“We won’t pay it” based on what? We are negotiating a 80m for Maguire, it is a given we would have paid the same (or roundabouts) for Eriksen. Besides, Woodward would have come out of this as a hero
Of course, if we follow this route some players should be sold afterwards - but not because we don’t have monies, but rather because Eriksen won’t be rotated much.
We are not going to pay it because investing 80m in a not-so-young-anymore Eriksen would mean that we could not offer him more in wages than what Spurs are offering; probably around 200k. That would not even make financial sense (which tbf is our major pull) for Eriksen himself, and there is three parties to a transfer.
If he came on a free it would be different, then we could offer him Ramsey-money.
That said, the 80m figure is BS, and even more the idea that Levy of all persons would keep him on principle.
But even more said, he is not coming here for the reasons Squishy and InLevyITrust has stated.
Expect him to sign a pre-contract with a Spanish club, Bayern, PSG in January. Or even one of the big Italian clubs with their new tax system over there.