Manchester United chief executive David Gill has indicated the Red Devils' triple transfer swoop could mark the end of their significant summer outlay.
United have confirmed England international Owen Hargreaves will join them from Bayern Munich on July 1st, with only the 25-year-old's signature required to complete a £17million deal.
The news came less than 24 hours after transfers were agreed 'in principle' for outstanding young duo Anderson and Nani, who were captured from FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon respectively following a hectic day of negotiations in Portugal by Gill and Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant Carlos Queiroz.
Although the total initial outlay of around £40million is the most significant investment since Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover in 2005, it was still felt there would be more to come as Ferguson looks to bolster his striking options.
Samuel Eto'o, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Dimitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe have all been linked with the Old Trafford outfit over the past few days.
However, while Gill refused to totally rule out more new arrivals, he hinted strongly the Premier League champions' major business had now been done.
"We will see what happens over the next two or three months but by and large that will be the major element of our business," Gill told MUTV.
"If a player comes up that Sir Alex is convinced will make us better, I am sure we will find the funds but that is a major bit of business we have done this week."
In 19-year-old Anderson, who is part of Brazil's Copa America squad, and Nani, the 20-year-old who is already a Portugal international and earned favourable comparisons to Cristiano Ronaldo, whom United also signed from Sporting Lisbon, United are clearly looking to the future.
Hargreaves though is a signing for now, the Red Devils completing a deal Ferguson hoped he would force through before the start of last season.
The Calgary-born players left no-one in any doubt he wanted to make the move, only for Bayern to block the deal fearing supporter unrest after losing Michael Ballack to Chelsea.
Ferguson was hopeful of resurrecting the deal in January but those plans were scuppered when Hargreaves - who has family which hails from Bolton - broke his leg on club duty against Armenia Bielefeld in September.
However, there was little doubt the United boss was determined to push the transfer through once the season was over and Bayern's failure to qualify for next year's Champions League only made it more certain Hargreaves would end up at Old Trafford.
"It is no secret that we tried to get Owen last summer," reflected Gill. "We tried again in January but to no avail. Thankfully, we have managed to secure him now and we are delighted with that.
"It is good business for us, good business for Bayern Munich and good business for Owen. He is a great signing."
Hargreaves' arrival should help take some of the weight off Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick, who shouldered most of the midfield responsibilities last term.
Neither Anderson nor Nani can expect to play as many games as their fellow new arrival, although if either man shows the type of form Ronaldo produced when he first landed at Old Trafford four years ago, it will not be long before they are providing stiff competition for the likes of Ryan Giggs, who has quit international football in order to prolong his United career.
Queiroz said: "It is really worth stopping to imagine what an attack formed by Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson could do.
"They are players who blend creativity and magic into football. It really is wonderful to be able to mould and enhance their capabilities.
"I have always worked with players in this formative process and this is a significant investment in Manchester United prospects for the next 10 years."
