deal is also up but Chris Wilder has confirmed the club's intention of taking up an automatic 12-month extension on his contract amid tough renewal negotiations.
Phil Jagielka has agreed to stay on until the end of the season, with similar arrangements needed over loan duo Richairo Zivkovic and Panagiotis Retsos after Muhamed Besic ended his stay.
Fellow Europe chasers Tottenham have agreed to keep Jan Vertonghen and Michel Vorm until the end of July, with Kyle Walker-Peters extending his loan stint at Southampton.
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NOT IN-CLYNED TO KEEP HIM
Liverpool will wave goodbye to Nathaniel Clyne on June 30 with the former England right-back making no appearances this campaign.
One man who should be present at the Reds' title celebrations is Adam Lallana after he signed a short-term extension at the start of the month.
Other players happy to stick around include Manchester City duo David Silva and Claudio Bravo, Watford's Adrian Mariappa and Andy Carroll at Newcastle.
Bournemouth have tied down Simon Francis, Andrew Surman, Charlie Daniels and Artur Boruc but will lose Ryan Fraser for their survival battle.
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West Ham are set for a big day with experienced defensive duo Carlos Sanchez and Pablo Zabaleta requiring renewals, along with teenager Jeremy Ngakia.
Reports detail how the club are locked in talks with the 19-year-old, who started in Saturday's return loss to Wolves.
Burnley will also be busy with Aaron Lennon, Jeff Hendrick and Phil Bardsley potentially joining Joe Hart in departing in a week's time.
Leighton Baines is widely reported to be ready to extend his Everton deal after Maarten Stekelenburg's renewal - but Cuco Martina and Oumar Niasse may yet leave.