"?It has been quite a 12 months in the history of Leicester City. A short while ago, the club's record signing was N'Golo Kante for £5.6m - eclipsing the £5m the club spent on Ade Akinbiyi in 2000.
Now, their surprise Premier League triumph has propelled their status much closer to the elite of European football and their recent transfer window pays tribute to the success they have earned.
The club shattered their transfer record by bringing in Islam Slimani for around £29m from Sporting CP, and there were talks of a £35m bid for the Algerian's former club colleague, Adrien Silva, in the final days of the transfer window.
A move for one of Portugal's many Euro 2016 heroes never materialised, despite the fact that "?the player all but confirmed a move to the King Power at one point:
"After the past 15 years at Sporting, this opportunity is something exceptional for me and can allow me to express and impose myself in another championship, and also to evolve in the Premier League, which is a stunning league."
Silva may get his wish to prove himself on English shores in due course, with the "?Leicester Mercury reporting that Claudio Ranieri's side are set to make a fresh £25m bid in January.
The move was said to be blocked by the Lisbon club this summer because of the departures of Slimani and Joao Mario, the latter joining Inter Milan for around £38m.
The Portuguese club did not want to surrender all their valuable assets in one window but will no doubt lose Silva at some point as most clubs from the country end up having to sell their stars.
So far, the Foxes have failed to get their man, but in recent times, the Midlands club have been persistent in their pursuit of players.
Ahmed Musa, who they signed this summer from CSKA Moscow, had been identified and monitored by the club long before they announced his signing.
Expect a similar situation with Silva and the Lisbon man appears to be hugely interested in partaking in one of English football's most exciting projects.